a sound piece of advice

we heard the sound of footsteps — oímos (unos) pasos

don't make a sound! — no hagas ni el menor ruido!

there wasn't a sound to be heard — no se oía absolutamente nada

he woke up to the sound of birds singing — se despertó con el canto de los pájaros

a vowel sound — un sonido vocálico

the sound barrier — la barrera del sonido

a sound wave — una onda sonora

I don't like the sound of that at all — eso no me huele nada bien

that sounds like Susan now — ésa debe (de) ser Susan

we'll leave at ten; how does that sound to you? — saldremos a las diez ¿qué te parece?

the chairman sounded a note of warning in his speech — en su discurso, el presidente llamó a la cautela

safe and sound — sano y salvo

a sound spanking — una buena paliza

sound asleep — profundamente dormido

the speed of sound — la velocidad del sonido

the sound of footsteps — el ruido de pasos

the sound of breaking glass — el ruido de cristales que se rompen/rompían

can I turn the sound down? — ¿puedo bajar el volumen?

the Glenn Miller sound — la música de Glenn Miller

sound your "r"s more — pronuncia más claro la "r"

to sound the "d" in "hablado" — pronunciar la "d" en "hablado"

the bell sounded — sonó el timbre

it sounds hollow — suena a hueco

he sounds Italian to me — por la voz, diría que es italiano

he sounded angry — parecía enfadado

that sounds like them arriving now — parece que llegan ahora

it sounds very odd — suena muy raro

that sounds interesting — eso suena interesante

she sounds like a nice girl — parece una chica simpática

to sound sb's chest — auscultar el pecho a algn

to be sound in mind and body — ser sano de cuerpo y de espíritu

in sound condition — en buenas condiciones

to be of sound mind — estar en su cabal juicio

his reasoning is perfectly sound — su argumentación es perfectamente válida

she gave me some sound advice — me dio un buen consejo

he's sound enough on the theory — tiene una preparación sólida en cuanto a la teoría

he's a sound worker — es buen trabajador, trabaja con seriedad

to give sb a sound beating — dar a algn una buena paliza

to be sound asleep — estar profundamente dormido

I shall sleep the sounder for it — por eso dormiré más tranquilamente

we heard the sound of footsteps — oímos (unos) pasos

don't make a sound! — no hagas ni el menor ruido!

there wasn't a sound to be heard — no se oía absolutamente nada

he woke up to the sound of birds singing — se despertó con el canto de los pájaros

a vowel sound — un sonido vocálico

the sound barrier — la barrera del sonido

a sound wave — una onda sonora

I don't like the sound of that at all — eso no me huele nada bien

that sounds like Susan now — ésa debe (de) ser Susan

we'll leave at ten; how does that sound to you? — saldremos a las diez ¿qué te parece?

the chairman sounded a note of warning in his speech — en su discurso, el presidente llamó a la cautela

safe and sound — sano y salvo

a sound spanking — una buena paliza

sound asleep — profundamente dormido

loud sound — громкий звук

faint sound — слабый, едва различимый звук

rasping sound — дребезжащий звук

soft sound — мягкий звук

to the sound of music — под звуки музыки

to emit / make / produce / utter a sound — издавать, испускать звук

to transmit a sound — передавать звук

a sound rings out — звук раздаётся

sounds of children playing — шум, производимый играющими детьми

to articulate / enunciate / pronounce a sound — произносить звук

to produce a sound — производить звук

to carry sound — проводить, передавать звук

Sound travels much slower than light. — Звук передаётся намного медленнее, чем свет.

Liza was so frightened she couldn't make a sound. — Лиза была так испугана, что не могла издать ни звука.

Can you turn the sound off please? — Выключи звук, пожалуйста.

peculiar r-sound — особенный звук "r"

He's got a unique sound and a unique style. — У него необыкновенный звук и уникальный стиль исполнения.

They have started showing a strong soul element in their sound. — В их звучании стали заметно проглядывать элементы стиля соул.

From the sound of things, he might well be the same man. — Судя по его словам, он, по-видимому, остался тем же самым человеком.

It sounds like the church bells. — Похоже на перезвон колоколов.

A motor horn sounded off behind me and scared me silly. — За моей спиной просигналил клаксон и до смерти испугал меня.

Passing motorists sounded their horns. — Проезжающие мимо автомобилисты сигналили (гудели в клаксон).

It sounds very sophisticated. — Звучит слишком уж заумно.

You sound just like your mother. — Ты говоришь ну прямо как твоя мама.

to sound the alarm — сыграть тревогу

to sound the lungs — выслушивать лёгкие

The "h" in "heure" is not sounded. — В слове "heure" "h" не произносится.

to be of sound mind — быть в здравом уме

sound timber — хорошая (прочная) древесина

We came back safe and sound. — Мы вернулись целыми и невредимыми.

sound currency — твёрдая (устойчивая) валюта

He is perfectly sound. — Он платежеспособен.

His sleep was sound and undisturbed. — Его сон был глубоким и безмятежным.

a peson of sound judgement — здравомыслящий человек

to give a sound piece of advice — давать благоразумный совет

sound whipping — сильная порка

sound title to inheritance — законное право на наследование

sound in life / wind and limb — здоров как бык

He did not feel well, but some nights he still slept sound. — Он плохо себя чувствовал, но несколько ночей он спал крепко.

