caquet

kakɛ

Definition

Definition of caquet - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, masculine

volaille

Dated

cri aigu et répétitif que fait la poule

Dated

Le caquet des poules réveille les voisins chaque matin.

gloussement

paroles

Dated

bavardage excessif et indiscret de quelqu'un

Dated

Son caquet incessant agace tout le monde au bureau.

bavardage

jacassement

papotage

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fermer son caquet

faire taire quelqu'un qui parle trop ou dit des choses déplacées

Il a su lui fermer son caquet avec une réplique cinglante.

abaisser le caquet à

humilier quelqu'un pour le rendre moins arrogant

Son échec lui a abaissé le caquet à ce prétentieux.

rabaisser le caquet

faire taire quelqu'un qui parle trop ou de façon déplacée

Il a su rabaisser le caquet à ce bavard prétentieux.

rabattre le caquet

faire taire quelqu'un qui parle trop ou de façon déplacée

Il faut rabattre le caquet à cet arrogant qui se vante sans cesse.

rabaisser le caquet à quelqu'un

remettre à sa place une personne arrogante ou prétentieuse

Son échec aux examens lui a rabattu le caquet.

rabattre le caquet à

faire taire quelqu'un qui parle trop ou de manière prétentieuse

Le professeur a su rabattre le caquet à l'élève insolent.

Origin of caquet

ancien français, caqueter (bavarder)

Examples of caquet in a sentence

Le caquet incessant gênait la sieste de l’enfant.
Le caquet des élèves perturbait la classe.
Son caquet a vite été réduit par la directrice.

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English:clucking, chatter, ...
German:Gackern, Geschwätz, ...
Italian:schiamazzo, chiacchiericcio, ...
Spanish:cacareo, cháchara, ...
Portuguese:piu-piu, tagarelice, ...
Chinese:鸡叫声, 喋喋不休, ...
Japanese:雌鶏の鳴き声, 無駄話, ...
Arabic:نقنقة, ثرثرة, ...
Hebrew:הַקּוֹקֵל, הַקְפָּצָה, ...
Russian:кудахтанье, болтовня, ...
Ukrainian:кудкудакання, балаканина, ...
Catalan:cloqueig, xerrameca, ...
Danish:klukken, plapren, ...
Dutch:gekakel, kletspraat, ...
Greek:κακαρίσμα, κουτσομπολιό, ...
Khmer:សំឡេងកុកកាក់, ការជជែកមិនចេះចប់, ...
Korean:꼬꼬댁 소리, 수다, ...
Polish:gdakanie, gadatliwy, ...
Portuguese (BR):cacarejo, bavardagem, ...
Romanian:clocot, flecăreală, ...
Swedish:kackel, pladder, ...
Thai:เสียงกุ๊กๆ, การพูดมาก, ...
Turkish:gıdaklama, gevezelik, ...
Vietnamese:tiếng cục tác, sự lắm lời, ...

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Definition of caquet - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, masculine

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