what the meaning of : !pts!
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im translating a short story of Horacio Quiroga and some parts of the text are hard for me.here is a exclamation and i dont know what does it mean: ¡pst!
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updated Jan 13, 2012
posted by GolnazJam
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¡pst! might be the sound one person makes to another when he is trying to quietly capture the attention of that person.
updated Jan 13, 2012
posted by Jeremias
Right. It's an onomatopoeic word to describe that sound. - Gekkosan, Jan 13, 2012
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Hi:
WordRefereence agrees with Jeremias and Gekkosan:
psst interj (used to attract attention) psst, psitt interj
When in Cuba, you hear it almost everywhere from Cuban who want to discretly get your attention.
updated Jan 13, 2012
posted by Carhl
