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Sounds - 63 Flashcards

1
Q

être tout ouïe

A

to be all ears

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2
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à portée de voix

A

within earshots

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3
Q

surprendre une conversation

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to overhear a conversation

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4
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écouter une conversation en cachette

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to eavesdrop a conversation

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5
Q

une oreille indiscrète

A

an eavesdropper

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6
Q

tendre l’oreille

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to prick up one’s ears

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7
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prêter l’oreille à qqchose

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to lend an ear to sth

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8
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avoir l’oreille fine

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to have acute hearing

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9
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guetter le bruit de qqchose

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to listen FOR sth

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10
Q

n’écouter que d’une oreille

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to listen with only one ear

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11
Q

se boucher les oreilles

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to close one’s ears to something

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12
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distinctement

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audibly

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13
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imperceptible

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inaudible

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14
Q

silencieux (machine)

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noiseless

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15
Q

la tranquilité

A

quietness

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16
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faible (bruit), 2

A

faint
slight

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17
Q

faible (voix)

A

faint

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18
Q

étouffer un bruit

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to muffle a sound

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19
Q

un vacarme, 2

A

a din,
a racket

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20
Q

un tumulte

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an uproar

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21
Q

aigu, 2

A

shrill
high-pitched

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22
Q

faire un bruit discordant

A

to jar

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23
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strident

A

strident

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24
Q

sonner creux

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to sound hollow

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25
Q

tinter (clochette)

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to tinkle

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26
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tinter (monnaie)

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to jingle

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27
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tinter (verres)

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to chink

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28
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carillonner

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to peal

29
Q

grincer (freins)

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to screech

30
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grincer (objet métallique)

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to grate

31
Q

grincer des dents

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to grind one’s teeth

32
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hurler (cri perçant)

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to shriek

33
Q

hurler (en se plaignant)

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to wail

34
Q

hurler (radio), 2

A

to blare
to blast out

35
Q

cliqueter (vaisselle)

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to clink

36
Q

cliqueter (chaînes)

A

to clank

37
Q

cliqueter (talons)

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to clatter

38
Q

crisser(gravier)

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to crunch

39
Q

crisser (pneus)

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to squeal

40
Q

faire un bruit de ferraille (véhicule)
crépiter (mitrailleuse)

A

to rattle

41
Q

crépiter (feu)
grésiller (radio)

A

to crackle

42
Q

grésiller (friture)

A

to sizzle

43
Q

se fracasser

A

to crash

44
Q

tomber avec fracas

A

to come crashing down

45
Q

patatras!, 3

A

crash !
bang !
wallop !

46
Q

claquer (porte, volet)

A

to bang

47
Q

claquer la porte, 2

A

to shut the door with a bang
to slam the door shut

48
Q

claquer (corde qui casse)

A

to snap

49
Q

claquer (fouet)

A

to crack

50
Q

claquer (drapeau, voile)

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to flap

51
Q

craquer (feuilles mortes)

A

to crackle

52
Q

craquer (chaussures)

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to squeak

53
Q

craquer (bois)

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to creak

54
Q

bruire

A

to rustle

55
Q

une explosion

A

a blast

56
Q

une détonation, 2

A

a bang
a report

57
Q

pétarader

A

to backfire

58
Q

faire pan

A

to go pop

59
Q

rugir (tempête, mer)
ronfler (feu, moteur)

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to roar

60
Q

vrombir

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to whirr

61
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siffler (vapeur, serpent)

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to hiss

62
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siffler (personne, vent, balle)

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to whistle

63
Q

gémir (vent, personne)

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to moan

64
Q

gronder (train, tonnerre, canon)

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to rumble

65
Q

faire plouf

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to make a splash

66
Q

clapoter

A

to lap

67
Q

le clapotement des vagues

A

the lapping of the waves

68
Q

gargouiller

A

to gurgle

69
Q

babiller (ruisseau, bébé)

A

to babble

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