strident

• Décrit un son ou une voix qui est fort, aigu et grinçant ; s'emploie aussi au sens figuré pour qualifier des opinions ou des demandes insistantes et souvent agaçantes.

Describes a sound or voice that is loud, harsh, and grating; also used figuratively to describe forceful and often irritating opinions or demands.

1. Loud and harsh soundB2formal

   Having a loud, harsh, and grating sound or voice.

   Son aigu et perçant

   • The strident alarm woke everyone in the building.
   • Her strident voice could be heard across the room.
   • The strident noise of the machinery gave him a headache.

   Synonymescacophonousdiscordantgratingharshjarringpiercingraspingraucousscreechingshrill

   Antonymesdulcetgentlemellowquietsmoothsoftsweet

2. Forceful and demandingC1formal

   Expressing opinions or demands in a very strong, forceful, and often aggressive way.

   véhément et exigeant

   • The politician made a strident call for reform.
   • His strident criticism of the policy angered many.
   • She was strident in her demands for better working conditions.

   Synonymesassertiveclamorousforcefulinsistentoutspokenpushyvehementvociferous

   Antonymesgentlemeekmellowmildsoftsubdued