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