penny whistle in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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Translations for penny whistle in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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I.whistle [Am ˈ(h)wɪsəl, Brit ˈwɪs(ə)l] VB intr

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1. whistle:

whistle (make sound) person:
silbar
whistle (loudly)
chiflar
whistle referee:
pitar
whistle kettle:
silbar
whistle kettle:
pitar
whistle train:
pitar
whistle wind:
silbar
whistle wind:
aullar
to whistle to a dog
silbarle or chiflarle a un perro
he whistled to me to take cover
me silbó para que me pusiera a cubierto
he whistled to me to take cover
me chifló para que me pusiera a cubierto LatAm
to whistle at the girls
silbarles a las chicas
to whistle at the girls
chiflarles a las chicas LatAm
to whistle for sth inf if they want more money, they can whistle for it
si quieren más dinero, van a tener que esperar sentados inf

II.whistle [Am ˈ(h)wɪsəl, Brit ˈwɪs(ə)l] VB trans

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III.whistle [Am ˈ(h)wɪsəl, Brit ˈwɪs(ə)l] N

penny [Am ˈpɛni, Brit ˈpɛni] N

3. penny <pl pennies> (small sum):

penny
céntimo m
penny
centavo m
she hasn't a penny to her name
no tiene un céntimo
she hasn't a penny to her name
no tiene donde caerse muerta inf
she cut him off without a penny
no le dejó (ni) un céntimo
it's worth every penny
vale lo que cuesta
you'll pay back every penny you owe me
me pagarás hasta el último céntimo
and not a penny more/less!
¡y ni un céntimo más/menos!
pretty girls are ten or two a penny Brit
chicas bonitas hay a montones inf
a penny for them or for your thoughts
¿(en) qué estás pensando?
to count the pennies
mirar el dinero
to count the pennies
mirar la plata AmS inf
he keeps turning up like a bad penny
te lo encuentras hasta en la sopa inf
the penny (finally) dropped Brit
al final se dio (or me di etc.) cuenta
to be penny wise and or but pound foolish
gastar a manos llenas y hacer economías en nimiedades
to be worth/cost a pretty penny
valer/costar un dineral
to spend a penny Brit inf
hacer pis inf
in for a penny, in for a pound prov Brit
de perdidos, al agua or ya que estamos en el baile, bailemos
look after the pennies and the pounds will take care of or will look after themselves prov Brit
a quien cuida la peseta nunca le falta un duro

See also rub, honest

I.rub <pres part rubbing; pt, pp rubbed> [Am rəb, Brit rʌb] VB trans

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1. rub:

rub (with hand, finger)
frotar
rub (firmly)
restregar
rub (firmly)
refregar
rub (massage)
masajear
rub (massage)
friccionar
she rubbed the glass clean
frotó el cristal hasta que quedó limpio
don't rub your eye!
no te restriegues or refriegues el ojo
to rub one's hands together
frotarse las manos
they will be rubbing their hands together (with glee) as they watch their shares soar
estarán frotándose las manos al ver cómo suben sus acciones
rub the oil into your skin
frótese (la piel) or hágase fricciones con el aceite
rub the cream on your skin
aplíquese frotando la crema en la piel
rub the fat into the flour
mezclar la grasa y la harina con los dedos
rub your hair dry with this towel
sécate el pelo con esta toalla
not to have two farthings or halfpennies or pennies to rub together Brit
no tener donde caerse muerto inf
to rub sb the wrong way Am
caerle mal a alguien

II.rub <pres part rubbing; pt, pp rubbed> [Am rəb, Brit rʌb] VB intr

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III.rub [Am rəb, Brit rʌb] N

honest [Am ˈɑnəst, Brit ˈɒnɪst] ADJ

penny whistle in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for penny whistle in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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I.whistle [ˈwɪsl] -ling -ling VB intr

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II.whistle [ˈwɪsl] -ling -ling VB trans

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III.whistle [ˈwɪsl] -ling -ling N

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English
She plays a hollow reed, called a tooter, which is similar to a penny whistle.
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Acoustic guitars, mandolin, bandurra and penny whistle are heard but no credits are given.
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Unlike earlier kwela groups, they added guitar and vocal harmonies to the penny whistle sound.
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He taught himself to play the guitar and bass guitar, as well as playing saxophone, recorders and penny whistles.
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The background music reflects the best of the fifties e.g. big band, jazz, swing, kwela and penny whistle.
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His songs were already kid friendly with catchy lyrics and simple melodies punctuated with penny whistles and ship bell sound effects.
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Besides fiddle, his other musical talents include the bagpipe, penny whistle, piano and vocals in addition to some proficiency on banjo.
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The tin whistle (or penny whistle) is a 6 holed instruments with two octave range that is also used to make music.
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Along with the breath blown into it, appreciate the fingers that tab the holes of the penny whistle that has been barred into the music.
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Accordion, percussion instrumentpercussion and penny whistle "pithiavli" are also used.
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