thunder

tonnerre

Bruit fort et grave provoqué par la foudre dans le ciel pendant un orage.

En anglais simple : The loud, deep sound in the sky during a storm, caused by lightning.

• I heard thunder.
• The thunder woke us during the night.
• Is that thunder, or is a plane passing?

Expressions courantes : roll of thunder, distant thunder

grondement, fracas

Bruit très fort et grave, semblable au tonnerre.

En anglais simple : A very loud, deep sound, like the noise of a storm.

• The thunder of hooves grew louder.
• A thunder of applause filled the hall.
• We heard the thunder of heavy trucks outside.

Comment l'utiliser : the thunder of something (The thunder of engines drowned out his voice.)

Synonymes : roar, rumble

Expressions courantes : thunder of applause, thunder of hooves

gronder, tonner

Faire un bruit fort et grave, souvent en se déplaçant.

En anglais simple : To make a loud, deep noise, often while moving.

• A train thundered past.
• The horses thundered across the bridge.
• Heavy trucks thunder down this road all night.

Synonymes : roar, rumble

Expressions courantes : thunder past someone, thunder down something

tonner

Se produire de forts bruits graves dans le ciel pendant un orage.

En anglais simple : When it does this, loud, deep sounds come from the sky during a storm.

• It started to thunder.
• It thundered while we were walking home.
• Does it often thunder here in summer?

Comment l'utiliser : it thunders (It thundered several times before the rain began.)

Expressions courantes : begin to thunder, thunder all night

tonner, fulminer

Parler ou crier d’une voix très forte, puissante et menaçante.

En anglais simple : To speak or shout in a very loud, powerful, and threatening voice.

• “Leave!” she thundered.
• The captain thundered orders across the deck.
• He thundered at the workers for being late.

Comment l'utiliser : thunder at someone (The manager thundered at everyone in the room.)

Synonymes : roar, bellow

Expressions courantes : thunder a warning, thunder at someone