voice in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for voice in the English»French Dictionary

I.voice [Brit vɔɪs, Am vɔɪs] N

1. voice (speaking sound):

voice

voix f

to hear a voice

entendre une voix

in a loud voice

à haute voix

in a low voice

à voix basse

in a cross voice

d'une voix irritée

to have a high/low(-pitched) voice

avoir une voix aiguë/grave

to raise/lower one's voice

élever/baisser la voix

keep your voice down!

baisse la voix or le ton!

his voice is breaking/has broken

sa voix mue/a mué

to lose one's voice (when ill)

perdre la voix

to lose one's voice (when afraid)

perdre la parole

to give voice to sth

exprimer qc

at the top of one's voice

à tue-tête

2. voice (for singing):

voice

voix f

to have a good voice

avoir une belle voix

to be in fine voice

être en voix

in superb voice

superbement en voix

for four voices

pour quatre voix

3. voice (opinion, expression):

voice

voix f

to have a voice

avoir voix au chapitre (in sth en or dans qc, in doing pour faire)

the voice of reason/dissent

la voix de la raison/dissidence

to add one's voice to sth

unir sa voix à qc

voices have been raised against

plusieurs voix se sont élevées contre

to reply with one voice

répondre d'une seule voix

to demand sth with one voice

exiger unanimement qc

the voice of the people

la voix du peuple

4. voice (representative organization, newspaper):

voice

porte-parole m (of de)

5. voice LIT (of writer, poet):

voice

style m

6. voice LING:

voice

voix f

in the active/passive voice

à la voix active/passive

7. voice PHON:

voice

voix f

II.-voiced COMP

hoarse-/deep-voiced

à la voix rauque/grave

a shaky-voiced reply

une réponse donnée d'une voix tremblante

III.voice [Brit vɔɪs, Am vɔɪs] VB trans

1. voice (express):

voice concern, grievance

exprimer

2. voice PHON:

voice consonant

sonoriser

IV.voice [Brit vɔɪs, Am vɔɪs]

to like the sound of one's own voice

s'écouter parler

the still small voice of conscience

la voix de la conscience

voice-activated ADJ

voice-activated ELECTRON, COMPUT

activé par la voix

voice box N

voice box

larynx m

voice-over N

voice-over

voix-off f

voice messaging N

voice messaging

messagerie f vocale

narrative voice N LIT

narrative voice

voix f du narrateur

voice vote N Am

voice vote

vote m par acclamation

voice training N

voice training

entraînement m de la voix

voice recognition N

voice recognition

reconnaissance f vocale

singing voice N

singing voice

voix f

voice in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for voice in the English»French Dictionary

I.voice [vɔɪs] N

voice a. fig:

voice

voix f

tenor voice

voix de ténor

his voice is breaking

sa voix mue

to keep one's voice down

parler à voix basse

to lower/raise one's voice

baisser/hausser le ton

to lose one's voice

avoir une extinction de voix

to make one's voice heard

se faire entendre

to give sb a voice

laisser qn s'exprimer

Phrases:

with one voice

d'une voix

to give voice to sth

exprimer qc

to listen to the voice of reason

écouter la voix de la raison

II.voice [vɔɪs] VB trans

voice

exprimer

voice box N inf

voice box → larynx

See also larynx

larynx <-ynxes [or -ynges]> [ˈler·ɪŋks] N

larynx

larynx m

voice vote N

voice vote

vote m par acclamation

singing voice N

singing voice

belle voix f

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

plummy voice

d'aristocrate

reedy voice

suraigu(ë)

gruff voice

gros(se)

brassy voice

braillard(e)

Translations for voice in the French»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

voix

voice

d'une voix forte

in a loud voice

à voix basse

in a low voice

voix de ténor

tenor voice

voix d'un animal

voice

voix du peuple, de la conscience

voice

faire entendre la voix de qn

to make sb's voice heard

voix

voice

voix passive/active

passive/active voice

élever la voix

to raise one's voice

actif

active voice

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

But so often it was the voice of sage mischief, of someone so knowing, observant and sharp-witted that he could afford to puncture every pretension.

www.latimes.com

His method is to underplay, to convey emotion through the slightest tremor of the voice and use significant pauses in between the dialogue to maximum effect.

en.wikipedia.org

If that load has low resistance, the current will be larger and the voice coil will be more strongly forced to decelerate.

en.wikipedia.org

It's all too easy, as you knock back one glass after another, to forget to use your indoor voice at the wine bar.

www.washingtoncitypaper.com

The second voice, symbolized by the astrological symbol of Virgo, comes from one of the relationships mentioned earlier from the main character.

en.wikipedia.org

Meanwhile, the sidekicks are awoken by a disembodied voice to find themselves strapped in pods and the clone in a trance.

en.wikipedia.org

He never raises his voice, and never harbors any vindictive thoughts or emotions, accepting yelling and threats stoically.

en.wikipedia.org

When they patched him in, there was just a power point screen and his voice.

www.thestar.com

In languages that have a passive voice, a transitive verb in the active voice becomes intransitive in the passive voice.

en.wikipedia.org

His voice lends itself well to the mood of the verse.

en.wikipedia.org