wheeze
gb/wˈiz/ us/wˈiz/
B2
Kiingereza
sípolva lélegezik, sípoló légzés, sípolás, trükk, fogás, zihálva mond
KITENZI
B2
1
Muundo wa matumizi:
[someone] wheezes
By the time we reached the top of the hill, he was wheezing.
Mire felértünk a domb tetejére, már sípolva lélegzett.
She started to wheeze after running in cold air.
Miután a hideg levegőn futott, sípolva kezdett lélegezni.
The baby was wheezing, so they took him to urgent care.
Mifano kwa wanafunzi
I wheeze when I have a cold.
Ha meg vagyok fázva, sípolva lélegzem.
He is wheezing at night.
Éjszaka sípolva lélegzik.
Kosa la kawaida:
Learners sometimes use *whistle* for this; *wheeze* is specifically a breathing sound linked to breathing difficulty.
Maana
breathe with a whistling sound
Miunganiko ya maneno
wheeze badly
|wheeze loudly
|begin to wheeze
|start wheezing
|wheeze at night
|wheeze when exercising
|wheeze with asthma
|wheeze with a cold
|make someone wheeze
|wheeze through the night
Visawe
gasp (Often suggests short breaths from shock or effort, not the whistling sound.)
|
pant (Breathing fast from effort or heat; not necessarily a whistling sound.)
Vinyume
breathe easily (No difficulty or noisy breathing.)
Mada
health
|body
|medicine
Ufafanuzi
To breathe with a whistling sound because it is difficult to breathe.
To breathe with a high, whistling sound, usually because the airways are partly blocked, for example by asthma or a chest infection.
NOMINO
B2
2
sípolás
B1
Muundo wa matumizi:
a wheeze; [someone] has a wheeze
The doctor could hear a wheeze in his chest.
Az orvos sípoló légzést hallott a mellkasában.
She had a wheeze and a tight feeling in her throat.
Sípoló légzése volt, és szorítást érzett a torkában.
If the wheeze gets worse, call your GP.
Mifano kwa wanafunzi
I have a wheeze today.
Ma sípol a légzésem.
The doctor heard a wheeze.
Az orvos sípoló légzést hallott.
Kosa la kawaida:
Don’t confuse *a wheeze* (a sound) with *a sneeze* (a sudden nose breath).
Maana
whistling sound while breathing
Miunganiko ya maneno
a slight wheeze
|a loud wheeze
|a persistent wheeze
|a wheeze in the chest
|hear a wheeze
|develop a wheeze
|a wheeze on exhalation
|a wheeze on breathing out
|no wheeze
|wheeze and cough
Visawe
whistling (General term for a high sound; not necessarily caused by breathing difficulty.)
Vinyume
clear breathing (Breathing without unusual noise.)
Mada
health
|body
|medicine
Ufafanuzi
A whistling sound when someone breathes with difficulty.
A high, whistling noise made when someone breathes, typically because their breathing passages are narrowed.
NOMINO
C1
INFORMAL
3
Muundo wa matumizi:
a wheeze; a [good/clever] wheeze
He came up with a wheeze to get free parking all week.
Kitalált egy trükköt, hogy egész héten ingyen parkolhasson.
Their latest publicity wheeze got a lot of attention online.
A legújabb reklámfogásuk nagy figyelmet kapott az interneten.
It sounded like a clever wheeze at first, but it didn’t actually work.
Mifano kwa wanafunzi
She had a clever wheeze.
Volt egy ügyes trükkje.
That was a good wheeze.
Az jó trükk volt.
Kosa la kawaida:
This meaning is mainly UK usage; in many contexts, *scheme/idea* is more widely understood.
Maana
clever or amusing scheme
Miunganiko ya maneno
a clever wheeze
|a good wheeze
|a brilliant wheeze
|a marketing wheeze
|a money-making wheeze
|dream up a wheeze
|think up a wheeze
|come up with a wheeze
|a publicity wheeze
|some wheeze to get out of work
Visawe
scheme (More neutral and general; can sound more serious.)
|
idea (More general; doesn’t suggest a trick or gimmick.)
|
gimmick (Often suggests a marketing trick; less about cleverness.)
Vinyume
straightforward plan (Emphasizes simplicity rather than cleverness or trickery.)
Mada
daily_life
|communication
|humor
Ufafanuzi
A clever idea or plan, often a funny one.
(Informal, especially British) A clever, often amusing idea or plan, sometimes a slightly dishonest trick.
KITENZI
C1
4
zihálva mond
B2
Muundo wa matumizi:
[someone] wheezes [words/phrase]
‘I’m fine,’ he wheezed, but he didn’t sound convincing.
– Jól vagyok – zihálta, de nem hangzott meggyőzően.
She wheezed an apology between breaths.
Két levegővétel között zihálva kért bocsánatot.
He wheezed out his name and then fell silent.
Mifano kwa wanafunzi
He wheezed, “Help me.”
– Segíts! – zihálta.
Kosa la kawaida:
This use is less common than the breathing meaning; it usually appears with quoted speech or a short phrase.
Maana
speak in a weak, breathy voice
Miunganiko ya maneno
wheeze an apology
|wheeze a laugh
|wheeze out a reply
|wheeze the words
|wheeze faintly
|wheeze softly
|wheeze a greeting
|wheeze his name
Visawe
croak (Suggests a rough, low voice, often from illness.)
|
rasp (Focuses on harshness rather than breathlessness.)
Vinyume
say clearly (Speaking strongly and without strain.)
Mada
communication
|health
Ufafanuzi
To speak with a weak, breathy sound.
To say something in a hoarse, breathy way, as if short of breath.
Sarufi
Umbo la kamusi
wheeze
IPA
GB/wˈiz/
US/wˈiz/
Silabi na mkazo
wheeze (silabi 1)
Stress on 1st syllable (wheeze)
Maumbo ya neno
Noun
- Base: wheeze
- Plural: wheezes
Verb
- Base: wheeze
- 3rd Person Singular: wheezes
- Present Participle: wheezing
- Past: wheezed
Semi
an old wheeze
1/ən ˈoʊld wˈiz/
fixed phrase
informal
old joke or familiar trick
A joke or trick that is not new.
Mifano
- He tried that old wheeze again, pretending he’d forgotten his wallet.
- It’s an old wheeze, but it still makes people laugh.
- The email scam is just an old wheeze in a new form.
Mifano kwa wanafunzi
- That’s an old wheeze.
wheeze out
1/wˈiz ˈaʊt/
phrasal verb
say with difficulty and breathlessness
To say words with difficulty while breathing badly.
Mifano
- He wheezed out a few words and pointed at the door.
- She wheezed out an answer before coughing again.
- ‘Please,’ he wheezed out, struggling to breathe.
Mifano kwa wanafunzi
- He wheezed out, “Wait.”