squeal

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈskwiːl/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/skwil/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(skwēl)

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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
squeal vi (person: shriek)chillar vi
 The little girl squealed when she saw the cute lambs.
 La niñita chilló cuando vio a los corderitos.
squeal vi (pig noise)chillar vi
  gruñir vi
 The pig was squealing in its sty.
 El cerdo estaba chillando en la pocilga.
squeal vi (tire noise) (ruedas)chirriar vi
  rechinar vi
 Adam braked hard and the tyres squealed.
 Adam pisó el freno a fondo y las ruedas chirriaron.
squeal n (noise)grito nm
  chillido nm
  chirrido nm
 Linda realised it must be breaktime when she heard the laughter and squeals of children coming from the playground.
 Linda se imaginó que sería la hora del recreo cuando escuchó afuera las risas y los gritos de los niños.
squeal vi figurative, slang (inform, tell)delatar vtr
  (AR, coloquial)botonear, buchonear vtr
  (ES)pegar un chivatazo loc verb
  (ES)chivarse v prnl
 "Somebody squealed," the gang leader said. "I want to know who it was."
 Alguien nos ha delatado —dijo el líder de la banda—. Quiero saber quién ha sido.
squeal on [sb] vtr phrasal insep figurative, slang (inform, tell on [sb])delatar a vtr + prep
 One of Alex's classmates squealed on him and he was sent to see the headteacher.
 Uno de sus compañeros delató a Alex y lo mandaron a ver al director.
squeal to [sb] vi + prep figurative, slang (inform, tell [sb])contar algo a loc verb
  (AR, coloquial)botonear algo a, buchonear algo a loc verb
 Jim didn't like what the other kids were doing, so he squealed to the teacher.
 A Jim no le gustaba lo que el resto de los niños estaba haciendo, por lo que se lo contó a la profesora.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
squeal with delight,
squeal with joy
v expr
(shriek happily)chillar de emoción loc verb
 Wendy squealed with delight when she saw Dan.
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Collocations: the [tires, brakes, pig] squealed, [the car, the bike, she] squealed out, [the car] squealed out of the [driveway, garage], more...

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