siffler

Tous les garçons me sifflaient et frimaient.
All the boys whistled at me and acted up.
Ils ne sifflaient pas les filles !
They didn't whistle at the girls.
Je ne voyais pas pourquoi ils sifflaient.
I had no idea why they were booing.
Les jonquilles fleurissaient mais les arbitres ne sifflaient pas quand je le leur disais.
The daffodils were blooming, but the referees were not blowing the whistle when I was telling them to.
L'été, à 14 h, mes amis me sifflaient pour aller à l'étang.
During summer, each day at 2:00p.m., my friends whistled from under my window.. to call me and go to swim to the marsh.
Les mineurs sifflaient pendant qu'ils remplissaient les trous de forage avec des explosifs.
The miners whistled while they filled the drill holes with explosives.
Les balles sifflaient et nous nous sommes mis à l'abri.
Bullets flew, and we ran for cover.
Les feux d'artifice sifflaient au-dessus de nos têtes et explosaient en lumières colorées.
The fireworks whizzed overhead, exploding into colorful lights.
Les balles sifflaient en passant.
Bullets were whizzing past.
Des balles sifflaient par-ci par-là.
Also, there were a few bullets flying around.
Les balles sifflaient autour de nous.
Bullets whizzed past us.
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