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wheeze

/wiːz/

wheezenoun

wheezes

/wiːz/

Translations

respiration sifflanteSens médical.

The doctor could hear a wheeze in the patient's chest during the examination.

Le médecin a entendu une respiration sifflante dans la poitrine du patient pendant l'examen.

combineFamilier.

He came up with a wheeze to get everyone to contribute to the charity fund.

Il a trouvé une combine pour que tout le monde contribue au fonds de charité.

Additional translations

astuceSens de stratagème ingénieux ou amusant.

sifflementSens plus général, quand le bruit est mis en avant.

Definitions

A sound of breathing with a whistling or rattling noise in the chest, as a result of obstruction in the air passages.

The doctor could hear a wheeze in the patient's chest during the examination.

A clever or amusing scheme or trick.

He came up with a wheeze to get everyone to contribute to the charity fund.

Synonyms

hissing sound

wheezeverb

wheezed

Past Simple

wheezed

Past Participle

wheezing

ing-form

/wiːz/

/wiz/

Translations

respirer avec difficultéSe dit d'une respiration sifflante ou rauque.

After running up the hill, he began to wheeze heavily.

Après avoir couru en montant la colline, il s'est mis à respirer avec difficulté.

Additional translations

sifflerPour un objet ou un moteur qui produit un bruit semblable.

Definitions

To breathe with difficulty, producing a hoarse whistling sound.

After running up the hill, he began to wheeze heavily.

To make a sound resembling a wheeze.

The old engine started to wheeze as it struggled to start.

Synonyms

breath heavily