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1 noise
noiz1) (a sound: I heard a strange noise outside; the noise of gunfire.) lyd, bråk2) (an unpleasantly loud sound: I hate noise.) bråk, støy, spetakkel•- noiselessly
- noisy
- noisilybråk--------larm--------lyd--------oppstyr--------ståkIsubst. \/nɔɪz\/1) lyd, ulyd, lyder2) bråk, uvesen, spetakkel, støy, liv, larm3) ( i radio e.l.) støy, sus, forstyrrelse(r), forstyrrende lyd4) oppstandelse, ståhei, oppstyr5) ( EDB) støy6) ( gammeldags) ryktemake a noise in the world vekke allmenn oppsikt, bli omtalt, bli kjentnot make a noise about something ( overført) ikke gjøre noe stort nummer ut av noe, ikke lage spetakkel på grunn av noenoises antydninger, mumlingIIverb \/nɔɪz\/1) (gammeldags, også noise about) utbasunere, forkynne vidt og bredt, gjøre allment kjent2) ( poetisk) støye, bråke -
2 fire-cracker
noun (a kind of firework which makes a loud noise.) kinaputt, fyrverkeri -
3 bang
bæŋ 1. noun1) (a sudden loud noise: The door shut with a bang.) hardt slag2) (a blow or knock: a bang on the head from a falling branch.) knall, smell2. verb1) (to close with a sudden loud noise: He banged the door.) smelle, slå igjen2) (to hit or strike violently, often making a loud noise: The child banged his drum; He banged the book down angrily on the table.) slå3) (to make a sudden loud noise: We could hear the fireworks banging in the distance.) smelle, dundre•- bangerslagIsubst. \/bæŋ\/1) slag, smell, knall, skrall, brak2) (hverdagslig, amer.) fart, futt3) (hverdagslig, amer.) spenning4) (EDB, mest amer.) utropstegn5) ( vulgært) knull, sexpartnerbangs lugg, pannelugggo off\/over with a bang ( hverdagslig) bli en knallsuksesssonic bang lydmursmellwith a bang med et brak, med et smell, pladaskIIverb \/bæŋ\/1) banke, dunke, smelle til, smelle igjen, dundre2) ( sport) treffe, råke, slå (en ball)3) (vulgært, om mann) knulle4) (amer.) klippe pannelugg5) ( slang) sette (rusgift)sprøyte på seg selv, sette seg et skuddbang about eller bang around romsterebang away at something hamre løs på noe plaffe løs på noebang someone up (britisk, hverdagslig) sette noen i fengselbang something up slå noe i stykkerIIIadv. \/bæŋ\/( hverdagslig) akkurat, nøyaktigbang in the middle akkurat midt i, akkurat midt påbang on course på helt riktig sporbang on time helt presis, til akkurat riktig tidbang up to date helt modernebe bang on være perfekt, være helt riktigIVinterj. \/bæŋ\/bom, pang, vipsgo bang eksplodere, smelle -
4 hoot
hu:t 1. verb1) (to sound the horn of a car etc: The driver hooted (his horn) at the old lady.) fløyte, tute2) ((of car etc horns, sirens etc) to make a loud noise, as a warning, signal etc: You can't leave the factory till the siren hoots.) pipe, tute, ule, fløyte3) ((of owls) to call out: An owl hooted in the wood.) skrike, tute4) ((of people) to make a loud noise of laughter or disapproval: They hooted with laughter.) hyle, huie, vræle2. noun1) (the sound of a car etc horn, a siren etc.) fløyting, tuting, ul(ing)2) (the call of an owl.) skrik, tuting3) (a loud shout of laughter or disapproval.) hyl, vræl, piping•- hooter- not care a hoot / two hootstute--------ulingIsubst. \/huːt\/1) buing, utpiping, huiing2) ( om ugle) skrik, tuting3) brøl, ropsinte brøl, sinte rop4) (spesielt britisk, om dampfløyte eller horn) ul, tut5) ( hverdagslig) festlig person, artig begivenhetnot a hoot ikke i det hele tattnot give a hoot gi blaffen, blåse i, bry seg døytenIIsubst. \/huːt\/(newzealandsk, hverdagslig) penger (særlig som kompensasjon for noe)IIIverb \/huːt\/1) bue, pipe, huie2) (om uttrykk for sinne, glede e.l.) brøle, rope3) ( om ugle) skrike, tute4) ( særlig britisk) tute (om horn), ule (om dampfløyte)hoot at somebody pipe ut noenhoot down møte med pipekonserthoot one's horn tutehoot out\/off bue uthoot with laughter at something brøle\/hyle av latter over noeIVinterj. \/huːt\/se ➢ hoots -
