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1 sound sleeper

s.

persona que duerme bien.

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2 be a sound sleeper

expr.

einen tiefen Schlaf haben ausdr.

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sound [saʊnd]

1. noun

son m ; [of sea, storm, breaking glass] bruit m

• the speed of sound la vitesse du son

• without a sound sans bruit

• we heard the sound of voices nous avons entendu un bruit de voix

• I don't like the sound of it ( = it's worrying) je n'aime pas ça

2. intransitive verb

   a. [bell] sonner ; [car horn, siren, trumpet] retentir

• it sounds better if you read it slowly c'est mieux si vous le lisez lentement

   b. ( = suggest by sound) it sounds empty (au son) on dirait que c'est vide

• a language which sounded like Dutch une langue qui ressemblait à du hollandais

• he sounds Australian à l'entendre parler on dirait un Australien

• it sounded as if someone was coming in on aurait dit que quelqu'un entrait

• she sounds tired elle semble fatiguée

• you sound like your mother on croirait entendre ta mère

• you sound terrible tu as l'air vraiment mal en point

   c. ( = seem) sembler (être)

• that sounds like an excuse cela ressemble à une excuse

• how does it sound to you? qu'en penses-tu ?

• it sounds like a good idea ça semble être une bonne idée

• it sounds as if she isn't coming j'ai l'impression qu'elle ne viendra pas

3. transitive verb

sonner ; [+ trumpet] sonner de

• to sound one's horn klaxonner

• to sound a note of warning lancer un avertissement

4. adjective

   a. sain ; [structure] en bon état ; [heart, organization] solide ; [investment] sûr

• of sound mind sain d'esprit

• to be as sound as a bell être en parfait état

   b. [argument, evidence] solide ; [decision, advice, idea] sensé

• he is sound enough on theory... il connaît très bien la théorie...

• sound sense bon sens m

• ecologically sound écologique

   c. [sleep] profond

• he is a sound sleeper il a un bon sommeil

5. adverb

• to be sound asleep dormir à poings fermés

6. compounds

[recording] sonore

► sound barrier noun mur m du son

• to break the sound barrier franchir le mur du son ► sound bite noun petite phrase f (prononcée par un homme politique et citée dans les médias)

► sound card noun (Computing) carte f son

► sound effects plural noun (Radio) bruitage m

► sound engineer noun ingénieur m du son

► sound library noun bibliothèque f sonore, phonothèque f

► sound system noun ( = hi-fi) chaîne f hi-fi ; (for disco, concert) sono (inf) f

► sound stage noun (Recording, TV, cinema) salle f de tournage

► sound wave noun onde f sonore

► sound off (inf) intransitive verb

( = proclaim one's opinions) faire de grands laïus (inf) ( about sur)

► sound out inseparable transitive verb

[+ person] sonder ( about sur)

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[saʊnd] 1.
noun

1) Physics, Television, Radio son m

2) ( noise) gen bruit m; (of bell, instrument, voice) son m

a grating sound — un grincement

without a sound — sans bruit

3) fig ( impression from hearsay)

a 24 hour flight? I don't like the sound of that! — un vol de 24 heures? cela ne me tente pas!; ( when situation is threatening)

a reorganization? I don't like the sound of that — une restructuration? ça m'inquiète

by the sound of it — d'après ce qu'on a dit

he was in a bad temper that day, by the sound of it — il semble que ce jour-là il ait été de mauvaise humeur

4) Medicine sonde f

5) Geography détroit m

6) Music

the Motown sound — le style de Motown
2.
noun modifier Television, Radio [ engineer] du son
3.
adjective

1) ( in good condition) [building, heart, constitution] solide; [lungs] sain; [health] bon/bonne

of sound mind — sain d'esprit

2) ( well-founded) gen solide; [judgment] sain; [sleep] profond

some sound advice — un bon conseil

he has a sound grasp of the basic grammar — il a une bonne compréhension des bases grammaticales

a sound move — une décision or démarche avisée

3) ( of good character)

he's very sound — on peut avoir confiance en lui

4) Finance, Commerce [investment] bon/bonne, sûr; [management] sain

5) (correct, acceptable)

that is sound economics — du point de vue économique, c'est très sensé

our products are ecologically sound — nos produits ne nuisent pas à l'environnement

she's politically sound — elle a des idées politiques de bon ton
4.
transitive verb

1) faire retentir [siren]

to sound one's horn — klaxonner; lit, fig

to sound the alarm — sonner l'alarme

2) Music, Military gen sonner

3) Linguistics prononcer [letter] (in de)

4) ( express) donner [warning]

to sound a note of caution — lancer un appel à la prudence
5.
intransitive verb

1) ( seem) sembler

it sounds as if he's really in trouble — il semble qu'il ait vraiment des ennuis

it sounds dangerous — ça a l'air dangereux

it doesn't sound to me as if she's interested — je ne pense pas qu'elle soit intéressée

2) ( give impression by voice or tone)

to sound banal/boring — paraître banal/ennuyeux

you make it sound interesting — à t'écouter ça à l'air intéressant

you sound as if you've got a cold — on dirait que tu es enrhumé

you sound like my mother! — on dirait ma mère qui parle!

I don't want to sound pessimistic — je ne voudrais pas avoir l'air pessimiste

spell it as it sounds — écris-le comme ça se prononce

3) ( convey impression) faire

she calls herself Geraldine - it sounds more sophisticated — elle se fait appeler Géraldine - ça fait plus sophistiqué

it may sound silly, but... — ça a peut-être l'air idiot, mais...

4) ( make a noise) gen sonner; [siren] hurler
6.
adverb

to be sound asleep — dormir à poings fermés

Phrasal Verbs:

- sound off

- sound out

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sound

1. sound [saʊnd] n

( sea channel) Meerenge f, Sund m; ( inlet) Meeresarm m;

Plymouth \sound Bucht f von Plymouth

2. sound [saʊnd] n

1) ( noise) Geräusch nt ( musical tone) of a bell Klang m; (verbal, TV, film) Ton m;

we heard the \sound of someone climbing the stairs wir hörten, wie jemand die Treppe hinaufging;

there wasn't a \sound to be heard es war nicht das geringste Geräusch zu hören;

not a \sound escaped her lips ihre Lippen waren fest versiegelt;

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

to like the \sound of one's own voice sich akk selbst gern[e] reden hören;

a knocking \sound Klopfgeräusch nt;

to make a \sound einen Laut [o Ton] von sich dat geben;

don't make a \sound! sei still!

2) ling Laut m

3) no pl phys Schall m;

speed of \sound Schallgeschwindigkeit f

4) no pl radio, tv ( volume) Ton m;

the \sound of the TV was very loud der Fernseher war sehr laut;

to turn the \sound down/up den Ton leiser/lauter stellen;

\sound interference Tonstörung f

5) no pl ( on film) Sound m;

who did the \sound on that commercial? wer hat die Musik zu diesem Werbespot geschrieben?

6) ( characteristic of musicians' style) Sound m;

the \sound of the eighties der Sound der Achtziger

7) no pl ( impression)

I don't like the \sound of it das klingt gar nicht gut;

by [or from] the \sound of it so wie sich das anhört n

modifier

1) media (assistant, mixer, specialist) Ton-

2) phys (spectrograph, velocity) Schall- vi

1) ( resonate) erklingen; alarm ertönen; alarm clock klingeln; bell läuten

2) (fam: complain)

to \sound off herumtönen;

to \sound off about sth/sb sich akk [lauthals] über etw/jdn auslassen

3) + adj ( seem) klingen, sich akk anhören;

he \sounds Canadian er hört sich wie ein Kanadier an;

I know it \sounds silly but... ich weiß, es klingt albern, aber...;

it \sounds to me like a case of homesickness für mich klingt das nach Heimweh;

they \sound like just the sort of people we're looking for das klingt, als sei das genau die Art von Leuten, nach denen wir suchen;

it \sounds to me from the rumours that... den Gerüchten nach zu urteilen scheint es fast so, als...;

that \sounds good [das] klingt gut;

that \sounds fun das hört sich nach Spaß an;

to \sound as though [or if] ... so klingen [o sich akk anhören], als ob... vt

1) ( produce sound from)

to \sound the alarm den Alarm auslösen;

to \sound the bell die Glocke läuten;

to \sound the buzzer den Summer betätigen;

to \sound the death-knell for sth ( fig) etw dat den Todesstoß versetzen;

to \sound the [car] horn hupen;

to \sound the gong den Gong schlagen;

to \sound the retreat mil zum Rückzug blasen;

the siren was being \sounded die Sirene ging los

2) ling

to \sound sth;

the ‘b’ in the word ‘plumb’ is not \sounded das ‚b‘ in dem Wort ‚plumb‘ wird nicht ausgesprochen

3. sound [saʊnd] adj

1) ( healthy) gesund;

( in good condition) intakt, in gutem Zustand;

as \sound as a bell ( fam) völlig intakt, in einwandfreiem Zustand; animal, person kerngesund;

to be of \sound mind bei klarem Verstand sein

2) ( trustworthy) solide, verlässlich;

( reasonable) vernünftig;

\sound advice guter Rat;

\sound argument schlagendes Argument;

\sound basis solide [o vernünftige] Basis;

\sound economy gesunde Wirtschaft;

to have a \sound grasp of the subject über ein eingehendes Verständnis des Themas verfügen;

\sound investment kluge Investition;

a person of \sound judgement ein Mensch m mit einem guten Urteilsvermögen;

\sound knowledge fundiertes Wissen;

\sound method wirksame Methode;

to have \sound views on sth vernünftige Ansichten über etw akk vertreten;

environmentally \sound umweltfreundlich;

to be \sound on sth in etw dat versiert sein

3) ( severe)

\sound defeat [or thrashing] schwere Niederlage;

to give sb a \sound thrashing jdm eine ordentliche Tracht Prügel verpassen

4) ( undisturbed)

\sound sleep tiefer [o fester] Schlaf;

to be a \sound sleeper einen gesunden Schlaf haben adv

to be \sound asleep tief [und fest] schlafen

4. sound [saʊnd] vt

naut

to \sound sth etw [aus]loten

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sound [saʊnd]

bruit ⇒ 1 (a) son ⇒ 1 (a)-(d) musique ⇒ 1 (e) sonde ⇒ 1 (g), 1 (h) solide ⇒ 3 (a), 3 (c) en bon état ⇒ 3 (a) sain ⇒ 3 (a), 3 (b) en bonne santé ⇒ 3 (b) sensé ⇒ 3 (c) valable ⇒ 3 (c) bon ⇒ 3 (c), 3 (d) profond ⇒ 3 (e) sonore ⇒ 4 sonner ⇒ 6 (a), 7 (a) prononcer ⇒ 6 (b) ausculter ⇒ 6 (c) sonder ⇒ 6 (c)-(e) résonner ⇒ 7 (a) retentir ⇒ 7 (a) sembler ⇒ 7 (c)

1 noun

(a) (noise → of footsteps, thunder, conversation) bruit m; (→ of voice, musical instrument) son m;

∎ I was woken by the sound of voices/laughter j'ai été réveillé par un bruit de voix/par des éclats de rires;

∎ the sound of a dog barking/a door closing le bruit d'un chien qui aboie/d'une porte qui se ferme;

∎ a scratching sound un grattement;

∎ a grating sound un grincement;

∎ don't make a sound! surtout ne faites pas de bruit!;

∎ they tiptoed out without (making) a sound ils sont sortis sur la pointe des pieds sans faire de bruit;

∎ there was not a sound to be heard on n'entendait pas le moindre bruit;

∎ I love the sound of her voice j'adore le son de sa voix;

