whistle

whistle
1. intransitive verb
pfeifen

whistle at a girl — hinter einem Mädchen herpfeifen

the spectators whistled at the referee — die Zuschauer pfiffen den Schiedsrichter aus

whistle to somebody — jemandem pfeifen

whistle for something — nach etwas pfeifen

whistle in the dark — (fig.) seine Angst verdrängen

you can whistle for it! — (fig. coll.) da kannst du lange warten!

2. transitive verb
1) pfeifen
2) (summon) her[bei]pfeifen

he whistled his dog and it came running — er pfiff seinem Hund, und er kam angelaufen

3. noun
1) (sound) Pfiff, der; (act of whistling) Pfeifen, das

he gave a whistle of surprise — er ließ ein überraschtes Pfeifen vernehmen

2) (instrument) Pfeife, die

penny or tin whistle — Blechflöte, die

the referee blew his whistle — der Schiedsrichter pfiff

[as] clean/clear as a whistle — (fig.) blitzsauber/absolut frei

blow the whistle on somebody/something — (fig.) jemanden/etwas auffliegen lassen (ugs.)

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['wisl] 1. verb
1) (to make a shrill, often musical, sound by forcing one's breath between the lips or teeth: Can you whistle?; He whistled to attract my attention; He whistled a happy tune.) pfeifen
2) (to make such a sound with a device designed for this: The electric kettle's whistling; The referee whistled for half-time.) pfeifen
3) (to make a shrill sound in passing through the air: The bullet whistled past his head.) pfeifen
4) ((of the wind) to blow with a shrill sound.) pfeifen
2. noun
1) (the sound made by whistling: He gave a loud whistle to his friend across the road.) der Pfiff
2) (a musical pipe designed to make a whistling noise.) die Pfeife
3) (an instrument used by policemen, referees etc to make a whistling noise: The referee blew his whistle at the end of the game.) die Pfeife
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whis·tle
[ˈ(h)wɪsl̩]
I. vi
1. (of person) pfeifen
to \whistle in admiration/surprise vor Bewunderung/Überraschung pfeifen
to \whistle at sb hinter jdm herpfeifen
to \whistle to sb [nach] jdm pfeifen
2. (of air movement) wind, kettle pfeifen
3. (move past) vorbeipfeifen
a bullet \whistled past my head eine Kugel pfiff an meinem Kopf vorbei
4. (make bird noises) pfeifen; (in a trilling way) zwitschern
5.
to \whistle in the dark im Dunkeln pfeifen, sich dat Mut zupfeifen
to \whistle in the wind gegen Windmühlen ankämpfen fig
II. vt
to \whistle sth etw pfeifen
to \whistle a tune eine Melodie pfeifen
III. n
1. no pl (sound) also of wind Pfeifen nt; of referee Pfiff m
as clean as a \whistle (very clean) blitzsauber; (fig fam: revealing no proof) sauber fam
2. (device) Pfeife f
referee's \whistle Trillerpfeife f
to blow one's \whistle pfeifen
3.
to blow the \whistle singen fam
to blow the \whistle on sb jdn verpfeifen fam
to blow the \whistle on sth etw aufdecken
to wet [or whet] one's \whistle sich dat die Kehle anfeuchten fam
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['wɪsl]
1. n
1) (= sound) Pfiff m; (of wind) Pfeifen nt; (of kettle) Pfeifton m

the whistle of the escaping steam — das Pfeifen des ausströmenden Dampfes

to give a whistle — einen Pfiff ausstoßen

2) (= instrument) Pfeife f

to blow a/one's whistle — pfeifen

to blow the whistle on sb/sth (fig inf) — über jdn/etw auspacken (inf)

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2. vt
pfeifen

to whistle (to) sb to stop — jdn durch einen Pfiff stoppen

to whistle sb back/over etc — jdn zurück-/herüberpfeifen etc

3. vi
pfeifen

the boys whistled at her — die Jungen pfiffen ihr nach

the crowd whistled at the referee — die Menge pfiff den Schiedsrichter aus

he whistled for a taxi — er pfiff ein Taxi heran, er pfiff nach einem Taxi

the referee whistled for a foul —

the referee whistled for play to stop (at the end) — der Schiedsrichter pfiff eine Spielunterbrechung der Schiedsrichter pfiff das Spiel ab

he can whistle for it (inf)da kann er lange warten, da kann er warten, bis er schwarz wird (inf)

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whistle [ˈwısl; ˈhwısl]
A v/i
1. pfeifen (Person, Vogel, Lokomotive etc):
whistle at sb jemandem nachpfeifen;
whistle away vor sich hin pfeifen;
whistle for a taxi (to one’s dog) (nach) einem Taxi (seinem Hund) pfeifen;
the referee whistled for offside SPORT der Schiedsrichter pfiff Abseits;
he may whistle for it umg darauf kann er lange warten, das kann er in den Kamin schreiben;
whistle in the dark fig den Mutigen markieren
2. pfeifen, sausen (Kugel, Wind etc):
a bullet whistled past eine Kugel pfiff vorbei
B v/t
1. einen Ton, eine Melodie pfeifen:
the referee whistled the end of the game der Schiedsrichter pfiff ab
2. (nach) jemandem, einem Hund etc pfeifen:
whistle back zurückpfeifen (a. fig jemanden);
whistle up einen Hund etc herpfeifen
3. etwas pfeifen oder schwirren lassen
C s
1. Pfeife f:
blow one’s whistle pfeifen;
blow the whistle umg die Sache auffliegen lassen;
blow the whistle on umg
a) jemanden, etwas auffliegen lassen,
b) jemanden, etwas stoppen
2. (SPORT auch Ab-, Schluss-)Pfiff m, Pfeifen n:
give a whistle einen Pfiff ausstoßen, pfeifen;
play to the whistle weiterspielen und nicht auf den Pfiff des Schiedsrichters warten; final A 2
3. Pfeifton m, Pfeifsignal n
4. Pfeifen n (des Windes etc)
5. umg Kehle f: wet C
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1. intransitive verb
pfeifen

whistle at a girl — hinter einem Mädchen herpfeifen

the spectators whistled at the referee — die Zuschauer pfiffen den Schiedsrichter aus

whistle to somebody — jemandem pfeifen

whistle for something — nach etwas pfeifen

whistle in the dark — (fig.) seine Angst verdrängen

you can whistle for it! — (fig. coll.) da kannst du lange warten!

2. transitive verb
1) pfeifen
2) (summon) her[bei]pfeifen

he whistled his dog and it came running — er pfiff seinem Hund, und er kam angelaufen

3. noun
1) (sound) Pfiff, der; (act of whistling) Pfeifen, das

he gave a whistle of surprise — er ließ ein überraschtes Pfeifen vernehmen

2) (instrument) Pfeife, die

penny or tin whistle — Blechflöte, die

the referee blew his whistle — der Schiedsrichter pfiff

[as] clean/clear as a whistle — (fig.) blitzsauber/absolut frei

blow the whistle on somebody/something — (fig.) jemanden/etwas auffliegen lassen (ugs.)

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v.
pfeifen v.
(§ p.,pp.: pfiff, gepfiffen) n.
Pfeife -n f.
Pfiff -e m.

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