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siffler

whistle, hiss

verb see-FLEH Less Common

Also means

boo (an audience)

Usage Note

Siffler covers both producing a whistle and being hissed by a crowd — context separates the two senses. The noun sifflet is a whistle (the object or sound), and coup de sifflet is a referee's whistle blast. Siffler un acteur means to boo a performer off stage.

Examples

"L'arbitre a sifflé la fin du match."

Natural Translation

The referee whistled the end of the match.

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