∎ the plaintive sound of the bagpipes le son plaintif de la cornemuse;

∎ within (the) sound of the church bells à portée du son des cloches de l'église

(b) Physics son m;

∎ light travels faster than sound la lumière se déplace plus vite que le son;

∎ the speed of sound la vitesse du son

(c) Linguistics son m;

∎ it's a similar sound to the Scots "ch" c'est un son qui ressemble au "ch" écossais;

∎ the English vowel sounds les sons mpl vocaliques de l'anglais

(d) Radio & Television son m;

∎ the sound is very poor le son est mauvais;

∎ to turn the sound up/down monter/baisser le son ou volume

(e) (type of music) style m de musique, musique f;

∎ the Liverpool sound la musique de Liverpool;

∎ a brand new sound has hit the charts un son complètement nouveau a fait son entrée au hit-parade

(f) (impression, idea)

∎ I don't like the sound of these new measures ces nouvelles mesures ne me disent rien qui vaille;

∎ it's pretty easy by the sound of it ça a l'air assez facile;

∎ he's angry by the sound of it on dirait bien qu'il est fâché

(g) Medicine (probe) sonde f

(h) Nautical (sounding line) (ligne f de) sonde f

(i) Geography (channel) détroit m, bras m de mer

(j) Ichthyology (air bladder) vessie f natatoire

2 sounds plural noun

familiar (music) zizique f, zicmu f

3 adjective

(a) (structure, building, wall → sturdy) solide; (→ in good condition) en bon état, sain;

∎ built on sound foundations construit sur des fondations solides

(b) (healthy → person) en bonne santé; (→ body, mind, limbs) sain;

∎ to be of sound mind être sain d'esprit;

∎ sound in body and mind sain de corps et d'esprit;

∎ to be as sound as a bell être en parfaite santé;

∎ to be sound of wind and limb avoir bon pied bon œil

(c) (solid, well-founded → advice, idea, strategy) sensé, judicieux; (→ argument, claim) valable, fondé, solide; (→ reason) valable; (→ basis, knowledge) solide; (→ manager, musician, lawyer etc) compétent, fiable; (→ investment) sûr; (→ company, business) solide;

∎ to show sound judgment faire preuve de jugement;

∎ do you think that was a sound move? croyez-vous que c'était une décision judicieuse;

∎ a sound piece of advice un bon conseil;

∎ we need somebody with a sound grasp of the subject il nous faut quelqu'un ayant de solides connaissances en la matière;

∎ my knowledge of German history isn't too sound mes connaissances en ce qui concerne l'histoire de l'Allemagne laissent à désirer;

∎ his grammar's pretty sound il a de bonnes bases en grammaire;

∎ it makes good sound sense c'est tout à fait raisonnable;

∎ Crawford seems a sound enough chap Crawford semble être quelqu'un en qui on peut avoir confiance;

∎ is she politically sound? ses convictions politiques sont-elles solides?;

∎ ecologically sound legislation législation f juste du point de vue écologique;

∎ sound financial position situation f financière saine;

∎ British familiar sound (as a pound)! super!, génial!

(d) (severe → defeat) total; (→ hiding) bon;

∎ he needs a sound thrashing il a besoin d'une bonne correction

(e) (deep → sleep) profond;

∎ I'm a very sound sleeper j'ai le sommeil profond

4 compound-forming noun

(level, recording) sonore; (broadcasting) radiophonique; Linguistics (change) phonologique

5 adverb

∎ to be sound asleep dormir profondément ou à poings fermés

6 transitive verb

(a) (bell) sonner; (wind instrument) sonner de;

∎ the huntsman sounded his horn le chasseur sonna du cor;

∎ to sound the horn klaxonner;

∎ the driver behind me sounded his horn le conducteur derrière moi a klaxonné;

∎ also figurative to sound the alarm sonner ou donner l'alarme;

∎ they sounded the church bells ils sonnèrent les cloches;

∎ the bugler sounded the reveille le clairon sonna le réveil;

∎ to sound a warning lancer un avertissement

(b) (pronounce) prononcer;

∎ the "p" isn't sounded le "p" ne se prononce pas;

∎ he doesn't sound his aitches il ne prononce pas ses "h"

(c) Medicine (chest, lungs) ausculter; (cavity, passage) sonder

(d) Nautical sonder

(e) (person) sonder;

∎ to sound public opinion sonder l'opinion publique;

∎ I'll try to sound their feelings on the matter j'essaierai de connaître leur sentiment à cet égard

7 intransitive verb

(a) (make a sound) sonner, résonner, retentir;

∎ it sounds hollow if you tap it ça sonne creux lorsqu'on tape dessus;

∎ their voices sounded very loud in the empty house leurs voix résonnaient bruyamment dans la maison vide;

∎ sirens sounded in the streets des sirènes retentissaient dans les rues;

∎ if the alarm sounds, run si vous entendez l'alarme, enfuyez-vous

(b) British (be pronounced) se prononcer;

∎ in English words are rarely spelt as they sound en anglais, les mots s'écrivent rarement comme ils se prononcent

(c) (seem) sembler, paraître;

∎ he sounded sad il semblait triste;

∎ he sounded bored il semblait s'ennuyer;

∎ the name sounded French le nom avait l'air d'être ou sonnait français;

∎ she sounds French elle a l'air d'être française;

∎ the translation still sounds a bit French la traduction sonne toujours un peu français;

∎ it doesn't sound very interesting to me ça ne m'a pas l'air très intéressant;

∎ "attractive four-bedroomed house", how does that sound? "belle maison avec quatre chambres à coucher", qu'est-ce que tu en penses?;

∎ (that) sounds like a good idea ça semble être une bonne idée;

∎ two weeks in Crete, that sounds nice! deux semaines en Crète, pas mal du tout!;

∎ that sounds like trouble! voilà les ennuis!;

∎ it sounds like Mozart on dirait du Mozart;

∎ you sound as though or as if or like you've got a cold on dirait que tu es enrhumé;

∎ it sounds to me as though they don't want to do it j'ai l'impression qu'ils ne veulent pas le faire;

∎ it doesn't sound to me as though they want to do it je n'ai pas l'impression qu'ils veuillent le faire;

∎ you sound just like your brother on the phone tu as la même voix que ton frère ou on dirait vraiment ton frère au téléphone;

∎ it's an instrument which sounds rather like a flute c'est un instrument dont le son ressemble assez à ou est assez proche de la flûte;

∎ that sounds like the postman now je crois entendre le facteur

►► sound archives phonothèque f;

∎ a recording from the BBC sound archives un enregistrement qui vient des archives de la BBC;

sound barrier mur m du son;

∎ to break the sound barrier franchir le mur du son;

Music sound box caisse f de résonance;

Computing sound card carte f son;

sound check soundcheck m;

Cinema, Television & Radio sound crew équipe f du son;

sound effects bruitage m;

Radio sound effects person bruiteur-(euse) m,f;

sound engineer ingénieur m du son;

sound hole (of violin, viola etc) ouïe f, esse f; (of guitar, lute etc) rosace f, rose f;

sound mixer table f ou console f de mixage;

sound reel bande f son;

Linguistics sound shift mutation f phonologique;

sound studio auditorium m ou studio m d'enregistrement;

sound system (hi-fi) chaîne f hifi; (PA system) sonorisation f;

sound wave onde f sonore

➲ sound off intransitive verb familiar

(a) (declare one's opinions) crier son opinion sur tous les toits; (complain) râler;

∎ he's always sounding off about the management il est toujours à râler contre la direction;

∎ to sound off at sb (angrily) passer un savon à qn

(b) (boast) se vanter^□

➲ sound out separable transitive verb

(person, public opinion) sonder;

∎ the company is sounding out potential buyers la compagnie sonde les acheteurs potentiels

✾ Book 'The Sound and the Fury' Faulkner 'Le Bruit et la fureur'

✾ Film 'The Sound of Music' Wise 'La Mélodie du bonheur'

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sleeper [ˈsli:pə^r]

noun

a. dormeur m, - euse f

• to be a light sleeper avoir le sommeil léger

b. (British Railways) (on track) traverse f ; ( = berth) couchette f ; ( = rail car) wagon-lit m ; ( = train) train-couchettes m

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['sliːpə(r)] 1.
noun

1) dormeur/-euse m/f

to be a sound sleeper — avoir le sommeil profond

2) Railways ( berth) couchette f; ( sleeping car) wagon-lit m, voiture-lit f; ( train) train-couchettes m

3) GB ( on railway track) traverse f

4) GB ( earring) dormeuse f

5) (colloq) US (successful book, film etc) succès m à retardement

6) ( spy) espion/-ionne m/f en sommeil
2.
sleepers plural noun US grenouillière f

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sleeper

A n

1 dormeur/-euse m/f ; to be a sound sleeper avoir le sommeil profond ; the baby is not a good sleeper le bébé se réveille beaucoup ;

2 Rail ( berth) couchette f ; ( sleeping car) wagon-lit m, voiture-lit f ; ( train) train-couchettes m inv ;

3 GB ( on railway track) traverse f ;

4 GB ( earring) dormeuse f ;

5 ○ US (successful book, film etc) succès m à retardement ;

6 ( spy) espion/-ionne m/f en sommeil.

B sleepers npl US grenouillière f, pyjama m pour bébé.

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I 1.
[saʊnd]adjective

1) (healthy) gesund; intakt [Gebäude, Mauerwerk]; gut [Frucht, Obst, Holz, Boden]

of sound mind — im Vollbesitz seiner geistigen Kräfte

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

2) (well-founded) vernünftig [Argument, Rat]; klug [Wahl]

it makes sound sense — es ist sehr vernünftig

3) (Finance): (secure) gesund, solide [Basis]; klug [Investition]

4) (competent, reliable) solide [Spieler]

have a sound character — charakterfest sein

5) (undisturbed) tief, gesund [Schlaf]

6) (thorough) gehörig (ugs.) [Niederlage, Tracht Prügel]; gekonnt [Leistung]
2. adverb
fest, tief [schlafen]
II 1. noun
1) (Phys.) Schall, der

2) (noise) Laut, der; (of wind, sea, car, footsteps, breaking glass or twigs) Geräusch, das; (of voices, laughter, bell) Klang, der

do something without a sound — etwas lautlos tun

3) (Radio, Telev., Cinemat.) Ton, der

loss of sound — Tonausfall, der

4) (music) Klang, der

5) (Phonet.): (articulation) Laut, der

6) (fig.): (impression)

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

I don't like the sound of this — das hört sich nicht gut an
2. intransitive verb
1) (seem) klingen

it sounds as if.../like... — es klingt, als.../wie...

it sounds to me from what you have said that... — was du gesagt hast, klingt für mich so, als ob...

that sounds [like] a good idea to me — ich finde, die Idee hört sich gut an

sounds good to me! — klingt gut! (ugs.); gute Idee! (ugs.)

2) (emit sound) [er]tönen
3. transitive verb
1) (cause to emit sound) ertönen lassen

sound the trumpet — trompeten; in die Trompete blasen

2) (utter)

sound a note of caution — zur Vorsicht mahnen

3) (pronounce) aussprechen

Phrasal Verbs:

- academic.ru/91872/sound_off">sound off
III noun
(strait) Sund, der; Meerenge, die
IV transitive verb
1) (Naut.): (fathom) ausloten; sondieren

2) (fig.): (test) see sound out

Phrasal Verbs:

- sound out

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I adjective
1) (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.) gesund

2) ((of sleep) deep: She's a very sound sleeper.) fest

3) (full; thorough: a sound basic training.) solide

4) (accurate; free from mistakes: a sound piece of work.) fehlerfrei

5) (having or showing good judgement or good sense: His advice is always very sound.) brauchbar

•

- soundly
- soundness
- sound asleep II 1. noun
1) (the impressions transmitted to the brain by the sense of hearing: a barrage of sound; ( also adjective) sound waves.) der Schall; Schall-...