5 slam
slæm 1. past tense, past participle - slammed; verb1) (to shut with violence usually making a loud noise: The door suddenly slammed (shut); He slammed the door in my face.) smelle, slå/slenge igjen2) (to strike against something violently especially with a loud noise: The car slammed into the wall.) smelle2. noun((the noise made by) an act of closing violently and noisily: The door closed with a slam.) smell, slagsmellIsubst. \/slæm\/1) smell2) slag, smekk3) voldsom kritikkthe slam (amer., hverdagslig) fengselIIsubst. \/slæm\/( bridge) slemgrand slam storeslemlittle slam lilleslemIIIverb \/slæm\/1) smelle (igjen), slenge (igjen), smekke (igjen)2) forklaring: gjøre noe brått (og hardt)3) slå løs på, slå til4) ( slang) skjelle ut, kritisereslam down smelle igjen, slå igjenslam into smelle inn islam the door smelle i dørene, ikke gå stille i dørene (overført)slam the door on someone smelle døren igjen etter noen smelle igjen døren for nesen på noenslam to slå igjenIVadv. \/slæm\/med et smell -
6 clatter
'klætə 1. noun(a loud noise like hard objects falling, striking against each other etc: the clatter of pots falling off the shelf.) klirring, smelling, skramling2. verb(to (cause to) make such a noise: The dishes clattered while I was washing them in the sink.) klirre, skramle (med), lage stort rabalderIsubst. \/ˈklætə\/1) klirring, skramling, klapring, rasling2) uvesen, larm, spetakkel3) høyrøstet snakk, støyende stemmerIIverb \/ˈklætə\/1) klirre, skramle, klapre, rasle2) klirre med, skramle med, klapre på\/med, rasle med3) snakke raskt og høylytt, skravle -
7 crash
kræʃ 1. noun1) (a noise as of heavy things breaking or falling on something hard: I heard a crash, and looked round to see that he'd dropped all the plates.) brak2) (a collision: There was a crash involving three cars.) krasj, ulykke, velt3) (a failure of a business etc: the Wall Street crash.) krakk, konkurs4) (a sudden failure of a computer: A computer crash is very costly.)2. verb1) (to (cause to) fall with a loud noise: The glass crashed to the floor.) brake, knuse, smadre2) (to drive or be driven violently (against, into): He crashed (his car); His car crashed into a wall.) brase (sammen med/inn i), krasje3) ((of aircraft) to land or be landed in such a way as to be damaged or destroyed: His plane crashed in the mountains.) krasje, styrte (ned/inn i)4) ((of a business) to fail.) gå konkurs5) (to force one's way noisily (through, into): He crashed through the undergrowth.) brase/ramle (gjennom/inn i)6) ((of a computer) to stop working suddenly: If the computer crashes, we may lose all our files.)3. adjective(rapid and concentrated: a crash course in computer technology.) intensiv-- crash-land Isubst. \/kræʃ\/1) brak, skrall2) krasj, kollisjon (med bil, motorsykkel, e.l.)3) ( luftfart) flystyrt, flyulykke, havari, krasjlanding4) ( børs) krakk, krasj5) ( EDB) datakrasj, totalsammenbrudd6) ( hverdagslig) et sted å sove, et sted å overnatte• need a crash for the night, can I stay at your place?jeg trenger et sted å sove i natt, kan jeg bli hos deg?crash of thunder