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whistle

['(h)wɪsl] брит. / амер.

гл.
1. 1. свистеть
  2. давать свисток, сигналить свистком
2. подзывать свистком
3. свистеть в знак одобрения
4. проноситься со свистом
5. (whistle for) тщетно искать или желать (чего-л.)
сущ.
1. свист
2. свисток

Physics (En-Ru)

whistle

ак. свист, свисток

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"So God wears shorts, has a whistle sticking out of His mouth, and keeps an eye on the clock?"
– В трусах, со свистком и с секундомером?
Murakami, Haruki / Kafka on the shoreМураками, Харуки / Кафка на пляже
Кафка на пляже
Мураками, Харуки
© Haruki Murakami, 2002
© Перевод. С. Логачев, И. Логачев, 2005
© ООО «Издательство «Эксмо», 2005
Kafka on the shore
Murakami, Haruki
© 2005 by Haruki Murakami

The Dwarf gave a low whistle between his teeth.
Гном присвистнул сквозь зубы.
Lewis, Clive S. / Prince CaspianЛьюис, Клайв С. / Принц Каспиан
Принц Каспиан
Льюис, Клайв С.
© 1956 C. S. Lewis, "The Narnia Chronicles"
© Перевод Ольги Бухиной
Prince Caspian
Lewis, Clive S.
© 1956 C. S. Lewis, "The Narnia Chronicles"

The whistle-blast made the master flinch; he did not turn round, but began gesticulating even more violently, raising his fist skywards as though threatening the city.
Мастер вздрогнул от свиста, но не обернулся, а стал жестикулировать еще беспокойнее, поднимая руку к небу, как бы грозя городу.
Bulgakov, Michail / The Master and MargaritaБулгаков, Михаил / Мастер и Маргарита
Мастер и Маргарита
Булгаков, Михаил
© "Мурманское книжное издательство", 1990
The Master and Margarita
Bulgakov, Michail
© Translated from the russian by Michael Glenny
© 1967 Collins and Harvill Press, London
© 1967 in the English translation

but I'll tell ye what I'll do instead,' says he, 'I'll whistle ye a bit tune.'
- А лучше вот как сделаем: я насвищу тебе в ответ песенку.
Stevenson, Robert Louis / KidnappedСтивенсон, Роберт Луис / Похищенный
Похищенный
Стивенсон, Роберт Луис
© Издательство "Правда", 1967
Kidnapped
Stevenson, Robert Louis
© 1909, by The Macmillan Company

There was a whistle in Horace’s nose.
В носу у Горация что-то засвистело.
Steinbeck, John / East Of EdenСтейнбек, Джон / На восток от Эдема
На восток от Эдема
Стейнбек, Джон
© Издательство "Правда", 1989
East Of Eden
Steinbeck, John
© John Steinbeck, 1952
© renewed Elaine Steinbeck, Thom Steinbeck, and John Steinbeck IV, 1980

The kettle gave an unhappy little whistle.
Чайник издал горестный короткий свисток.
Dickson, Gordon / Dragon at WarДиксон, Гордон / Дракон на войне
Дракон на войне
Диксон, Гордон
Dragon at War
Dickson, Gordon

A distinct breeze sighed past them, rising to a whistle cut to silence as the doors sealed.
Из двери, когда ее закрывали, воздух выходил уже со свистом.
Bujold, Lois McMaster / Falling FreeБуджолд, Лоис Макмастер / В свободном падении
В свободном падении
Буджолд, Лоис Макмастер
© 1988 by Lois McMaster Bujold
© 1996, АСТ
© Н. Кудряшов, перевод
Falling Free
Bujold, Lois McMaster
© 1988 by Lois McMaster Bujold

The whistle, it appeared, was John Amend-All’s battle trumpet, by which he published his directions.
Свист, вероятно, заменял Джону Мщу-за-всех боевую трубу: с его помощью он отдавал свои приказания.
Stevenson, Robert Louis / The Black ArrowСтивенсон, Роберт Луис / Чёрная стрела.
Чёрная стрела.
Стивенсон, Роберт Луис
© Издательство "Правда", 1981
The Black Arrow
Stevenson, Robert Louis
© 1889, by Charles Scribner's Sons

I might have to whistle you and Messerling up at a moment's notice."
Вы с Мессерлингом можете мне быстро понадобиться.
Zahn, Timothy / The Green And The GrayЗан, Тимоти / Зеленые и серые
Зеленые и серые
Зан, Тимоти
The Green And The Gray
Zahn, Timothy
© 2004 by Timothy Zahn

The lifeguard raised his shoulders in a musclebound shrug and tugged at the whistle around his neck.
Спасатель пожал мускулистыми плечами и подергал свисток, висевший у него на шее.
Kesey, Ken / One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s NestКизи, Кен / Над кукушкиным гнездом
Над кукушкиным гнездом
Кизи, Кен
© Перевод. В. Голышев, 2004
© Издание на русском языке, оформление. ООО "Издательство "Эксмо", 2004
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
Kesey, Ken
© Ken Kesey, 1962
© renewed Ken Kesey, 1990
© The Estate of Ken Kesey, 2002

I could tell by the slow soft whistle of his breathing that he had fallen unconscious.
По замедлившемуся, едва слышному дыханию понял, что он потерял сознание.
Koontz, Dean Ray / Odd HoursКунц, Дин / Ночь Томаса
Ночь Томаса
Кунц, Дин
© В. Вебер, перевод на русский язык, 2008
© 2008 by Dean Koontz
© Издание на русском языке ООО "Издательство Эксмо", 2009
Odd Hours
Koontz, Dean Ray
© 2008 by Dean Koontz

