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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesbruyant
Pronunciation / Transliteration: bru-yant
"Les supporters ont poussé des cris bruyants dans la rue."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Making or constituting a disturbingly harsh and loud noise.
"The party next door produced raucous laughter that kept the neighborhood awake." - 2
Boisterously disorderly; harsh-sounding and rowdy.
"The committee meeting quickly dissolved into a raucous debate over the new budget."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin adjective 'raucus', meaning hoarse or harsh-sounding, which traces back to the Proto-Indo-European root *rew- meaning to roar or bellow. It entered the English language in the late 17th century, initially retaining its direct association with a harsh, rough voice before broadening to describe any loud, disorderly, or boisterous noise.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Raucus" is said worldwide
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bruyant
Transliteration: bru-yant
"Les supporters ont poussé des cris bruyants dans la rue."
rau
Transliteration: rau
"Er sprach mit raucher Stimme nach der langen Feier."
rauco
Transliteration: rau-co
"La sua voce era rauca a causa delle urla."
ronco
Transliteration: ron-co
"Se escuchaban risas roncas desde el patio trasero."
rouco
Transliteration: rou-co
"Eles faziam um barulho rouco durante a comemoração."
कर्कश
Transliteration: karkash
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"भीड़ से कर्कश आवाज़ें आ रही थीं।"
刺耳的
Transliteration: cì ěr de
Script: 中文汉字
"街上传来刺耳的欢呼声。"
귀에 거슬리는
Transliteration: gwie geoseulrineun
Script: 한국어 한글
"거리에서 시끄럽고 요란한 소리가 들렸다."
耳障りな
Transliteration: mizawari na
Script: 日本語
"彼らは耳障りなどなり声を上げて笑った。"
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