tordenskrallIIsubst. \/kræʃ\/( tekstil) dreilIIIverb \/kræʃ\/1) ( om kjøretøy) kollidere, krasje (med)2) knuse(s), gå i knas, smadre, sprekke3) brase i vei, brase frem, ruse med et brak, fare med et brak4) ( luftfart) styrte (med), få til å styrte, krasj(lande), havarere5) smelle, slå med et brak6) ( EDB) bryte sammen, krasje7) ( økonomi) gå konkurs, krakke, krasje, falle sammen, gjøre bankerott, gå nedenom8) ( også gatecrash) komme uinnbudt, skaffe seg adgang til9) ( slang) sove over, ligge over, sovne (av utmattelse)crash a party komme uinnbedt til en festcrash into brase\/ramle inn i, smelle inn i, krasje medcrash out sove\/ligge over duppe av, slukne, sovne (av utmattelse)IVadj. \/kræʃ\/forsert, intensivVinterj. \/kræʃ\/krasjfall crash falle med et brakgo crash eller fall crash fare med et brak -
8 row
I rəu noun(a line: two rows of houses; They were sitting in a row; They sat in the front row in the theatre.) rekke, radII 1. rəu verb1) (to move (a boat) through the water using oars: He rowed (the dinghy) up the river.) ro2) (to transport by rowing: He rowed them across the lake.) ro2. noun(a trip in a rowing-boat: They went for a row on the river.) rotur- rower- rowing-boat
- row-boat III noun1) (a noisy quarrel: They had a terrible row; a family row.) krangel, husbråk2) (a continuous loud noise: They heard a row in the street.) bråk, brudulje, spetakkelbråk--------krangel--------rad--------rekke--------ro--------strid--------tretteIsubst. \/rəʊ\/1) rad, rekke2) benkerad, rad3) ( strikking eller hekling) omgang, rad4) trang gate, smuga hard\/long row to hoe en hard nøtt å knekke, en vanskelig oppgavehoe one's own row passe sine egne sakerin a row på rad og rekkepå rad, i et strekkin rows på rad og rekkeIIsubst. \/raʊ\/1) ( høyrøstet) krangel2) bråk, spetakkel, støy• what's the row?• why don't you kick up a row about it?get into a row bli skjelt uthave a row kranglehold\/shut your row! ( slang) hold kjeft!make\/kick up a row lage bråk, skape leven, lage spetakkelstop that row! hold opp med det bråket!IIIsubst. \/raʊ\/roturbe out for a row være ute og rogo for a row ro seg en turIVverb \/rəʊ\/1) ro• he rows No. 5 in the Oxford crew2) ro om kapp med, konkurrere motrow a race ro om kappVverb \/raʊ\/1) krangle, bråke, lage bråk2) skjelle ut, kjefte pårow with someone krangle med noen -
9 clash
klæʃ 1. noun1) (a loud noise, like eg swords striking together: the clash of metal on metal.) klirring, brak, klang2) (a serious disagreement or difference: a clash of personalities.) sammenstøt, konflikt3) (a battle: a clash between opposing armies.) sammenstøt, slag4) ((of two or more things) an act of interfering with each other because of happening at the same time: a clash between classes.) -konflikt, sammenstøt2. verb1) (to strike together noisily: The cymbals clashed.) slå skramlende (mot hverandre)2) (to fight (in battle): The two armies clashed at the mouth of the valley.) tørne/støte sammen3) (to disagree violently: They clashed over wages.) ryke i tottene på4) (to interfere (with something or each other) because of happening at the same time: The two lectures clash.) kollidere (med)5) ((of colours) to appear unpleasant when placed together: The (colour of the) jacket clashes with the (colour of the) skirt.) stå skrikende mot hverandre, stikke grelt av motIsubst. \/klæʃ\/1) (om høy, ubehagelig lyd) skrell, smell, brak, skramling, skraping, klirring, rasling2) sammenstøt, kollisjon, krasj3) ( om konflikt eller fysisk kamp mellom personer) sammenstøt, trefning, strid4) konflikt, disharmoniclash