Grammatical class

Noun

boucan

(informal) racket, hubbub (loud and unpleasant noise)

Details

Syllables

bou-can

Phonetics

bu.kɑ̃

Grammatical class

Noun

Freq. (books)

15761

Freq. (movies)

8574

Freq. (news)

44763

Sentences

Quel boucan !

What a ruckus!

A1

Je ne peux pas dormir avec tout ce boucan.

I can't sleep with all that noise.

A1

C'est quoi ce boucan ? Que se passe-t-il ?

What's all that noise? What's going on?

A1

Ce n’est pas bientôt fini ce boucan, on ne s’entend plus !

Are you about finished making that racket? We can't hear ourselves think!

A2

Le boucan a réveillé Tom.

The ruckus woke Tom up.

A2

Tom fut réveillé par le boucan.

Tom was awakened by the ruckus.

B1

Comment quiconque peut-il dormir avec tout ce boucan ?

How can anyone sleep with all this commotion going on?

B1