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il sifflait

was whistling, was hissing

→ siffler
siffl to whistle + ait 3rd-person singular imperfect
verb · 3rd-person singular, imperfect tense Rare #38,943
was whistling
FR: Il sifflait en préparant le dîner.
EN: He was whistling while making dinner.
was hissing
FR: Le vent sifflait sous la porte.
EN: The wind was hissing under the door.
Conjugation of siffler
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
Third sifflait —

Tu le vois, le type qui sifflait ?

Do you see that guy who was whistling?

— M le maudit (1931)

Ma sœur sifflait joyeusement.

My sister whistled happily.

Il était avec une petite fille et il sifflait exactement comme ça !

He was with a little girl, and he was whistling exactly like that!

— M le maudit (1931)

Le vent sifflait dans les arbres.

The wind whistled through the trees.

Le serpent sifflait et montrait ses crochets.

The snake hissed and showed its fangs.

Parmi ces applaudissements, mon père sifflait sans arrêt.

Amid all that applause, my father kept whistling.

— PK (2014)

Il sifflait tout en marchant.

He whistled as he walked.

C'était elle qui sifflait dans la brume.

It was she who was whistling in the fog.