retentir

ʁətɑ̃tiʁ

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Definition of retentir - Reverso French Dictionary

Verb

écho

tr.

renvoyer ou faire résonner un son fort dans un espace

tr.

Le cri retentit dans la montagne et revint en écho.

échoir

résonner

explosion

intr.

produire un bruit fort et soudain

intr.

Un coup de tonnerre retentit au-dessus de nos têtes.

exploser

émotion

intr.

avoir un impact émotionnel fort sur quelqu'un

intr.

Ses paroles dures ont retenti longtemps dans mon cœur.

marquer

toucher

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Expressions with retentir

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retentir sur

avoir des conséquences ou un impact sur quelque chose

Cette décision va retentir sur l'ensemble de l'entreprise.

retentir de

résonner d'un son qui se propage dans un lieu

La salle retentit des applaudissements du public.

faire retentir

produire un son fort ou le faire résonner

Il fait retentir la cloche pour annoncer l'heure.

Origin of retentir

latin, retinere (retenir)

Terms with retentir included in their meaning

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sonner une cloche

tintement

faire retentir une cloche en actionnant son mécanisme

corner

klaxon

faire retentir le klaxon d'une voiture

Examples of retentir in a sentence

Un coup de tonnerre a retenti soudainement dans la vallée.
Des explosions ont retenti dans la vallée au petit matin.
La cloche de l’école retentit à chaque récréation.
La nouvelle a retenti douloureusement dans son esprit.
Son absence a retenti sur toute la famille.

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English:echo, boom, ...
German:widerhallen, dröhnen, ...
Italian:risuonare, scoppiare, ...
Spanish:retumbar, estallar, ...
Portuguese:ressoar, soar, ...
Chinese:回响, 响起, ...
Japanese:響き渡る, とどろく, ...
Arabic:دوى, انفجر بصوت عالٍ, ...
Hebrew:לְהִדָּהֵד, לְהִישָּׁמַע, ...
Russian:раздаваться, прогреметь, ...
Ukrainian:відлунювати, пролунав, ...
Catalan:ressonar, fer un soroll fort, ...
Danish:runge, gjalde, ...
Dutch:weerklinken, weer klinken, ...
Greek:αντηχώ, βροντώ, ...
Hungarian:visszhangzani, dörrenni, ...
Khmer:បន្លឺឡើង, ផ្ទុះសំឡេង, ...
Korean:울리다, 터지다, ...
Polish:rozbrzmiewać, rozlegnąć się, ...
Portuguese (BR):ressoar, soar, ...
Romanian:a răsuna, a suna puternic, ...
Swedish:eka, dåna, ...
Thai:ดังก้อง, ดังสนั่น, ...
Turkish:yankılanmak, gürlemek, ...
Vietnamese:vang lên, nổ vang, ...

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