noise

rumore

Suono che disturba o rende difficile sentire, pensare o riposare.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Sinonimi: racket, din

Contrari: silence

Espressioni comuni: make noise, traffic noise, too much noise

rumore, suono

Qualcosa che si sente, soprattutto un suono isolato la cui causa può essere poco chiara.

In inglese semplice: 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?

Sinonimi: sound

Espressioni comuni: a strange noise, hear a noise, a clicking noise

proteste, voci

Lamentele o discorsi su qualcosa che attirano l’attenzione.

In inglese semplice: 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.

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

Sinonimi: fuss, complaints, rumours

Espressioni comuni: make noise about, political noise, noise over something

diffondere, divulgare

Raccontare a molte persone una notizia o storia, spesso non sicura o vera.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Come si 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.)

Sinonimi: spread, circulate

Espressioni comuni: noise something abroad, noise something about