croak

• Nom désignant un son grave et rauque émis par une grenouille ou un corbeau, ou un son similaire produit par une personne, souvent en raison d'un mal de gorge ou d'une difficulté à parler.

A noun referring to the deep, harsh sound made by a frog or crow, or a similar sound made by a person, often due to a sore throat or difficulty speaking.

1. Frog soundA2formal

   A deep, harsh sound made by a frog or raven.

   Coassement

   • The frog let out a loud croak from the pond.
   • We could hear the croak of ravens in the distance.
   • The croak of the bullfrog echoed across the lake.

   Synonymescroaking

2. Hoarse voiceB1informal

   A rough, low sound made by a person with a sore throat or when speaking with difficulty.

   Voix rauque

   • He spoke with a croak after losing his voice.
   • Her croak was barely audible over the noise.
   • The singer's croak indicated she needed to rest her throat.

   Synonymesraspwheeze

• Verbe décrivant le cri rauque et profond d'une grenouille ou d'un corbeau, ou, de manière informelle, mourir ou parler d'une voix rude et enrouée.

A verb used to describe the deep, hoarse sound made by a frog or raven, or informally, to die or to speak in a rough voice.

1. Make a deep, harsh soundB1formal

   To make a low, rough sound like that of a frog or raven.

   croasser

   • The frogs croaked loudly by the pond.
   • A raven croaked from the tree above.
   • He could hear the toads croaking in the garden.

   Synonymescawraspsquawk

2. Speak hoarselyB2informal

   To speak in a low, rough voice, often due to a sore throat or illness.

   Parler d'une voix rauque

   • She croaked out a few words before losing her voice.
   • He croaked a greeting, his throat dry from the cold.
   • The singer croaked through the last song.

   Synonymesraspwheeze

3. Die (slang)C1slang

   A slang term meaning to die.

   Créver (mourir)

   • The old cat finally croaked after a long life.
   • He was so sick he thought he was going to croak.
   • The fish croaked as soon as it was out of water.

   Synonymesbuy the farmcash incheck outconk outkick the bucketpop offsnuff it

   Antonymeslive