humming in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for humming in the English»French Dictionary

humming [Am ˈhəmɪŋ] N

humming (of insect, aircraft)

bourdonnement m

humming (of machine)

ronronnement m

humming (of person)

fredonnement m

humming top N

humming top

toupie f sifflante

I.hum [Brit hʌm, Am həm] N

1. hum (sound):

hum (of insect, aircraft, engine, traffic, voices)

bourdonnement m

hum (of machinery)

ronronnement m

2. hum Brit inf (bad smell):

hum

puanteur f

II.hum [Brit hʌm, Am həm] INTERJ (in hesitation)

hum

heu

III.hum <pres part humming; pret, pp hummed> [Brit hʌm, Am həm] VB trans

hum person tune:

hum

fredonner (to, for à)

IV.hum <pres part humming; pret, pp hummed> [Brit hʌm, Am həm] VB intr

1. hum (make a low sound):

hum person:

fredonner

hum insect, aircraft:

bourdonner

hum machine:

ronronner

to hum along to a tune

fredonner sur un air

to hum to oneself

fredonner tout bas

2. hum (bustle):

hum factory floor, office:

bourdonner

to hum with activity/life

bourdonner d'activité/de vie

3. hum Brit inf (smell):

hum

sentir mauvais

See also haw

I.haw [Brit hɔː, Am hɔ] N

1. haw BOT:

haw

cenelle f

2. haw ZOOL:

haw

paupière f nictitante

II.haw [Brit hɔː, Am hɔ] INTERJ dated

haw! haw!

ha! ha!

III.haw [Brit hɔː, Am hɔ]

to hum Brit or hem Am and haw

balbutier

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to hum Brit or hem Am and haw

balbutier

Translations for humming in the French»English Dictionary

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chantonnement

humming

fredonnement

humming uncountable

bruissement (d'insecte)

humming uncountable

bourdonnement (de ruche)

humming uncountable

bourdonnement (de moteur)

hum

fredonner

to hum

chantonner

to hum [sth] to oneself

chantonner

to hum to oneself

humming in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for humming in the English»French Dictionary

I.hum¹ <-mm-> [hʌm] VB intr

1. hum (make a low continuous sound) a. fig:

hum bee

bourdonner

hum machine

vrombir

hum person

fredonner

2. hum (be full of activity):

hum

bourdonner d'activité

to make things hum

faire tourner les affaires

3. hum Brit inf (stink):

hum

chlinguer

Phrases:

to hum and haw Brit, Aus

tourner autour du pot

II.hum¹ <-mm-> [hʌm] VB trans

hum

fredonner

III.hum¹ <-mm-> [hʌm] N

hum of insect

bourdonnement m

hum of machinery, plane

vrombissement m

hum of voices

bruit m sourd

hum of melody

fredonnement m

hum² [hʌm] INTERJ

hum

hmm!

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to hum and haw Brit, Aus, to hem and haw Am

tourner autour du pot

Translations for humming in the French»English Dictionary

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bruissement des insectes

humming

bourdonnement d'un moteur

humming

chantonner

to hum

fredonner

to hum

bourdonner moteur, hélice

to hum

humming Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to make things hum

faire tourner les affaires

to hum and haw Brit, Aus

tourner autour du pot

to hum and haw Brit, Aus, to hem and haw Am

tourner autour du pot

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The in-cockpit and other environmental sounds are simulated including the engines, RCS, alarms, and cockpit cooling humming.

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It was from him that she received her initial training, and at the age of 5 she already started humming the songs she would hear.

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An unworldly humming rides the waves of the wind.

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Shepherds were also able to accompany themselves with glutteral humming which produced an ostinato tone or drone.

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The resulting sound varies in pitch and loudness with the player's humming.

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Every shining pine needle, every sandy shore, every mist in the dark woods, every clear and humming insect is holy in the memory...

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Singing is permitted, provided the singer is singing words rather than humming or whistling a tune.

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At the same time, his poppy songs will have you signing and humming his lyrics all day.

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We'll all just be humming along one day, in our archaic days we dare to call "modern times," and driverless vehicles will just appear.

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Often perceived as faceless and monolithic, the data center was a corporate division housing fields of mainframe computers humming softly in locked rooms with raised floors.

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