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vacarme

din, uproar

noun va-KARM Rare
Descriptions & Qualities Conditions

Usage Note

Vacarme describes a loud, chaotic noise — a racket made by a crowd, machinery, or traffic. It is always masculine and uncountable in practice. A useful near-synonym is tapage, though vacarme suggests more sustained chaos; the idiom faire du vacarme means to kick up a racket.

Examples

"Le vacarme de la rue m'empêche de dormir."

Natural Translation

The din from the street keeps me from sleeping.

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