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1 murmurer
murmurer [myʀmyʀe]➭ TABLE 1 intransitive verba. ( = chuchoter) to murmur• on murmure que... rumour has it that...* * *myʀmyʀe
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1) ( chuchoter) to murmurmurmurer quelque chose à quelqu'un/à l'oreille de quelqu'un — to murmur something to somebody/into somebody's ear
2) ( dire) to sayon murmure qu'il est riche — he is rumoured [BrE] to be rich
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verbe intransitif1) ( chuchoter) [personne] to murmur; [vent] to whisper; [ruisseau] to babble2) ( se plaindre) to mutter3) ( faire courir des bruits) to spread rumours [BrE]on murmure à leur sujet — there are rumours [BrE] about them
* * *myʀmyʀe1. vt(= dire) to whisperIl m'a murmuré à l'oreille qu'il allait partir. — He whispered in my ear that he was going to leave.
2. vi1) to mutter2) fig, [feuillage, vent] to whisper* * *murmurer verb table: aimerA vtr1 ( chuchoter) to murmur; murmurer qch à qn/à l'oreille de qn to murmur sth to sb/into sb's ear;2 ( dire) to say; on murmure qu'il est he is rumouredGB to be; on murmure que it is rumouredGB that.B vi1 ( chuchoter) [personne] to murmur; [vent] to whisper; [ruisseau, source] to babble;2 ( se plaindre) to mutter; obéir sans murmurer to obey without a murmur;3 ( faire courir des bruits) to spread rumoursGB; on murmure à leur sujet there are rumoursGB about them.[myrmyre] verbe intransitif1. [parler à voix basse] to murmur2. (littéraire) [source, brise] to murmur3. [se plaindre]murmurer (contre) to mutter ou to grumble (about)————————[myrmyre] verbe transitifon murmure que... there is a rumour (going about) that... -
2 murmure
murmure [myʀmyʀ]1. masculine noun2. plural masculine nounmurmures ( = protestations) murmurings ; ( = objections) objections ; ( = rumeurs) rumours (Brit), rumors (US)* * *myʀmyʀnom masculin1) ( chuchotement) murmur2) ( plainte sourde)4) ( rumeur) rumour [BrE]* * *myʀmyʀ1. nm(= son) murmur2. murmures nmplmurmurings, mutterings* * *murmure nm1 ( chuchotement) murmur; murmure d'admiration/d'indignation murmur of admiration/of protest;2 ( plainte sourde) murmures mutterings;4 ( rumeur) rumourGB; des murmures courent dans la ville rumoursGB are going around town.[myrmyr] nom masculin1. [d'une personne] murmur2. [commentaire]un murmure de protestation/d'admiration a murmur of protest/admiration————————murmures nom masculin pluriel -
3 broncher
broncher [bʀɔ̃∫e]➭ TABLE 1 intransitive verb* * *bʀɔ̃ʃeverbe intransitif [obéir]* * *bʀɔ̃ʃe visans broncher — without flinching, without turning a hair
* * *broncher verb table: aimer vi1 ( réagir) sans broncher without turning a hair; il n'a pas bronché quand on lui a annoncé les résultats he took it calmly when they told him the results;2 Équit [cheval] to stumble.[brɔ̃ʃe] verbe intransitifle premier qui bronche... the first one to move a muscle ou to budge...2. [cheval] to stumble————————sans broncher locution adverbialewithout batting an eye ou eyelid, without turning a hair ou flinching -
4 protestation
protestation [pʀɔtεstasjɔ̃]feminine nouna. ( = plainte) protest• lettre/mouvement de protestation protest letter/movementb. (souvent pl = déclaration) protestation* * *pʀɔtɛstasjɔ̃1) ( réclamation) protest2) ( assurance) liter protestation* * *pʀɔtɛstasjɔ̃ nf1) (= plainte) protestsigner une protestation — to sign a letter of protest, to sign a petition
en dépit des protestations de qn — despite the protests of sb, despite sb's protests
2) (= assurance, déclaration) protestation, profession* * *protestation nf1 ( réclamation) protest (contre against); en signe de protestation as a (mark of) protest; paroles/gestes de protestation words/gestures of protest;3 Jur protesting.[prɔtɛstasjɔ̃] nom féminingrand mouvement/grande manifestation de protestation demain à 14 h a big protest rally/demonstration will be held tomorrow at 2 p.m2. [opposition] protest————————protestations nom féminin pluriel(littéraire) [déclarations]protestations d'amitié protestations ou assurances of friendshipfaire à quelqu'un des protestations d'amour/de loyauté to profess one's love/loyalty to somebody -
5 encaisser
