chatter

bavardage

Conversation amicale sur des sujets ordinaires ou peu importants.

En anglais simple : Friendly talk about ordinary or unimportant things.

• The room was full of chatter.
• I could hear cheerful chatter from the kitchen.
• Their idle chatter kept us awake.

Synonymes : chat, small talk

Expressions courantes : idle chatter, excited chatter, background chatter

cliquetis

Bruit répété produit par des pièces qui vibrent ou se heurtent.

En anglais simple : A repeated rattling sound made when parts shake or hit each other.

• The brakes made an annoying chatter.
• We adjusted the tool to reduce chatter.
• Engine chatter grew louder as we accelerated.

Synonymes : rattle, rattling

Expressions courantes : brake chatter, machine chatter, reduce chatter

communications suspectes

Messages entre personnes soupçonnées d’être dangereuses, surveillés par les services de sécurité pour repérer des signes d’attaques possibles.

En anglais simple : Messages between suspected dangerous people that security services watch for signs of possible attacks.

• The agency detected increased chatter.
• Analysts monitored online chatter before the attack.
• The intercepted chatter mentioned a possible target.

Expressions courantes : terrorist chatter, increased chatter, monitor chatter

bavarder

Parler rapidement de sujets ordinaires ou peu importants.

En anglais simple : To talk quickly about ordinary or unimportant things.

• The children chattered happily.
• We chattered about our plans over lunch.
• She was chattering away on the phone.

Comment l'utiliser : chatter about something (They chattered about their holiday.); chatter to someone (He chattered to his sister throughout the journey.)

Synonymes : chat, babble

Expressions courantes : chatter about something, chatter away, chatter to someone

claquer

S’entrechoquer rapidement et faire du bruit, surtout pour les dents sous l’effet du froid ou de la peur.

En anglais simple : To make a repeated noise by quickly hitting together, especially when teeth shake from cold or fear.

• My teeth began to chatter.
• Her teeth chattered with cold after the swim.
• He was so frightened that his teeth were chattering.

Comment l'utiliser : chatter with cold/fear (His teeth chattered with fear.)

Synonymes : rattle

Expressions courantes : teeth chatter, chatter with cold, chatter with fear

cliqueter

Produire une succession rapide de petits bruits secs et aigus, en parlant d’une machine.

En anglais simple : If a machine does this, it makes a fast series of sharp, high sounds.

• The old printer began to chatter.
• Sewing machines chattered all afternoon.
• The engine chatters when it runs too fast.

Synonymes : rattle

Expressions courantes : machine chatter, chatter loudly