of interests interessekonfliktclash of opinions meningsbrytning, meningsforskjellcultural clash kulturkollisjonIIverb \/klæʃ\/1) smelle, skramle, klirre, klinge2) skramle med, sette med et smell, slå (sammen) med et smell3) støte sammen, kollidere, krasje4) ryke i tottene på hverandre, ryke i krangel, tørne sammen, komme i strid5) komme i konflikt, ikke stemme, være uforenlig, skjære seg, stride6) ruse, styrteclash together støte sammen, kollidereclash with være uforenlig med skjære seg mot stride mot kollidere med -
10 explode
ik'spləud 1. verb1) (to (cause to) blow up with a loud noise: The bomb exploded; The police exploded the bomb where it could cause no damage.) sprenge(s), eksplodere2) (suddenly to show strong feeling: The teacher exploded with anger; The children exploded into laughter.) eksplodere3) (to prove (a theory etc) wrong.) vise uriktigheten av, avsløre•- explosive 2. noun((a) material that is likely to explode: gelignite and other explosives.) sprengstoff, eksplosiv(er)eksplodereverb \/ɪkˈspləʊd\/, \/ekˈspləʊd\/1) (få til å) eksplodere, sprenge (i luften), springe, brenne av2) ( overført) eksplodere, bryte ut3) avsløre, avlive, torpedereexploded eksplodert, sprengt kassert, forkastetexploded theory\/idea gammeldags teori\/tanke, teori som man for lengst har oppgittexploded view splittegning, perspektivsnitt, visning i oppløste deler -
11 peal
pi:l 1. noun1) (the ringing of (a set of) bells.) kiming, klang2) (a set of (usually church) bells.) klokkespill3) (a loud noise: peals of laughter/thunder.) brøl, lattersalve; brak, skrall2. verb(to (cause to) ring or sound loudly: Thunder pealed through the valley.) ringe med; tordne, brake; rungeIsubst. \/piːl\/1) klokkeklang, klokkeringing, kiming2) klokkespill3) (orgel)brus, tonebrus4) (torden)skrall, brak, dunderpeal of applause tordnende applauspeal of laughter lattersalvepeal of thunder tordenskrallIIverb \/piːl\/1) ringe2) bruse3) skralle, brake, runge -
12 report
rə'po:t 1. noun1) (a statement or description of what has been said, seen, done etc: a child's school report; a police report on the accident.) rapport, melding; innstilling2) (rumour; general talk: According to report, the manager is going to resign.) rykte, folkesnakk3) (a loud noise, especially of a gun being fired.) smell, brak, drønn2. verb1) (to give a statement or description of what has been said, seen, done etc: A serious accident has just been reported; He reported on the results of the conference; Our spies report that troops are being moved to the border; His speech was reported in the newspaper.) avgi rapport om, rapportere, melde2) (to make a complaint about; to give information about the misbehaviour etc of: The boy was reported to the headmaster for being rude to a teacher.) melde, rapportere3) (to tell someone in authority about: He reported the theft to the police.) melde, rapportere4) (to go (to a place or a person) and announce that one is there, ready for work etc: The boys were ordered to report to the police-station every Saturday afternoon; Report to me when you return; How many policemen reported for duty?) møte fram/opp, melde seg•- reporter- reported speech
