What does fischio in Italian mean?

What is the meaning of the word fischio in Italian? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use fischio in Italian.

The word fischio in Italian means whistle, call, cry, hiss, whistle, whistle, hoot, whistle, whistle, blow the whistle, hiss, boo, signal, call, what the heck?. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word fischio

whistle

sostantivo maschile (suono acuto umano)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
I fischi di suo nonno erano leggendari.
His grandfather's whistles were legendary.

call, cry

sostantivo maschile (richiamo per animali) (animals)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
I cani tornarono indietro non appena udirono il fischio del padrone.
The dogs turned back as soon as they heard their master's call.

hiss, whistle

sostantivo maschile (sibilo)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Non riuscivo a sentire nulla, tranne il fischio del vento.
All I could hear was the whistle of the wind.

whistle, hoot

sostantivo maschile (segnale acustico)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il fischio della locomotiva è un suono inconfondibile.
The whistle of the train is an unmistakeable sound.

whistle

sostantivo maschile (strumento emittente fischi)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il fischio dell'arbitro segnò la fine della partita in parità.
The referee's whistle signaled the end of the match.

whistle

verbo intransitivo (emettere suoni con le labbra)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Fischiare è un passatempo ormai quasi scomparso.
These days whistling as a hobby has practically disappeared.

blow the whistle

verbo intransitivo (suonare il fischietto)

Il centravanti era lanciato ma l'arbitro ha fischiato interrompendo il gioco.
The centre forward player was running ahead but the referee blew the whistle and interrupted the game.

hiss, boo

verbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (disapprovare)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Gli attori furono fischiati finché non dovettero sospendere lo spettacolo.
The actors were booed at so much that they had to stop the show.

signal, call

verbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (segnalare col fischietto)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
L'arbitro ha fischiato la fine della partita.
The referee has signalled the end of the game.

what the heck?

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

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