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Detailed Translations for whistle from English to French

whistle:

to whistle verbe (whistles, whistled, whistling)

  1. to whistle (blow; hum)
    jouer de la flûte; siffler; souffler
    • siffler verbe (siffle, siffles, sifflons, sifflez, )
    • souffler verbe (souffle, souffles, soufflons, soufflez, )

Conjugations for whistle:

present
  1. whistle
  2. whistle
  3. whistles
  4. whistle
  5. whistle
  6. whistle
simple past
  1. whistled
  2. whistled
  3. whistled
  4. whistled
  5. whistled
  6. whistled
present perfect
  1. have whistled
  2. have whistled
  3. has whistled
  4. have whistled
  5. have whistled
  6. have whistled
past continuous
  1. was whistling
  2. were whistling
  3. was whistling
  4. were whistling
  5. were whistling
  6. were whistling
future
  1. shall whistle
  2. will whistle
  3. will whistle
  4. shall whistle
  5. will whistle
  6. will whistle
continuous present
  1. am whistling
  2. are whistling
  3. is whistling
  4. are whistling
  5. are whistling
  6. are whistling
subjunctive
  1. be whistled
  2. be whistled
  3. be whistled
  4. be whistled
  5. be whistled
  6. be whistled
diverse
  1. whistle!
  2. let's whistle!
  3. whistled
  4. whistling
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

whistle [the ~] nom

  1. the whistle (flute; pipe; fife)
    la flûte; le sifflet

Translation Matrix for whistle:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
flûte fife; flute; pipe; whistle
sifflet fife; flute; pipe; whistle whistle-signal
- pennywhistle; tin whistle; whistling
VerbRelated TranslationsOther Translations
jouer de la flûte blow; hum; whistle
siffler blow; hum; whistle crackle; rustle; zoom
souffler blow; hum; whistle blow; breathe; breathe out; catch; caught; clasp; clutch; drag; draw breath; exchange confidences; gasp; grasp; grip; inhale; pant; pilfer; prompt; puff; reach; root; rout; rummage about; scratch; seize; slave away; slog away; snatch; snatch away; snout; stick; suggest; tell; toil and moil; wheeze; whisper; whisper in someone's ear; yearn
- sing
OtherRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- sough; whine

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Related Definitions for "whistle":

  1. an inexpensive fipple flute1
  2. acoustic device that forces air or steam against an edge or into a cavity and so produces a loud shrill sound1
  3. a small wind instrument that produces a whistling sound by blowing into it1
  4. the act of signalling (e.g., summoning) by whistling or blowing a whistle1
    • the whistle signalled the end of the game1
  5. the sound made by something moving rapidly or by steam coming out of a small aperture1
  6. utter or express by whistling1
    • She whistled a melody1
  7. give a signal by whistling1
    • She whistled for her maid1
  8. make a whining, ringing, or whistling sound1
  9. move with, or as with, a whistling sound1
    • The bullets whistled past him1
  10. move, send, or bring as if by whistling1
    • Her optimism whistled away these worries1
  11. make whistling sounds1
    • He lay there, snoring and whistling1

Wiktionary Translations for whistle:

whistle
noun
  1. device used to make a whistling sound
  2. sound made by whistling
verb
  1. to produce a whistling sound
whistle
verb
  1. Émettre un son aigu, soit avec les lèvres, soit en soufflant dans un sifflet, dans une clef forée
  2. Émettre un son aigu, en parlant du vent, d’une flèche, d’une balle de fusil, etc
  3. siffler négligemment, de façon continue.
noun
  1. Petit instrument à vent (1)
  2. Action de siffloter, résultat de cette action.

Cross Translation:
FromToVia
whistle flûte Flöte — ein Blasinstrument, ein Musikinstrument
whistle sifflet Pfeife — Gerät zum Erzeugen von Ton, bei dem Luft in der Regel über eine Kante geblasen wird
whistle siffler flöten — (umgangssprachlich) pfeifen
whistle siffler pfeifen — (intransitiv) ein auffälliges Geräusch durch schnellen Luftzug durch eine kleine Öffnung natürlich (bei Menschen durch die angespitzten, geformten Lippen) oder künstlich erzeugen
whistle mugir sausenHilfsverb haben, meist nur unpersönlich: ein scharfes Geräusch verursachen, das gleichmäßig an- und abschwillt und an Reibung erinnert

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