voice

UK
/vɔɪs/
US
/vɔɪs/

Translations

voicenoun
voices
pl
UK
/vɔɪs/
US
/vɔɪs/
voixEn musique.
The choir's harmony was enriched by the addition of a new voice.
L’harmonie de la chorale a été enrichie par l’ajout d’une nouvelle voix.
voixMoyen d’expression.
The novel gave a voice to the struggles of the marginalized.
Le roman a donné une voix aux difficultés des marginalisés.
Her voice was soft and melodic, captivating everyone in the room.
Sa voix était douce et mélodieuse, captivant tout le monde dans la pièce.
voixEn grammaire.
English distinguishes between the active and the passive voice.
L’anglais distingue la voix active et la voix passive.
voixOpinion ou attitude exprimée.
The committee gave a voice to the concerns of the community.
Le comité a donné une voix aux préoccupations de la communauté.
Additional translations
voixDans le sens de droit ou possibilité de s’exprimer.
voiceverb
voiced
Past Simple
voiced
Past Participle
voicing
Gerund
UK
/vɔɪs/
US
/vɔɪs/
doublerCinéma, télévision, médias.
The actor was hired to voice the main character in the animated movie.
L’acteur a été engagé pour doubler le personnage principal du film d’animation.
She voiced her concerns about the new policy during the meeting.
Elle a exprimé ses inquiétudes concernant la nouvelle politique pendant la réunion.
Additional translations
voiserTerme de phonétique.
voiceadjective
Used attributively to modify a noun with the sense ‘spoken’ or ‘using the voice’, e.g. “voice vote”.
oralPar opposition à écrit.
The resolution passed in a quick voice vote.
La résolution a été adoptée par un vote oral rapide.

Definitions

voicenoun
The sound produced in a person's larynx and uttered through the mouth, as speech or song.
Her voice was soft and melodic, captivating everyone in the room.
A particular opinion or attitude expressed.
The committee gave a voice to the concerns of the community.
The right to express an opinion.
In a democracy, every citizen has a voice in the decision-making process.
A form or medium of expression.
The novel gave a voice to the struggles of the marginalized.
A musical part or line in a composition.
The choir's harmony was enriched by the addition of a new voice.
In grammar, a category of verbs that expresses the relation between the subject and the action or state, such as active or passive.
English distinguishes between the active and the passive voice.
voiceverb
To express something in words.
She voiced her concerns about the new policy during the meeting.
To provide the spoken or sung part for a character in a film, television show, or other media.
The actor was hired to voice the main character in the animated movie.
To make (a consonant) voiced; to pronounce with vibration of the vocal cords.
The teacher explained how to voice the final consonant in the word.
voiceadjective
Spoken rather than written; using or involving the voice.
The resolution passed in a quick voice vote.