2) (something that is, or can be, heard: The sounds were coming from the garage.) das Geräusch

3) (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!) der Ton
2. verb
1) (to (cause something to) make a sound: Sound the bell!; The bell sounded.) erklingen

2) (to signal (something) by making a sound: Sound the alarm!) schlagen

3) ((of something heard or read) to make a particular impression; to seem; to appear: Your singing sounded very good; That sounds like a train.) klingen

4) (to pronounce: In the word `pneumonia', the letter p is not sounded.) ansprechen

5) (to examine by tapping and listening carefully: She sounded the patient's chest.) abhorchen

•

- soundless
- soundlessly
- sound effects
- soundproof 3. verb
(to make (walls, a room etc) soundproof.) schalldicht machen

- sound-track
III verb
(to measure the depth of (water etc).) ausloten

- sounding
- sound out
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sound¹

[saʊnd]

n (sea channel) Meerenge f, Sund m; (inlet) Meeresarm m

Plymouth \sound Bucht f von Plymouth

sound²

[saʊnd]

I. n

1. (noise) Geräusch nt; (musical tone) of a bell Klang m; (verbal, TV, film) Ton m

we heard the \sound of someone climbing the stairs wir hörten, wie jemand die Treppe hinaufging

there wasn't a \sound to be heard es war nicht das geringste Geräusch zu hören

not a \sound escaped her lips ihre Lippen waren fest versiegelt

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

to like the \sound of one's own voice sich akk selbst gern[e] reden hören

a knocking \sound Klopfgeräusch nt

to make a \sound einen Laut [o Ton] von sich dat geben

don't make a \sound! sei still!

2. LING Laut m

3. no pl PHYS Schall m

speed of \sound Schallgeschwindigkeit f

4. no pl RADIO, TV (volume) Ton m

the \sound of the TV was very loud der Fernseher war sehr laut

to turn the \sound down/up den Ton leiser/lauter stellen

\sound interference Tonstörung f

5. no pl (on film) Sound m

who did the \sound on that commercial? wer hat die Musik zu diesem Werbespot geschrieben?

6. (characteristic of musicians' style) Sound m

the \sound of the eighties der Sound der Achtziger

7. no pl (impression)

I don't like the \sound of it das klingt gar nicht gut

by [or from] the \sound of it so wie sich das anhört

II. n modifier

1. MEDIA (assistant, mixer, specialist) Ton-

2. PHYS (spectrograph, velocity) Schall-

III. vi

1. (resonate) erklingen; alarm ertönen; alarm clock klingeln; bell läuten

2. ( fam: complain)

▪ to \sound off herumtönen

▪ to \sound off about sth/sb sich akk [lauthals] über etw/jdn auslassen

3. + adj (seem) klingen, sich akk anhören

he \sounds Canadian er hört sich wie ein Kanadier an

I know it \sounds silly but... ich weiß, es klingt albern, aber...

it \sounds to me like a case of homesickness für mich klingt das nach Heimweh

they \sound like just the sort of people we're looking for das klingt, als sei das genau die Art von Leuten, nach denen wir suchen

it \sounds to me from the rumours that... den Gerüchten nach zu urteilen scheint es fast so, als...

that \sounds good [das] klingt gut

that \sounds fun das hört sich nach Spaß an

to \sound as though [or if] ... so klingen [o sich akk anhören], als ob...

IV. vt

1. (produce sound from)

to \sound the alarm den Alarm auslösen

to \sound the bell die Glocke läuten

to \sound the buzzer den Summer betätigen

to \sound the death-knell for sth ( fig) etw dat den Todesstoß versetzen

to \sound the [car] horn hupen

to \sound the gong den Gong schlagen

to \sound the retreat MIL zum Rückzug blasen

the siren was being \sounded die Sirene ging los

2. LING

▪ to \sound sth:

the ‘b’ in the word ‘plumb’ is not \sounded das ‚b‘ in dem Wort ‚plumb‘ wird nicht ausgesprochen

sound³

[saʊnd]

I. adj

1. (healthy) gesund; (in good condition) intakt, in gutem Zustand

as \sound as a bell ( fam) völlig intakt, in einwandfreiem Zustand; animal, person kerngesund

to be of \sound mind bei klarem Verstand sein

2. (trustworthy) solide, verlässlich; (reasonable) vernünftig

\sound advice guter Rat

\sound argument schlagendes Argument

\sound basis solide [o vernünftige] Basis

\sound economy gesunde Wirtschaft

to have a \sound grasp of the subject über ein eingehendes Verständnis des Themas verfügen

\sound investment kluge Investition

a person of \sound judgement ein Mensch m mit einem guten Urteilsvermögen

\sound knowledge fundiertes Wissen

\sound method wirksame Methode

to have \sound views on sth vernünftige Ansichten über etw akk vertreten

environmentally \sound umweltfreundlich

▪ to be \sound on sth in etw dat versiert sein

3. (severe)

\sound defeat [or thrashing] schwere Niederlage

to give sb a \sound thrashing jdm eine ordentliche Tracht Prügel verpassen

4. (undisturbed)

\sound sleep tiefer [o fester] Schlaf

to be a \sound sleeper einen gesunden Schlaf haben

II. adv

to be \sound asleep tief [und fest] schlafen

sound⁴

[saʊnd]

vt NAUT

▪ to \sound sth etw [aus]loten

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I [saʊnd]
1. adj (+er)

1) (= in good condition) person, animal, tree, constitution, lungs gesund; condition, building, chassis einwandfrei

to be as sound as a bell —

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

to be of sound mind (esp Jur) — bei klarem Verstand sein, im Vollbesitz seiner geistigen Kräfte sein (Jur)

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

2) (= valid, good, dependable) solide; argument, analysis fundiert, solide; economy, currency stabil; person, goalkeeper verlässlich, in Ordnung pred (inf); idea gesund, vernünftig; basis solide; move vernünftig; advice wertvoll, vernünftig

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

3) (= thorough) gründlich, solide; beating gehörig; defeat vernichtend

4) (JUR) decision rechtmäßig; claim berechtigt

5) (= deep) sleep tief, fest

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

2. adv (+er)

to be sound asleep —

I shall sleep the sounder for it — ich werde nur umso besser schlafen
II
1. n

1) (= noise) Geräusch nt; (LING) Laut m; (PHYS) Schall m; (MUS, of instruments) Klang m; (verbal, TV, RAD, FILM) Ton m; (of band etc) Sound m

don't make a sound — still!

the speed of sound — (die) Schallgeschwindigkeit

within sound of — in Hörweite (+gen)

to the sound(s) of the national anthem — zu den Klängen der Nationalhymne

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 —

sounds (Comput) — akustische Signale pl

the sound(s) of laughter — Gelächter nt

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

vowel sound — Vokallaut

sound and fury — leerer Schall

2)

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

from the sound of it he had a hard time —

his remarks had a familiar sound — seine Bemerkungen klangen vertraut

2. vt

1)

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

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

to sound the alarm — Alarm schlagen; (mechanism) die Alarmanlage auslösen

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

2) (= test by tapping MED) abklopfen

3. vi

1) (= emit sound) erklingen, ertönen

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

a gun sounded a long way off — in der Ferne hörte man einen Schuss

2) (= give aural impression) klingen, sich anhören

it sounds hollow — es klingt hohl

the children sound happy — es hört sich so an, als ob die Kinder Spaß haben

he sounds angry —

he sounded depressed on the phone — am Telefon klang er deprimiert

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

3) (= seem) sich anhören

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?
III
vt (NAUT)
loten, ausloten; (MET) messen
sounding line — Lot nt, Senkblei nt

sounding balloon — Versuchs- or Registrierballon m
IV
n (GEOG)
Meerenge f, Sund m
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sound¹ [saʊnd]

A adj (adv soundly)

1. gesund:

sound in mind and body körperlich und geistig gesund;

sound in wind and limb umg kerngesund, gesund und munter; → bell¹ A 1, mind A 2

2. gesund, intakt, fehlerfrei, tadellos:

sound fruit unverdorbenes Obst

3. WIRTSCH gesund, solid(e), stabil (Gesellschaft, Währung etc):

sound credit sicherer Kredit;

he is sound on sherry umg sein Sherry ist gut

4. gesund, vernünftig, gut (Investition, Politik etc)

5. gut, brauchbar (Rat etc)

6. folgerichtig (Argument etc)

7. gut (fundiert), solid(e) (Kenntnisse etc)

8. JUR rechtmäßig, begründet, gültig (Titel etc)

9. zuverlässig (Freund etc):

he is sound er ist in Ordnung

10. gut, tüchtig (Stratege etc)

11. kräftig, tüchtig, gehörig:

sound sleep tiefer oder gesunder Schlaf; → beating 1, sleeper 1

B adv be sound asleep fest oder tief schlafen

sound² [saʊnd] s

1. Sund m, Meerenge f:

the Sound der Sund (zwischen Schweden und Dänemark)

2. FISCH Fisch-, Schwimmblase f

sound³ [saʊnd]

A v/t

1. besonders SCHIFF (aus)loten, peilen

2. TECH den Meeresboden etc erforschen

3. oft sound out

a) etwas sondieren ( auch MED), erkunden, erforschen,

b) jemanden aushorchen oder umg ausholen ( beide:

about, on über akk)

B v/i

1. besonders SCHIFF loten

2. auf Grund gehen (Wal)

3. fig sondieren

C s MED Sonde f

sound⁴ [saʊnd]

A s

1. a) Schall m, Laut m, Ton m:

faster than sound mit Überschallgeschwindigkeit;

within sound in Hörweite

b) FILM, TV Ton(technik) m(f)

2. Klang(wirkung) m(f), (Beat-, Jazzmusik auch) Sound m

3. Ton m, Laut m, Geräusch n:

without a sound geräusch-, lautlos

4. fig Ton m, Klang m, Tenor m:

I don’t like the sound of it die Sache gefällt mir nicht;

from the sound of it so, wie es sich anhörte

5. LING Laut m

B v/i

1. (er)schallen, (-)klingen:

the bell sounds for the last lap SPORT die letzte Runde wird eingeläutet

2. fig klingen:

that sounds strange;

that sounds like an excuse to me das klingt für mich nach Ausrede

3. sound off umg tönen (about, on von):

sound off against herziehen über (akk)

4. sound in JUR auf Schadenersatz etc lauten (Klage)

C v/t

1. seine Trompete etc erschallen oder erklingen lassen:

sound the ( oder one’s) horn AUTO hupen;

sound sb’s praises fig jemandes Lob singen

2. äußern:

sound a note of warning eine Warnung anklingen lassen

3. LING (aus)sprechen:

the h in “hono(u)r” is not sounded

4. verkünden:

the bell sounds noon die Glocke schlägt 12 Uhr (mittags); → alarm A 1, charge C 11

5. besonders MED abhorchen, abklopfen:

sound out Argumente etc abklopfen

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I 1.
[saʊnd]adjective

1) (healthy) gesund; intakt [Gebäude, Mauerwerk]; gut [Frucht, Obst, Holz, Boden]

of sound mind — im Vollbesitz seiner geistigen Kräfte

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

2) (well-founded) vernünftig [Argument, Rat]; klug [Wahl]

it makes sound sense — es ist sehr vernünftig

3) (Finance): (secure) gesund, solide [Basis]; klug [Investition]

4) (competent, reliable) solide [Spieler]

have a sound character — charakterfest sein

5) (undisturbed) tief, gesund [Schlaf]

6) (thorough) gehörig (ugs.) [Niederlage, Tracht Prügel]; gekonnt [Leistung]
2. adverb
fest, tief [schlafen]
II 1. noun
1) (Phys.) Schall, der

2) (noise) Laut, der; (of wind, sea, car, footsteps, breaking glass or twigs) Geräusch, das; (of voices, laughter, bell) Klang, der

do something without a sound — etwas lautlos tun

3) (Radio, Telev., Cinemat.) Ton, der

loss of sound — Tonausfall, der

4) (music) Klang, der

5) (Phonet.): (articulation) Laut, der

6) (fig.): (impression)

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

I don't like the sound of this — das hört sich nicht gut an
2. intransitive verb
1) (seem) klingen

it sounds as if.../like... — es klingt, als.../wie...

it sounds to me from what you have said that... — was du gesagt hast, klingt für mich so, als ob...

that sounds [like] a good idea to me — ich finde, die Idee hört sich gut an

sounds good to me! — klingt gut! (ugs.); gute Idee! (ugs.)