- report backrapportIsubst. \/rɪˈpɔːt\/1) rapport, redegjørelse, (inn)beretning2) ( av en komité) betenkning, innstilling3) referat, reportasje4) (britisk, skolevesen) vitnesbyrd5) knall, brakaccording to report etter hva ryktene forteller, etter det folk sier, ifølge rykteneby (common) report av omtalemake a report avgi (en) rapport, avgi (en) redegjørelseof good report med godt ryktereport of the proceedings ( fra domsforhandlinger e.l.) protokollIIverb \/rɪˈpɔːt\/1) rapportere, avlegge rapport, meddele2) (an)melde, innrapportere3) ( om utvalg e.l.) avgi en betenkning\/rapport4) melde seg (hos), stille (hos)• as soon as you get here, you report to the manager5) fortelles, ryktes6) ( om journalist) referere, lage en reportasje omit is reported that det sies at, det ryktes atreport back (komme tilbake og) avlegge rapportreport back after absence melde seg etter fraværreport for skrive for, være reporter forreport for duty se ➢ dutyreport on rapportere om, lage reportasje omreport oneself melde seg (hos), stille (hos) melde seg selv (f.eks. til politiet)report progress avlegge tilstandsrapport, avlegge fremgangsrapportreport sick sykemelde segreport someone sick sykemelde noenreport to ha som sjef, være underordnetjeg har bestyreren som (min) sjef, bestyreren er min overordnede -
13 cicada
(an insect that makes a loud chirping noise.) sangsikadesubst. \/sɪˈkɑːdə\/, \/sɪˈkeɪdə\/(en av flere insektarter, de fleste i familien Cicadidae) sangsikade -
14 siren
(a kind of instrument that gives out a loud hooting noise as a (warning) signal: a factory siren.) sirenesubst. \/ˈsaɪərən\/ eller syren1) ( mytologi og overført) sirene2) sirene, alarm -
15 scream
skri:m 1. verb(to cry or shout in a loud shrill voice because of fear or pain or with laughter; to make a shrill noise: He was screaming in agony; `Look out!' she screamed; We screamed with laughter.) skrike, hyle, hvine2. noun1) (a loud, shrill cry or noise.)2) (a cause of laughter: She's an absolute scream.)skrikeIsubst. \/skriːm\/1) skrik2) hvining, hyling, uling3) latterbombe• the film is a scream!4) overdrivelseIIverb \/skriːm\/1) skrike (ut)2) hvine, hyle, ule3) ( om farger) skrike (mot en), skjære i øynenescream blue murder klage høylytt -
16 snap
snæp 1. past tense, past participle - snapped; verb1) ((with at) to make a biting movement, to try to grasp with the teeth: The dog snapped at his ankles.) glefse, snappe2) (to break with a sudden sharp noise: He snapped the stick in half; The handle of the cup snapped off.) knekke, brekke3) (to (cause to) make a sudden sharp noise, in moving etc: The lid snapped shut.) smelle4) (to speak in a sharp especially angry way: `Mind your own business!' he snapped.) snerre, knurre, glefse5) (to take a photograph of: He snapped the children playing in the garden.) knipse2. noun1) ((the noise of) an act of snapping: There was a loud snap as his pencil broke.) smell, knekk, smekk2) (a photograph; a snapshot: He wanted to show us his holiday snaps.) fotografi3) (a kind of simple card game: They were playing snap.) kortspill3. adjective(done, made etc quickly: a snap decision.) rask, hastverks-; overilt- snappy- snappily
- snappiness
- snapshot
- snap one's fingers
- snap upsmekk--------snappeIsubst. \/snæp\/1) glefsing, snapping2) knips3) knekk, smell4) lås, trykklås (på veske, armbånd e.l.)5) ( hverdagslig) fart, energi6) kort periode7) ( matlaging) tynn, sprø kake8) forklaring: et slags kortspill for barn9) (amer., hverdagslig) latmannsjobb, lett jobb, lek, bagatell10) (fotografi, også snapshot) snapshot, øyeblikksbilde11) døyt, grann, smule, tøddelin a snap i en jafsput some snap into it sette litt fart på sakenetake\/make a snap at glefse etterIIverb \/snæp\/1) snappe, glefse, hugge, bite2) ( overført) glefse, knurre, snerre3) nappe, snappe (til