whistling in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for whistling in the English»Spanish Dictionary

whistling kettle [ˈhwɪslɪŋ, ˈwɪslɪŋ] N

whistling kettle

pava f con silbato

whistling kettle

tetera f con silbato And Mex

whistling kettle

caldera f con silbato Bol Urug

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

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

2. whistle (speed, rush) + adv compl:

to whistle by bullet/arrow:

pasar silbando

shells went whistling overhead

pasaban proyectiles silbando por encima

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

1. whistle tune:

whistle

silbar

2. whistle (signal):

he whistled the dogs over

llamó a los perros con un silbido

he whistled the play dead Am

pitó para detener el juego

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

1. whistle (instrument):

whistle

silbato m

whistle

pito m

to blow a whistle

tocar un silbato or pito

to blow a whistle

pitar

a factory whistle

la sirena de una fábrica

as clean as a whistle your lungs are as clean as a whistle

no tiene absolutamente nada en los pulmones

his record is as clean as a whistle

tiene un historial sin mancha

to blow the whistle on sb (inform on)

delatar a alguien

to blow the whistle on sb (reprimand)

llamar a alguien al orden

to blow the whistle on sth (put a stop to)

tomar medidas para acabar con algo

to wet one's whistle hum

echarse un trago

to wet one's whistle hum

mojarse el garguero inf

2. whistle (sound):

whistle (made with mouth)

silbido m

whistle (loud)

chiflido m

whistle (made by referee's whistle)

silbato m

whistle (made by referee's whistle)

pitido m

whistle (of kettle)

silbido m

whistle (of kettle)

pitido m

whistle (of train)

pitido m

whistle (of wind, bullet)

silbido m

tin whistle N

tin whistle

silbato m celta

whistle-blower [Am ˈ(h)wɪsəl ˌbloʊ(ə)r, Brit] N LAW

whistle-blower

persona que denuncia la existencia de prácticas ilegales, corruptas etc dentro de su organización

whistle-stop [Am ˈ(h)wɪsəl ˌstɑp, Brit] N

1. whistle-stop (brief appearance):

whistle-stop

visita f relámpago

2. whistle-stop (station, town):

whistle-stop Am

apeadero m

whistle up VB [Am ˈ(h)wɪsəl -, Brit ˈwɪs(ə)l -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

1. whistle up (summon):

whistle up dog

llamar con un silbido

whistle up dog

llamar con un chiflido

whistle up dog

pegarle un silbido a

whistle up dog

pegarle un chiflido a

2. whistle up (provide at short notice):

whistle up meal

improvisar

whistle up dress

hacer

whistle up help

conseguir

Translations for whistling in the Spanish»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

chifladera

whistling

pitido

whistle

pitido

whistling

chifla

whistling

silbante

whistling attr

un sonido silbante

a whistling sound

whistling in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for whistling in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.whistle [ˈwɪsl] -ling -ling VB intr

1. whistle (of person):

whistle

silbar

to whistle at sb/sth

silbar a alguien/ algo

to whistle in admiration

silbar de admiración

2. whistle (of bird):

whistle

trinar

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

whistle

silbar

III.whistle [ˈwɪsl] -ling -ling N

1. whistle no pl (blowing sound):

whistle

silbido m

the whistle of the wind

el silbido del viento

2. whistle (musical device):

whistle

pito m

referee's whistle

silbato m del árbitro

to blow a whistle

pitar

Phrases:

to blow the whistle on sb

llamar al orden a alguien

to wet one's whistle

remojar el gaznate

penny whistle N

penny whistle

flautín m

wolf whistle N

wolf whistle

silbido m de admiración

whistleblower, whistle-blower N

whistleblower

denunciante mf (especialmente quien denuncia prácticas corruptas de gobiernos y corporaciones)

Translations for whistling in the Spanish»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

silbo

whistle

silbo (viento)

whistling

tremolina

whistling

rumoroso (-a) (viento)

whistling

silbido

whistle

silbido (viento)

whistling

pitido

whistle

silbato

whistle

whistling Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to whistle at sb/sth

silbar a alguien/ algo

to whistle in admiration

silbar de admiración

the whistle of the wind

el silbido del viento

referee's whistle

silbato m del árbitro

to blow a whistle

pitar

to blow the whistle on sb

llamar al orden a alguien

to wet one's whistle

remojar el gaznate

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Bird always sews together playful semantic puzzles and eerie whistling hooks, couching them in the cadence of his violin.

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Falling shrapnel made a distinctive whistling before striking the area.

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Elementary hallucinations are the perception of sounds such as hissing, whistling, an extended tone, and more.

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Pucker whistling can be done by either only blowing out or blowing in and out alternately.

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The brown quail's wings produce a whistling noise when flushed which is different from the whirring sound produced by the stubble quail's wings.

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The song is a scratchy warbling with short whistling phrases.

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It consists of a variable, imitative series of notes, sometimes lark-like and sometimes whistling, pouring out in a continual stream.

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Bird vocalization, like human whistling, is derived from the trachea and is caused by air forced through a hole.

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Gold plating delays corrosion of the steel and may also reduce whistling.

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Bird species include lanner falcon, egyptian goose, pied kingfisher and white-faced whistling duck.

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