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"Loud (noisy)" in French: bruyant(e)

bruyant(e)

Say it: brwee-YAHNadjective/bʁɥi.jɑ̃/

Note: voice: fort(e)

Loud (noisy) in French is bruyant for masculine nouns and bruyante for feminine. Trop bruyant means too loud. For a loud voice, fort/forte is also common.

Café complaint

Ce bar est trop bruyant pour travailler.
This bar is too loud to work.
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How to pronounce bruyant(e)

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brwee-YAHN

/bʁɥi.jɑ̃/

brwee-YAHN. The uy is like French ui in nuit; nasal -ant. Feminine bruyante adds a clear t: brwee-YAHNT.

"Loud (noisy)" in French: quick reference

FrenchEnglish
bruyant / bruyanteloud / noisy

Places, machines, people.

trop bruyanttoo loud

Complaint or request to lower volume.

un quartier bruyanta noisy neighborhood

Housing and travel talk.

fort / forteloud (voice/volume)

Music, speaking volume.

How to use bruyant(e) in real life

  1. 1Café complaint

    Ce bar est trop bruyant pour travailler.

    This bar is too loud to work.

    Trop bruyant.

  2. 2Apartment search

    On veut éviter un immeuble bruyant.

    We want to avoid a noisy building.

    Immeuble bruyant.

  3. 3Neighbor talk

    La fête d'à côté était très bruyante.

    The party next door was very loud.

    Feminine bruyante with fête.

Mistakes English speakers make with bruyant(e)

Incorrect: La musique est bruyant.

Correct: La musique est bruyante. / La musique est trop forte.

Agree the adjective: musique is feminine.

Incorrect: Il parle bruyant.

Correct: Il parle fort. / Il est bruyant.

For voice volume, fort is more natural than bruyant as an adverb.

Good to know

Bruyant describes noise in the environment. Asking someone to lower music, people often say moins fort rather than moins bruyant.

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Choosing a study spot

  1. ChatPal

    Cette salle est un peu bruyante, non ?

    This room is a bit loud, isn't it?

  2. You

    Oui, trop bruyante pour réviser.

    Yes, too loud to study.

  3. ChatPal

    On bouge à la bibliothèque ?

    Shall we move to the library?

  4. You

    Bonne idée, c'est plus calme.

    Good idea, it's quieter.

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How do you say loud in French?

Bruyant / bruyante.

What about a loud voice?

Often fort / forte: parle moins fort.

How do you say too loud?

Trop bruyant / trop forte.

How do you pronounce bruyant?

brwee-YAHN.

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