hearing

entendant

Qui peut percevoir les sons avec ses oreilles.

En anglais simple : Able to notice sounds through the ears.

• Her parents are both hearing.
• The class includes deaf and hearing children.
• Hearing people can learn sign language too.

Contraires : deaf

Expressions courantes : hearing people, hearing parents, hearing children

audition, ouïe

Capacité de percevoir les sons avec les oreilles, ou fait d’écouter un son.

En anglais simple : The ability to notice sounds through your ears, or the act of listening to a sound.

• My hearing is good.
• Loud music can damage your hearing.
• She went for a hearing test yesterday.

Contraires : deafness

Expressions courantes : hearing loss, hearing aid, good hearing, poor hearing

audience, audition

Réunion officielle où l’on écoute des preuves ou des arguments avant de prendre une décision.

En anglais simple : An official meeting where people listen to evidence or arguments before making a decision.

• The hearing starts tomorrow.
• She spoke at a public hearing.
• The committee held a hearing on the proposed changes.

Comment l'utiliser : hearing on something (There will be a hearing on the planning application.)

Expressions courantes : court hearing, public hearing, hearing on something

audience

Séance au tribunal où un juge écoute des preuves ou des arguments sans jury.

En anglais simple : A court meeting where a judge listens to evidence or arguments without a jury.

• The judge ordered a hearing.
• Witnesses gave evidence at the hearing.
• The hearing took place without a jury.

Comment l'utiliser : hearing before someone (The hearing before the judge lasted two hours.)

Expressions courantes : evidentiary hearing, court hearing, hearing before someone

entendre

Percevoir des sons avec les oreilles.

En anglais simple : To notice sounds through your ears.

• I am hearing a strange noise.
• She kept hearing footsteps upstairs.
• Are you hearing the music clearly?

Comment l'utiliser : hear someone/something doing something (I keep hearing someone knocking at the door.); hear someone/something do something (She remembers hearing the bell ring.)

Expressions courantes : hearing a noise, hearing someone sing, hearing something clearly