In today's article we will talk about onomatopoeia in Portuguese and English. Do you know what onomatopoeia is? Onomatopoeia are words formed by literal or symbolic sounds.
Onomatopoeia is the formation of a word from approximate reproduction, with the resources available to the language, with a natural sound associated with it; onomatopoese. in Portuguese and English the word onomatopoeia is written onomatopoeia.
Onomatopoeia include sounds of noises such as: noises made by animals, sounds of nature, explosions, falls, timbres etc. English uses a lot of onomatopoeia in his famous comics and animations.
Onomatopoeia in English
Follow the great list below and get to know most of the onomatopoeia that exist in English. Unfortunately the list cannot be complete, because there is an infinite variety of onomatopoeia, they can simply be created from a new sound.
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| Portuguese | Inglês |
| Bee flying; whisper | Buzzz! Bzzz! |
| Something cutting the air quickly; buzzing | Swooish! Fuiiim! Vuum! Zum! |
| Grunting animal or person | Grrr! |
| Air being ripped by object at speed | Whoosh! Swooish! |
| Car Starter | Vrom! Brum! |
| Burp | Burp! |
| Aspirate, sniff; dog or other animal sniffing a clue | Sniff! Fniff! Chift! |
| Assent | Uh-huh! Ã-hã! |
| Beat | Knock! Knock! Toc! Toc! |
| Hit metal object | Clang!, blém!, blém! |
| Hitting a hollow object; croaking of frog; wooden leg | Plop! Poc! Pok! |
| bomb | Ka-boom! Ta-bum! |
| Horn | Honk! Fom! Fom! |
| Bell | Ding! Dim! Plim! Trim! |
| Modern doorbell; ringing bells | Tingeling! Blim-blém! Blim-blom! |
| Ringing bell | Ring! Ding! |
| Tiredness | Gasp! Ufa! |
| Tiredness | Poof! Puf! |
| Remote calling | Ioo-hoo! Iu-uu!, u-uu! |
| Splashing, skating, wallowing in the mud | Chop! Tchap! Tchape! Tchope! |
| Electric shock | Zap! |
| Cry | Baw! Ou buá! |
| Cry | Buow! |
| Cry | Sob! Ahn! |
| Cry | Ungh! |
| Horn | Tatata! Tarará! |
| Outburst of pain | Ow! Ouch! |
| Dislike | Bah! |
| Suddenly disappear. | Poof! Puf! |
| Pain | Yipe! Ai! |
| Choking | Gulp! Glup! |
| Amazement; fear; surprise | Oops! Upa! Epa! |
| Exclamation | Ugh! Ug! |
| Exclamation | Yeowtch! |
| Exclamation, admiration | Wow! Uau! |
| Exclamation; amazement | Yeow! Uai! |
| Kick out or get attention | Psst! |
| Hit with object | Wap! Vap! |
| Drop | Drip! Pim! Ping! Plim! Plic! |
| Scream of pain | Aaai! |
| Scream of pain | Ouch! Ai! |
| Scream of surprise, pain, fear, dread or discovery | Ah! |
| Indecision | Er… ahn … |
| Interrogation | Hã? Huh? Hein? |
| Liquid being swallowed; drink water | Glub! Glub! Glub! Blub! Glug! |
| Chew | Chomp! Nhoc! Nhac! Nhec! |
| Chewed large animal | Munch! Chomp! |
| Chewing toast | Crunch! Croc! |
| Machine gun | Rat-rat-rat! Rá-tá-tá! Ratataaá-tá |
| Feline meow | Meow! Miau! |
| Spring coming off; jumping character | Toing! Tóim! Bóim! Póim! |
| Buffalo moo | Mooo! Muuu! |
| Thrown object; zipper | Swat! Zip! |
| Air-cutting object | Va-voom! |
| Large object colliding with another; burst | Crash! Praaa! |
| Object passing fast in the air | Vop! |
| Burning object; snake hiss | Sssss! Ssss! |
| Broken object; falling trash | Trash! Trá! Pra! |
| Dull thud | Thud! Tum! |
| Knock, cut | Zak! Vap! |
| Stoned in the head | Zok! pof! tou! |
| Person or object falling into water | Splash tchá! Chuá! |
| Water gun; splash | Swish! Tchuf! |
| Fight | Soc! Pow! Sock! |
| Fight; blow | Whack! Pow! |
| Fall | Bash! Ou bow |
| Falling hollow object | Splop! Ploc! Ploct! Plop! |
| Drop in water; springboard jump | Splait splash! |
| Tearing; cutting scissors | Rip! |
| Reflection | Hmmm hum… |
| Neigh | Riiinch! |
| Laugh or laugh | Ah! Ah! Ah! |
| Chuckle between teeth; contempt; open a drink bottle cap | Tsk! Tss-tss! |
| Laughter of satisfaction | He! He! He! Eh! Eh! Rê! Rê! |
| Laughter of satisfaction, laughter | Ha! Ah! Ah! |
| Ridiculous laugh | Ih! Ih! Ih! Ih!, ri! Ri! Ri! |
| Roar | Roar! Rawww! |
| Gorilla roar | Rawww! Grrr-ou! |
| Dumb object falling | Klunk! Clunc! Plunc! Tlunc! |
| Satisfaction | Hum! |
| Satisfaction; reflection; amazement, doubt; mind working | Mmm! Huuum! |
| Arrow hiss | Zing! Zim! |
| Radio tuning | Bbrrzz! |
| Punch | Pow! Pou! |
| Hiccup | Eeek! Ic! |
| Surprise | Uhn! Hã! |
| Sigh of tiredness or pain | Oof! Ufa! |
| Affectionate pat | Pat! Pat! Tap! Tap! |
| Shot | Bang! |
| Revolver shot | Bam! |
| Ringtone | Trim! Trim! Prim! |
| Thunder | Brrr booom! |
| Thunder or atomic bomb explosion | Baroom! Baruuum! |
| Boo | Hoot! Uuu! |
| Short bee flight; quick whisper; noise in the electric welding process | Dzzzt! Bzzzt! |
| Buzzing object thrown; coup; zipper closing | Zip! Vuup! Vap! |
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