hoots in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for hoots in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.hoot [Am hut, Brit huːt] N

1. hoot:

hoot (of owl)

grito m

hoot (of owl)

ululato m

hoot (of train)

silbido m

hoot (of train)

pitido m

2. hoot (shout):

hoots of laughter

risotadas fpl

hoots of laughter

carcajadas fpl

hoots of derision

abucheo m

not to give or care a hoot or two hoots inf I don't give a hoot about it

me importa un rábano or un comino or un pito or un pepino inf

to be a hoot inf

ser para desternillarse (de risa) or morirse de risa

to be a hoot inf

ser un plato AmS inf

to be a hoot inf

ser un relajo Mex inf

II.hoot [Am hut, Brit huːt] VB intr

1. hoot:

hoot owl:

ulular

hoot train:

pitar

hoot train:

silbar

hoot car/driver:

tocar el claxon

hoot car/driver:

tocar la bocina

hoot car/driver:

pitar

2. hoot (laugh):

hoot

morirse de (la) risa

hoot

matarse de (la) risa

hoot

desternillarse (de risa)

3. hoot (mock):

hoot

rechiflar

the crowd hooted at the speaker

la multitud abucheó al orador

III.hoot [Am hut, Brit huːt] VB trans

1. hoot Brit MOTOR:

hoot

tocarle la bocina a

hoot

tocarle el claxon a

hoot

pitarle a

to hoot the horn

tocar el claxon or la bocina

2. hoot (deride):

hoot performer/speaker

abuchear

Translations for hoots in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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(no) me importa una higa inf

I don't give o care a hoot o two hoots inf

¡me la refanfinfla!

I don't give two hoots! inf

cornetazo

hoot inf

ululato

hoot

importarle un cacahuete a alg. Mex inf a mí me importa un reverendo cacahuete

I couldn't give two hoots Brit inf

claxonazo

hoot

pitido

hoot

me/le importa un ardite

I don't/he doesn't care two hoots inf

me importa un pepino inf

I don't care o give two hoots inf

hoots in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for hoots in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.hoot [hu:t] VB intr

hoot (owl)

ulular

hoot (with horn)

tocar la bocina

to hoot with laughter

desternillarse de risa

II.hoot [hu:t] VB trans

to hoot sb

tocar la bocina [o pitar] a alguien

III.hoot [hu:t] N (of owl)

hoot

ululato m

hoot of horn

bocinazo m

hoot of train

pitido m

to give a hoot of laughter

soltar una carcajada

to not give a hoot (about sth)

importar algo un pito a alguien

hoot down VB trans

hoot down

abuchear

Translations for hoots in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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eso me importa un pepino inf

I don't give two hoots about that

ulular (búho)

to hoot

hoots Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to hoot with laughter

desternillarse de risa

to hoot sb

tocar la bocina [o pitar] a alguien

to give a hoot of laughter

soltar una carcajada

to not give a hoot (about sth)

importar algo un pito a alguien

I don't give two hoots about that

eso me importa un pepino inf

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The building stood in mock defiance amid hoots of glee from the gallery (of onlookers).

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He delivers letters, and only speaks in hoots.

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Namely, the scops owls give a whistling call or a row of high-pitched hoots with fewer than four individual hoots per second.

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The call is described as hoots followed by maniacal laughter.

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Whoever does not keep himself in line with the general camp order, hoots, screams or behaves improperly. 7.

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The bird is peculiar because of its unique call: it hoots and it "barks".

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The owl hoots at him, and he flees in terror.

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If receptive, the female hoots back when the pair meet but is more subdued in both her hoot and display.

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Males sing with deep hoots on their territory and make short flapping flights to attract females.

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The hoots are not subtitled, leaving the viewer to determine the meaning from visual context alone.

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