din

frastuono, baccano

Insieme di rumori forti e fastidiosi che continua per un certo tempo.

In inglese semplice: A loud, unpleasant mixture of noises that continues for some time.

• The children made a terrible din.
• I could not hear her over the din of the machinery.
• The constant din from the street kept us awake.

Come si usa: the din of something (We could barely speak above the din of the traffic.)

Sinonimi: racket, noise, clamour

Contrari: silence

Espressioni comuni: terrible din, deafening din, din of traffic

rimbombare, frastuonare

Produrre un rumore forte e continuo.

In inglese semplice: To make a loud, continuing noise.

• The bells dinned all morning.
• Machinery dinned beyond the factory wall.
• The clattering wheels dinned in my ears.

Sinonimi: resound, clang

Espressioni comuni: din loudly, din in ears

inculcare, martellare

Ripetere qualcosa molte volte perché qualcuno lo ricordi.

In inglese semplice: To repeat something many times so that someone remembers it.

• She dinned the rule into us.
• The teacher dinned those dates into our heads.
• He kept dinning the same warning into my ears.

Come si usa: din something into someone/someone’s ears (He dinned the safety rules into his students.)

Sinonimi: drill, hammer

Espressioni comuni: din into someone, din a lesson