French Conversation · Level 72
58 words
French word
bruyant
Pronunciation
IPA/bʁɥijɑ̃/
Meaning
- adjectivenoisy
Example
Ce voisin est trop bruyant.
This neighbor is too noisy.
More examples
La rue est bruyante la nuit.
The street is noisy at night.
Core concept
A source of loud or repeated sound that unsettles the calm around it.
Common phrases
voisin bruyant
noisy neighbor
appartement bruyant
noisy apartment
Similar words
fort: Producing sound at a high intensity or volume.
silencieux: With little or no audible sound.
calme: Calm and free of disruptive noise.
Definition in French
Qui émet des sons forts ou répétés et gêne le confort des personnes.
Word origin
French bruyant is formed from bruit, meaning "noise," with the suffix -ant, which forms an adjective describing something that produces it.
Usage tips
- The adjective generally follows the noun and agrees in gender and number, as in une machine bruyante and des moteurs bruyants.
Other meanings
- loudadjective
Opposites
- calmecalmadjective
- silencieuxquietadjective
Related words
- bruitnoisenoun
- bruyammentnoisilyadverb