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1 metallic
[mɪ'tælɪk]1) [ substance] metallico2) [paint, finish] metallizzato3) (resembling metal) [sound, appearance] metallico* * *[-'tæ-]1) (made of metal: a metallic element.) metallico2) (like a metal (eg in appearance or sound): metallic blue; a metallic noise.) metallico* * *metallic /mɪˈtælɪk/a.metallico: (chim.) metallic bond, legame metallico; (econ.) metallic currency (o metallic money) valuta (o moneta) metallica; a metallic sound, un suono metallico; ( banca) metallic reserve, riserva metallica; a metallic voice, una voce metallica.* * *[mɪ'tælɪk]1) [ substance] metallico2) [paint, finish] metallizzato3) (resembling metal) [sound, appearance] metallico -
2 sound
I 1. [saʊnd]1) fis. telev. rad. suono m.2) (noise) rumore m.; (of bell, instrument, voice) suono m.3) (volume) audio m., volume m.4) mus. (distinctive style)5) fig. (impression from hearsay)I don't like the sound of that — (la cosa) non mi ispira o non mi piace per niente
2.by the sound of it,... — a quanto pare
modificatore [engineer, technician] del suono3.1) (in good condition) [building, constitution] solido; [ heart] forte; [lungs, physique] sano; [ health] buono2) (well-founded) [basis, education] solido; [ judgment] sensato; [ advice] valido6) (correct, acceptable)4.II 1. [saʊnd]to be sound asleep — essere profondamente addormentato, dormire della grossa
2) ling. pronunciare [ letter]3) med. auscultare [ chest]2.1) (seem) sembrareto sound banal, boring — sembrare banale, noioso
3) (convey impression) fare, suonareshe 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•III [saʊnd]nome geogr. stretto m.* * *I adjective1) (strong or in good condition: The foundations of the house are not very sound; He's 87, but he's still sound in mind and body.)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.)•- soundly- soundness
- sound asleep II 1. noun1) (the impressions transmitted to the brain by the sense of hearing: a barrage of sound; ( also adjective) sound waves.)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. verb1) (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.)•- soundlessly
- sound effects
- soundproof 3. verb(to make (walls, a room etc) soundproof.) insonorizzareIII 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, fondate4 (comm.) solvibile8 (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 metallico4 (cinem.) (il) sonoro5 (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 pareB a. attr.● (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.sound (4) /saʊnd/n. (geogr.)1 braccio di mare; strettosound (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 male2 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 piùB 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'ora2 far risuonare; battere su (qc. per controllarne il suono): to sound the wheels of a railway carriage, battere sulle ruote di una carrozza ferroviaria3 (med.) auscultare4 (fon.) pronunciare: The «h» in «heir» is not sounded, l'«h» nella parola «heir» non si pronuncia (o è muta)● 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 sonda2 (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* * *I 1. [saʊnd]1) fis. telev. rad. suono m.2) (noise) rumore m.; (of bell, instrument, voice) suono m.3) (volume) audio m., volume m.4) mus. (distinctive style)5) fig. (impression from hearsay)I don't like the sound of that — (la cosa) non mi ispira o non mi piace per niente
2.by the sound of it,... — a quanto pare
modificatore [engineer, technician] del suono3.1) (in good condition) [building, constitution] solido; [ heart] forte; [lungs, physique] sano; [ health] buono2) (well-founded) [basis, education] solido; [ judgment] sensato; [ advice] valido6) (correct, acceptable)4.II 1. [saʊnd]to be sound asleep — essere profondamente addormentato, dormire della grossa
2) ling. pronunciare [ letter]3) med. auscultare [ chest]2.1) (seem) sembrareto sound banal, boring — sembrare banale, noioso
3) (convey impression) fare, suonareshe 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•III [saʊnd]nome geogr. stretto m. -
3 grate
I [greɪt]1) (fire-basket) grata f., griglia f.2) (hearth) focolare m.II 1. [greɪt] 2.1) [ metal object] cigolare, stridere2) (annoy) seccare, irritareto grate on sb.('s nerves) — dare sui nervi a qcn
* * *I [ɡreit] noun(a framework of iron bars for holding a fire in a fireplace.)II [ɡreit] verb1) (to rub (cheese, vegetables etc) into small pieces by means of a grater.)2) (to irritate: His voice grates on me.)•- grater- grating* * *I [ɡreɪt] n(in fireplace) grata, grigliaII [ɡreɪt]1. vt2) (scrape: metallic object, chalk etc) far stridere2. vi(hinge) cigolare, stridereto grate (on or against) — (chalk) stridere (su)
it really grates (on me) fig — mi dà veramente ai or sui nervi
* * *grate /greɪt/n.1 grata; inferriata; griglia3 focolare.(to) grate (1) /greɪt/v. t.(to) grate (2) /greɪt/v. t. e i.5 – to grate on, irritare; seccare; infastidire; urtare: His haughty manners grate on everyone, il suo modo di fare altezzoso urta tutti6 – to grate on (o upon) ( della voce) straziare: The voice of that girl grates upon my ear, la voce di quella ragazza mi strazia le orecchie● (autom.) to grate a car into gear, grattare inserendo la marcia □ to grate on sb. 's nerves, dare ai nervi a q. □ grated breadcrumbs, pangrattato.* * *I [greɪt]1) (fire-basket) grata f., griglia f.2) (hearth) focolare m.II 1. [greɪt] 2.1) [ metal object] cigolare, stridere2) (annoy) seccare, irritareto grate on sb.('s nerves) — dare sui nervi a qcn
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