| inglese > italiano | |
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| whisper | |
| 1. sost. sussurro, bisbiglio | |
| 2. sost. (soprattutto al plurale) voce, diceria, informazione di scarsa affidabilità | |
| there are whispers of treason in the palace - ci sono voci di tradimento a palazzo | |
| 3. verb. sussurrare, bisbigliare | |
| to whisper sweet words - sussurrare parole dolci | |
| 4. verb. sussurrare, mormorare, produrre un suono basso e continuo | |
| the wind whispers through the trees - il vento sussurra tra gli alberi | |
| 5. verb. (senso figurato) complottare, tramare, bisbigliare di nascosto con intenzioni ostili | |
| the king thought people were whispering against him - il re pensava che le persone stessero tramando contro di lui | |
| inglese > inglese | |
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| whisper | |
| 1. subst. The act of speaking in a quiet voice, especially, without vibration of the vocal cords. |  |
| 2. subst. (usually in plural) A rumor. | |
| There are whispers of rebellion all around. | |
| 3. subst. (figurative) A faint trace or hint (of something). | |
| The soup had just a whisper of basil. | |
| 4. subst. A low rustling sound, like that of the wind in leaves. | |
| 5. subst. (internet) A private message to an individual in a chat room. | |
| 6. v. (intransitive) To speak softly, or under the breath, so as to be heard only by one near at hand; to utter words without sonant breath; to talk without that vibration in the larynx which gives sonorous | |
| 7. v. To mention privately and confidentially, or in a whisper. | |
| 8. v. (intransitive) To make a low, sibilant sound. | |
| 9. v. (intransitive) To speak with suspicion or timorous caution; to converse in whispers, as in secret plotting. | |
| 10. v. (transitive, obsolete) To address in a whisper, or low voice. | |
| 11. v. (transitive, obsolete) To prompt secretly or cautiously; to inform privately. | |
| italiano > inglese | |
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| sussurrare | |
| 1. v. to whisper | |
| 2. v. (intransitive) to rustle or murmur | |