2) (emit sound) [er]tönen
3. transitive verb
1) (cause to emit sound) ertönen lassen

sound the trumpet — trompeten; in die Trompete blasen

2) (utter)

sound a note of caution — zur Vorsicht mahnen

3) (pronounce) aussprechen

Phrasal Verbs:

- sound off
III noun
(strait) Sund, der; Meerenge, die
IV transitive verb
1) (Naut.): (fathom) ausloten; sondieren

2) (fig.): (test) see sound out

Phrasal Verbs:

- sound out

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adj.

einwandfrei adj.

gesund adj.

vernünftig adj. n.

Klang ¨-e m.

Schall -e m.

Ton ¨-e m. v.

klingen v.

(§ p.,pp.: klang, geklungen)

tönen v.

English-german dictionary > sound
9 sleeper

['sliːpə(r)] 1.
nome

1) chi dorme, dormiente m. e f.

to be a sound sleeper — avere il sonno pesante

2) ferr. (berth) cuccetta f.; (sleeping car) vagone m. letto; (train) treno m. con cuccette, con vagoni letto

3) BE (on railway track) traversina f.

4) AE colloq. (successful book, film etc.) successo m. inaspettato
2.
nome plurale sleepers AE tutina f.sing., pigiamino m.sing. (per bambini)

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noun

1) (a person who sleeps: Nothing occurred to disturb the sleepers.) dormiente, (chi dorme)

2) (a berth or compartment for sleeping, on a railway train: I'd like to book a sleeper on the London train.) (vagone letto)

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sleeper /ˈsli:pə(r)/
n.

1 chi dorme; dormiente; persona addormentata

2 (con agg.) persona che dorme in un dato modo: a sound sleeper (o a good sleeper) uno che dorme bene; a heavy sleeper, uno che dorme sodo; uno che ha il sonno duro; a late sleeper, uno che dorme fino a tardi; un dormiglione; a light sleeper, uno che ha il sonno leggero

3 (ferr.) vagone letto

4 (ferr.) treno di soli vagoni letto

5 (fam.) sonnifero; sedativo

6 (pl.) ( USA) pigiamino per bambino

7 ( USA) divano letto; poltrona letto

8 (edil.) dormiente

9 (ferr.) traversina ( di binario)

10 (comm.) articolo che si vende con difficoltà

11 (fam.) opera (libro, film, ecc.) che ha un successo tardivo o inaspettato

12 cerchietto, barretta, ecc., portato in un foro all'orecchio ( per impedire che si chiuda)

13 (fam. = sleeper agent) agente segreto in attesa di entrare in azione; agente dormiente (o in sonno)

14 (fam.) terrorista in attesa dell'ordine di agire; terrorista dormiente (o in sonno)

● sleeper cab, cuccetta ( su un camion).

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['sliːpə(r)] 1.
nome

1) chi dorme, dormiente m. e f.

to be a sound sleeper — avere il sonno pesante

2) ferr. (berth) cuccetta f.; (sleeping car) vagone m. letto; (train) treno m. con cuccette, con vagoni letto

3) BE (on railway track) traversina f.

4) AE colloq. (successful book, film etc.) successo m. inaspettato
2.
nome plurale sleepers AE tutina f.sing., pigiamino m.sing. (per bambini)

English-Italian dictionary > sleeper
10 sound

I adjective
1) (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.) zdrav

2) ((of sleep) deep: She's a very sound sleeper.) trden

3) (full; thorough: a sound basic training.) temeljit

4) (accurate; free from mistakes: a sound piece of work.) brez napake

5) (having or showing good judgement or good sense: His advice is always very sound.) pameten

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- soundly
- soundness
- sound asleep II 1. noun
1) (the impressions transmitted to the brain by the sense of hearing: a barrage of sound; ( also adjective) sound waves.) zvok; zvočen

2) (something that is, or can be, heard: The sounds were coming from the garage.) zvok

3) (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!) podoba
2. verb
1) (to (cause something to) make a sound: Sound the bell!; The bell sounded.) zveneti

2) (to signal (something) by making a sound: Sound the alarm!) (po)zvoniti

3) ((of something heard or read) to make a particular impression; to seem; to appear: Your singing sounded very good; That sounds like a train.) slišati se; zdeti se

4) (to pronounce: In the word `pneumonia', the letter p is not sounded.) izgovoriti

5) (to examine by tapping and listening carefully: She sounded the patient's chest.) osluškovati

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- soundless
- soundlessly
- sound effects
- soundproof 3. verb
(to make (walls, a room etc) soundproof.) zvočno izolirati

- sound-track
III verb
(to measure the depth of (water etc).) sondirati

- sounding
- sound out
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I [sáund]
noun

zvok, zven, glas, šum; ton; slušaj, doseg sluha; figuratively vtis; pomen, smisel; obsolete sporočilo, naznanilo

within the sound of — v slušaju

sound amplifier — ojačevalec zvoka

the sound of a bell — glas zvona, zvonjenje

sound and fury — prazne (gole) besede

I don't like the sound of it — to mi ni všeč, tu nekaj ne more biti v redu

there was much sound but little sense in his speech — njegov govor je bil poln donečih besed, a reven idej
II [sáund]
intransitive verb

zveneti, doneti, razlegati se; figuratively zdeti se, delati vtis, slišati se; transitive verb music trobiti, pihati (v trobento); igrati (na glasbilo); napraviti, da nekaj zveni, se sliši; izgovoriti (glas); naznaniti z zvonom, s trobento (umik, alarm); naglasiti kaj; pregledati pravilnost (kolesa železniškega vagona) s trkanjem kladiva; preiskati, prcgledati (npr. pljuča) z osluškovanjem; objaviti, razglasiti

to sound the alarm — dati znak s trobento za alarm

to sound s.o.'s lungs — osluškovati komu pljuča

to sound in damages — tožiti za nadomestilo nepreverjene škode

to sound s.o.'s praises — peti komu hvalo

to sound a trompet — (za)trobiti na trobento

to sound a retreat — trobiti k umiku

to sound a wheel — pregledati stanje kolesa (pri vagonu)

the bell sounds noon — zvon bije poldan

the clarion sounded — rog je zadonel

it sounds as if he was keeping something back — to zveni, kot da nekaj prikriva (da ne pove vsega)

his report sounds all right — njegovo poročilo daje ugoden vtis

the n in column is not sounded — v besedi column — se končni n — ne izgovarja

it did not sound like his voice — ni bilo slišati, kot da bi to bil njegov glas

to sound off American slang odkrito govoriti, pritožiti se; klicati imena

to sound in — iti za; glasiti se na
III [sáund]
1.

adjective ( soundly adverb)

zdrav, čil; nepoškodovan, neranjen, cel, dobro ohranjen, brez napake; nepokvarjen (o sadju); (o spanju) miren, trden, globok; krepak, poštén (o udarcih); (o ceni) zmeren, ki ustreza vrednosti blaga; pameten, trezen, pravilen (sodba itd.); osnovan, upravičen, temeljit, tehten (razlog); pravi; juridically veljaven zakonit; dobro premišljen, pameten; (o osebi) zanesljiv, zvest, pošten; (vedenje) pravilno, brez graje; economy soliden, zanesljiv; solventen

safe and sound — živ (čil) in zdrav

sound as a bell, as sound as a roach — zdrav kot riba

sound advice — dober, poraben nasvet

a sound friend — zvest prijatelj

sound currency economy zdrava valuta

a sound fruit — zdrav (negnil) sadež

sound in life and limb — zdrav in čil

sound merchant — soliden (nezadolžen) trgovec

a sound mind in a sound body — zdrav duh v zdravem telesu

a sound objection — utemeljen, tehten ugovor

a sound ship — ladja v dobrem stanju

sound timber — zdrav, jeder les

the child is sound already — otrok že trdno spi

the firm is not quite sound — tvrdka ni čisto solventna

is he quite sound in mind? — je (on) čisto pri pravi pameti?

to be a sound sleeper — imeti trdno spanje

to get a sound whipping — biti pošteno našeškan (tepen);

2.

adverb

trdno, globoko; zelo

to be sound asleep, to sleep sound — trdno, globoko spati

I will sleep the sounder for it — bom toliko bolje spal
IV [sáund]
1.

noun

medicine

sonda; nautical merjenje globine; nautical grezilo, svinčnica;

2.

transitive verb nautical

(s svinčnico) meriti (globino), preiskovati (dno), določiti globočino vode (v ladijskem trupu); medicine preiskovati, pregledati (sečni mehur) s sondo; figuratively oprezno pretipati; sondirati mišljenje (kake osebe); intransitive verb meriti globočino; (o kitu) potopiti se do dna

to sound s.o. on (about) — pretipati koga gledé

to sound out s.o.'s views — skušati zvedeti stališča kake osebe
V [sáund]
noun

morska ožina; obsolete morski rokav; zoology ribji mehur; zoology sipa

English-Slovenian dictionary > sound
11 sound

I adjective
1) (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.) i god stand; sund

2) ((of sleep) deep: She's a very sound sleeper.) dyb

3) (full; thorough: a sound basic training.) grundig

4) (accurate; free from mistakes: a sound piece of work.) ordentlig; nøjagtig

5) (having or showing good judgement or good sense: His advice is always very sound.) fornuftig

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- soundly
- soundness
- sound asleep II 1. noun
1) (the impressions transmitted to the brain by the sense of hearing: a barrage of sound; ( also adjective) sound waves.) lyd; lyd-

2) (something that is, or can be, heard: The sounds were coming from the garage.) lyd

3) (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!) indtryk; sådan, som det lyder
2. verb
1) (to (cause something to) make a sound: Sound the bell!; The bell sounded.) ring; ringe

2) (to signal (something) by making a sound: Sound the alarm!) give signal; slå alarm

3) ((of something heard or read) to make a particular impression; to seem; to appear: Your singing sounded very good; That sounds like a train.) lyde

4) (to pronounce: In the word `pneumonia', the letter p is not sounded.) udtale

5) (to examine by tapping and listening carefully: She sounded the patient's chest.) undersøge

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- soundless
- soundlessly
- sound effects
- soundproof 3. verb
(to make (walls, a room etc) soundproof.) lydisolere

- sound-track
III verb
(to measure the depth of (water etc).) lodde

- sounding
- sound out
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I adjective
1) (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.) i god stand; sund

2) ((of sleep) deep: She's a very sound sleeper.) dyb

3) (full; thorough: a sound basic training.) grundig

4) (accurate; free from mistakes: a sound piece of work.) ordentlig; nøjagtig

5) (having or showing good judgement or good sense: His advice is always very sound.) fornuftig

