noise

bruit

Son qui dérange ou empêche de bien entendre, réfléchir ou se reposer.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : racket, din

Contraires : silence

Expressions courantes : make noise, traffic noise, too much noise

bruit, son

Quelque chose qu’on entend, notamment un son isolé dont la cause peut être inconnue.

En anglais simple : 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?

Synonymes : sound

Expressions courantes : a strange noise, hear a noise, a clicking noise

protestations, rumeurs

Plaintes ou propos sur un sujet qui attirent l’attention.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : noise about something (There is a lot of noise about the proposed cuts.)

Synonymes : fuss, complaints, rumours

Expressions courantes : make noise about, political noise, noise over something

répandre, colporter

Raconter à beaucoup de gens une nouvelle ou une histoire, souvent incertaine.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : be noised abroad (The news of his departure was soon noised abroad.); be noised about (A strange story was being noised about the town.)

Synonymes : spread, circulate

Expressions courantes : noise something abroad, noise something about