voice

voice
voice [{{t}}vɔɪs]
1 noun
(a) (speech) voix f;
in a low voice à voix basse;
in a loud voice d'une voix forte;
to have a good speaking voice avoir une bonne voix;
we heard the sound of voices on entendait des gens parler;
he likes the sound of his own voice (is talkative) il parle beaucoup; (is conceited) il s'écoute parler;
to shout at the top of one's voice crier à tue-tête;
to give voice to sth exprimer qch;
to hear voices entendre des voix;
keep your voices down ne parlez pas si fort;
to raise one's voice (speak louder) parler plus fort; (get angry) hausser le ton;
don't you raise your voice at or to me! ne prenez pas ce ton-là avec moi!;
several voices were raised in protest plusieurs voix se sont élevées pour protester;
to make one's voice heard se faire entendre;
{{}}figurative{{}} the voice of conscience/reason la voix de la conscience/de la raison;
a little voice inside her told her it was wrong (her conscience told her) une petite voix en elle lui dit que c'était mal;
with one voice d'une seule voix;
the government must be seen to speak with one voice le gouvernement doit donner l'impression qu'il parle d'une seule voix;
{{}}American{{}} {{}}Radio{{}} Voice of America = station de radio américaine émettant dans le monde entier
(b) (of singer) voix f;
to have a good (singing) voice avoir une belle voix;
to be in good voice être bien en voix
(c) (say) voix f;
we have no voice in the matter nous n'avons pas voix au chapitre;
did you have a voice in deciding who should be invited? avez-vous participé à l'élaboration de la liste des invités?;
proportional representation would give small parties a greater voice la représentation proportionnelle donnerait davantage voix au chapitre aux petits partis
(d) {{}}Grammar{{}} voix f;
in the active/passive voice à la voix active/passive
2 transitive verb
(a) (express → feelings) exprimer, formuler; (→ opposition, support) exprimer;
to voice one's anxieties exprimer ses angoisses
(b) {{}}Linguistics{{}} (consonant) voiser, sonoriser
(c) {{}}Music{{}} (organ) harmoniser
►► {{}}Telecommunications{{}} voice bank boîte f vocale;
voice box larynx m;
{{}}Computing{{}} voice input entrée f vocale;
voice mail messagerie f vocale;
{{}}Music{{}} voice part partie f vocale;
{{}}Computing{{}} voice recognition reconnaissance f de la parole;
{{}}Computing{{}} voice recognition software logiciel m de reconnaissance vocale;
{{}}Computing{{}} voice response réponse f vocale;
{{}}Computing{{}} voice synthesizer synthétiseur m de paroles;
voice test audition f;
voice training (UNCOUNT) {{}}Music{{}} cours mpl de chant; {{}}Theatre{{}} cours mpl de diction ou d'élocution;
{{}}American{{}} {{}}Politics{{}} voice vote vote m par acclamation

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