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Significados de chivaree em inglês

espanhol
campanazo
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A noisy mock serenade (made by banging pans and kettles) to a newly married couple.

        campanazo
        Sinônimos
        Examples for "belling"
        Examples for "belling"
        1
        In a storm on Hallowe'en is heard the belling of his hounds.
        The Book of Hallowe'en
        2
        I heard the belling tower in the distance and gave a deep sigh.
        The Wise Man’s Fear
        3
        Each vessel embedded in a web of bridges, suspended by gently belling walkways.
        The Scar
        4
        But, like belling the cat, it is easier said than done.
        Dulcibel: A Tale of Old Salem
        5
        Before too long we heard the belling tower striking noon.
        The Name of the Wind
        1
        He was delighted with my charivari, and then he said to me:
        Empress Josephine: An Historical Sketch of the Days of Napoleon
        2
        But I can tell you that a charivari is not always a joke.
        Roughing It in the Bush
        3
        A few days after the charivari affair, Mrs. D--stepped in to see me.
        Roughing It in the Bush
        4
        There will be a charivari in my rooms tonight.
        The Works of Rudyard Kipling: One Volume Edition
        5
        I have even heard talk of getting up a 'charivari' under the windows on the wedding-night.
        The Idiot
        1
        I hope you shivaree Man and his wife-andshivaree 'em good.
        Lonesome Land
        2
        Well, anyway, when Bill and the girl got married, the boys came to 'shivaree' them.
        The Second Chance
        3
        I came to tell you that there's a scheme to raise-to'shivaree' you two, tonight.
        Lonesome Land
        4
        But I understand just what this shivaree means.
        The Ramrodders: A Novel
        5
        It was like ordering a serenade of angels, and getting a shivaree in place of it.
        Who is mark twain?
        Uso de chivaree em inglês
        1
        Seton lives in Halifax and they NEVER chivaree people there.
        The Golden Road
        2
        It was more like the "chivaree" with which ironic crowds tormented bridal couples back in Nimrim, Mo.
        We Can't Have Everything: A Novel
        3
        But when they explained to me just how a chivaree was carried on, naturally I wanted in on the action.
        The Life of Me: An Autobiography
        4
        I was only about nine years old, and I can't remember much about that one and only chivaree I ever attended.
        The Life of Me: An Autobiography
        5
        "Well, it's the only chance we'll have to chivaree them," grumbled Dan.
        The Golden Road
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        Translations for chivaree
        Chivaree ao longo do tempo