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squawked

/skwɔkt/

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verb

Quäken, kreischen

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

Examples :

"The parrot squawked loudly when the cat walked by its cage. "

Der Papagei kreischte laut, als die Katze an seinem Käfig vorbeiging.

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verb

Quäken, protestieren

To speak out; to protest.

Examples :

"When the teacher announced a pop quiz, the students squawked in protest. "

Als der Lehrer einen Überraschungs-Test ankündigte, protestierten die Schüler.

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verb

verraten, petzen

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

Examples :

"The student squawked about Sarah copying answers during the test. "

Der Schüler verriet, dass Sarah während des Tests Antworten abschrieb.

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verb

Quäken, krächzen

To produce a warning message, indicating a possible error.

Examples :

"The printer squawked an "Out of Paper" error message, stopping my report from printing. "

Der Drucker quäkte eine Fehlermeldung „Papier alle“, wodurch mein Bericht nicht gedruckt wurde.

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verb

Einen vierstelligen Transpondercode senden

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

Examples :

"The air traffic controller instructed the pilot to squawk 7500, the code for a hijacking. "

Der Fluglotse wies den Piloten an, 7500 zu senden, den Code für eine Flugzeugentführung.

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verb

Quengeln, sich beschweren

To back out in a mean way.

Examples :

"When the teacher asked him to present his project, he squawked about not feeling ready, even though he'd been working on it for weeks. "

Als der Lehrer ihn bat, sein Projekt zu präsentieren, quengelte er herum, dass er sich nicht bereit fühle, obwohl er wochenlang daran gearbeitet hatte.

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