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- soundly
- soundness
- sound asleep II 1. noun
1) (the impressions transmitted to the brain by the sense of hearing: a barrage of sound; ( also adjective) sound waves.) lyd; lyd-

2) (something that is, or can be, heard: The sounds were coming from the garage.) lyd

3) (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!) indtryk; sådan, som det lyder
2. verb
1) (to (cause something to) make a sound: Sound the bell!; The bell sounded.) ring; ringe

2) (to signal (something) by making a sound: Sound the alarm!) give signal; slå alarm

3) ((of something heard or read) to make a particular impression; to seem; to appear: Your singing sounded very good; That sounds like a train.) lyde

4) (to pronounce: In the word `pneumonia', the letter p is not sounded.) udtale

5) (to examine by tapping and listening carefully: She sounded the patient's chest.) undersøge

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- soundless
- soundlessly
- sound effects
- soundproof 3. verb
(to make (walls, a room etc) soundproof.) lydisolere

- sound-track
III verb
(to measure the depth of (water etc).) lodde

- sounding
- sound out

English-Danish dictionary > sound
12 sleeper

noun

1) Schläfer, der

be a heavy/light sleeper — einen tiefen/leichten Schlaf haben

2) (Brit. Railw.): (support) Schwelle, die

3) (Railw.) (coach) Schlafwagen, der; (berth) Schlafwagenplatz, der; (overnight train)

[night] sleeper — Nachtzug mit Schlafwagen

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noun

1) (a person who sleeps: Nothing occurred to disturb the sleepers.) der/die Schläfer(in)

2) (a berth or compartment for sleeping, on a railway train: I'd like to book a sleeper on the London train.) der Schlafwagen

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sleep·er

[ˈsli:pəʳ, AM -ɚ]

n

1. (person) Schläfer(in) m(f); (pill) Schlaftablette f; (sofa) Bettsofa nt, ausklappbares Sofa

to be a heavy/light \sleeper einen festen/leichten Schlaf haben

to be a late \sleeper ein Langschläfer sein

2. esp AM (pyjamas)

▪ \sleepers pl Schlafanzug m, Pyjama m SCHWEIZ

3. (train) Zug m mit Schlafwagenabteil; (sleeping car) Schlafwagen m; (berth) Schlafwagenplatz m

4. BRIT, AUS (on railway track) Schwelle f

5. (earring) Kreole f

6. PUBL (unexpected success) Sensationserfolg m; STOCKEX im Wert unterschätzte Aktie

7. (spy) Sleeper m (inaktiver Spion, der jederzeit für einen Auftrag reaktiviert werden kann)

8. ( fam: tip) Geheimtipp m

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['sliːpə(r)]
n

1) (= person) Schlafende(r) mf, Schläfer(in) m(f)

to be a heavy/light sleeper — einen festen/leichten Schlaf haben

2) (Brit RAIL = on track) Schwelle f

3) (Brit RAIL = train) Schlafwagenzug m; (= coach) Schlafwagen m; (= berth) Platz m im Schlafwagen

I've booked a sleeper — ich habe Schlafwagen gebucht

4) (esp Brit: earring) einfacher Ohrring, der das Zuwachsen des Loches im Ohrläppchen verhindern soll

5) (= spy) abgeschalteter Agent, abgeschaltete Agentin

6) (= terrorist) Schläfer m

7) pl (US: child's pyjamas) einteiliger Schlafanzug

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sleeper s

1. Schläfer(in), Schlafende(r) m/f(m):

be a light ( heavy oder sound) sleeper einen leichten (festen) Schlaf haben

2. ZOOL (Winter-, Sommer) Schläfer m

3. Sleeper m, Maulwurf m ( → academic.ru/47595/mole">mole¹ 3)

4. BAHN

a) Schlafwagen m

b) Br Schwelle f

c) Nachtzug m mit Schlafwagen

5. Br medizinischer Ohrstecker

6. meist pl, auch pair of sleepers US ( besonders Baby-, Kinder)Pyjama m

7. US umg

a) Film etc, dem erst spät der Durchbruch gelingt

b) Spätstarter(in)

8. WIRTSCH US umg Ladenhüter m

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noun

1) Schläfer, der

be a heavy/light sleeper — einen tiefen/leichten Schlaf haben

2) (Brit. Railw.): (support) Schwelle, die

3) (Railw.) (coach) Schlafwagen, der; (berth) Schlafwagenplatz, der; (overnight train)

[night] sleeper — Nachtzug mit Schlafwagen

* * *

(railway) n.

Schwelle -n (Gleis) f. n.

Schläfer - m.

English-german dictionary > sleeper
13 sound

I
adjective
1) (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.) sano, sólido, firme

2) ((of sleep) deep: She's a very sound sleeper.) profundo

3) (full; thorough: a sound basic training.) completo, severo

4) (accurate; free from mistakes: a sound piece of work.) bueno, sólido

5) (having or showing good judgement or good sense: His advice is always very sound.) juicioso, sensato, acertado, consistente

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- soundly
- soundness
- sound asleep
II
1. noun
1) (the impressions transmitted to the brain by the sense of hearing: a barrage of sound; (also adjective) sound waves.) sonido

2) (something that is, or can be, heard: The sounds were coming from the garage.) ruido, sonido, voces

3) (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!) idea

2. verb
1) (to (cause something to) make a sound: Sound the bell!; The bell sounded.) tocar, hacer sonar

2) (to signal (something) by making a sound: Sound the alarm!) sonar, resonar

3) ((of something heard or read) to make a particular impression; to seem; to appear: Your singing sounded very good; That sounds like a train.) sonar, parecer

4) (to pronounce: In the word `pneumonia', the letter p is not sounded.) pronunciar(se)

5) (to examine by tapping and listening carefully: She sounded the patient's chest.) auscultar

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- soundless
- soundlessly
- sound effects
- soundproof
3. verb
(to make (walls, a room etc) soundproof.) insonorizar

- sound-track

III
verb
(to measure the depth of (water etc).) sondar

- sounding
- sound out

sound¹ adj sólido / bueno / fuerte / seguro

a sound investment una inversión segura

to be sound asleep estar profundamente dormido

sound² n

1. sonido

faster than the speed of sound más rápido que la velocidad del sonido

2. ruido

we heard a strange sound oímos un ruido extraño

3. volumen

can you turn the sound up? ¿puedes subir el volumen?

sound³ vb

1. parecer

from what he says it sounds like a wonderful hotel por lo que dice, parece un hotel maravilloso

2. sonar

if the alarm sounds, leave the building si suena la alarma, abandona el edificio

sound

tr[saʊnd]

adjective

1 (healthy) sano,-a

■ of sound mind en su sano juicio, en pleno uso de sus facultades

■ safe and sound sano,-a y salvo,-a

2 (solid) sólido,-a, firme; (in good condition) en buen estado

3 (sensible) sensato,-a, acertado,-a; (valid) sólido,-a, lógico,-a, razonable; (responsible) responsable, formal, de fiar; (reliable, safe) seguro,-a

■ a sound piece of advice un bueno consejo

■ he's got a sound grasp of Italian domina el italiano

■ her knowledge of modern history is sound sus conocimientos de historia moderna son sólidos

■ a sound investment una inversión segura

4 (thorough) completo,-a; (severe) severo,-a

■ a sound training una formación sólida

■ a sound examination un examen a fondo

■ a sound beating una buena paliza

5 (of sleep) profundo,-a

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to be as sound as a bell (person) estar sano,-a 2 (thing) estar en perfectas condiciones, estar en perfecto estado

to be sound asleep estar profundamente dormido,-a

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sound

tr[saʊnd]

noun

1 SMALLGEOGRAPHY/SMALL estrecho, brazo de mar

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sound

tr[saʊnd]

noun

1 (gen) sonido; (musical) sonido, son nombre masculino; (noise) ruido

■ I heard the sound of voices oí (unas) voces

■ the sound of the guitar el son de la guitarra

■ the sound was so bad we couldn't hear the singer el sonido era tan malo que no oímos al cantante

■ without a sound sin hacer ruido

■ the speed of sound la velocidad del sonido

■ I was born within the sound of Bow bells desde donde nací se oyen las campanas de la iglesia de Bow

2 SMALLTELEVISION/SMALL (volume) volumen nombre masculino

■ turn the sound up/down sube/baja el volumen

3 (impression, idea) idea

■ I don't like the sound of this esto se está poniendo feo, esto me da mala espina

■ I quite like the sound of that podría estar bien

■ by/from the sound of it, he's getting on fine por lo visto las cosas le van bien

transitive verb

1 (bell, horn, trumpet) tocar, hacer sonar; (alarm) dar (la señal de); (retreat) tocar

2 SMALLLINGUISTICS/SMALL pronunciar

intransitive verb

1 (bell, horn, alarm, etc) sonar, resonar

2 (seem) parecer; (give impression) sonar

■ how does that sound? ¿qué te parece eso?

■ it sounds lovely me parece estupendo

■ it sounds as if she knows what she's doing parece que sabe lo que hace

■ you sound like you've got a cold parece que estés resfriado

■ you sound different tu voz suena distinta

■ he sounds just like my brother es igual que mi hermano

■ does this sentence sound right to you? ¿te suena bien esta frase?

■ it sounds like Mozart (me) suena a Mozart

■ it sounds like a lie me huele a mentira

3 SMALLLINGUISTICS/SMALL pronunciarse, sonar

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

sound barrier barrera del sonido

sound card tarjeta de sonido

sound check prueba de sonido

sound effects efectos nombre masculino plural sonoros

sound engineer ingeniero,-a de sonido

sound wave onda sonora

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sound

tr[saʊnd]

transitive verb

1 SMALLMARITIME/SMALL sondar

2 SMALLMEDICINE/SMALL (gen) sondar; (chest) auscultar

noun

1 SMALLMEDICINE/SMALL sonda

sound ['saʊnd] vt

1) : sondar (en navegación)

2) or to sound out probe: sondear

3) : hacer sonar, tocar (una trompeta, etc.)

sound vi

1) : sonar

the alarm sounded: la alarma sonó

2) seem: parecer

sound adj

1) healthy: sano

safe and sound: sano y salvo

of sound mind and body: en pleno uso de sus facultades

2) firm, solid: sólido

3) sensible: lógico, sensato

4) deep: profundo

a sound sleep: un sueño profundo

sound n

1) : sonido m

the speed of sound: la velocidad del sonido

2) noise: sonido m, ruido m

I heard a sound: oí un sonido

3) channel: brazo m de mar, canal m (ancho)

sound

adj.

• confiable adj.

• firme adj.

• ileso, -a adj.

• macizo, -a adj.

• razonable adj.

• sano, -a adj.

• sonido, -a adj.

• sólido, -a adj.

n.

• ruido s.m.

• son s.m.

• sonda s.f.

• sonido s.m.

• tañido s.m.

• toque s.m.

v.

• fondear v.

• hondear v.

• sonar v.

• sondear v.

• tocar v.

I saʊnd
1) noun

Sense I

2) u c

a) ( noise) sonido m; (unpleasant, disturbing) ruido m

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

b) (of music, instrument) sonido m

c) ( Ling) sonido m

a vowel sound — un sonido vocálico

3) u

a) ( Phys) sonido m; (before n)

the sound barrier — la barrera del sonido

a sound wave — una onda sonora

b) (Audio, Rad, TV) sonido m

turn the sound up/down — sube/baja el volumen; (before n)

sound effects — efectos mpl sonoros

4) ( impression conveyed) (colloq) (no pl)

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

by o from the sound of it, everything's going very well — parece que or por lo visto todo marcha muy bien

Sense II

5) c

a) ( channel) paso m, estrecho m

b) ( inlet) brazo m

II
1.

intransitive verb

1)

a) ( give impression) sonar*

your voice sounds o you sound different on the phone — tu voz suena distinta por teléfono

you sound as if o as though you could do with a rest — me da la impresión de que no te vendría mal un descanso

it sounds as if o as though they're here now — (por el ruido) parece que ya están aquí

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

b) ( seem) parecer*

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

it sounds as if o as though you had a great time — parece que lo pasaste fenomenal

sounds like fun! — (colloq) qué divertido!

