apito

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Portuguese term or phrase:apito
Spanish translation:silbato
Entered by: Zaida Machuca Inostroza

05:40 Jun 22, 2014
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Portuguese to Spanish translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature / Historias de vampiros
Portuguese term or phrase: apito
Alguno sabe cómo se denomina en español la persona que anuncia la partida de un barco utilizando un pito que hace sonar.

Todos estavam falando ao mesmo tempo e todos se alegraram quando o apito do navio informou ao seu modo, que deixariam o porto e partiriam para todos os cantos da Europa.

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Gracias desde ya por vuestra ayuda.
Zaida Machuca Inostroza
Chile
Local time: 17:15


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Nicolás Noya


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apito


Explanation:
En este caso no se refiere a una función o a una persona ejerciendo esta función. El apito es simplemente el silbido, el sonido, se refiere a la onomatopeya. Apito tambien es el instrumento. La persona en todo caso seria, o apitador

Nicolás Noya
Brazil
Local time: 18:15
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Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
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