loud

loud
loud [laʊd]
1. adjective
   a. [voice, music] fort ; [laugh, noise] grand ; [thunder] fracassant ; [protests] vigoureux ; [behaviour] tapageur
• this remark was greeted by loud applause un tonnerre d'applaudissements a accueilli cette remarque
   b. [colour, clothes] voyant
2. adverb
fort
• speak a bit louder parle un peu plus fort
► out loud tout haut
• to laugh out loud rire tout haut► loud and clear
• I am receiving you loud and clear je vous reçois cinq sur cinq
• we could hear it loud and clear nous l'entendions clairement
3. compounds
► loud-mouth (inf) noun grande gueule (inf !) f
► loud-mouthed (inf) adjective fort en gueule (inf)
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[laʊd] 1.
adjective
1) (noisy) [bang, music, voice] fort; [crash, scream] grand; [comment, laugh] bruyant; [applause] vif/vive; [whisper] audible
2) (emphatic) [objection] vif/vive
3) (vulgar) péj [colour, pattern] criard; [person, behaviour] exubérant
2.
adverb fort

out loud — à voix haute

loud and clear — clairement

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for crying out loud! — (colloq) pour l'amour de Dieu!


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