seg), gripe, rive4) brekke, knekke(s), gå av, bryte av, slite av5) ( også overført) briste, ryke, klikke, svikte6) kneppe (til), smelle, smekke, lukke igjen, smekke igjen7) bite av, avbryte tvert8) smelle av, kneppe av, knipse9) knipse, fotografere10) (amer. fotball) forklaring: centeren avleverer ballen til quarterbacksnap back (amer., hverdagslig) komme seg, komme tilbake i full vigørsnap it up! skynd deg!snap one's fingers at ikke bry seg om, foraktesnap out of it! ( hverdagslig) forsøk å komme over det!snap someone's head off ( overført) bjeffe til noen, glefse etter noen, bite hodet av noensnap someone up avbryte noen tvert, bite noen avsnap (in)to it ( hverdagslig) sette i gang umiddelbartsnap up rive til segIIIadj. \/snæp\/1) forhastet, overilt, uoverlagt, rask, lynkjapp2) ( politikk) plutselig, uventet, overrumplings-3) svært lett, enkelsnap course lynkurssnap diagnosis rask diagnose, overfladisk diagnosesnap division\/vote ( politikk) plutselig avstemning (spesielt forlangt av opposisjonen når det er få medlemmer til stede)IVadv. \/snæp\/med et smell, med et knepp, tvertgo snap gå av med et smellVinterj. \/snæp\/klikk, panggo snap si pang, si klikk -
17 screech
skri: 1. verb(to make a harsh, shrill cry, shout or noise: She screeched (abuse) at him; The car screeched to a halt.) hvine, skrike, hyle2. noun(a loud, shrill cry or noise: screeches of laughter; a screech of brakes.) hvin, skrik, hylIsubst. \/skriːtʃ\/(skingrende) skrik, hyl, hvin, gnislingIIverb \/skriːtʃ\/skrike, hyle, hvine, gnisle -
18 whistle
'wisl 1. verb1) (to make a shrill, often musical, sound by forcing one's breath between the lips or teeth: Can you whistle?; He whistled to attract my attention; He whistled a happy tune.) plystre2) (to make such a sound with a device designed for this: The electric kettle's whistling; The referee whistled for half-time.) plystre, fløyte, pipe3) (to make a shrill sound in passing through the air: The bullet whistled past his head.) hvine, pipe4) ((of the wind) to blow with a shrill sound.) ule, pipe2. noun1) (the sound made by whistling: He gave a loud whistle to his friend across the road.) plystring; fløyting, pip(ing)2) (a musical pipe designed to make a whistling noise.) fløyte3) (an instrument used by policemen, referees etc to make a whistling noise: The referee blew his whistle at the end of the game.) fløytefløyte--------plystreIsubst. \/ˈwɪsl\/1) plystring2) (signal)fløyte, pipe3) hvisling, piping, susing4) trilling, kvitring, synging5) fløyting, fløyt6) (britisk, slang) dressblow the whistle on ( slang) sette en stopper for, avblåseregjeringen satte en stopper for prosjektet sladre på, angislå alarm om(as) clean as a whistle meget ren ( slang) rensket (for bevis)wet one's whistle ( hverdagslig) fukte strupenworth the whistle verdt litt besvær, umaken verdtIIverb \/ˈwɪsl\/1) plystre2) fløyte, blåse (i fløyte)3) pipe, suse, hvisle4) kvitre, slå triller, synge5) (slang, seksuelt) suge, sokke, ha munnsex medlet somebody go whistle ( hverdagslig) be noen dra til helsikewhistle away ( overført) blåse i, gi blaffen iwhistle back plystre på, plystre tilbakewhistle down the wind tale for døve ører svikte, ikke bry seg omwhistle for plystre på, plystre etter ( hverdagslig) se langt etter, vente forgjeves på, bare glemme, skyte en hvit pinn etterwhistle for a wind (in a calm) (sjøfart, hverdagslig) vente på vindwhistle in the dark forsøke å spille modigwhistle in the wind plystre i motvindwhistle off ( overført) blåse iwhistle one's way plystre hele veien, gå i fred og rowhistle to plystre på -
