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hoot (ˈhuːt Pronunciation for hoot ) 

Translations

intransitive verb

    1. [driver] klaxonner
    2. [car] klaxonner
  2. (= jeer) huer

  3. to hoot with laughter rire aux éclats

  4. [siren] mugir
  5. [owl] hululer

transitive verb

  1. to hoot one's horn [driver] klaxonner

noun

  1. (= jeer) huée feminine

  2. a hoot of laughter un éclat de rire

    to give a hoot of laughter s'esclaffer

  3. [of horn] coup masculine de klaxon
  4. [of siren] mugissement masculine
  5. [of owl] hululement masculine
  6. (informal)

    to be a hoot (= funny) être marrant(e)

  7. I don't care two hoots or I don't give a hoot (informal) je m'en fiche ⇒ I don't give a hoot about it. Je m'en fiche.

Similar Words

= cry, shout, howl, scream, shriek, whoop
= toot, beep, honk
= jeer, yell, boo, catcall
= laugh, scream, caution, card
= jeer, boo, howl, yell, catcall
= cry, call, screech, tu-whit tu-whoo
= toot, sound, blast, blare, beep, honk
= shout, cry, yell, scream, shriek, whoop

'hoot' in Other Languages

  • Brazilian Portuguese: buzinar
  • Chinese: 高声大笑高声聲大笑
  • European Spanish: tocar el claxon
  • French: klaxonner
  • German: hupen
  • Italian: suonareclacson
  • Japanese: >鳴らす大きな音を
  • Korean: 큰 소리로 외치다
  • Portuguese: buzinar
  • Spanish: tocar la bocina

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