hoot

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈhuːt/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/hut/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(ho̅o̅t)

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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
hoot n (owl's cry)ululato nm
 When camping in the woods, we heard the hoots of owls instead of lullabies.
 Cuando acampamos en el bosque, escuchamos el ululato de los búhos en lugar de canciones de cuna.
hoot vi (by owl)ulular vi
 The owls hooted all night.
 Los búhos ulularon toda la noche.
a hoot n figurative, slang (event: fun, funny) (coloquial)una bomba nf
  una fiesta nf
 The party last night was a hoot!
 ¡La fiesta de anoche fue una bomba!
a hoot n (person: fun, funny) (persona)gracioso/a adj
  divertido/a adj
 Dan is a hoot, he's always fun to have around.
 Dan es gracioso, siempre es divertido tenerle cerca.
hoot at [sb] vi + prep (by person: mocking)reírse a carcajadas de loc verb + prep
  carcajearse de v prnl + prep
 The crowd hooted at the referee.
 La multitud se rió a carcajadas del árbitro.
hoot at [sb] vi + prep (sound horn)tocarle la bocina a loc verb + prep
  tocarle el claxon a loc verb + prep
  pitarle a vi + prep
 The bicyclist hooted at Sean with his horn.
 El ciclista le tocó la bocina a Sean.
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Additional Translations
InglésEspañol
hoot n (horn sound)bocinazo nm
  pitido nm
  (AmL)pitazo nm
 The cyclist heard the hoot of a car horn from behind her.
 La ciclista oyó el bocinazo de un auto detrás de ella.
hoot vtr (by person: mocking)abuchear vtr
  (coloquial)chiflar vtr
 The audience hooted the terrible singer off the stage.
 El público abucheó a la pésima cantante hasta que salió del escenario.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
not give a hoot v expr figurative, informal (not care)importar vi
  (coloquial, en negativo)darle a uno igual loc verb
  (coloquial, en negativo)importar un pepino loc verb
  (coloquial, en negativo)importar un pito, importar un bledo loc verb
 I don't give a hoot if you don't like the way I dress--I'll wear whatever I like!
 No me importa que no te guste el modo en que me visto, ¡yo me pondré lo que me dé la gana!
 Me da igual que no te guste el modo en que me visto, ¡yo me pondré lo que me dé la gana!
give a hoot v expr figurative, informal (care)importar vi
  interesar vi
 Do you think I give a hoot about your opinion?
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Collocations: an owl's hoot, heard a hoot come from the [trees, forest], heard a hoot in the night, more...

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