Also means
throat (familiar)
Usage Note
Sifflet refers to the small whistle blown by a referee or worn around a guard's neck. In familiar speech, couper le sifflet à quelqu'un ('to cut someone's whistle') means to leave someone speechless or to shut them up. Les sifflets (plural) can also refer to booing or hissing from an audience.
Examples
"L'arbitre a sorti son sifflet."
Natural Translation
The referee took out his whistle.
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