squeal

squeal
1. intransitive verb
1)

squeal with pain/in fear — [Person:] vor Schmerz/Angst aufschreien; [Tier:] vor Schmerz/Angst laut quieken

squeal with laughter/in excitement — vor Lachen/Aufregung kreischen

2) [Bremsen, Räder:] kreischen; [Reifen:] quietschen
3) (coll.): (protest)

squeal [in protest] — lauthals protestieren

2. transitive verb
kreischen
3. noun
Kreischen, das; (of tyres) Quietschen, das; (of animal) Quieken, das
* * *
[skwi:l] 1. noun
(a long, shrill cry: The children welcomed him with squeals of delight.) das Quieken
2. verb
(to give a cry of this sort: The puppy squealed with pain.) quieken
* * *
squeal
[skwi:l]
I. n [schriller] Schrei; of tyres Quietschen nt kein pl; of brakes Kreischen nt kein pl, Quietschen nt kein pl; of a pig Quieken nt kein pl
with a \squeal of brakes/tyres mit quietschenden Bremsen/Reifen
to let out a \squeal einen schrillen Schrei ausstoßen
II. vi
1. (scream) kreischen; pig quieken; tyres quietschen; brakes kreischen, quietschen
to \squeal to a halt mit quietschenden Reifen anhalten
to \squeal with joy vor Freude jauchzen
to \squeal with pain vor Schmerz schreien
to \squeal with pleasure vor Vergnügen kreischen
2. (complain, protest)
▪ to \squeal [about sth] [über etw akk] jammern
to \squeal [in protest] lautstark protestieren, entrüstet aufschreien
3. (pej sl: rat)
▪ to \squeal to sb bei jdm singen fam
▪ to \squeal on sb jdn verpfeifen pej fam
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['skwiːl]
1. n
Schrei m; (of person, tyre, brakes) Kreischen nt no pl; (of protest) (Auf)schrei m; (of pig) Quieken nt no pl

with a squeal of brakes/tyres — mit kreischenden Bremsen/Reifen

a squeal of pain — ein Schmerzensschrei m

squeals of protest — Protestgeschrei nt

squeals/a squeal of laughter — schrilles Gelächter

2. vi
1) (= screech) (person) schreien, kreischen; (brakes, tyres) kreischen, quietschen; (pig, puppy) quieksen; (fig inf) jammern

to squeal in pain — vor Schmerz aufheulen or kreischen

to squeal with delight — vor Wonne quietschen

to squeal with laughter — laut auflachen

to squeal for sb — nach jdm schreien

to squeal for help — um Hilfe schreien

2) (inf: confess, inform criminal) singen (inf) (to bei); (schoolboy etc) petzen (inf) (to bei)
3. vt
schreien, kreischen
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squeal [skwiːl]
A v/i
1. schreien, kreischen (beide:
with vor dat)
2. quietschen, kreischen (Bremsen etc)
3. quiek(s)en, piep(s)en
4. besonders Br umg lautstark protestieren (about gegen)
5. sl
a) besonders SCHULE petzen
b) singen (to bei):
squeal on sb jemanden verpetzen oder verpfeifen
B v/t
1. etwas schreien, kreischen
2. etwas quiek(s)en, piep(s)en
C s
1. Schreien n, Kreischen n
2. Quietschen n
3. Schrei m:
squeals pl of delight Freudengeschrei n;
squeals pl of protest Protestgeschrei n
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1. intransitive verb
1)

squeal with pain/in fear — [Person:] vor Schmerz/Angst aufschreien; [Tier:] vor Schmerz/Angst laut quieken

squeal with laughter/in excitement — vor Lachen/Aufregung kreischen

2) [Bremsen, Räder:] kreischen; [Reifen:] quietschen
3) (coll.): (protest)

squeal [in protest] — lauthals protestieren

2. transitive verb
kreischen
3. noun
Kreischen, das; (of tyres) Quietschen, das; (of animal) Quieken, das
* * *
v.
petzen v.

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