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1 sound out
(to try to find out someone's thoughts and plans etc: Will you sound out your father on this?) sondera, söka utröna -
2 sound
adj. frisk; hel; sund; djup; grundlig, ordentlig; förnuftig, klok; vid sina sinnens fulla bruk; säker, stabil; pålitlig; stark--------n. ljud, läte; ton; skall; sond (kirurgiskt instrument); sund (sjö)--------v. låta; säga ifrån; uttala; ge ett intryck; ljuda, blåsa (i trumpet etc.); klinga, tona; undersöka; mäta vattendjup; loda* * *I adjective1) (strong or in good condition: The foundations of the house are not very sound; He's 87, but he's still sound in mind and body.) frisk, sund, i gott skick2) ((of sleep) deep: She's a very sound sleeper.) [] djupt (gott)3) (full; thorough: a sound basic training.) grundlig, ordentlig4) (accurate; free from mistakes: a sound piece of work.) säker, bra5) (having or showing good judgement or good sense: His advice is always very sound.) säker, pålitlig•- soundly- soundness
- sound asleep II 1. noun1) (the impressions transmitted to the brain by the sense of hearing: a barrage of sound; ( also adjective) sound waves.) ljud2) (something that is, or can be, heard: The sounds were coming from the garage.) ljud3) (the impression created in the mind by a piece of news, a description etc: I didn't like the sound of her hairstyle at all!) det låter (verkar) []2. verb1) (to (cause something to) make a sound: Sound the bell!; The bell sounded.) ringa []2) (to signal (something) by making a sound: Sound the alarm!) slå [], låta ljuda3) ((of something heard or read) to make a particular impression; to seem; to appear: Your singing sounded very good; That sounds like a train.) låta4) (to pronounce: In the word `pneumonia', the letter p is not sounded.) ljuda, uttala5) (to examine by tapping and listening carefully: She sounded the patient's chest.) undersöka, lyssna på•- soundlessly
- sound effects
- soundproof 3. verb(to make (walls, a room etc) soundproof.) ljudisoleraIII verb(to measure the depth of (water etc).) pejla, loda- sounding- sound out -
3 ring
n. rigning, signal; ring; cirkel; grupp; ljud--------v. ringa, telefonera; omringa* * *I 1. [riŋ] noun1) (a small circle eg of gold or silver, sometimes having a jewel set in it, worn on the finger: a wedding ring; She wears a diamond ring.) ring2) (a circle of metal, wood etc for any of various purposes: a scarf-ring; a key-ring; The trap-door had a ring attached for lifting it.) ring3) (anything which is like a circle in shape: The children formed a ring round their teacher; The hot teapot left a ring on the polished table.) ring4) (an enclosed space for boxing matches, circus performances etc: the circus-ring; The crowd cheered as the boxer entered the ring.) arena, manege, ring5) (a small group of people formed for business or criminal purposes: a drugs ring.) klick, liga2. verb( verb)1) (to form a ring round.) ringa in, omge, göra en ring runt2) (to put, draw etc a ring round (something): He has ringed all your errors.) ringa in3) (to put a ring on the leg of (a bird) as a means of identifying it.) ringmärka•- ringlet
- ring finger
- ringleader
- ringmaster
- run rings round II 1. [riŋ] past tense - rang; verb1) (to (cause to) sound: The doorbell rang; He rang the doorbell; The telephone rang.) ringa, ringa på2) ((often with up) to telephone (someone): I'll ring you (up) tonight.) ringa []3) ((often with for) to ring a bell (eg in a hotel) to tell someone to come, to bring something etc: She rang for the maid.) ringa på4) ((of certain objects) to make a high sound like a bell: The glass rang as she hit it with a metal spoon.) klinga, ringa5) (to be filled with sound: The hall rang with the sound of laughter.) ljuda, skalla6) ((often with out) to make a loud, clear sound: His voice rang through the house; A shot rang out.) ljuda, skalla, smälla2. noun1) (the act or sound of ringing: the ring of a telephone.) ringsignal, ringning2) (a telephone call: I'll give you a ring.) signal3) (a suggestion, impression or feeling: His story has a ring of truth about it.) klang, ton•- ring back
- ring off
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4 cry
n. rop; skrik; gråt--------v. ropa; gråta; skrika* * *1. verb1) (to let tears come from the eyes; to weep: She cried when she heard of the old man's death.) gråta2) ((often with out) to shout out (a loud sound): She cried out for help.) ropa, skrika2. noun1) (a shout: a cry of triumph.) rop, skrik2) (a time of weeping: The baby had a little cry before he went to sleep.) gråtstund3) (the sound made by some animals: the cry of a wolf.) skri, skall•- cry off -
5 boom