v. trans.1. To 'take punishment', to receive blows. Il a drôlement encaissé dans les cinq premiers rounds: He soaked up a hell of a lot of punishment in the first five rounds.2. To swallow insults. Il a tout encaissé sans rien dire: He took this flood of abuse without a murmur.4. Encaisser des salades: To 'fall for something hook, line and sinker', to show oneself to be extremely gullible. -
6 bruit
bruit [bʀyi]masculine noun• un bruit de moteur/voix the sound of an engine/of voicesc. ( = agitation) beaucoup de bruit pour rien a lot of fuss about nothing• faire grand bruit [affaire, déclaration] to cause a stird. ( = nouvelle) rumour* * *bʀɥinom masculin1) ( son) noiseun bruit de casseroles/d'assiettes — the clatter of saucepans/of plates
j'entends un bruit de pas/voix — I can hear footsteps/voices
2) ( tapage) noisefaire du bruit — to make a noise, to be noisy
faire un bruit infernal or d'enfer — [machine] to make a terrible din; [voisins] to make an awful racket
son film a fait beaucoup de bruit — his/her film attracted a lot of attention
4) ( rumeur) rumour [BrE]le bruit court que — rumour [BrE] has it that
•Phrasal Verbs:* * *bʀɥi nm1) (= son) noise, soundJ'ai entendu un bruit. — I heard a noise.
sans bruit — without a sound, noiselessly
faire du bruit — to make a noise, figto cause a stir
3) (= rumeur) rumour Grande-Bretagne rumor USAle bruit court que... — there's a rumour that..., it's rumoured that...
Des bruits circulent à son sujet. — There are rumours going round about him.
* * *bruit nm1 ( son) noise; entendre un bruit to hear a noise; on n'entend pas un bruit you can't hear a sound; bruit léger faint noise; bruit soudain sudden noise; bruit étouffé thud; le bruit de la circulation/d'un train ( au loin) the sound of traffic/of a train; ( proche) the noise of traffic/of a train; un bruit de marteau hammering; un bruit de casseroles/d'assiettes the clatter of saucepans/of plates; un bruit de ferraille a clang; j'entends un bruit de pas/voix I can hear footsteps/voices; entendre le bruit des charrettes sur les pavés to hear carts rattling over the cobbles; on dirait un bruit de moteur it sounds like an engine; il y a un bruit dans le moteur the engine is making a funny noise; dans un bruit de tonnerre with a noise like thunder;2 ( tapage) noise; la pollution par le bruit noise pollution; faire du bruit to make a noise, to be noisy; tu fais trop de bruit you're too noisy, you're making too much noise; ne fais pas de bruit, il dort don't make any noise, he's asleep; il y a du bruit it's noisy; travailler dans le bruit to work in a noisy environment; faire un bruit infernal or d'enfer [machine] to make a terrible din; [voisins] to make an awful racket; sans bruit [marcher] silently; [pleurer] in silence; [fonctionner] without making any noise;3 fig ( commotion) son film a fait beaucoup de bruit his/her film attracted a lot of attention; on a fait grand bruit de ce livre this book caused quite a stir; faire beaucoup de bruit pour rien to make a lot of fuss about nothing; une affaire qui a fait du bruit an affair that caused an uproar;6 Télécom noise;bruit de couloir rumourGB; bruit de fond background noise.[brɥi] nom masculinles bruits de la maison/rue the (everyday) sounds of the house/streetfaire un bruit to make a sound ou noise2. [vacarme]j'ai horreur d'expliquer quelque chose dans le bruit I hate explaining something against a background of noisele bruit court que... rumour has it ou it is rumoured that...des bruits de bottes rumours of impending war, the sound of jackbootsbruit cardiaque ou du cœur heart ou cardiac soundsans bruit locution adverbiale -
7 rechigner
rechigner [ʀ(ə)∫iɲe]➭ TABLE 1 intransitive verb* * *ʀ(ə)ʃiɲe
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rechigner à verbe transitif indirectrechigner à quelque chose/à faire — to balk at something/at doing
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verbe intransitif to grumble* * *ʀ(ə)ʃiɲe vi* * *rechigner verb table: aimerA rechigner à vtr ind rechigner à qch/à faire to balk at sth/at doing; elle ne rechigne pas à la tâche she's not afraid of hard work.B vi to grumble; sans rechigner without grumbling ou a murmur; en rechignant grudgingly, with a bad grace.[rəʃiɲe] verbe intransitif2. [protester] to grumble————————rechigner à verbe plus préposition
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