19 zoom
zu:m 1. noun(a loud, low-pitched buzzing noise: the zoom of (an) aircraft.) (fly)dur, drønning2. verb(to move very quickly with this kind of noise: The motorbike zoomed past us.) suse/dure forbi- zoom in Isubst. \/zuːm\/1) ( fotografi) det å zoome2) ( fotografi) zoomopptak, zoombilde3) ( luftfart) bratt stigning, hurtig opptrekk4) ( overført) bratt\/sterk\/rask oppgang5) brumming, hvining6) ( slang) amfetaminIIverb \/zuːm\/1) ( film eller TV) zoome2) ( bevege seg raskt) suse, hvine3) summe, lage summelyd4) ( luftfart) (la) stige bratt (over)5) ( overført) stige raskt, skyte i høyden\/været6) ( overført) gå raskt fremover\/oppover, gjøre suksess7) ( slang) skaffe seg gratis -
20 DIN
din(a loud continuous noise: What a terrible din that machine makes!) drønn, bråk, spetakkelbråke--------larmsubst. \/dɪn\/fotografering, radio, forkortelse for Deutsches Institut für Normung) DIN, forklaring: standardiseringsnorm
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noise — ► NOUN 1) a sound, especially one that is loud, unpleasant, or disturbing. 2) continuous or repeated loud, confused sounds. 3) (noises) conventional remarks expressing some emotion or purpose. 4) technical irregular fluctuations accompanying and… … English terms dictionary
noise pollution — noun (U) very loud or continuous loud noise which is considered to be harmful to people … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
noise — noun 1》 a sound, especially one that is loud, unpleasant, or disturbing. ↘continuous or repeated loud, confused sounds. 2》 (noises) conventional remarks expressing some emotion or purpose: the government made tough noises about defending… … English new terms dictionary
noise — [ nɔız ] noun *** uncount a loud or unpleasant sound: The noise from the machines is deafening. make a noise: Please will you stop making so much noise! too much noise: The neighbors said that we were making too much noise. a. count a sound: The… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
noise pollution — noun annoying and potentially harmful environmental noise • Syn: ↑sound pollution • Hypernyms: ↑pollution * * * noun [noncount] : loud or unpleasant noise that is caused by automobiles, airplanes, etc., and that is harmful or annoying to the… … Useful english dictionary
loud — ► ADJECTIVE 1) producing or capable of producing much noise. 2) strong in expression: loud protests. 3) obtrusive or gaudy. ► ADVERB ▪ with a great deal of volume. ● out loud Cf. ↑out loud … English terms dictionary
noise — 1 /nOIz/ noun 1 SOUND (C, U) sound, especially a loud or unpleasant sound: the noise of the traffic | a loud cracking noise | make (a) noise: Try not to make a noise when you go upstairs. | Stop making so much noise. 2 make polite/encouraging etc … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
noise — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. uproar, hubbub, din, racket, clamor, pandemonium; crash, rattle, clatter. See loudness, sound. Ant., silence, quiet. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A sound] Syn. sound, sonance, something heard, something… … English dictionary for students
noise — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French, disturbance, noise, from Latin nausea nausea Date: 13th century 1. loud, confused, or senseless shouting or outcry 2. a. sound; especially one that lacks agreeable musical quality or is… … New Collegiate Dictionary