sifflet

Used in the library

• On entendait le grincement des poulies, les cris du sifflet du contremaître, et des jurons qui tombaient de la mature.One could hear the creaking of the pulleys, the shouting of the foreman's whistle, and the swearing that fell from the mature.B2Le Chevalier de Mornac
• Bientôt il quitta le chemin de ronde, descendit à travers les rochers, et, arrivé au bord de la mer, fit entendre un coup de sifflet.Soon he left the round path, went down through the rocks, and came to the sea, and sounded a whistle.B2Les Trois Mousquetaires
• «À ces mots, il donna un coup de sifflet; le globe de flamme qui éclairait ma chambre remonta et disparut; je me retrouvai dans l’obscurité."To these words he gave a whistle; the flame globe that lit up my chamber went up and disappeared; I found myself in darkness.B2Les Trois Mousquetaires