fracas

le fracas
A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., l’homme, le soleil).
masculine noun
a. crash
Quand le mistral se met à souffler, le fracas des vagues contre les rochers nous réveille.When the mistral starts blowing, the crash of the waves against the rocks wakes us up.
b. roar
Ce que nous avons entendu avant la tempête, c’est le fracas du tonnerre.What we heard before the storm was the roar of thunder.
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