voices Flashcards

1
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parler à qqun

A

to speak / to talk to sb

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2
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dire qqch à qqun

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to say sth to sb / to tell sb sth

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3
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la prononciation

A

pronunciation

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4
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articuler

A

to articulate

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5
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un orthophoniste

A

a speech therapist

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6
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murmurer

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to whisper / to murmur

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7
Q

baisser la voix

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to lower one’s voice

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8
Q

rester sans voix

A

to be speechless

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9
Q

se taire

A

to keep quiet / silent

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10
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bavard, volubile

A

talkative, garrulous

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11
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loquace

A

loquacious

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12
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jacasser, papoter

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to chatter / to yap

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13
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dire d’un ton sec

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to snap

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14
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bégayer, bafouiller

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to stammer, to stutter

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15
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ricaner

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to sneer

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16
Q

rire sottement

A

to giggle / to titter

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17
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marmonner

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to mumble

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18
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gémir, geindre

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to wail, to whine, to whimper

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19
Q

crier

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to shout

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20
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brailler, beugler

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to bawl, to bellow

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21
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siffler, siffloter

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to whistle

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22
Q

émettre un son

A

to utter a sound

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23
Q

sa manière de parler

A

his way of speaking

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24
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prononcer

A

to pronounce

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25
les cordes vocales
the vocal cords
26
l'orthophonie
speech therapy
27
accentuer (un mot)
to stress (a word)
28
parler plus fort
to speak up
29
fredonner, chantonner
to hum
30
se taire, la fermer
to shut up
31
un moulin a parole
a chatterbox
32
muet (sens figuré)
tongue-tied
33
baragouiner
to jabber
34
dire d'un ton hargneux
to snarl / to growl
35
zézayer, zozoter
to lisp
36
rire par en dessous
to snigger
37
glousser
to chuckle
38
soupirer, un soupir
to sigh, a sigh
39
pleurer
to cry / to weep
40
s'écrier
to cry out
41
s'exclamer
to exclaim
42
tonner, fulminer
to thunder
43
huer, conspuer
to hiss, to boo
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un fort accent écossais
a strong Scottish
45
a voix basse / a voix haute
in a low voice / loud voice
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une voix douce / grave / stridente / sèche
a soft / deep / shrill / dry voice
47
une voix caverneuse / rauque / discordante
a hollow / husky / harsh voice
48
une voix aiguë / tremblante
a high-pitched / trembling voice
49
une voix hésitante / chevrotante
a faltering / quavering voice
50
parler du nez / avoir une voix étouffée
to have a nasal voice / a muffled voice
51
avoir des difficultés d'expressions
to have an impediment in one's speech
52
parler dans sa barbe
to speak under one's breath
53
rire aux éclats, a gorge déployée
to laugh one's head off / roar with laughter
54
éclater de rire
to burst out laughing / burst into laughter
55
faire un brin de causette avec qqun
to have a chat with sb
56
parler de qqchose a n'en plus finir
to prattle on / to go on and on about sth
57
maugréer, bougonner, ronchonner, râler
to mutter, to moan, to groan, to grumble
58
râler, rouspéter
to huff and puff
59
crier (de douleur, terreur, joie, rire)
to scream
60
hurler (de peur de coller)
to yell
61
hurler (de douleur, terreur, colère)
to shriek
62
hurler (de peur, colère, rire)
to screech
63
hurler (de douleur, colère, rire)
to howl
64
hurler (de douleur, rire, rage)
to roar