whistle

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whistle
[ˈwɪsəl]
sustantivo
1silbido (m) (noise)
2pífano (m) flautín (m) (musical instrument); silbato (m) pito (m) (of referee, policeman)
verbo transitivo
3silbar (tune)
verbo intransitivo
4silbar
  • the bullet whistled past his ear -> la bala le pasó silbando junto al oído
  • he can whistle for his money (familiar) -> puede esperar sentado su dinero

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whistle [ui-sel-stop]
sustantivo
1Silbo, silbido.
2Silbato, chiflato; pito.
3Silbido del viento.
4Pico, gaznate. (Germania; Alemania)
  • To pay (too) dear for one’s -> pagar demasiado cara una chuchería, una bagatela
  • To wet one’s -> (Ger.) humedecerse el gaznate, beber
  • Fog- -> pito de alarma en tiempo de niebla, V
Fog-horn.

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whistle [ˈwɪsl]
noun
1 (sound) silbido; (m) chiflido; (m) especially (LAm)
final whistle pitido final; (m)
2 (instrument) silbato; (m) pito; (m)
blast on the whistle pitido; (m) the referee blew his whistle el árbitro pitó
to blow the whistle on sb (denounce) delatar a algn; (put a stop to) poner fin a las actividades de algn
verb:transitive
silbar
to whistle a tune silbar una melodía
I'm not just whistling Dixie (US) no hablo en broma; no me estoy marcando ningún farol; (informal)
verb:intransitive
silbar; chiflar; especially (LAm) (Dep) pitar; silbar
the boys whistle at the girls los chicos silban a las chicas; the crowd whistled at the referee el público silbó al árbitro; he whistled for his dog llamó a su perro con un silbido; the referee whistled for a foul el árbitro pitó una falta; the bullet whistled past my ear la bala pasó silbando muy cerca de mi oreja
he can whistle for it (informal) lo pedirá en vano

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Verb Conjugation for "whistle"

Imperative
  • whistle
  • you whistle
  • he/she whistles
  • we whistle
  • you whistle
  • they whistle
Preterite
  • I whistled
  • you whistled
  • he/she whistled
  • we whistled
  • you whistled
  • they whistled
Present Continuous
  • I am whistling
  • you are whistling
  • he/she is whistling
  • we are whistling
  • you are whistling
  • they are whistling
Present Perfect
  • I have whistled
  • you have whistled
  • he/she has whistled
  • we have whistled
  • you have whistled
  • they have whistled
Past Continuous
  • I was whistling
  • you were whistling
  • he/she was whistling
  • we were whistling
  • you were whistling
  • they were whistling
Past Perfect
  • I had whistled
  • you had whistled
  • he/she had whistled
  • we had whistled
  • you had whistled
  • they had whistled
Future
  • I will whistle
  • you will whistle
  • he/she will whistle
  • we will whistle
  • you will whistle
  • they will whistle
Future Perfect
  • I will have whistled
  • you will have whistled
  • he/she will have whistled
  • we will have whistled
  • you will have whistled
  • they will have whistled
Future Continuous
  • I will be whistling
  • you will be whistling
  • he/she will be whistling
  • we will be whistling
  • you will be whistling
  • they will be whistling
Present Perfect Continuous
  • I have been whistling
  • you have been whistling
  • he/she has been whistling
  • we have been whistling
  • you have been whistling
  • they have been whistling
Future Perfect Continuous
  • I will have been whistling
  • you will have been whistling
  • he/she will have been whistling
  • we will have been whistling
  • you will have been whistling
  • they will have been whistling
Past Perfect Continuous
  • I had been whistling
  • you had been whistling
  • he/she had been whistling
  • we had been whistling
  • you had been whistling
  • they had been whistling
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