A pesar de ello, los gobiernos europeos silban al aire e ignoran a las 20 000 personas que se amontonan en Lampedusa, en unas condiciones infrahumanas.

Despite this, European governments have chosen to whistle in the wind and ignore the 20 000 people amassing in Lampedusa in sub-human conditions.

silbar

to fizzle [fizzled · fizzled] {v.i.} (make hissing sound)

silbar

to hiss [hissed · hissed] {v.i.} (snake)

silbar

to hiss [hissed · hissed] {v.i.} (person, crowd)

silbar

to hiss [hissed · hissed] {v.i.} (machine, steam)

silbar

to hoot [hooted · hooted] {v.i.} (train)

silbar

to sing [sang · sung] {v.i.} (wind, kettle)

silbar(also: pitar)

to toot [tooted · tooted] {v.i.} (whistle)

silbar(also: chiflar, silbarle a, chiflarle a)

to wolf-whistle {vb}

silbar

to zing {v.i.} [coll.] (bullet)

silbar [silbando · silbado] {transitive verb}

silbar(also: silbar, pitar, chuflar, rechiflar)

to whistle [whistled · whistled] {vb}

empecé a silbar para darme ánimos

I began to whistle to keep my spirits up

Ahora oímos el silbato de la media parte, pero sospecho que el señor Barroso no es un hombre que escuche a quienes silban.

Now we hear the half-time whistle, but I suspect Mr Barroso is not a man to listen to whistle-blowers.

A pesar de ello, los gobiernos europeos silban al aire e ignoran a las 20 000 personas que se amontonan en Lampedusa, en unas condiciones infrahumanas.

Despite this, European governments have chosen to whistle in the wind and ignore the 20 000 people amassing in Lampedusa in sub-human conditions.

silbar

to catcall {vb}

silbar(also: chiflar, rechiflar)

to whistle at {vb}

empecé a silbar para darme ánimos

I began to whistle to keep my spirits up

Ahora oímos el silbato de la media parte, pero sospecho que el señor Barroso no es un hombre que escuche a quienes silban.

Now we hear the half-time whistle, but I suspect Mr Barroso is not a man to listen to whistle-blowers.

A pesar de ello, los gobiernos europeos silban al aire e ignoran a las 20 000 personas que se amontonan en Lampedusa, en unas condiciones infrahumanas.

Despite this, European governments have chosen to whistle in the wind and ignore the 20 000 people amassing in Lampedusa in sub-human conditions.

SYNONYMS

Synonyms (Spanish) for "silbar":

silbar

abroncar- abuchear- amonestar- echar la bronca- gritar- patalear- pitar- regañar- reñir- reprender

CONTEXT EXAMPLES

Context examples for "silbo" in English(!) These sentences come from external sources & may not be accurate. Therefore, we are not responsible for their content.

me silbó para que me pusiera a cubierto

he whistled to me to take cover

le silbó

he gave her a wolf whistle

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