hiss in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for hiss in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.hiss [Am hɪs, Brit hɪs] VB intr

hiss snake:

silbar

hiss person/crowd:

silbar

hiss person/crowd:

sisear

hiss cat:

bufar

hiss machine/steam:

silbar

the audience hissed and booed

el público le silbó y abucheó a la obra (or al jugador etc.)

the audience hissed and booed

el público armó una silba

the audience hissed and booed

el público armó una silbatina AmS

II.hiss [Am hɪs, Brit hɪs] VB trans

1. hiss:

hiss

decir entre dientes

be quiet, she hissed

—cállate —dijo entre dientes

2. hiss actor/speaker/play:

hiss

abuchear

everybody hissed him

todos lo abuchearon or le silbaron

III.hiss [Am hɪs, Brit hɪs] N

hiss (of snake)

silbido m

hiss (of cat)

bufido m

hiss (of steam, machine)

silbido m

hiss (of audience)

silbido m

tape hiss N U

tape hiss

zumbido m de fondo (de una cinta)

Translations for hiss in the Spanish»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

siseo

hiss

sisear

to hiss

pifiar Chil Peru

to boo and hiss

pitar

≈ to boo and hiss

hiss in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for hiss in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.hiss [hɪs] VB intr

hiss

silbar

to hiss at sb

silbar a alguien

II.hiss [hɪs] VB trans

hiss

silbar

III.hiss [hɪs] N

hiss

silbido m

Translations for hiss in the Spanish»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

sisear

to hiss

silbo (voz, serpiente)

hiss

abuchear (silbando)

to hiss

bufido

hiss

silbido (serpiente)

hiss

silbar (serpiente)

to hiss

hiss Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to hiss at sb

silbar a alguien

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The rotating commutator produced a tone in the receiver, where a simple spark gap would produce a hiss, indistinguishable from static.

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These are usually raspy or hiss-like and may be imitations of the sounds of vipers, to serve a defensive function.

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Each track however added another layer of tape hiss.

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When agitated, this species will make a buzzy, rasping hiss and click its beak together forcefully.

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Soon he is left mindlessly hissing that he was once-ssss a man...

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Clicking on the record player, you will either get record hiss, skipping, or a few seconds of hidden saxophone music.

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They continued to alternate between purr and hiss and fighting one another until one became the victor.

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He was greeted with hisses, cat calls, and yells.

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Lee's performance is notable in that he has no lines, merely hissing his way through the film.

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Often, when an intruder is in the area, the anole raises its spine, fans its dewlap, and does push-ups accompanied by intermittent ultrasonic hisses.

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