tonner

tɔne

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Conjugation

Definition of tonner - Reverso French Dictionary

Verb

intr.

météoproduire le bruit du tonnerre pendant un orage

Il tonne fort depuis ce matin à cause de l'orage.

gronder

retentir

bruitfaire un bruit très fort qui ressemble au tonnerre

Les canons tonnent sur le champ de bataille.

résonner

retentir

protesterparler avec force et colère contre quelqu'un

Le directeur tonne contre les élèves indisciplinés.

fulminer

tempêter

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tonner contre

critiquer avec force et colère en parlant fort

Le député tonne contre les nouvelles mesures fiscales.

Origin of tonner

latin, tonare (tonner)

Examples of tonner in a sentence

Il a tonné toute la nuit, empêchant les enfants de dormir.
Les applaudissements tonnent dans la salle après le spectacle.
Le tonnerre tonnait au loin pendant la nuit.
Elle a tonné contre l’injustice de la décision.
Les manifestants tonnaient dans la rue.

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English:thunder, boom, ...
German:donnern, dröhnen, ...
Italian:tuonare, rimbombare, ...
Spanish:tronar, tronar contra, ...
Portuguese:trovejar, estrondar, ...
Chinese:打雷, 轰鸣, ...
Japanese:雷が鳴る, 轟く, ...
Arabic:رعد, دوى, ...
Hebrew:לִרְעֹם, לַהֲדוֹם, ...
Russian:греметь, раздаваться как гром, ...
Ukrainian:гриміти, гуркотіти, ...
Catalan:tronar, retrunyir, ...
Danish:tordne, buldre, ...
Dutch:donderen, dreunen, ...
Greek:βροντάω, βροντώ, ...
Hungarian:dörögni, dübörögni, ...
Khmer:ផ្គរលាន់, បន្លឺសូរដូចផ្គរលាន់, ...
Korean:천둥이 치다, 우렁차게 울리다, ...
Polish:grzmieć, huczeć, ...
Portuguese (BR):trovejar, estrondar, ...
Romanian:a tuneta, a tună, ...
Swedish:åska, mullra, ...
Thai:ฟ้าร้อง, คำราม, ...
Turkish:gök gürültüsü olmak, gök gibi gürlemek, ...
Vietnamese:có sấm, vang rền như sấm, ...

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