2) (make noise, resound) \<\<bell/alarm\>\> sonar*

2.

vt

1)

a) \<\<trumpet/horn\>\> tocar*, hacer* sonar

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

b) ( articulate) \<\<letter/consonant\>\> pronunciar

2) sound out

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Phrasal Verbs:

- sound off

- sound out

III

adjective -er, -est

1)

a) ( healthy) sano

safe and sound — sano y salvo

I, Peter Smith, being of sound mind... — (frml) yo, Peter Smith, (estando) en pleno uso de mis facultades... (frml)

b) ( in good condition) <basis/foundation> sólido, firme; < timber> en buenas condiciones

2)

a) ( valid) <reasoning/knowledge> sólido; <advice/decision> sensato

b) ( reliable) <colleague/staff> responsable, formal

3)

a) ( deep) < sleep> profundo

b) (hard, thorough)

a sound spanking — una buena paliza

IV

adverb -er, -est

sound asleep — profundamente dormido

I [saʊnd]
1. N

1) (Phys) sonido m

the speed of sound — la velocidad del sonido

2) (=noise) ruido m

the sound of footsteps — el ruido de pasos

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

• consonant sounds — consonantes fpl, sonidos mpl consonánticos

• I didn't hear a sound — no oí ni un ruido

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

• not a sound was to be heard — no se oía or (esp LAm) sentía ruido alguno

• to the sound of the national anthem — al son del himno nacional

• they were within sound of the camp — el campamento estaba al alcance del oído

• he opened the door without a sound — abrió la puerta sin hacer nada de ruido

3) (=volume) volumen m

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

4) (=musical style)

the Glenn Miller sound — la música de Glenn Miller

5) (fig) (=impression)

• by the sound of it — según parece

• I don't like the sound of it — (film etc) por lo que he oído, no me gusta nada; (situation) me preocupa, me da mala espina

2. VT

1) [+ horn, trumpet] tocar, hacer sonar; [+ bell] tocar; [+ alarm, warning] dar; [+ praises] cantar, entonar

• to sound the charge — (Mil) tocar la carga

• sound your horn! — (Aut) ¡toca el claxon!

• to sound a note of warning — (fig) dar la señal de alarma

• to sound the retreat — (Mil) tocar la retirada

2) (=pronounce) pronunciar

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

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

3. VI

1) (=emit sound) sonar

the bell sounded — sonó el timbre

a cannon sounded a long way off — se oyó un cañón a lo lejos, sonó or resonó un cañón a lo lejos

2) (=appear to be)

a) (from aural clues) sonar

it sounds hollow — suena a hueco

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

he sounded angry — parecía enfadado

• it sounds like French — suena a francés

that sounds like them arriving now — parece que llegan ahora

b) (from available information) sonar, parecer

it sounds very odd — suena muy raro

that sounds interesting — eso suena interesante

• it sounds as if or as though she won't be coming — parece que no va a venir

• how does it sound to you? — ¿qué te parece?

• that sounds like a good idea — eso parece buena idea

she sounds like a nice girl — parece una chica simpática

4.

CPD

sound archive N — archivo m de sonido

sound barrier N — barrera f del sonido

sound bite N — cita f jugosa

sound card N — (Comput) tarjeta f de sonido

sound effect N — efecto m sonoro

sound engineer N — ingeniero(-a) m / f de sonido

sound file N — (Comput) fichero m de sonido

sound law N — ley f fonética

sound library N — fonoteca f

sound mixer N — (=engineer) ingeniero(-a) m / f de sonido

sound recording N — grabación f sonora

sound recordist N — (TV) registrador(a) m / f de sonido

sound shift N — cambio m de pronunciación

sound system N — (Ling) sistema m fonológico; (=hi-fi) cadena f de sonido

sound truck N — (US) furgón m publicitario

sound wave N — (Phys) onda f sonora

- sound off

II

[saʊnd]
VT
1) (Naut) sondar

2) (Med) [+ chest] auscultar; [+ cavity, passage] sondar

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

- sound out

III [saʊnd]
1. ADJ
(compar sounder) (superl soundest)
1) (=in good condition) sano; [constitution] robusto; [structure] sólido, firme

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

- be as sound as a bell
safe 1., 1)
2) (=well-founded) [argument] bien fundado, sólido; [ideas, opinions] válido, razonable; [investment] bueno, seguro; [training] sólido; [decision, choice] acertado

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

3) (=dependable) [person] formal, digno de confianza

he's a very sound man — es un hombre formal or digno de confianza

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

4) (=thorough)

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

5) (=deep, untroubled) [sleep] profundo

2.

ADV

to be sound asleep — estar profundamente dormido

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

IV

[saʊnd]
N (Geog) estrecho m, brazo m de mar
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I [saʊnd]
1) noun

Sense I

2) u c

a) ( noise) sonido m; (unpleasant, disturbing) ruido m

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

b) (of music, instrument) sonido m

c) ( Ling) sonido m

a vowel sound — un sonido vocálico

3) u

a) ( Phys) sonido m; (before n)

the sound barrier — la barrera del sonido

a sound wave — una onda sonora

b) (Audio, Rad, TV) sonido m

turn the sound up/down — sube/baja el volumen; (before n)

sound effects — efectos mpl sonoros

4) ( impression conveyed) (colloq) (no pl)

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

by o from the sound of it, everything's going very well — parece que or por lo visto todo marcha muy bien

Sense II

5) c

a) ( channel) paso m, estrecho m

b) ( inlet) brazo m

II
1.

intransitive verb

1)

a) ( give impression) sonar*

your voice sounds o you sound different on the phone — tu voz suena distinta por teléfono

you sound as if o as though you could do with a rest — me da la impresión de que no te vendría mal un descanso

it sounds as if o as though they're here now — (por el ruido) parece que ya están aquí

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

b) ( seem) parecer*

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

it sounds as if o as though you had a great time — parece que lo pasaste fenomenal

sounds like fun! — (colloq) qué divertido!

2) (make noise, resound) \<\<bell/alarm\>\> sonar*

2.

vt

1)

a) \<\<trumpet/horn\>\> tocar*, hacer* sonar

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

b) ( articulate) \<\<letter/consonant\>\> pronunciar

2) sound out

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Phrasal Verbs:

- sound off

- sound out

III

adjective -er, -est

1)

a) ( healthy) sano

safe and sound — sano y salvo

I, Peter Smith, being of sound mind... — (frml) yo, Peter Smith, (estando) en pleno uso de mis facultades... (frml)

b) ( in good condition) <basis/foundation> sólido, firme; < timber> en buenas condiciones

2)

a) ( valid) <reasoning/knowledge> sólido; <advice/decision> sensato

b) ( reliable) <colleague/staff> responsable, formal

3)

a) ( deep) < sleep> profundo

b) (hard, thorough)

a sound spanking — una buena paliza

IV

adverb -er, -est

sound asleep — profundamente dormido

English-spanish dictionary > sound
14 sound

I 1. [saʊnd]
nome

1) fis. telev. rad. suono m.

2) (noise) rumore m.; (of bell, instrument, voice) suono m.

the sound of voices — il brusio

without a sound — senza fare rumore

3) (volume) audio m., volume m.

4) mus. (distinctive style)

the Motown sound — il sound Motown

5) fig. (impression from hearsay)

I don't like the sound of that — (la cosa) non mi ispira o non mi piace per niente

by the sound of it,... — a quanto pare
2.
modificatore [engineer, technician] del suono
3.
aggettivo

1) (in good condition) [building, constitution] solido; [ heart] forte; [lungs, physique] sano; [ health] buono

of sound mind — sano di mente

2) (well-founded) [basis, education] solido; [ judgment] sensato; [ advice] valido

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

a sound move — una mossa accorta

3) (trustworthy)

he's very sound — è molto fidato

4) econ. comm. [ investment] sicuro; [ management] oculato

5) (deep) [ sleep] profondo

6) (correct, acceptable)

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
4.
avverbio

to be sound asleep — essere profondamente addormentato, dormire della grossa
II 1. [saʊnd]
verbo transitivo

1) fare suonare [ siren]; suonare [ trumpet]

to sound one's horn — suonare il clacson

to sound the alarm — dare l'allarme (anche fig.)

2) ling. pronunciare [ letter]

3) med. auscultare [ chest]

4) (express) dare [ warning]
2.
verbo intransitivo

1) (seem) sembrare

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

2) (give impression by voice or tone)

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

3) (convey impression) fare, suonare

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

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

4) (make a noise) [trumpet, alarm, buzzer, siren] suonare

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- sound off

- sound out
III [saʊnd]
nome geogr. stretto m.

* * *
I adjective
1) (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.)

2) ((of sleep) deep: She's a very sound sleeper.)

3) (full; thorough: a sound basic training.)

4) (accurate; free from mistakes: a sound piece of work.)

5) (having or showing good judgement or good sense: His advice is always very sound.)

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- soundly
- soundness
- sound asleep II 1. noun
1) (the impressions transmitted to the brain by the sense of hearing: a barrage of sound; ( also adjective) sound waves.)

2) (something that is, or can be, heard: The sounds were coming from the garage.)

3) (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!)
2. verb
1) (to (cause something to) make a sound: Sound the bell!; The bell sounded.)

2) (to signal (something) by making a sound: Sound the alarm!)

3) ((of something heard or read) to make a particular impression; to seem; to appear: Your singing sounded very good; That sounds like a train.)

4) (to pronounce: In the word `pneumonia', the letter p is not sounded.)

5) (to examine by tapping and listening carefully: She sounded the patient's chest.)

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- soundless
- soundlessly
- sound effects
- soundproof 3. verb
(to make (walls, a room etc) soundproof.) insonorizzare

- sound-track
III verb
(to measure the depth of (water etc).)

- sounding
- sound out
* * *
sound (1) /saʊnd/
a.

1 sano ( anche fig.); buono; in buone condizioni fisiche; solido; valido; efficace; fondato (fig.): a sound mind in a sound body, mente sana in corpo sano; safe and sound, sano e salvo; a sound economic policy, una sana politica economica; sound advice, buoni consigli; consigli validi; a sound ship, una nave in buone condizioni; a sound bank, una banca solida; a sound method, un metodo valido; sound criticism, critiche efficaci, fondate

2 accurato; completo: a sound investigation, un'accurata indagine

3 ( del sonno) profondo; tranquillo: to be sound asleep, dormir della grossa; dormire profondamente

4 (comm.) solvibile

5 ( di persona) integro; onesto; fidato: a sound friend, un amico fidato

6 (leg.: di un titolo di proprietà, ecc.) valido

7 (fam.) buono; bravo; capace: a sound player, un bravo giocatore

8 (fam.) forte; sonoro; bello (fam.): a sound defeat, una bella batosta; a sound slap, un sonoro ceffone, un bello schiaffo

● sound-headed, equilibrato (fig.) □ (fam.) sound in life and limb, in buona salute; in forma □ (fin.) a sound investment, un investimento sicuro □ sound-minded, dotato di buonsenso □ (fin.) sound money, moneta stabile □ sound sense, buonsenso □ a sound thrashing, una bella bastonatura; un fracco di botte (pop.) □ sound views, vedute giuste; idee sane □ (fam.) as sound as a bell, ( di persona) sano come un pesce; ( di cosa) in perfette condizioni.
♦ sound (2) /saʊnd/
A n. [uc]

1 suono ( anche fig.); rumore; rombo; rimbombo; rintocco: (fon.) vowel sounds, suoni vocalici; What was that sound?, cosa è stato quel rumore?; the sound of footsteps, il rumore dei passi; The sound of aircraft landing, il rombo degli aerei che atterrano; the sound of bells, il rintocco delle campane; a metallic sound, un suono metallico

2 tono: I like the sound of her voice, mi piace il tono della sua voce

3 ( radio) suono; voce (fam.)