Could you sound the director out on the question of the new appointments? — Не мог бы ты выведать у директора информацию о новых назначениях?

the sound of voices — il brusio

without a sound — senza fare rumore

the Motown sound — il sound Motown

by the sound of it,... — a quanto pare

of sound mind — sano di mente

he has a sound grasp of the basic grammar — ha delle solide basi grammaticali

a sound move — una mossa accorta

he's very sound — è molto fidato

that is sound economics — è molto sensato dal punto di vista economico

our products are ecologically sound — i nostri prodotti sono ecologicamente compatibili

he's politically sound — ha sane idee politiche

to be sound asleep — essere profondamente addormentato, dormire della grossa

to sound one's horn — suonare il clacson

it sounds good — sembra proprio interessante

it sounds as if he's really in trouble — sembra che sia proprio nei pasticci

it sounds dangerous — sembra pericoloso

it doesn't sound to me as if he's interested — non mi pare proprio che sia interessato

to sound banal, boring — sembrare banale, noioso

you make it sound interesting — lo rendi interessante

you sound as if you've got a cold — sembri raffreddato

that sounds like a flute — si direbbe un flauto

you sound like my mother! — mi sembra di sentire mia madre!

I don't want to sound pessimistic — non voglio sembrare pessimista

spell it as it sounds — scrivilo come si pronuncia

she calls herself Geraldine - it sounds more sophisticated — si fa chiamare Geraldine - fa più sofisticato

it may sound silly, but... — può sembrare stupido, ma

the sound of voices — il brusio

without a sound — senza fare rumore

the Motown sound — il sound Motown

by the sound of it,... — a quanto pare

of sound mind — sano di mente

he has a sound grasp of the basic grammar — ha delle solide basi grammaticali

a sound move — una mossa accorta

he's very sound — è molto fidato

that is sound economics — è molto sensato dal punto di vista economico

our products are ecologically sound — i nostri prodotti sono ecologicamente compatibili

he's politically sound — ha sane idee politiche

to be sound asleep — essere profondamente addormentato, dormire della grossa

to sound one's horn — suonare il clacson

it sounds good — sembra proprio interessante

it sounds as if he's really in trouble — sembra che sia proprio nei pasticci

it sounds dangerous — sembra pericoloso

it doesn't sound to me as if he's interested — non mi pare proprio che sia interessato

to sound banal, boring — sembrare banale, noioso

you make it sound interesting — lo rendi interessante

you sound as if you've got a cold — sembri raffreddato

that sounds like a flute — si direbbe un flauto

you sound like my mother! — mi sembra di sentire mia madre!

I don't want to sound pessimistic — non voglio sembrare pessimista

spell it as it sounds — scrivilo come si pronuncia

she calls herself Geraldine - it sounds more sophisticated — si fa chiamare Geraldine - fa più sofisticato

it may sound silly, but... — può sembrare stupido, ma

the building was structurally sound — das Gebäude hatte eine gesunde Bausubstanz

have a sound character — charakterfest sein

do something without a sound — etwas lautlos tun

I like the sound of your plan — ich finde, Ihr Plan hört sich gut an

sound a note of caution — zur Vorsicht mahnen

to be as sound as a bell —

to be sound in wind and limb — gesund und munter sein

the windows were broken, but the frames were sound — die Fensterscheiben waren zerbrochen, aber die Rahmen waren heil

he's sound on financial policy — er hat gründliche Kenntnisse in der Finanzpolitik

a sound scholar — ein ernst zu nehmender Gelehrter

that's sound sense — das ist vernünftig

I'm a very sound sleeper — ich schlafe sehr tief or fest, ich habe einen gesunden Schlaf

to be sound asleep —

don't make a sound — still!

the speed of sound — (die) Schallgeschwindigkeit

French has a soft sound — die französische Sprache hat einen weichen Klang

would you still recognize the sound of Karin's voice? — würdest du Karins Stimme immer noch erkennen?

not a sound was to be heard —

we heard the sound of voices on the terrace — wir hörten Stimmen auf der Terrasse

vowel sound — Vokallaut

sound and fury — leerer Schall

(= impression) I don't like the sound of it — das klingt gar nicht gut

from the sound of it he had a hard time —

(= produce sound from) sound your horn — hupen!

the trumpeter sounded a high note — der Trompeter spielte einen hohen Ton

to sound the retreat — zum Rückzug blasen

to sound the "r" in "cover" — das "r" in "cover" aussprechen

his speech sounded a note of warning —

I think we need to sound a note of warning — ich finde, wir sollten eine vorsichtige Warnung aussprechen

feet sounded in the corridor — im Flur waren Schritte zu hören

it sounds hollow — es klingt hohl

he sounds angry —

he sounds French (to me) — er hört sich (für mich) wie ein Franzose an

that sounds very odd — das hört sich sehr seltsam an

he sounds like a nice man — er scheint ein netter Mensch zu sein

it sounds like a sensible idea — das klingt ganz vernünftig

how does it sound to you? — wie findest du das?

of sound mind — im Vollbesitz seiner geistigen Kräfte

the building was structurally sound — das Gebäude hatte eine gesunde Bausubstanz

it makes sound sense — es ist sehr vernünftig

have a sound character — charakterfest sein

do something without a sound — etwas lautlos tun