noise

Lärm

Schall, der stört oder das Hören, Denken oder Ausruhen erschwert.

In einfachem Englisch: Sound that bothers you or makes it hard to hear, think, or rest.

• The noise kept me awake.
• Please stop making so much noise.
• We complained about the noise from the building work.

Synonyme: racket, din

Gegenteile: silence

Häufige Wendungen: make noise, traffic noise, too much noise

Geräusch

Etwas Hörbares, besonders ein einzelnes Geräusch, dessen Ursache unklar sein kann.

In einfachem Englisch: Something you can hear, especially a single sound whose cause may be unclear.

• I heard a noise upstairs.
• The machine made a soft clicking noise.
• What was that noise behind the door?

Synonyme: sound

Häufige Wendungen: a strange noise, hear a noise, a clicking noise

Wirbel, Gerüchte

Beschwerden oder Gerede über etwas, die Aufmerksamkeit erregen.

In einfachem Englisch: Complaints or talk about something that attract attention.

• The decision caused plenty of noise.
• Residents made noise about the new parking charges.
• Most of the noise came from unhappy customers.

So benutzt man es: noise about something (There is a lot of noise about the proposed cuts.)

Synonyme: fuss, complaints, rumours

Häufige Wendungen: make noise about, political noise, noise over something

verbreiten

Eine Nachricht oder Geschichte vielen Menschen weitererzählen, oft ohne zu wissen, ob sie wahr ist.

In einfachem Englisch: To tell many people news or a story, often one that may not be true.

• They noised the story abroad.
• Her plans were soon noised about the village.
• It was noised abroad that the king had fallen ill.

So benutzt man es: be noised abroad (The news of his departure was soon noised abroad.); be noised about (A strange story was being noised about the town.)

Synonyme: spread, circulate

Häufige Wendungen: noise something abroad, noise something about