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clack

UK
/klæk/
US
/klæk/

Translations

clacknoun
clacks
pl
UK
/klæk/
US
/klæk/
The clack of the typewriter keys filled the room as she typed furiously.
Le claquement des touches de la machine à écrire remplissait la pièce pendant qu'elle tapait frénétiquement.
clapetEmploi technique, notamment en mécanique et en plomberie.
The engineer replaced the worn clack to restore proper water flow.
L'ingénieur a remplacé le clapet usé pour rétablir un bon débit d'eau.
Additional translations
bavardageParlé continu, souvent avec une nuance familière ou légèrement péjorative.
Synonyms
clatter
click
bang
tap
snap
clackverb
clacked
Past Simple
clacked
Past Participle
clacking
Gerund
UK
/klæk/
US
/klæk/
The old typewriter clacked loudly as she typed her report.
La vieille machine à écrire claquait bruyamment pendant qu'elle tapait son rapport.
Additional translations
bavarderPour une conversation rapide et bruyante.
Synonyms
click
clash
bang
snap
clatter
clackadjective
more clack
Comp.
most clack
Super.
Used attributively, e.g. in ‘clack valve’, meaning ‘relating to or operating by a clack’
à clapetEn contexte technique, pour désigner un dispositif ou une valve.
Routine maintenance was performed on the clack valve assembly.
Une maintenance de routine a été effectuée sur l'ensemble de la valve à clapet.
Additional translations
claquantPour un son sec et abrupt.

Definitions

clacknoun
A sharp, abrupt sound or series of sounds resembling or suggesting such a noise.
The clack of the typewriter keys filled the room as she typed furiously.
A chatter or babble, often used to describe continuous talking.
The clack of the crowd in the marketplace was almost deafening.
A self-acting hinged valve (especially in a pump) that opens to allow fluid to pass and closes against reverse flow.
The engineer replaced the worn clack to restore proper water flow.
clackverb
To make or cause a sharp, abrupt sound, often by striking two hard objects together.
The old typewriter clacked loudly as she typed her report.
To chatter or talk rapidly and noisily.
The group of friends clacked away happily at the café.
clackadjective
Relating to or employing a clack valve, or producing a clacking sound.
Routine maintenance was performed on the clack valve assembly.
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