English-French translations for murmur

• murmure
  Merci, Monsieur le Commissaire, et je vous présente mes excuses au nom de l'Assemblée pour les murmures persistants. Thank you, Commissioner. On behalf of the House, I must apologise for the continual murmuring.
  Ces institutions provoquent à peine un murmure de critiques au sujet des dictateurs sanguinaires qui en font partie. These institutions raise scarcely a murmur of criticism about the bloody dictators that they include.
  (Murmures (de mécontentement) )Je vais maintenant en revenir à la présidence car c'est de cela que je suis supposé parler. (Murmurs (of dissent) )I am going to return to the presidency because that is what I am expected to speak on.
• murmurer
• rumeur
  Les rumeurs et les doutes vont bon train, au RU et dans d'autres pays, sur l'ensemble du concept d'Union européenne. Certainly in the UK but also in other countries, there are serious doubts at the moment and murmurings about the whole concept of the European Union.
• bourdonner
• soufflé

Definition of murmur

• Any low, indistinct sound, like that of running water
• The sound made by any condition which produces noisy, or turbulent, flow of blood through the heart
• To grumble; to complain in a low, muttering voice, or express discontent or someone or something.
• To speak or make low, indistinguishable noise; to mumble, mutter.
• To say indistinctly, to mutter.

Examples

• A murmur arose from the audience.
• I couldnt hear the words; he just murmured a lot
• The bees murmured in the forest. The waves murmured on the shore

Related words

• murmuring
• heart murmur
• cardiac murmur