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buzzes

/ˈbʌzɪz/

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noun

Bourdonnement; rumeur

A continuous, humming noise, as of bees; a confused murmur, as of general conversation in low tones.

Examples :

"The buzzes of conversation filled the coffee shop. "

Les bourdonnements des conversations remplissaient le café.

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noun

Chuchotement, murmure

Examples :

"The buzzes about the new company policy started during lunch. "

Les chuchotements au sujet de la nouvelle politique de l'entreprise ont commencé pendant le déjeuner.

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noun

Vrombissement, bourdonnement

The audible friction of voice consonants.

Examples :

"The linguist analyzed the different buzzes produced by the speakers as they pronounced the "z" and "v" sounds. "

Le linguiste a analysé les différents vrombissements produits par les locuteurs lorsqu'ils prononçaient les sons "z" et "v".

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noun

Euphorie, excitation, ivresse légère

A rush or feeling of energy or excitement; a feeling of slight intoxication.

Examples :

"Still feeling the buzz from the coffee, he pushed through the last of the homework."

Encore sous l'effet de l'excitation du café, il a terminé les derniers devoirs.

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noun

Un appel, un courriel

A telephone call or e-mail.

Examples :

"He gets a lot of buzzes on his phone every day because he's popular. "

Il reçoit beaucoup d'appels sur son téléphone tous les jours parce qu'il est populaire.

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noun

Rumeur, bruit, on-dit

Major topic of conversation; widespread rumor; information spread behind the scenes.

Examples :

"The biggest buzz at the office today is the rumor of a company merger. "

La plus grande rumeur au bureau aujourd'hui est celle d'une fusion d'entreprises.

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verb

Bourdonne

To make a low, continuous, humming or sibilant sound, like that made by bees with their wings.

Examples :

"The bee buzzes around the flower. "

L'abeille bourdonne autour de la fleur.

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verb

S'agiter, bourdonner

To show a high level of activity and haste (alluding to the common simile "busy as a bee"). Often in the colloquial imperative "Buzz off!"

Examples :

"The office buzzes with activity as everyone rushes to finish their reports before the deadline. "

Le bureau s'agite avec activité alors que tout le monde se précipite pour terminer ses rapports avant la date limite.

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verb

Murmure, chuchote, colporte

To whisper; to communicate, as tales, in an undertone; to spread, as a report, by whispers or secretly.

Examples :

"The rumor about the teacher's resignation buzzes through the school halls. "

La rumeur de la démission du professeur murmure dans les couloirs de l'école.

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verb

Bourdonner, chuchoter

To talk to incessantly or confidentially in a low humming voice.

Examples :

"During the exam, the student behind me nervously buzzes to his friend about the answer to question number three. "

Pendant l'examen, l'élève derrière moi chuchote nerveusement à son ami la réponse à la question numéro trois.

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verb

Rassembler, survoler

To fly at high speed and at a very low altitude over a specified area, as to make a surprise pass.

Examples :

"The small plane buzzes the airfield before landing. "

Le petit avion survole l'aérodrome avant d'atterrir.

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verb

Couper les cheveux en brosse, raser les cheveux très courts

To cut the hair in a close-cropped military style, or buzzcut.

Examples :

"The soldier buzzed his hair short for the army. "

Le soldat s'est coupé les cheveux en brosse pour l'armée.

appearance style body

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verb

Boire cul sec

To drink to the bottom.

Examples :

"After a long day of work, he buzzes his beer and sighs contentedly. "

Après une longue journée de travail, il boit sa bière cul sec et soupire de satisfaction.

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verb

Sonner, buzzer

To communicate with (a person) by means of a buzzer.

Examples :

"The teacher buzzes the student to come to the front of the class. "

Le professeur sonne l'élève pour qu'il vienne devant la classe.

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