4 (cinem.) (il) sonoro

5 (TV) (il) sonoro; audio: loss of sound, scomparsa del sonoro; Turn down the sound, will you?, abbassa l'audio (o il volume), per favore!

6 (fig.) modo in cui si mettono le cose: From the sound of it, I'm afraid the strike may go on for weeks, da come si mettono le cose, temo che lo sciopero vada avanti per delle settimane; by the sound of it, a quanto pare

B a. attr.

1 (fis.) acustico: sound absorption, assorbimento acustico

2 (mus., cinem., TV) sonoro: a sound film, un film sonoro; sound effects, effetti sonori

3 (ling.) fonetico: sound law, legge fonetica; sound system, sistema fonetico

● (aeron.) sound barrier, muro del suono: to break the sound barrier, superare il muro del suono □ (fam.) sound bite ► sound-bite □ (mus.) sound body ► soundbox □ (cinem., TV) sound by…, tecnico del suono… ( seguito dal nome) □ (comput.) sound card, scheda audio □ (tecn.) sound check, controllo dell'audio □ sound conditioned, insonorizzato □ (tecn.) sound deadener, materiale fonoassorbente □ sound engineer, tecnico del suono; (cinem.) fonico □ (comm.) sound equipment, attrezzature acustiche □ (mus.) sound grill, griglia sonora ( di fisarmonica) □ (fis.) sound-level meter, fonometro □ sound library, fonoteca □ sound meter = sound-level meter ► sopra □ sound mixer, apparecchio per il missaggio ( di un film, ecc.), mixer; tecnico addetto al missaggio □ (mus.) sound post, anima ( di un violino, ecc.) □ sound projector, proiettore sonoro □ ( anche mil.) sound ranging, fonotelemetria □ (tecn.) sound-ranging altimeter, altimetro acustico □ sound recorder, fonoregistratore □ ( slang USA) sound sheet, disco fonografico inserito in una rivista; dischetto ( da pochi soldi) □ (ling.) sound shift, cambiamento fonetico; rotazione consonantica □ (cinem., radio, TV) sound technician (o recordist), fonico; tecnico del suono □ (cinem.) sound track, colonna sonora □ ( USA) sound truck, furgone con altoparlante □ (fis.) sound wave, onda sonora □ out of sound, fuori del campo uditivo □ to be within sound of st., essere in grado di udire qc.; essere a portata di orecchio □ We liked the sound of his report, il tenore della sua relazione ci fece piacere.
sound (3) /saʊnd/
n.

sonda ( anche med.); scandaglio.
sound (4) /saʊnd/
n. (geogr.)

1 braccio di mare; stretto

2 ( USA) laguna.
sound (5) /saʊnd/
n.

(zool.) vescica natatoria ( dei pesci).
♦ (to) sound (1) /saʊnd/
A v. i.

1 suonare ( anche fig.); echeggiare; rimbombare; risuonare; squillare: His last words sounded in my ears, le sue ultime parole mi risuonavano nelle orecchie; The bugles sounded, squillarono le trombe; This sentence doesn't sound well, questa frase suona male

2 sembrare, apparire, parere ( al suono): His idea sounds like a good one, la sua idea pare buona; DIALOGO → - After the cinema- That sounds good, buona idea; His voice sounded troubled, la sua voce appariva turbata; Your cough sounds better, sembra che la tosse ti stia passando; to sound as if (o as though) sembrare che: It sounds as if the economic situation is getting worse and worse, sembra che la congiuntura peggiori sempre più

B v. t.

1 suonare; ( dell'orologio) battere: (mil.) to sound the alarm [the retreat], suonare l'allarme [la ritirata]; The clock sounds the hour, l'orologio batte l'ora

2 far risuonare; battere su (qc. per controllarne il suono): to sound the wheels of a railway carriage, battere sulle ruote di una carrozza ferroviaria

3 (med.) auscultare

4 (fon.) pronunciare: The «h» in «heir» is not sounded, l'«h» nella parola «heir» non si pronuncia (o è muta)

5 (lett.) celebrare; proclamare; cantare (fig.): to sound sb. 's praises, cantar le lodi di q.

● to sound hollow, dare un suono cupo (o sordo); ( di scusa, pretesto, ecc.) suonare falso (o fasullo) □ (autom.) to sound one's horn, suonare (il clacson) □ (fig.) to sound a note of warning, far squillare un campanello d'allarme □ to sound off, (mil.) suonare; dare un segnale suonando; ( di soldati in marcia) cadenzare il passo ad alta voce; (fig. fam.) cantarla chiara, parlare apertamente; (fam. USA) concionare, pontificare; ( anche) lagnarsi, protestare, fare rimostranze □ to sound sb. 's praises far and wide, fare lodi sperticate a q.; portare q. alle stelle.
(to) sound (2) /saʊnd/
A v. t.

1 sondare; (naut.) scandagliare; (med.) esaminare con la sonda: to sound the bottom of the sea, scandagliare il fondo del mare; to sound the depth of a channel, sondare la profondità d'un canale marittimo; (med.) to sound the bladder, esaminare la vescica con la sonda

2 (fig., spesso to sound out) scandagliare; sondare; indagare su; sondare l'animo di, tastare il terreno (fig.): to sound sb. 's feelings, sondare i sentimenti di q.; Did you sound him out on ( o about) the subject?, hai tastato il terreno con lui in proposito?

B v. i.

1 (naut.) affondare lo scandaglio; misurare la profondità dell'acqua

2 ( delle balene e di alcuni pesci) immergersi; puntare verso il fondo.

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I 1. [saʊnd]
nome

1) fis. telev. rad. suono m.

2) (noise) rumore m.; (of bell, instrument, voice) suono m.

the sound of voices — il brusio

without a sound — senza fare rumore

3) (volume) audio m., volume m.

4) mus. (distinctive style)

the Motown sound — il sound Motown

5) fig. (impression from hearsay)

I don't like the sound of that — (la cosa) non mi ispira o non mi piace per niente

by the sound of it,... — a quanto pare
2.
modificatore [engineer, technician] del suono
3.
aggettivo

1) (in good condition) [building, constitution] solido; [ heart] forte; [lungs, physique] sano; [ health] buono

of sound mind — sano di mente

2) (well-founded) [basis, education] solido; [ judgment] sensato; [ advice] valido

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

a sound move — una mossa accorta

3) (trustworthy)

he's very sound — è molto fidato

4) econ. comm. [ investment] sicuro; [ management] oculato

5) (deep) [ sleep] profondo

6) (correct, acceptable)

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
4.
avverbio

to be sound asleep — essere profondamente addormentato, dormire della grossa
II 1. [saʊnd]
verbo transitivo

1) fare suonare [ siren]; suonare [ trumpet]

to sound one's horn — suonare il clacson

to sound the alarm — dare l'allarme (anche fig.)

2) ling. pronunciare [ letter]

3) med. auscultare [ chest]

4) (express) dare [ warning]
2.
verbo intransitivo

1) (seem) sembrare

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

2) (give impression by voice or tone)

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

3) (convey impression) fare, suonare

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

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

4) (make a noise) [trumpet, alarm, buzzer, siren] suonare

•

- sound off

- sound out
III [saʊnd]
nome geogr. stretto m.

English-Italian dictionary > sound
15 sound

I adjective
1) (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.) solid, god, skikkelig; sunn

2) ((of sleep) deep: She's a very sound sleeper.) dyp (søvn)

3) (full; thorough: a sound basic training.) grundig, omfattende

4) (accurate; free from mistakes: a sound piece of work.) nøyaktig, solid, ordentlig

5) (having or showing good judgement or good sense: His advice is always very sound.) pålitelig, gjennomtenkt

•

- soundly
- soundness
- sound asleep II 1. noun
1) (the impressions transmitted to the brain by the sense of hearing: a barrage of sound; ( also adjective) sound waves.) lyd

2) (something that is, or can be, heard: The sounds were coming from the garage.) lyd, låter

3) (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!) inntrykk, slik som det høres ut
2. verb
1) (to (cause something to) make a sound: Sound the bell!; The bell sounded.) la lyde, ringe med

2) (to signal (something) by making a sound: Sound the alarm!) gi signal, slå alarm

3) ((of something heard or read) to make a particular impression; to seem; to appear: Your singing sounded very good; That sounds like a train.) høres, låte, lyde

4) (to pronounce: In the word `pneumonia', the letter p is not sounded.) bli uttalt, uttale

5) (to examine by tapping and listening carefully: She sounded the patient's chest.) sondere

•

- soundless
- soundlessly
- sound effects
- soundproof 3. verb
(to make (walls, a room etc) soundproof.) lydisolere

- sound-track
III verb
(to measure the depth of (water etc).) lodde, måle dybden

- sounding
- sound out

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lyd
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lyde
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låte
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sunn

I
subst. \/saʊnd\/

1) lyd

2) tone, klang

3) ( dialekt) besvimelse

4) ( overført) betydning, implikasjon

5) ( gammeldags) bud, varsel

6) rykte

give a hollow sound lyde hult, gi fra seg en hul lyd

like the sound of one's own voice like å høre sin egen stemme

out of sound of utenfor hørevidde av

sound archives fonotek, lydarkiv

sound reproduction lydgjengivelse

within (the) of sound of innenfor hørevidde av
II
subst. \/saʊnd\/

( medisin) sonde
III
subst. \/saʊnd\/

1) ( geografi) sund

2) ( zoologi) svømmeblære
IV
verb \/saʊnd\/

1) høres, lyde, låte, gi lyd, klinge

• music sounds from every window

musikk høres fra alle vinduene

2) gi lyd med, la lyde

3) virke, høres ut

• that sounds all right to me

det virker greit for meg

4) ( spesielt militærvesen) blåse til, beordre

5) forkynne, utbasunere

6) prøve (ved lungeundersøkelse e.l., medisin), lytte på

sound a bell ringe med en klokke

sound a coin prøve klangen til en mynt

sound a gong slå på en gongong slå an

sound a note slå an en tone, stemme opp, spille

sound a trumpet blåse på en trompet

sound each letter uttale hver bokstav

sound off ( hverdagslig) si fra, synge ut ( hverdagslig) skrike, skryte, holde tale, legge ut (amer., militærvesen) regne\/markere takten (amer., militærvesen, slang) rope opp sitt navn og nummer

sound someone's chest ( medisin) lytte på noens lunger

sound someone's praise(s) lovprise noen

sound the alarm slå alarm, trykke på alarmknappen, la alarmen gå

sound the all-clear ( militærvesen) melde 'faren over'

sound the attack\/retreat ( militærvesen) blåse til angrep\/retrett

sound the hour slå timeslaget

sound the note of alarm uttrykke uro

sound the note of warning rette en advarende pekefinger, mane til forsiktighet
V
verb \/saʊnd\/

