French Conversation · Level 113
59 words
French word
claquement
Pronunciation
IPA/klakəmɑ̃/
Meaning
- masculine nounsnap
Example
J'ai entendu un claquement de doigts.
I heard a finger snap.
More examples
Le claquement de la porte m'a réveillé.
The slam of the door woke me up.
Core concept
One dry, abrupt crack that begins and ends almost at once.
Common phrases
un claquement de doigts
a snap of the fingers
un claquement de porte
a door slam
Similar words
son: The general term for any audible sound.
bruit: Any sound occurring in the surrounding environment.
clic: A short, light click made by a button or metal component.
Definition in French
Bruit court, sec et claquant résultant d'un contact soudain, employé pour nommer le son lui-même ou l'action qui le cause.
Word origin
French adds -ment to claquer to form claquement, naming either the act of making the sound or the resulting sound.
Usage tips
- The construction claquement de plus a source identifies the sound, as in claquement de porte or claquement de doigts.