n. dunder, dån; snabb utveckling, högkonjunktur; kranarm; bom (på en båt)--------v. dundra, dåna* * *I 1. [bu:m] noun(a sudden increase in a business etc: a boom in the sales of TV sets.) uppsving, boom2. verb(to increase suddenly (and profitably): Business is booming this week.) få ett uppsving, uppleva en högkonjunkturII 1. [bu:m] verb((often with out) to make a hollow sound, like a large drum or gun: His voice boomed out over the loudspeaker.) dåna, dundra, brusa2. noun(such a sound.) dån, dunder, brus -
6 roar
n. vrål--------v. vråla* * *[ro:] 1. verb1) (to give a loud deep cry; to say loudly; to shout: The lions roared; The sergeant roared (out) his commands.) ryta, vråla2) (to laugh loudly: The audience roared (with laughter) at the man's jokes.) tjuta3) (to make a loud deep sound: The cannons/thunder roared.) dåna4) (to make a loud deep sound while moving: He roared past on his motorbike.) dåna, vråla2. noun1) (a loud deep cry: a roar of pain/laughter; the lion's roars.) rytande, vrål2) (a loud, deep sound: the roar of traffic.) dån, larm, brus• -
7 blast
interj. tusan också!--------n. explosion; starkt luftdrag; tryckvåg; tjut--------v. spränga; skälla ut* * *1. noun1) (a strong, sudden stream (of air): a blast of cold air.) vindstöt2) (a loud sound: a blast on the horn.) hornstöt3) (an explosion: the blast from a bomb.) explosion2. verb1) (to tear (apart etc) by an explosion: The door was blasted off its hinges.) spränga[] []2) ((often with out) to come or be sent out, very loudly: Music (was being) blasted out from the radio.) skrälla•- blasting- blast furnace
- at full blast
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8 step
n. steg; trappsteg; grad; etapp--------pref. styv- (mamma, pappa etc); steg---------v. gå; stiga, kliva; träda åt sidan; göra plats* * *[step] 1. noun1) (one movement of the foot in walking, running, dancing etc: He took a step forward; walking with hurried steps.) steg2) (the distance covered by this: He moved a step or two nearer; The restaurant is only a step (= a short distance) away.) steg3) (the sound made by someone walking etc: I heard (foot) steps.) steg4) (a particular movement with the feet, eg in dancing: The dance has some complicated steps.) steg5) (a flat surface, or one flat surface in a series, eg on a stair or stepladder, on which to place the feet or foot in moving up or down: A flight of steps led down to the cellar; Mind the step!; She was sitting on the doorstep.) trappsteg, trappa6) (a stage in progress, development etc: Mankind made a big step forward with the invention of the wheel; His present job is a step up from his previous one.) steg, kliv7) (an action or move (towards accomplishing an aim etc): That would be a foolish/sensible step to take; I shall take steps to prevent this happening again.) åtgärd, mått och steg2. verb(to make a step, or to walk: He opened the door and stepped out; She stepped briskly along the road.) stiga, kliva, gå- steps- stepladder
- stepping-stones
- in
- out of step
- step aside
- step by step
- step in
- step out
- step up
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9 strike
n. strejk; angrepp; fynd; framgång--------v. slå; träffas av (blixten etc.); anfalla; göra ett (starkt) intryck; verka som; finna, upptäcka* * *1. past tense - struck; verb1) (to hit, knock or give a blow to: He struck me in the face with his fist; Why did you strike him?; The stone struck me a blow on the side of the head; His head struck the table as he fell; The tower of the church was struck by lightning.) slå [], stöta till (i, emot) träffa2) (to attack: The enemy troops struck at dawn; We must prevent the disease striking again.) slå till, anfalla3) (to produce (sparks or a flame) by rubbing: He struck a match/light; He struck sparks from the stone with his knife.) tända, slå4) ((of workers) to stop work as a protest, or in order to force employers to give better pay: The men decided to strike for higher wages.) strejka5) (to discover or find: After months of prospecting they finally struck gold/oil; If we walk in this direction we may strike the right path.) träffa på, hitta6) (to (make something) sound: He struck a note on the piano/violin; The clock struck twelve.) slå, slå an7) (to impress, or give a particular impression to (a person): I was struck by the resemblance between the two men; How does the plan strike you?; It / The thought struck me that she had come to borrow money.) slå8) (to mint or manufacture (a coin, medal etc).) prägla9) (to go in a certain direction: He left the path and struck (off) across the fields.) gå, ta vägen10) (to lower or take down (tents, flags etc).) ta ner2. noun1) (an act of striking: a miners' strike.) strejk2) (a discovery of oil, gold etc: He made a lucky strike.) fynd•- striker- striking
- strikingly
- be out on strike
- be on strike
- call a strike
- come out on strike
- come
- be within striking distance of
- strike at
- strike an attitude/pose
