rattle

rattle
rattle [{{t}}'rætəl]
1 intransitive verb
(gen) faire du bruit; (car, engine) faire un bruit de ferraille; (chain, machine, dice) cliqueter; (gunfire, hailstones) crépiter; (door, window) vibrer;
∎ the trains make the windows rattle les trains font vibrer les fenêtres;
∎ somebody was rattling at the door quelqu'un secouait la porte;
∎ an old car came rattling down the hill une vieille voiture descendait la côte dans un bruit de ferraille
2 transitive verb
(a) (box) agiter (en faisant du bruit); (key) faire cliqueter; (chain, dice) agiter, secouer; (door, window) faire vibrer;
∎ {{}}familiar{{}} who rattled your cage? quelle mouche te pique?
(b) (disconcert) ébranler, secouer;
∎ to get rattled perdre son sang froid;
∎ don't get rattled! pas de panique!
3 noun
(a) (noise → of chains) bruit m; (→ of car, engine) bruit m de ferraille; (→ of coins, keys) cliquetis m; (→ of gunfire, hailstones) crépitement m; (→ of window, door) vibration f, vibrations fpl
(b) (for baby) hochet m; (for sports fan) crécelle f
(c) {{}}Zoology{{}} (of rattlesnake) cascabelle f
➲ rattle around intransitive verb
∎ you'll be rattling around in that big old house! tu seras perdu tout seul dans cette grande maison!
➲ rattle off separable transitive verb
(speech, list) débiter, réciter à toute allure; (piece of work) expédier; (letter, essay) écrire en vitesse
➲ rattle on intransitive verb
jacasser
➲ rattle through inseparable transitive verb
(speech, meeting etc) expédier

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