Meaning
to whistle; to boo
- to make a high-pitched sound through the lips, teeth, or with an instrument
- to boo, hiss, or jeer at a performer, team, or speaker to show disapproval
In a sentence
L'arbitro ha fischiato la fine della partita.
The referee blew the whistle for the end of the match.
Perché il pubblico fischia quell'attore?
Why is the audience booing that actor?
Mio nonno fischia sempre quando lavora in garage.
My grandfather always whistles when he works in the garage.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| fischiare | infinitive |
| fischio | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| fischi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| fischia | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| fischiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| fischiate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| fischiano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| fischiavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| fischiavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| fischiava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| fischiavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| fischiavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| fischiavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| fischiai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| fischiasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| fischiò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| fischiammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| fischiaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| fischiarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| fischierò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| fischierai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| fischierà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| fischieremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| fischierete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| fischieranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| fischi | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| fischi | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| fischi | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| fischiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| fischiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| fischino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| fischiassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| fischiassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| fischiasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| fischiassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| fischiaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| fischiassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| fischierei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| fischieresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| fischierebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| fischieremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| fischiereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| fischierebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| fischia | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| fischiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| fischiate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| fischiando | gerund |
| fischiato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Takes 'avere' as auxiliary when used both transitively and intransitively.
- 'Fischiare a qualcuno' can mean to boo someone, but 'fischiare le orecchie' means ears ringing.