Adjectives / Adverbs | |||||||
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| whistling adj. | pfeifend | ||||||
Possible base forms | |||||||
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| pfeifend | |||||||
| pfeifen (Verb) | |||||||
Verbs | |||||||
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| to whistle (sth.) | whistled, whistled | | (etw.acc.) pfeifen | pfiff, gepfiffen | | ||||||
| to pipe | piped, piped | | pfeifen | pfiff, gepfiffen | | ||||||
| to blow a whistle | blew, blown | | pfeifen | pfiff, gepfiffen | | ||||||
| to wheeze | wheezed, wheezed | | pfeifen | pfiff, gepfiffen | | ||||||
| to hoot | hooted, hooted | | pfeifen | pfiff, gepfiffen | - Zug | ||||||
| to sough | soughed, soughed | | pfeifen | pfiff, gepfiffen | - Wind | ||||||
| to whistle to so. | whistled, whistled | | jmdm. pfeifen | pfiff, gepfiffen | | ||||||
| to skirl | skirled, skirled | chiefly (Scot.) | pfeifen | pfiff, gepfiffen | - Dudelsack | ||||||
| to wheeze | wheezed, wheezed | | pfeifend atmen | atmete, geatmet | | ||||||
Nouns | |||||||
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| squealing sound | pfeifendes Geräusch | ||||||
| wheeze | pfeifendes Atemgeräusch | ||||||
| catcalls pl. | Pfiffe und Buhrufe | ||||||
Phrases / Collocations | |||||||
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| to be on one's last legs | auf (or: aus) dem letzten Loch pfeifen | ||||||
| It's all over town. | Die Spatzen pfeifen es von den Dächern. | ||||||
| Blow me down! [coll.] | Ich glaub, mein Schwein pfeift! [sl.] | ||||||
Examples | |||||||
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| He's on his last legs. | Er pfeift auf (or: aus) dem letzten Loch. | ||||||
| I don't give a damn about it. [coll.] | Ich pfeif drauf. [coll.] | ||||||
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