1) ( sjøfart) peile, lodde

2) ( medisin) sondere, undersøke med sonde

3) ( overført) sondere terrenget, peile, ta pulsen på, føle seg frem, undersøke

4) ( om hval e.l.) synke, dykke

sound someone out on something forsøke å finne ut hva noen synes om noe

• have you sounded him out yet?

har du greid å finne ut hva han synes ennå?

sound the depth lodde dybden
VI
adj. \/saʊnd\/

1) sunn, frisk

2) uskadd, feilfri

3) solid, forsvarlig, ordentlig, skikkelig, god, pålitelig, velbegrunnet, holdbar

4) fornuftig, sunn, sikker, solid, bra, klok

5) dyktig, flink

• she is a sound chess-player

hun er en flink sjakkspiller

6) ordentlig, skikkelig, real, grundig

7) ( jus) gyldig, lovlig

as sound as a nut\/bell frisk som en fisk

be sound on ha gode kunnskaper om, ha tilstrekkelig innsikt i

safe and sound trygg og uskadd

a sound advice et godt råd

sound fruit frisk frukt

a sound investment en trygg investering

a sound mind in a sound body en sunn sjel i et sunt legeme

a sound principle et fornuftig prinsipp

sound sleep dyp søvn

sound teeth gode tenner

a sound thrashing en skikkelig omgang (juling)

a sound title to land et gyldig skjøte

sound timber friskt\/feilfritt virke
VII
adv. \/saʊnd\/

( gammeldags) godt

sleep sound eller be sound asleep sove dypt\/godt

sound-thinking citizens fornuftige borgere

English-Norwegian dictionary > sound
16 sound

I adjective
1) (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.) forte

2) ((of sleep) deep: She's a very sound sleeper.) profundo

3) (full; thorough: a sound basic training.) sólido

4) (accurate; free from mistakes: a sound piece of work.) sólido

5) (having or showing good judgement or good sense: His advice is always very sound.) seguro

•

- soundly
- soundness
- sound asleep II 1. noun
1) (the impressions transmitted to the brain by the sense of hearing: a barrage of sound; ( also adjective) sound waves.) som

2) (something that is, or can be, heard: The sounds were coming from the garage.) som

3) (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!) ideia
2. verb
1) (to (cause something to) make a sound: Sound the bell!; The bell sounded.) tocar

2) (to signal (something) by making a sound: Sound the alarm!) tocar

3) ((of something heard or read) to make a particular impression; to seem; to appear: Your singing sounded very good; That sounds like a train.) parecer

4) (to pronounce: In the word `pneumonia', the letter p is not sounded.) pronunciar(-se)

5) (to examine by tapping and listening carefully: She sounded the patient's chest.) auscultar

•

- soundless
- soundlessly
- sound effects
- soundproof 3. verb
(to make (walls, a room etc) soundproof.) tornar à prova de som

- sound-track
III verb
(to measure the depth of (water etc).) sondar

- sounding
- sound out
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sound¹

[saund] n 1 som, o que se pode ouvir. 2 vibrações sonoras. 3 tom, ruído. 4 distância dentro da qual um ruído pode ser ouvido. 5 Phon som, combinação de vogais. 6 barulho. • vt+vi 1 soar, emitir um som ou ruído. 2 fazer soar, tocar. they sounded the alarm / deram sinal de alarme. 3 ser ouvido, retinir, ressoar. 4 auscultar. 5 dirigir pelo som. 6 anunciar. he sounds the retreat / ele dá sinal para a retirada. 7 parecer. that sounds fine / isto soa bem. you sound disappointed / você parece desapontado. to sound off expressar-se pública e ofensivamente. to stay within sound ficar dentro do alcance do ouvido.

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sound²

[saund] n 1 estreito, canal, braço de mar. 2 Ichth bexiga natatória.

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sound³

[saund] n Med sonda. • vt+vi 1 sondar, medir a profundidade. 2 examinar, testar (trazendo uma amostra da profundidade). 3 inquirir, investigar, examinar. 4 mergulhar, afundar. 5 Med auscultar. to sound out sondar, investigar, inquirir cautelosamente.

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sound⁴

[saund] adj 1 sem defeito, inteiro, intato, ileso, bom, perfeito. 2 são, sadio. 3 forte, seguro, confiável. 4 sólido. 5 correto, acertado, razoável, sensato. 6 legal, leal, honrado, idôneo. 7 profundo (sono), eficiente. • adv profundamente. to be safe and sound estar são e salvo. to be sound as a bell (roach, trout) ser completamente sadio. to have a sound mind in a sound body ter mente sã num corpo são. to have a sound knowledge ter um conhecimento sólido.

English-Portuguese dictionary > sound
17 sound *****

I [saʊnd]
1. n

(gen) suono, (of sea, breaking glass etc) rumore m, (volume of TV) audio

don't make a sound! — non fare rumore!

the sound of footsteps — il rumore di passi

can I turn the sound down? — posso abbassare l'audio?

the speed of sound — la velocità del suono

to the sound of the national anthem — al suono dell'inno nazionale

not a sound was to be heard — non si sentiva volare una mosca

a language with many consonant sounds — una lingua piena di consonanti

I don't like the sound of it — (fig : of film etc) non mi dice niente, (of news) è preoccupante

2. vt

1) (alarm, bell, horn) suonare

to sound the retreat Mil — suonare la ritirata

to sound a note of warning fig — dare un segnale d'allarme

2)

sound your "r"s more — pronuncia la r più chiaramente

3) Med

to sound sb's chest — auscultare il torace di qn

3. vi

1) (trumpet, bell, alarm) suonare, (voice, siren) risuonare

a cannon sounded a long way off — si sentì un colpo di cannone in lontananza

2)

it sounds hollow — dal rumore sembra vuoto

he sounds Italian to me — da come parla mi sembra italiano

it sounds like French — (similar) somiglia al francese

it sounds better like that — suona meglio così

that sounds like them arriving now — mi sembra di sentirli arrivare

you sound like your mother — mi sembra di sentire parlare tua madre

he sounded angry — (a giudicare) dalla voce sembrava arrabbiato

3)

(seem) that sounds interesting — mi sembra interessante

that sounds very odd — sembra molto strano

how does it sound to you? — che te ne pare?

that sounds like a good idea — sembra una buona idea

she sounds like a nice girl — sembra una brava ragazza

it sounds as if she's doing well at school — sembra che stia andando bene a scuola

it sounds as if she won't be coming — ho l'impressione che non verrà

•

- sound off

- sound out
II [saʊnd]
1. adj, - er comp - est superl

1) (in good condition, healthy) sano (-a), (structure, organization, investment) solido (-a)

to be of sound mind — essere sano (-a) di mente

as sound as a bell — (person) sano (-a) come un pesce, (thing) in perfette condizioni

a sound structure — una struttura solida

2) (valid: argument, policy) valido (-a), (move) sensato (-a), (dependable: person) affidabile

Julian gave me some sound advice — Julian mi ha dato un buon consiglio

a sound conservative — un conservatore convinto

he's sound on government policy — conosce molto bene la politica del governo

3)

(thorough) to give sb a sound beating — picchiare qn di santa ragione

4) (sleep: deep, untroubled) profondo (-a)

he's a sound sleeper — è uno che dorme sodo

2. adv

to be sound asleep — dormire sodo, dormire profondamente
III [saʊnd] vt
Naut scandagliare, sondare

to sound sb out about sth — sondare le opinioni di qn su qc
IV [saʊnd] n
Geog stretto

English-Italian dictionary > sound *****
18 sound

[saund] 1. adj
( healthy) zdrowy; ( not damaged) nietknięty; (reliable, thorough) solidny, dogłębny; investment pewny, bezpieczny; advice rozsądny; argument, policy słuszny
2. adv
to be sound asleep — spać głęboko
3. n
( noise) dźwięk m, odgłos m; ( volume) ( on TV etc) dźwięk m, głośność f; ( GEOG) przesmyk m
4. vt
alarm, horn włączać (włączyć perf)
5. vi
alarm, horn dźwięczeć (zadźwięczeć perf); ( fig) ( seem) wydawać się

to sound like sb — mówić or brzmieć jak ktoś

it sounds like French — to wygląda na francuski

that sounds like them returning — wygląda na to, że wracają

to be of sound mind — być przy zdrowych zmysłach

I don't like the sound of it — nie podoba mi się to

to sound one's horn ( AUT) — trąbić (zatrąbić perf)

it sounds as if … — wygląda na to, że …

Phrasal Verbs:

- sound off

- sound out

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I adjective
1) (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.) solidny, zdrowy

2) ((of sleep) deep: She's a very sound sleeper.) głęboki

3) (full; thorough: a sound basic training.) wszechstronny

4) (accurate; free from mistakes: a sound piece of work.) trafny, poprawny

5) (having or showing good judgement or good sense: His advice is always very sound.) rozsądny

•

- soundly
- soundness
- sound asleep II 1. noun
1) (the impressions transmitted to the brain by the sense of hearing: a barrage of sound; ( also adjective) sound waves.) dźwięk

2) (something that is, or can be, heard: The sounds were coming from the garage.) dźwięk

3) (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!) to, co słyszę (na temat)
2. verb
1) (to (cause something to) make a sound: Sound the bell!; The bell sounded.) dzwonić, rozlegać się

2) (to signal (something) by making a sound: Sound the alarm!) ogłaszać, uderzyć na

3) ((of something heard or read) to make a particular impression; to seem; to appear: Your singing sounded very good; That sounds like a train.) brzmieć

4) (to pronounce: In the word `pneumonia', the letter p is not sounded.) wymawiać

5) (to examine by tapping and listening carefully: She sounded the patient's chest.) osłuchiwać

•

- soundless
- soundlessly
- sound effects
- soundproof 3. verb
(to make (walls, a room etc) soundproof.) wytłumiać

- sound-track
III verb
(to measure the depth of (water etc).) sondować

- sounding
- sound out

English-Polish dictionary > sound
19 sleeper

I ['sliːpə] n
спящий человек

He is a heavy/sound sleeper. — Он крепко спит. /У него крепкий сон

- light sleeper
II ['sliːpə] n
спальный вагон

- travel in a sleeper

English-Russian combinatory dictionary > sleeper
20 Sound

I adjective
1) (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.) solid, god, skikkelig; sunn

2) ((of sleep) deep: She's a very sound sleeper.) dyp (søvn)

3) (full; thorough: a sound basic training.) grundig, omfattende

4) (accurate; free from mistakes: a sound piece of work.) nøyaktig, solid, ordentlig

5) (having or showing good judgement or good sense: His advice is always very sound.) pålitelig, gjennomtenkt

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- soundly
- soundness
- sound asleep II 1. noun
1) (the impressions transmitted to the brain by the sense of hearing: a barrage of sound; ( also adjective) sound waves.) lyd

2) (something that is, or can be, heard: The sounds were coming from the garage.) lyd, låter

3) (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!) inntrykk, slik som det høres ut
2. verb
1) (to (cause something to) make a sound: Sound the bell!; The bell sounded.) la lyde, ringe med

2) (to signal (something) by making a sound: Sound the alarm!) gi signal, slå alarm

3) ((of something heard or read) to make a particular impression; to seem; to appear: Your singing sounded very good; That sounds like a train.) høres, låte, lyde

4) (to pronounce: In the word `pneumonia', the letter p is not sounded.) bli uttalt, uttale

5) (to examine by tapping and listening carefully: She sounded the patient's chest.) sondere

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- soundless
- soundlessly
- sound effects
- soundproof 3. verb
(to make (walls, a room etc) soundproof.) lydisolere

- sound-track
III verb
(to measure the depth of (water etc).) lodde, måle dybden

- sounding
- sound out

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