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megaphone

/ˈmɛɡəfəʊn/

/ˈmɛɡəfoʊn/

Translations

megaphonenoun

megaphones

/ˈmɛɡəfəʊn/

/ˈmɛɡəfoʊn/

mégaphoneAppareil amplificateur de voix ; usage courant.

The coach used a megaphone to give instructions to the players on the field.

L'entraîneur a utilisé un mégaphone pour donner des instructions aux joueurs sur le terrain.

Additional translations

porte-voixPar extension, moyen ou relais de diffusion publique et très audible ; registre courant.

Synonyms

megaphoneverb

megaphoned

Past Simple

megaphoned

Past Participle

megaphoning

Gerund

/ˈmɛɡəfəʊn/

/ˈmɛɡəfoʊn/

martelerSens figuré : diffuser ou promouvoir de façon insistante et unilatérale.

Campaign strategists megaphoned the candidate's achievements across every news outlet.

Les stratèges de la campagne ont martelé les succès du candidat dans tous les médias.

crierSens littéral : parler ou lancer un message très fort, comme au mégaphone.

The coach megaphoned instructions to the players across the field.

L'entraîneur a crié des instructions aux joueurs à travers le terrain.

Synonyms

sound out

blare out

call out

megaphoneadjective

/ˈmeɡ.ə.fəʊn/

/ˈmɛɡ.ə.foʊn/

Used attributively in phrases such as "megaphone diplomacy" to describe loud or public communication.

Synonyms

Definitions

megaphonenoun

A cone-shaped device used to amplify or direct the voice.

The coach used a megaphone to give instructions to the players on the field.

A platform, medium, or means through which opinions or information are loudly and widely broadcast.

Social media has become a powerful megaphone for protest movements.

megaphoneverb

To amplify or broadcast a message or sound using a megaphone.

The coach megaphoned instructions to the players across the field.

To publicize or promote (information, opinions, etc.) loudly or widely, especially in a one-sided manner.

Campaign strategists megaphoned the candidate's achievements across every news outlet.

megaphoneadjective

Used before another noun to describe communication that is loud, one-way, or publicly broadcast.

The two countries engaged in megaphone diplomacy instead of private talks.