A whistle sped by his left ear and at the same time a startled cry rose from the caretaker.
Мимо его левого уха просвистела пуля, и хранитель катакомб издал сдавленный крик.
Rollins, James / Map of BonesРоллинс, Джеймс / Кости волхвов
Кости волхвов
Роллинс, Джеймс
© 2005 by Jim Czajkowski
© А. Новиков, перевод, 2009
© ООО "Издательство "Эксмо", издание на русском языке, 2009
Map of Bones
Rollins, James
© 2005 by Jim Czajkowski

We stood gazing at each other for some time; at last I took the boldness to reach my hand towards his neck with a design to stroke it, using the common style and whistle of jockeys, when they are going to handle a strange horse.
Так мы и стояли некоторое время, оглядывая друг друга; наконец я набрался смелости протянуть руку к шее коня с намерением его погладить, насвистывая и пустив в ход приемы, какие обычно применяются жокеями с целью приручить незнакомую лошадь.
Swift, Jonathan / Gulliver's travels into several remote nations of the worldСвифт, Джонатан / Путешествия Гулливера
Путешествия Гулливера
Свифт, Джонатан
© Издательство "Правда", 1987
Gulliver's travels into several remote nations of the world
Swift, Jonathan

But here, you see, I know that I have only to whistle and you have to come with me whether you like it or not. I don't consult your wishes, but you mine.
А здесь я ведь знаю, что я только свистни, и ты, хочешь не хочешь, иди за мной, и уж не я с твоей волей спрашиваюсь, а ты с моей.
Dostoevsky, Fyodor / Notes from the UndergroundДостоевский, Фёдор / Записки из подполья
Записки из подполья
Достоевский, Фёдор
© Издательство "Наука", 1989
Notes from the Underground
Dostoevsky, Fyodor
© 2008 by Classic House Books

Blow the whistle!"
Пошел к свистку!
Чехов, А.П. / БелолобыйChekhov, A. / Whitebrow
Whitebrow
Chekhov, A.
© 1999 by Random House, Inc.
Белолобый
Чехов, А.П.
© Издательство "Наука", 1974

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'(h)wɪslVerbсвистетьExamples

She whistled a song to me. — Она просвистела мне какую-то мелодию.

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пронзительный визг
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Collocations

blow the whistle on smth

положить конец чему-л

factory whistle

заводской гудок

Galton's whistle

свисток Гальтона

heterodyne whistle

гетеродинный свист

let smb. go whistle

дать от ворот поворот

let smb. go whistle

отшить кого-л

police whistle

полицейский свисток

referee's whistle

свисток судьи

steam whistle

паровой свисток

tin whistle

металлическая дудка с шестью отверстиями

whet one's whistle

выпить

whet one's whistle

глотнуть спиртного

whet one's whistle

промочить глотку

whistle for a wind

выжидать удобного случая

whistle in the dark

бодриться

Word forms

whistle

verb

Basic forms
Past	whistled
Imperative	whistle
Present Participle (Participle I)	whistling
Past Participle (Participle II)	whistled

Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I whistle	we whistle
you whistle	you whistle
he/she/it whistles	they whistle

Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am whistling	we are whistling
you are whistling	you are whistling
he/she/it is whistling	they are whistling

Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have whistled	we have whistled
you have whistled	you have whistled
he/she/it has whistled	they have whistled

Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been whistling	we have been whistling
you have been whistling	you have been whistling
he/she/it has been whistling	they have been whistling

Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I whistled	we whistled
you whistled	you whistled
he/she/it whistled	they whistled

Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was whistling	we were whistling
you were whistling	you were whistling
he/she/it was whistling	they were whistling

Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had whistled	we had whistled
you had whistled	you had whistled
he/she/it had whistled	they had whistled

Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been whistling	we had been whistling
you had been whistling	you had been whistling
he/she/it had been whistling	they had been whistling

Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will whistle	we shall/will whistle
you will whistle	you will whistle
he/she/it will whistle	they will whistle

Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be whistling	we shall/will be whistling
you will be whistling	you will be whistling
he/she/it will be whistling	they will be whistling

Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have whistled	we shall/will have whistled
you will have whistled	you will have whistled
he/she/it will have whistled	they will have whistled

Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been whistling	we shall/will have been whistling
you will have been whistling	you will have been whistling
he/she/it will have been whistling	they will have been whistling

Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would whistle	we should/would whistle
you would whistle	you would whistle
he/she/it would whistle	they would whistle

Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be whistling	we should/would be whistling
you would be whistling	you would be whistling
he/she/it would be whistling	they would be whistling

Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have whistled	we should/would have whistled
you would have whistled	you would have whistled
he/she/it would have whistled	they would have whistled

Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been whistling	we should/would have been whistling
you would have been whistling	you would have been whistling
he/she/it would have been whistling	they would have been whistling

Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am whistled	we are whistled
you are whistled	you are whistled
he/she/it is whistled	they are whistled

Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being whistled	we are being whistled
you are being whistled	you are being whistled
he/she/it is being whistled	they are being whistled

Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been whistled	we have been whistled
you have been whistled	you have been whistled
he/she/it has been whistled	they have been whistled

Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was whistled	we were whistled
you were whistled	you were whistled
he/she/it was whistled	they were whistled

Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being whistled	we were being whistled
you were being whistled	you were being whistled
he/she/it was being whistled	they were being whistled

Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been whistled	we had been whistled
you had been whistled	you had been whistled
he/she/it had been whistled	they had been whistled

Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be whistled	we shall/will be whistled
you will be whistled	you will be whistled
he/she/it will be whistled	they will be whistled

Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been whistled	we shall/will have been whistled
you will have been whistled	you will have been whistled
he/she/it will have been whistled	they will have been whistled

whistle

noun

	Singular	Plural
Common case	whistle	whistles
Possessive case	whistle's	whistles'

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Physics (En-Ru)

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whistle

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