cooee

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Definition von cooee im Englisch Türkisch wörterbuch

not within cooee
(deyim) (Aus) Erişilmesi zor yerde, çok uzakta
within cooee
(deyim) (Aus) Erişilmesi kolay,myakında, civarda
Englisch - Englisch
Used to attract someone's attention

Cooee! I'm over here!.

A long, loud call used to attract attention when at a distance, mainly done in the Australian bush
To make such a call
In the actual call the first syllable is much prolonged (k&oomac;"-) and the second ends in a shrill, staccato &emacr
A peculiar whistling sound made by the Australian aborigenes as a call or signal
To represent the sound itself the spelling cooee is generally used
{i} prolonged shout uttered by the Australian aborigines to attract attention
{f} call out or shout the call "cooee
To call out cooee
A peculiar cry uttered by the Australian aborigines as a call to attract attention, and also in common use among the Australian colonists
Used to attract someones attention
not within cooee
(deyim) (Aus) Out of reach, far off, not within close distance
within cooee
(deyim) (Aus) Within reach, in the vicinity, not far off
cooee

    Silbentrennung

    coo·ee

    Synonyme

    ahoy, hey, oi, yoohoo

    Aussprache

    Etymologie

    () From Sydney language guuu-wi adopted into English by white settlers in Australia from 1790.R. M. W. Dixon, Australian Aboriginal Words'', Oxford University Press, 1990, ISBN 0-19-553099-3, page 208.

    Tempora

    cooeeing, cooeed
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