What does sifflet in French mean?
What is the meaning of the word sifflet in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use sifflet in French.
The word sifflet in French means whistle, hiss, catcall, whistle blast, whistle blow, final whistle, shut up, whistle. To learn more, please see the details below.
Meaning of the word sifflet
whistlenom masculin (petit instrument à vent) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Pour diriger la circulation le gendarme utilise un sifflet. To direct the traffic, the police officer uses a whistle. |
hiss, catcallnom masculin (bruit de désapprobation) (often plural) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) L'homme politique a quitté l'estrade sous les sifflets du public. The politician left the rostrum to hissing from the audience. |
whistle blast, whistle blownom masculin (signal sonore) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) |
final whistlenom masculin (sports : signal de fin de rencontre) (sports) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) |
shut up(interloquer [qqn]) (phrasal verb, transitive, separable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, divisible--for example, "call off" [=cancel], "call the game off," "call off the game.") |
whistlenom masculin (sifflet à bille) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) |
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