Translations for „whistle“ in the English » Portuguese Dictionary

I . whistle <-ling> [ˈwɪsl] VB intr

whistle (of person)

assobiar

whistle (of person)

apitar

whistle (of bird)

piar

II . whistle <-ling> [ˈwɪsl] VB trans

whistle

assobiar

III . whistle [ˈwɪsl] N

1. whistle no pl (sound):

whistle

assobio m

2. whistle (device):

whistle

apito m

to blow the whistle on sb fig

denunciar alguém

wolf whistle N

wolf whistle

assobio m tipo fiu-fiu

Usage examples with whistle

to blow the whistle on sb fig

denunciar alguém

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

It's not a matter of political correctness or incorrectness, it's a matter of "dog whistle" accusations being unfalsifiable.

hotair.com

He'd bring a large bag of birdseed and a whistle.

www.theglobeandmail.com

They whistle while they wipe, as a way of telling us where they are in the house or which window ledge they are on.

www.telegraph.co.uk

It took 21 minutes to restore order and stoppage time ended up being 28 minutes by the time the final whistle blew.

en.wikipedia.org

It symbolizes the fact that we are blowing the whistle on the silent disaster of hunger.

en.wikipedia.org

When he doesn't answer, she tries to whistle - and succeeds in blowing a shrill, ugly whistle.

en.wikipedia.org

Mandolin, bag pipes and tin whistle enhance the eclectic style of the songs.

en.wikipedia.org

Over the years that crude call was picked up in civvy street and the tones were flattened into the wolf whistle.

www.express.co.uk

Whistle blowers say employees are encouraged to anonymously rat on each other in a scoring system.

thenewdaily.com.au

Like a cat burglar -- clean as a whistle -- a professional job.

www.marketoracle.co.uk