French Conversation · Level 94
58 words
French word
résonner
Pronunciation
IPA/ʁezone/
Meaning
- verbresound
Example
La musique résonne dans la salle.
The music resounds in the room.
More examples
Son discours résonne dans la tête des auditeurs.
His speech resonates in the listeners' heads.
Core concept
A sound fills a space, seems to return, and then lingers as a lasting impression in a person's mind.
Common phrases
résonner dans la tête de quelqu'un
resonate in someone's head
faire résonner une pièce
make a room resonate
résonner à travers la pièce
resonate throughout the room
Similar words
toucher: To affect someone's emotions and move them deeply.
émouvoir: To stir emotions strongly enough to cause tears or deep feeling.
impressionner: To make a strong impression that stays with someone.
répercuter: To spread effects or information to other people or places.
Definition in French
Faire retentir un son dans un lieu; par extension, produire un effet ou une impression durable chez quelqu'un.
Word origin
French résonner comes through Old French from Latin resonare, built from re- 'again' and sonare 'sound', with its figurative sense developing from reverberating sound.
Usage tips
- Unlike sonner, which commonly denotes a bell, phone, or person ringing, résonner focuses on sound carrying through a space and can also describe a lasting effect.