rumble

grondement, roulement

Bruit sourd et puissant qui dure un certain temps.

En anglais simple : A deep, heavy sound that continues for a while.

• We heard a distant rumble.
• A rumble of thunder woke me.
• The engine made a steady rumble beneath our feet.

Synonymes : rumbling

Expressions courantes : distant rumble, rumble of thunder, low rumble

bagarre de rue

Bagarre dans la rue impliquant plusieurs personnes.

En anglais simple : A fight in the street involving several people.

• A rumble broke out downtown.
• Several gang members were injured in the rumble.
• Police arrived before the rumble began.

Synonymes : brawl, street fight

Expressions courantes : street rumble, gang rumble

tonneau de polissage

Récipient tournant qui lisse de petits objets en les faisant frotter les uns contre les autres.

En anglais simple : A turning container that makes small objects smooth as they rub against each other.

• Put the metal pieces in the rumble.
• The rumble turns slowly during polishing.
• Small castings came out of the rumble with smooth edges.

Synonymes : tumbling barrel, tumbler

Expressions courantes : polishing rumble, rumble drum

gronder, gargouiller

Produire un bruit sourd et puissant qui dure un certain temps.

En anglais simple : To make a deep, heavy sound that continues for a while.

• My stomach began to rumble.
• Thunder rumbled in the distance.
• The engine rumbles even when the car is still.

Synonymes : growl

Expressions courantes : stomach rumble, rumble loudly

avancer en grondant

Se déplacer en produisant un bruit sourd et puissant.

En anglais simple : To move while making a deep, heavy noise.

• A truck rumbled past us.
• Trains rumble through the village at night.
• The bus rumbled along the narrow road.

Comment l'utiliser : rumble along/through/past something (Heavy trucks rumble along this road every morning.)

Expressions courantes : rumble past someone, rumble along, rumble through town

démasquer, déjouer

Découvrir que quelqu’un ment ou agit de façon malhonnête.

En anglais simple : To discover that someone is lying or doing something dishonest.

• They soon rumbled his trick.
• The police rumbled the scheme before anyone lost money.
• She knew we had rumbled her.

Synonymes : uncover, find out, expose

Expressions courantes : rumble a scam, rumble someone

se bagarrer

Participer à une bagarre violente, surtout dans la rue.

En anglais simple : To take part in a rough fight, especially in the street.

• The gangs came out to rumble.
• They rumbled with their rivals behind the station.
• Nobody wanted to rumble that night.

Comment l'utiliser : rumble with someone (The boys went outside to rumble with the rival gang.)

Synonymes : fight, brawl

Expressions courantes : rumble with someone, ready to rumble

grrr

Mot qui imite un bruit grave et continu.

En anglais simple : A word used to represent a deep, continuing noise.

• Rumble! Thunder rolled across the sky.
• Rumble, rumble! The giant machine came to life.
• Rumble! My empty stomach interrupted the silence.

Expressions courantes : rumble rumble, rumble and boom