hiss

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈhɪs/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/hɪs/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(his)

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Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
hiss vi (snake: make hissing sound)sisear vi
 I was walking on the path when I heard a snake hissing in the grass.
 Yo iba andando por el camino cuando escuché a una serpiente sisear en la hierba.
hiss vi (cat, etc.: make hostile sound) (gato)bufar vi
 The cat hissed at me when I tried to pet it.
 El gato me bufó cuando intenté acariciarlo.
hiss [sth] vtr (utter with contempt)decir entre dientes loc verb
 Sara's classmates hissed insults at her.
 Los compañeros de clase de Sarah le decían insultos entre dientes.
hiss [sth] vtr (say with contempt)decir entre dientes loc verb
  gruñir vtr
 "You're a liar!" she hissed.
 «¡Eres un mentiroso!», dijo entre dientes.
hiss at [sb] vi + prep (make jeering whisper)sisear a vi + prep
  silbar a vi + prep
  chiflar a vi + prep
 Jane was so mad that she spent the entire movie hissing at me.
 Jane estaba tan enojada que se pasó toda la película siséandome.
hiss vi (air, wind: make high-pitched noise) (viento)silbido nm
 The tire hissed as Tom let the air out of it.
 El neumático soltó un silbido cuando Tom dejó salir el aire.
hiss n (sound made by snake)siseo nm
 The snake slithered away with a hiss.
 La serpiente se alejó arrastrándose con un siseo.
hiss n (sound made by cat)bufido nm
 The cat's hiss was very loud.
 El bufido del gato era muy fuerte.
hissing n (jeering whisper)silbido nm
  siseo nm
  chiflido nm
 Kate could barely hear the actor over the audience's hissing.
 Kate apenas podía oír al actor durante los silbidos del público.
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Additional Translations
InglésEspañol
hiss n (noise of wind)siseo nm
  silbido nm
 The hiss of the cold wind died down for a while around noon.
 El siseo del viento frío amainó durante un rato sobre el mediodía.
hiss n (radio, etc.: noise)silbido nm
 The hiss of the radio turned into music as we drove out of the mountains.
 El silbido en la radio se convirtió en música en cuanto salimos de las montañas.
hiss vi (radio, etc.: make noise) (figurado)silbar vi
 When I drove into a tunnel, the radio lost its signal and started hissing.
 Cuando entré en el túnel, la radio perdió la señal y empezó a silbar.
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Collocations: heard the hiss of [a cat, the teapot], the [cat's, snake's] hiss, a [sharp, loud] hiss, more...

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