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noisy

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nois·y  (noiz)
adj. nois·i·er, nois·i·est
1. Making noise: a small, noisy dog.
2. Full of, characterized by, or accompanied by noise: a noisy cafeteria.

noisi·ly adv.
noisi·ness n.

noisy [ˈnɔɪzɪ]
adj noisier, noisiest
1. making a loud or constant noise
2. full of or characterized by noise
noisily  adv
noisiness  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.noisy - full of or characterized by loud and nonmusical sounds; "a noisy cafeteria"; "a small noisy dog"
cacophonic, cacophonous - having an unpleasant sound; "as cacophonous as a henyard"- John McCarten
loud - characterized by or producing sound of great volume or intensity; "a group of loud children"; "loud thunder"; "her voice was too loud"; "loud trombones"
quiet - free of noise or uproar; or making little if any sound; "a quiet audience at the concert"; "the room was dark and quiet"
2.noisy - attracting attention by showiness or bright colors; "a noisy sweater"
colourful, colorful - striking in variety and interest; "a colorful period of history"; "a colorful character"; "colorful language"

noisy
adjective
2. loud, piercing, deafening, tumultuous, ear-splitting, cacophonous, clamorous It may be necessary to ask a neighbour to turn down noisy music.
loud still, quiet, silent, hushed, tranquil
Translations
noisy [ˈnɔɪzɪ] ADJ (noisier (compar) (noisiest (superl))) [neighbours, children, crowd] → ruidoso, escandaloso; [music] → ruidoso, estridente
it's very noisy herehay mucho ruido aquí
don't be too noisyno hagáis mucho ruido

noisy [ˈnɔɪzi] adj
[person, audience, neighbours, crowd] → bruyant(e)
to be noisy → faire du bruit
The audience was so noisy that → Le public faisait tellement de bruit que ...
[car, machine] → bruyant(e)
[city, room, bar] → bruyant(e)
It's noisy in here → Il y a beaucoup de bruit ici.

noisy
adj (+er)laut; traffic, child alsolärmend; machine, behaviour, work alsogeräuschvoll; protest, welcome, debatelautstark; don’t be so noisysei nicht so laut, mach nicht so viel Lärm; this is a noisy housein dem Haus ist es laut

noisy [ˈnɔɪzɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (street, car) → rumoroso/a; (child, party) → rumoroso/a, chiassoso/a
stop being noisy! → smettila di far rumore!
noisy [ˈnɔɪzɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (street, car) → rumoroso/a; (child, party) → rumoroso/a, chiassoso/a
stop being noisy! → smettila di far rumore!

noisy ضوضاء hlučný larmende laut φασαριόζικος ruidoso äänekäs bruyant bučan rumoroso やかましい 시끄러운 lawaaierig bråkete hałaśliwy barulhento шумный högljudd เสียงดัง gürültülü ồn ào 吵杂的


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" The rush of expectant men out of the forecastle, the snatching of hand-spikes, the tramp of feet, the clink of the pawls, make a stirring accompaniment to a plaintive up-anchor song with a roaring chorus; and this burst of noisy activity from a whole ship's crew seems like a voiceful awakening of the ship herself, till then, in the picturesque phrase of Dutch seamen, "lying asleep upon her iron.
"Because, my child," replied the Buck, "my temper is so uncertain that if I permit one of those noisy creatures to come into my presence I am likely to forget myself and do him an injury.
I would e'en take it for sublime, did I not know that the colic is a noisy malady.
 
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