hum

bourdonnement, ronronnement

Son grave et régulier, comme celui d’une machine ou d’une voix à bouche fermée.

En anglais simple : A low, steady sound, like a quiet voice with the mouth closed or a running machine.

• I could hear a low hum.
• The fridge made a steady hum all night.
• A quiet hum came from the next room.

Comment l'utiliser : hum of something (We heard the hum of the air conditioner.)

Synonymes : buzz, drone

Expressions courantes : low hum, steady hum

fredonner

Produire un son musical les lèvres fermées, sans prononcer de mots.

En anglais simple : To make a musical sound with your lips closed, without using words.

• She began to hum softly.
• He hummed while washing the dishes.
• Do you hum when you are happy?

Synonymes : croon

Expressions courantes : hum quietly, hum to oneself

fredonner

Reproduire une chanson ou une mélodie les lèvres fermées, sans chanter les paroles.

En anglais simple : To make a song or tune with your lips closed, without singing its words.

• He hummed a familiar tune.
• Can you hum the song you heard?
• She was humming the melody as she cooked.

Comment l'utiliser : hum something (Can you hum the tune for me?)

Synonymes : buzz, croon

Expressions courantes : hum a tune, hum a song

bourdonner, ronronner

Produire un son grave et continu, comme un moteur ou une machine en marche.

En anglais simple : To make a low, continuous sound, like a running engine or machine.

• The fridge hums all night.
• An engine hummed outside the window.
• The wires were humming in the wind.

Synonymes : buzz, drone, whir

Expressions courantes : engines hum, hum softly

fourmiller, bourdonner

Être plein de monde, de mouvement ou de travail intense.

En anglais simple : To be full of people, movement, or busy work.

• The office was humming with activity.
• By noon, the town was humming with life.
• Business is humming again after a quiet winter.

Comment l'utiliser : hum with something (The market hummed with activity.)

Synonymes : buzz, bustle

Expressions courantes : hum with activity, hum with life