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1 noise
A n1 ( sound) bruit m ; aircraft/background/traffic noise bruit des avions/de fond/du trafic ; loud/soft noise grand/léger bruit ; to make a noise faire du bruit ; above the noise of the engine au-dessus du bruit du moteur ; a grinding/tinkling/rattling noise un grincement/tintement/cliquetis ;2 ( din) bruit m, vacarme m ; ( shouting) tapage m ; please make less noise! s'il vous plaît, faites moins de bruit! ; hold your noise ○ ! ferme-la ○ ! ;4 (comment, reaction) tapage m (about au sujet de) ; to make noises ou a noise about sth dire qch au sujet de qch ; to make polite/sympathetic noises dire des choses polies/compatissantes ; to make the right noises dire ce qui convient ;to be a big noise (in sth) ○ être une grosse légume (de qch) ○.■ noise abroad†, noise about†:▶ noise [sth] abroad ébruiter. -
2 noise
noise [nɔɪz]1 noun∎ a loud noise un gros bruit;∎ the clock is making a funny noise la pendule fait un drôle de bruit;∎ I thought I heard a noise downstairs j'ai cru entendre du bruit en bas;∎ the humming noise of the engine le ronronnement du moteur;∎ Theatre noises off bruitage m∎ to make a noise faire du bruit;∎ do you call that noise music? pour vous, ce vacarme c'est de la musique?;∎ to make a noise about sth faire du tapage ou beaucoup de bruit autour de qch;∎ the critics made a lot of noise about the film les critiques ont fait beaucoup de bruit autour de ce film;∎ they made a lot of noise about banning the march ils ont remué ciel et terre pour faire interdire la manifestation∎ to noise sth about or abroad ébruiter qch∎ she made vague noises about emigrating elle a vaguement parlé d'émigrer□ ;∎ to make encouraging noises dire des choses encourageantes□ ;∎ to make sympathetic noises compatir□ ;∎ he started making placatory noises il se mit à marmonner quelques paroles d'apaisement□ ;∎ they made all the right noises, but… ils ont fait semblant de marcher à fond ou d'être tout à fait d'accord, mais…□►► noise abatement lutte f contre le bruit;noise abatement campaign campagne f ou lutte f contre le bruit;noise level niveau m de bruit;noise pollution nuisances fpl sonores, pollution f sonore
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noise — noise1 W2S2 [nɔız] n [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: quarreling, noise , from Latin nausea; NAUSEA] 1.) [U and C] a sound, especially one that is loud, unpleasant, or frightening = ↑sound ▪ What s that noise? noise of … Dictionary of contemporary English
noise — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ deafening, loud ▪ awful, horrible, terrible ▪ faint, low, slight, small … Collocations dictionary
bang — bang1 S3 [bæŋ] n 1.) a sudden loud noise caused by something such as a gun or an object hitting a hard surface ▪ There was a loud bang outside the kitchen door. 2.) a painful blow to the body when you hit against something or something hits you … Dictionary of contemporary English
bang — 1 noun 1 (C) a sudden loud noise caused by something such as a gun or an object hitting a hard surface: The front door slammed with a loud bang. 2 (C) a hard knock or hit against something: That was a nasty bang on the head. 3 bangs (plural) AmE… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
rattle — 1 verb 1 (I, T) to shake, or make something shake, with quick repeated knocking noises: The windows rattled in the wind. | The beggar was rattling coins in an old mug. 2 (I) to move quickly, making a rattling noise (+ along/past/over etc): The… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
