squawk — Dictionnaire anglais

Nom

1. A shrill noise, especially made by a voice or bird. If made by a bird, it typically signals discomfort or anger; a yell, scream, or call.

2. A four-digit transponder code used by aircraft for identification or transmission of emergency signals.

3. A complaint or objection.

   Usage

   • informel

   Exemples

   Plus d’exemples (1)

   That was the last roundup for McCutcheon’s Cresswell; it never moved from that field again. Not that there was any squawk from the landlord; the two of them owned it, of course.

4. An issue or complaint related to aircraft maintenance.

   Exemples

   Plus d’exemples (1)

   We think instructors should stress the importance of writeups on all maintenance squawks after the completion of each flight. More important, something should be done by the aircraft operator to correct such squawks.

5. The American night heron.

6. A warning message indicating a possible error.

   Usage

   • informel

   Exemples

   The function-hiding code above, for instance, goes through a different (but widely used) compiler with nary a squawk.

Verbe

1. To make a squawking noise; to yell, scream, or call out shrilly.

   Exemples

   The hens woke up squawking with terror because they had all dreamed simultaneously of hearing a gun go off in the distance.

2. To speak out; to protest.

   Usage

   • intransitif
   • argot

3. To report an infraction; to rat on or tattle; to disclose a secret.

   Usage

   • intransitif
   • argot

   Exemples

   "I'll slit your throat if you squawk on us," Krantz threatened.

4. To produce a warning message, indicating a possible error.

   Usage

   • informel
   • intransitif

   Exemples

   That way, if you type = instead of ==, the compiler will squawk because you can't assign something to a constant.

   You want the compiler to squawk if you try to instantiate for a type that doesn't implement IPrioritizable.

5. To set or transmit a four-digit transponder code. (Normally followed by the specific code in question.)

   Exemples

   After discovering that the hydraulic system is faulty, the pilots squawked 7700 and declared mayday.

6. To back out in a mean way.

   Usage

   • usage américain
   • vieilli
   • argot

Nom

1. the noise of squawking

   Termes génériques

   noise

   Exemples

   she awoke to the squawk of chickens

   the squawk of car horns

2. informal terms for objecting

   Synonymes

   gripekickbeefbitch

   Termes génériques

   objection

   Exemples

   I have a gripe about the service here

Verbe

1. utter a harsh abrupt scream

   Synonymes

   screakskreakskreighscreech

   Termes génériques

   shoutshout outcrycallyellscreamhollerhollosquall

2. complain

   Synonymes

   gripebitchgrousecrabbeefbellyacheholler

   Termes génériques

   complainkickplainsound offquetchkvetch

   Exemples

   What was he hollering about?