tapage
See also: tapagé
French
Etymology
From taper.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ta.paʒ/
Audio: (file)
Noun
tapage m (plural tapages)
- noise (annoying sound)
- 1894, Crafty, À travers Paris, page 6:
- Les équipages municipaux ont repris la route de leurs casernes, en menant un tapage égal à celui de leur arrivée.
- The municipal horses and carriages returned to their barracks, causing as much noise as when they arrived.
Derived terms
Verb
tapage
- inflection of tapager:
- first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
- second-person singular imperative
Derived terms
Further reading
- “tapage”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.