whisper

whisper
'wispə
1. verb
1) (to speak or say very softly: You'll have to whisper or he'll hear you; `Don't tell him,' she whispered.) susurrar, cuchichear, hablar en voz baja
2) ((of trees etc) to make a soft sound in the wind: The leaves whispered in the breeze.) susurrar, murmurar

2. noun
(a very quiet sound, especially something said: They spoke in whispers.) susurro
whisper1 n susurro
whisper2 vb susurrar / cuchichear
the children were whispering los niños cuchicheaban
whisper
tr['wɪspəSMALLr/SMALL]
noun
1 (quiet voice) susurro
she said in a whisper dijo en voz baja
2 (rumour) rumor nombre masculino, voz nombre femenino
transitive verb
1 (gen) susurrar, decir en voz baja
she whispered something in my ear me susurró algo al oído
2 (rumour) correr la voz, rumorearse
it is whispered that ... se rumorea que ...
intransitive verb
1 (gen) susurrar, cuchichear, hablar en voz baja
stop whispering! ¡dejad de cuchichear!
2 (of wind, leaves) susurrar
whisper ['hwɪspər] vi
: cuchichear, susurrar
whisper vt
: decir en voz baja, susurrar
whisper n
1) whispering: susurro m, cuchicheo m
2) rumor: rumor m
3) trace: dejo m, pizca f
whisper
v.
cuchichear v.
decir al oído v.
murmurar v.
susurrar v.
n.
cuchicheo s.m.
murmullo s.m.
rumor s.m.
susurro s.m.

I
1. 'hwɪspər, 'wɪspə(r)
intransitive verb
a) \<\<person\>\> cuchichear

stop whispering! — basta de cuchicheos!

b) (liter) \<\<wind/leaves\>\> susurrar (liter)

2.
vt \<\<remark/words\>\> susurrar

to whisper something TO somebody — susurrarle algo or decirle* algo al oído a alguien


II
noun
a) (soft voice) susurro m

yes, he said in a whisper — -si -susurró or dijo en voz baja

they spoke in whispers — hablaban cuchicheando or en susurros

b) (rumor) rumor m

there's a whisper going around that ... — se rumorea que ...

['wɪspǝ(r)]
1. N
1) (lit) (=low tone) cuchicheo m , susurro m ; [of leaves] susurro m

to speak in a whisper — hablar en voz baja, susurrar

to say sth in a whisper — decir algo en voz baja, susurrar algo

her voice was scarcely more than a whisper — su voz no era más que un susurro

2) (=rumour) rumor m , voz f

there is a whisper that ... — corre el rumor or la voz de que ..., se rumorea que ...

at the least whisper of scandal — al menor indicio del escándalo

2. VT
1) (lit) decir en voz baja, susurrar

to whisper sth to sb — decir algo al oído de algn, susurrar algo a algn

2) (fig)

it is whispered that ... — corre la voz de que ..., se rumorea que ...

3.
VI (=talk) cuchichear, susurrar, hablar muy bajo; [leaves] susurrar

to whisper to sb — cuchichear a algn

it's rude to whisper in company — es de mala educación cuchichear en compañía, secretos en reunión es falta de educación

stop whispering! — ¡silencio!

* * *

I
1. ['hwɪspər, 'wɪspə(r)]
intransitive verb
a) \<\<person\>\> cuchichear

stop whispering! — basta de cuchicheos!

b) (liter) \<\<wind/leaves\>\> susurrar (liter)

2.
vt \<\<remark/words\>\> susurrar

to whisper something TO somebody — susurrarle algo or decirle* algo al oído a alguien


II
noun
a) (soft voice) susurro m

yes, he said in a whisper — -si -susurró or dijo en voz baja

they spoke in whispers — hablaban cuchicheando or en susurros

b) (rumor) rumor m

there's a whisper going around that ... — se rumorea que ...


English-spanish dictionary. 2013.

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