chiflar

v.

1 to whistle.

María chifló muy duro Mary whistled loudly.

2 to boo, to jeer.

Elsa chiflaba mientras yo corría Elsa jeered while I ran.

3 to whistle at, to whistle to.

El guarda le chifló a Ricardo The guard whistled at Richard.

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chiflar

► verbo intransitivo

1 (silbar) to hiss, whistle

► verbo transitivo

1 (silbar) to hiss, boo

2 familiar (gustar) to fascinate, enchant

■ le chifla el patinaje he's mad about skating

■ me chifla Lola I'm crazy about Lola

► verbo pronominal chiflarse

1 familiar (enloquecer) to go mad, go crazy, go round the bend

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FRASEOLOGÍA

chiflarse por alguien/algo familiar to be crazy about somebody/something, be mad about somebody/something

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chiflar

► verbo transitivo

1 (raspar las pieles) to skive, pare

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1. VT

1) [+ silbato] to blow

2) (Teat) to hiss, boo, whistle at

3) * (=beber) to drink, knock back *

4) * (=encantar) to entrance, captivate; (=volver loco) to drive crazy

esa chica le chifla — he's crazy about that girl

me chiflan los helados — I just adore ice cream

me chifla ese grupo — I think that group is fantastic *

2. VI

1) esp LAm to whistle, hiss

2) CAm, Méx [ave, pájaro] to sing

3.

See:

chiflarse

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1.

verbo transitivo <actor/cantante> to whistle at (as sign of disapproval), ≈to boo

2.

chiflar vi

1) (silbar) to whistle

2) (fam) (gustar mucho)

le chiflan los coches — he's crazy about cars (colloq)

3.

chiflarse v pron (fam)

chiflarse por algo — to be crazy about something (colloq)

se chifló por esa chica — he flipped his lid over that girl (colloq)

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= whistle, hiss.

Ex. The author of 'A tune they can whistle' stresses the importance of a user-oriented approach to outreach activities.

Ex. In all truth, it must be said that this howling, hissing, foot-scraping body of young rapscallions found some cause for complaint.

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1.

verbo transitivo <actor/cantante> to whistle at (as sign of disapproval), ≈to boo

2.

chiflar vi

1) (silbar) to whistle

2) (fam) (gustar mucho)

le chiflan los coches — he's crazy about cars (colloq)

3.

chiflarse v pron (fam)

chiflarse por algo — to be crazy about something (colloq)

se chifló por esa chica — he flipped his lid over that girl (colloq)

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= whistle, hiss.

Ex: The author of 'A tune they can whistle' stresses the importance of a user-oriented approach to outreach activities.

Ex: In all truth, it must be said that this howling, hissing, foot-scraping body of young rapscallions found some cause for complaint.

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chiflar [A1 ]

vt

‹actor/cantante› to whistle at (as sign of disapproval), ≈ to boo

■ chiflar

vi

A

1 (AmL) (silbar) to whistle

¿sabes chiflar? can you whistle?

le chiflaron cuando pasó por la obra they whistled at her o wolfwhistled when she went past the building site

chíflale a ver si nos ve whistle to him o give him a whistle and see if he sees us

2 (con los dedos) to whistle

chifló para detener a un taxi she whistled to get a taxi to stop

B (fam)

(gustar mucho): le chiflan los coches he's crazy about cars (colloq), he's mad on o about cars (BrE colloq)

ese chico me chifla I'm crazy o (BrE) mad about that guy (colloq)

■ chiflarse

v pron

(fam) chiflarse POR algo/algn:

se chifla por las motos he's crazy about motorbikes (colloq), he's mad about o on motorbikes (BrE colloq), he's motorbike-crazy o (BrE) motorbike-mad (colloq)

se chifló por esa chica he flipped his lid o he went nuts over that girl (colloq)

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chiflar (conjugate chiflar) verbo transitivo ‹actor/cantante› to whistle at (as sign of disapproval), ≈ to boo
verbo intransitivo
1 (silbar) to whistle
2 (fam) (gustar mucho):

◊ le chiflan los coches he's crazy about cars (colloq)

chiflarse verbo pronominal (fam) chiflarse por algo/algn to be crazy about sth/sb (colloq)
chiflar verbo intransitivo
1 (con la boca) to whistle
(con un silbato) to blow
2 familiar (gustar mucho) me chifla esta música, I love this music
'chiflar' also found in these entries:
English:
whistle

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chiflar

♦ vt

Fam [encantar]

me chifla el pescado frito I just love fried fish;

me chifla ese jugador I'm mad o crazy about that player

♦ vi

[silbar] to whistle;

Comp

RP

no se puede chiflar y comer gofio you can't have your cake and eat it

♦ See also the pronominal verb chiflarse

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chiflar

I v/t boo

II v/i whistle

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chiflar vi

: to whistle

chiflar vt

: to whistle at, to boo

♦ See also the reflexive verb chiflarse