hoot

hu:t 1. verb

1) (to sound the horn of a car etc: The driver hooted (his horn) at the old lady.) fløyte, tute

2) ((of car etc horns, sirens etc) to make a loud noise, as a warning, signal etc: You can't leave the factory till the siren hoots.) pipe, tute, ule, fløyte

3) ((of owls) to call out: An owl hooted in the wood.) skrike, tute

4) ((of people) to make a loud noise of laughter or disapproval: They hooted with laughter.) hyle, huie, vræle

2. noun

1) (the sound of a car etc horn, a siren etc.) fløyting, tuting, ul(ing)

2) (the call of an owl.) skrik, tuting

3) (a loud shout of laughter or disapproval.) hyl, vræl, piping

•

- hooter

- not care a hoot / two hoots

tute

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uling

I

subst. \/huːt\/

1) buing, utpiping, huiing

2) (om ugle) skrik, tuting

3) brøl, rop

• hoots of rage

sinte brøl, sinte rop

4) (spesielt britisk, om dampfløyte eller horn) ul, tut

5) (hverdagslig) festlig person, artig begivenhet

not a hoot ikke i det hele tatt

not give a hoot gi blaffen, blåse i, bry seg døyten

• I don't give a hoot about it

II

subst. \/huːt\/

(newzealandsk, hverdagslig) penger (særlig som kompensasjon for noe)

III

verb \/huːt\/

1) bue, pipe, huie

2) (om uttrykk for sinne, glede e.l.) brøle, rope

3) (om ugle) skrike, tute

4) (særlig britisk) tute (om horn), ule (om dampfløyte)

hoot at somebody pipe ut noen

hoot down møte med pipekonsert

hoot one's horn tute

hoot out\/off bue ut

hoot with laughter at something brøle\/hyle av latter over noe

IV

interj. \/huːt\/

se ➢ hoots