rattle

hacer traquetear, hacer sonar

Producir golpes sonoros rápidos al sacudir algo o hacerlo chocar contra otra cosa.

En inglés sencillo: To make quick knocking sounds by shaking something or hitting it against something else.

• He rattled his keys.
• The wind rattled the window all night.
• She rattled the box to hear what was inside.

Sinónimos: clatter

Expresiones frecuentes: rattle the keys, rattle a tin, rattle the door

avanzar traqueteando

Avanzar deprisa en un vehículo que hace ruidos repetidos de golpes.

En inglés sencillo: To travel quickly in a vehicle that makes repeated knocking sounds.

• The cart rattled past us.
• We rattled down the hill in an old bus.
• A train was rattling over the bridge.

Cómo se usa: rattle along something (The old bus rattled along the narrow road.)

Sinónimos: clatter

Expresiones frecuentes: rattle along, rattle past, rattle down something, rattle over something

parlotear, charlar sin parar

Hablar deprisa durante mucho tiempo, a menudo sobre cosas poco importantes.

En inglés sencillo: To talk quickly for a long time, often about things that are not important.

• She rattled on for ages.
• He rattled away while I made dinner.
• Are you still rattling on about that party?

Cómo se usa: rattle on about something (He rattled on about his neighbours.)

Sinónimos: chatter, prattle, babble

Expresiones frecuentes: rattle on, rattle away, rattle on about something

traqueteo, repiqueteo

Serie de golpes sonoros rápidos producidos por piezas sueltas que se sacuden o chocan entre sí.

En inglés sencillo: A series of quick knocking sounds made by loose things shaking or hitting each other.

• I heard a rattle outside.
• There's a strange rattle coming from the engine.
• The loose windows made loud rattles in the wind.

Sinónimos: clatter, clattering

Expresiones frecuentes: a loud rattle, a metallic rattle, an engine rattle, hear a rattle