rattle

faire claquer, faire cliqueter

Produire des bruits secs répétés en secouant un objet ou en le cognant contre autre chose.

En anglais simple : To make quick knocking sounds by shaking something or hitting it against something else.

• He rattled his keys.
• The wind rattled the window all night.
• She rattled the box to hear what was inside.

Synonymes : clatter

Expressions courantes : rattle the keys, rattle a tin, rattle the door

rouler en cahotant

Avancer rapidement dans un véhicule qui cahote en produisant des bruits secs répétés.

En anglais simple : To travel quickly in a vehicle that makes repeated knocking sounds.

• The cart rattled past us.
• We rattled down the hill in an old bus.
• A train was rattling over the bridge.

Comment l'utiliser : rattle along something (The old bus rattled along the narrow road.)

Synonymes : clatter

Expressions courantes : rattle along, rattle past, rattle down something, rattle over something

bavarder, jacasser

Parler vite et longtemps, souvent de choses sans importance.

En anglais simple : To talk quickly for a long time, often about things that are not important.

• She rattled on for ages.
• He rattled away while I made dinner.
• Are you still rattling on about that party?

Comment l'utiliser : rattle on about something (He rattled on about his neighbours.)

Synonymes : chatter, prattle, babble

Expressions courantes : rattle on, rattle away, rattle on about something

cliquetis, claquement

Suite de petits bruits secs produits par des objets mal fixés qui bougent ou s’entrechoquent.

En anglais simple : A series of quick knocking sounds made by loose things shaking or hitting each other.

• I heard a rattle outside.
• There's a strange rattle coming from the engine.
• The loose windows made loud rattles in the wind.

Synonymes : clatter, clattering

Expressions courantes : a loud rattle, a metallic rattle, an engine rattle, hear a rattle