noise

ruido

Sonido que molesta o dificulta oír, pensar o descansar.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Sinónimos: racket, din

Antónimos: silence

Expresiones frecuentes: make noise, traffic noise, too much noise

ruido, sonido

Algo que se oye, especialmente un sonido aislado cuya causa puede no estar clara.

En inglés sencillo: 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?

Sinónimos: sound

Expresiones frecuentes: a strange noise, hear a noise, a clicking noise

protestas, rumores

Quejas o comentarios sobre algo que llaman la atención.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Cómo se usa: noise about something (There is a lot of noise about the proposed cuts.)

Sinónimos: fuss, complaints, rumours

Expresiones frecuentes: make noise about, political noise, noise over something

difundir, divulgar

Contar a mucha gente una noticia o historia, a menudo de veracidad dudosa.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Cómo se usa: be noised abroad (The news of his departure was soon noised abroad.); be noised about (A strange story was being noised about the town.)

Sinónimos: spread, circulate

Expresiones frecuentes: noise something abroad, noise something about