19 Les Sons - Sounds Flashcards

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Un vacarme

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A din

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**Les niveaux de bruit**

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**Sound levels**

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Un brouhaha, un tohu-bohu

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A hubbub

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Un tumulte

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An uproar

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Du raffut, du boucan

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A racket

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Un silence

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A hish, a silence

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Léger, atténué

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Faint

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Assourdi, sourd

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Dull, muted

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Aigu / Grave

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High / Low

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Fort / Bas

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Loud / Low

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Étouffé

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Muffled, hushed

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Grinçant

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Grating

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Discordant

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Jarring

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Assourdissant

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Deafening

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Sonner, résonner

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To ring

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Faire taire

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To hush

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**Les bruits**

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**Noises**

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Un bruit de choc violent

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A bang

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Un bruit strident et pénible

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A blare

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Un bruit d’explosion

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A blast

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Un grondement

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A boom

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Un bruit de choc sourd

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A bump

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Un bourdonnement, une sonnerie électrique

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A buzz

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Un carillon

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A chime

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Un tintement

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A chink

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Un bruit métallique fort

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A clang

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Un claquement

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A clap

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Des applaudissements

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Clapping

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Un cliquetis

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A clatter

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Un petit bruit sec

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A click

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Un petit bruit métallique

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A clink

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Un claquement sec

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A crack

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Un crépitement

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A crackle

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Un fracas dû à un choc

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A crash

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Un grincement

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A creak

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Un craquement

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A crunch

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Un bourdonnement, un vrombissement

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A drone

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Un battement irrégulier, une palpitation

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A flutter

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Un gargouillis

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A gargle, a gurgle

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Un sifflement, un chuintement

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A hiss

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Un coup de klaxon

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A honk

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Une cacophonie

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A jangle

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Un cliquetis

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A jingle

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Un coup (frappé à la porte)

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A knock

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Un bruit sec

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A pop

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Un halètement

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A puff

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Un ronronnement

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A purr

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Un coup sec

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A rap

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Un bruit de crécelle

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A rattle

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Une sonnerie

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A ring

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Un roulement de tonnerre

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A rumble

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Un bruissement

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A rustle

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Un grattement

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A scrape

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Un crissement

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A screech

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Un claquement brutal

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A slam

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Un claquement

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A slap, a smack

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Un claquement sec

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A snap

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Un grognement

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A snort

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Un éclaboussement

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A splash

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Un couinement

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A squeak

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Un bruit de coups répétitif

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A stamp

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Un battement (de coeur), une palpitation

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A throb

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Un bruit sourd (d’impact)

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A thud, a thump

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Un tic-tac

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A tick

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Un tintement

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A tinkle

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Un bruit de respiration difficile

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A wheeze

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Un vrombissement

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A whir

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Un sifflement

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A whistle

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Tambouriner

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To drum

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Grincer, crisser

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To grate, to grind

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Battre très fort, marteler

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To pound

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**Les bruits de voix**

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**Vocal sounds**

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La voix

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The voice

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Un hurlement

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A howl, a scream

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Un cri

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A shout, a yell, a cry, a shriek

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Un cri perçant

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A squeal

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Un braillement

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A bellow

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Un murmure

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A whisper

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Un chevrotement, un tremblement

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A quaver

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Audible / Inaudible

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Audible / Inaudible

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Atone

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Toneless

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Mélodieuse, chantante

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Lilting, melodious

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Chaleureuse

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Warm

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Profonde

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Deep

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Discordante

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Harsh

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Bourrue

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Gruff

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Sourde, creuse

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Hollow

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Douce

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Soft

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Rauque, enrouée

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Husky, hoarse

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Perçante

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Piercing

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Sèche, aiguë, brusque

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Sharp

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Aiguë, stridente

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Shrill

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Tonitruante

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Booming

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Haut perchée / Grave

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High-pitched / Low-pitched

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Dire

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To say

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Parler

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To talk, to speak

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S’écrier

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To cry out

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Faire un bruit / du bruit

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To make a noise / some noise

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Se taire

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To be silent

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Rester silencieux / muet

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To keep silent / mute

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Chut ! Silence !

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Hush!

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Parlez plus fort, s’il vous plaît

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Speak up, please

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Toc toc !

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Knock knock!

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Pan !

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Bang!

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Taper du pied

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To stamp one’s feet

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Ne soyez pas si bruyant !

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Don’t be so noisy!

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Il a entendu un coup de feu

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He heard the report of a gun

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Le p ne se prononce pas dans ce mot

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The “p” isn’t sounded in this word

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Il a parlé d’une voix tonitruante

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He spoke in a booming voice

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Elle bégayait

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She spoke with a stutter / stammer

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Mon grand-père n’arrêtait pas de marmonner

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My grandfather was always mumbling

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Sa voix tremblait / n’était pas assurée

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There was a quaver in her voice

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Elle appelait à l’aide

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Se was crying for help

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Hausser / Baisser la voix

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To raise / to lower one’s voice

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Une petite phrase (d’homme politique)

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A soundbite

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Motus et bouche cousue !

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Mum’s the word!

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Je vous entends parfaitement

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I hear you loud and clear

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Assez de mots, des actes !

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Actions speak louder than words

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Donne-moi un coup de fil un de ces jours

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Give me a ring / a buzz some day

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Il n’arrête jamais de râler

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He’s always huffing and puffing

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Il a fait entendre son point de vue avec force

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He was very vocal about this issue

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Êtes-vous disposé à enterrer l’affaire ?

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Are you ready to hush it up?

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La parole est d’argent mais le silence est d’or

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Speech is silver but silence is golden