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vacarme — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • blare verb To make a loud, harsh sound, especially from a speaker, horn, or instrument.
  • clatter verb To make a rapid series of short, sharp banging or rattling sounds.
  • DIN noun A loud, confused mixture of noise.
  • noise noun A sound, especially one that is loud, unwanted, or unpleasant.
  • racket noun A handled frame strung with cord, used to hit a ball or shuttlecock in sports like tennis or badminton.

Senses

vacarme is used for these senses in English:

  • blare A loud sound.
  • clatter A loud disturbance.
  • din A loud noise; a cacophony or loud commotion.
  • hustle and bustle (idiomatic) A large amount of activity and work, usually in a noisy surrounding.
  • noise (uncountable) Various sounds, usually unwanted or unpleasant.
  • racket A loud noise.

blare — full definition

  1. verb To make a loud, harsh sound, especially from a speaker, horn, or instrument.
  2. noun A loud, harsh noise.

clatter — full definition

  1. verb To make a rapid series of short, sharp banging or rattling sounds.
  2. noun A loud rattling noise made by hard objects knocking together.

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