- strike a balance
- strike a bargain/agreement
- strike a blow for
- strike down
- strike dumb
- strike fear/terror into
- strike home
- strike it rich
- strike lucky
- strike out
- strike up -
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11 hoot
n. visslande; tutande; buande--------v. bua; vissla; tuta* * *[hu:t] 1. verb1) (to sound the horn of a car etc: The driver hooted (his horn) at the old lady.) tuta2) ((of car etc horns, sirens etc) to make a loud noise, as a warning, signal etc: You can't leave the factory till the siren hoots.) tjuta3) ((of owls) to call out: An owl hooted in the wood.) hoa4) ((of people) to make a loud noise of laughter or disapproval: They hooted with laughter.) skräna, vråla, tjuta, bua2. noun1) (the sound of a car etc horn, a siren etc.) tut, tjut2) (the call of an owl.) hoande3) (a loud shout of laughter or disapproval.) skrän, tjut, buande•- hooter- not care a hoot / two hoots -
12 signal
n. signal, tecken, tips; varningssignal; signalkod--------v. signalera, ge signal, ge tecken* * *['siɡnəl] 1. noun1) (a sign (eg a movement of the hand, a light, a sound), especially one arranged beforehand, giving a command, warning or other message: He gave the signal to advance.) signal, tecken2) (a machine etc used for this purpose: a railway signal.) signal3) (the wave, sound received or sent out by a radio set etc.) signal2. verb1) (to make signals (to): The policeman signalled the driver to stop.) signalera, göra tecken2) (to send (a message etc) by means of signals.) signalera []• -
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14 blow
n. slag; motgång; blåst; utandning--------v. blåsa; andas ut; blåsa upp; fladdra; vissla; explodera; blomma, stå i blom* * *I [bləu] noun1) (a stroke or knock: a blow on the head.) slag, stöt2) (a sudden misfortune: Her husband's death was a real blow.) hårt slagII [bləu] past tense - blew; verb1) ((of a current of air) to be moving: The wind blew more strongly.) blåsa2) ((of eg wind) to cause (something) to move in a given way: The explosion blew off the lid.) blåsa bort3) (to be moved by the wind etc: The door must have blown shut.) blåsa igen4) (to drive air (upon or into): Please blow into this tube!) blåsa i []5) (to make a sound by means of (a musical instrument etc): He blew the horn loudly.) blåsa i•- blowhole- blow-lamp
- blow-torch
- blowout
- blowpipe
- blow one's top
- blow out
- blow over
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15 carry
n. skjutbana; båttransportering på land; transportering--------v. bära; frakta; framföra; fortsätta* * *['kæri]1) (to take from one place etc to another: She carried the child over the river; Flies carry disease.) bära []2) (to go from one place to another: Sound carries better over water.) färdas, kunna höras3) (to support: These stone columns carry the weight of the whole building.) bära upp4) (to have or hold: This job carries great responsibility.) medföra, innebära5) (to approve (a bill etc) by a majority of votes: The parliamentary bill was carried by forty-two votes.) gå igenom, bli antagen6) (to hold (oneself) in a certain way: He carries himself like a soldier.) föra sig•((slang) a fuss; excited behaviour.)
huserande, härjande- carry-cot((of bags or cases) that passengers can carry with them on board a plane.)
hand-, kabin-
- be/get carried away
- carry forward
- carry off
- carry on
- carry out
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16 diphthong
n. diftong (fonetik)* * *['difƟoŋ](two vowel sounds pronounced as one syllable: The vowel sound in `out' is a diphthong.) diftong -
17 distort
v. förvrida, förvränga, förvanska* * *[di'sto:t]1) (to make or become twisted out of shape: Her face was distorted with pain; Metal distorts under stress.) förvränga, förvrida2) (to make (sound) indistinct and unnatural: Her voice sounded distorted on the telephone.) förvränga, förvanska• -
18 earshot
n. hörselräckvidd* * *noun (the distance at which sound can be heard: He did not hear her last remark as he was out of earshot.) hörhåll -
19 emit
v. sända ut, avge* * *[i'mit]past tense, past participle - emitted; verb(to give out (light, heat, a sound, a smell etc).) sända (stråla) ut, avge- emission -
20 hollow
adj. ihålig, hålig; tom--------n. hål, vakuum--------v. göra ihålig, holka ur, gröpa ut, gräva ut* * *['holəu] 1. adjective1) (having an empty space in it: a hollow tree; Bottles, pipes and tubes are hollow.) ihålig2) ((of a sound) strangely deep, as if made in something hollow: a hollow voice.) ihålig2. noun1) (something hollow: hollows in her cheeks.) []hålighet, urholkning, håla, fördjupning2) (a small valley; a dip in the ground: You can't see the farm from here because it's in a hollow.) sänka•- beat hollow
- hollow out
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