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to hum
01
fredonner, chantonner
to sing a tune with closed lips
Intransitive
Exemples
She liked to hum while she worked, finding it helped her concentrate.
Elle aimait fredonner en travaillant, trouvant que cela l'aidait à se concentrer.
He hummed as he walked down the street.
Il fredonnait en marchant dans la rue.
02
fredonner, bourdonner
to make a low, continuous, and steady sound
Intransitive
Exemples
The cicadas hummed in the trees, creating a background melody.
Les cigales bourdonnaient dans les arbres, créant une mélodie de fond.
The refrigerator hummed softly in the kitchen.
Le réfrigérateur ronronnait doucement dans la cuisine.
03
bourdonner, ronronner
to be filled with a continuous, low noise
Intransitive: to hum with a low steady sound
Exemples
The room hummed with the sound of the air conditioning unit.
La pièce bourdonnait avec le son de la climatisation.
The library hummed with the quiet murmur of students studying.
La bibliothèque bourdonnait avec le murmure tranquille des étudiants qui étudiaient.
04
bourdonner, grouiller
to be busy or engaged in a lot of activity or work
Intransitive: to hum with activity
Exemples
The kitchen hummed with the sounds of pots and pans as dinner was being prepared.
La cuisine bourdonnait des sons des casseroles et des poêles pendant que le dîner était préparé.
The city seemed to hum with excitement during the annual festival.
La ville semblait bourdonner d'excitation pendant le festival annuel.
05
puer, empester
to emit a strong, unpleasant odor
HumorousExemples
His gym bag started to hum after a week in the car.
Son sac de gym a commencé à puer après une semaine dans la voiture.
The trash was humming so bad we had to take it out immediately.
La poubelle puait tellement que nous avons dû la sortir immédiatement.
Hum
01
a low, continuous, vibrating sound
Exemples
The refrigerator emits a constant hum.
She listens to the hum of the city at night.
02
a state of energetic activity or busy movement
Exemples
The office is in a hum of productivity.
The kitchen is in a hum as the chefs prepare meals.
Arbre Lexical
hummer
humming
hum
