whistle

silbar

el silbato

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Conjugation

whistle(

)

An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g. The man sneezed.).

intransitive verb

1. (to make a sound)

a. silbar

Beto whistled to get my attention.Beto silbó para llamar mi atención.

b. chiflar

Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.

(Latin America)

I whistled to warn them that there was a train coming.Chiflé para advertirles de que venía un tren.

2. (to blow a whistle)

a. pitar

It was a foul, but the referee didn't whistle.Fue falta, pero el árbitro no pitó.

3. (to move fast)

a. pasar silbando

The arrow whistled by his face.La flecha le pasó silbando por la cara.

A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g. I bought a book.).

transitive verb

4. (to make a sound)

a. silbar

I always whistle my favorite song when I'm in the shower.Siempre silbo mi canción favorita cuando me estoy duchando.

A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).

noun

5. (instrument)

a. el silbato

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

I blew the whistle to get the entire team's attention.Soplé el silbato para que todos del equipo me prestaran atención.

b. el pito

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

The police officer uses a whistle to direct traffic.El policía usa un pito para dirigir el tráfico.

6. (act of whistling)

a. el silbido

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

The whistle of the kettle indicated that the water was boiling.El silbido de la pava indicó que el agua estaba hirviendo.

b. el pitido

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

The game started after the whistle of the referee.El partido comenzó después del pitido del árbitro.

whistle

A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).

Noun

1. (noise)

a. el silbido

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

2. (musical instrument)

a. el pífano m, flautín

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

3. (of referee, policeman)

a. el silbato m, pito

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g. I bought a book.).

transitive verb

4. (tune)

a. silbar

An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g. The man sneezed.).

intransitive verb

5. (general)

a. silbar

the bullet whistled past his earla bala le pasó silbando junto al oído

6. (colloquial)

he can whistle for his moneypuede esperar sentado su dinero

whistle [ˈwɪsl]

noun

1 (sound) silbido (m); chiflido (m); especially (LAm)

final whistle pitido (m) final

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

transitive verb

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)

intransitive verb

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 lo pedirá en vano

Examples

Phrases

whistle-blower	el/la denunciante
blow a whistle	pitar
whistle at	silbar
blow the whistle for	pitar
wolf whistle	el silbido
wolf-whistle	silbar

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	Present	Past	Future
I	whistle	whistled	will whistle
you	whistle	whistled	will whistle
he/she	whistles	whistled	will whistle
we	whistle	whistled	will whistle
you	whistle	whistled	will whistle
they	whistle	whistled	will whistle