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1. Ithe organ (the whistle, the horn, the hooter, etc.) sounds звучит орган и т.д.; I cannot make this bell sound у меня этот звонок не звонит; this black key on the piano won't sound эта черная клавиша на рояле не издает звука2. IIsound in some manner sound mournfully (monotonously, ominously, mysteriously, jarringly, etc.) звучать печально и т.д.; "rough" and "ruff" sound alike слова "rough" и "ruff" звучат одинаково; sound in some place the report sounded everywhere звук выстрела был слышен /прокатился/ повсюду; that shout sounded very close этот крик раздался где-то совсем близко3. III1) sound smth. sound the bell звонить в колокол; sound a trumpet (a horn) трубить в трубу (в рог); sound a high note издавать высокий звук2) sound smth. sound a signal дать сигнал; sound an alarm бить тревогу; sound the retreat (the charge, the reveille, the call to arms, etc.) трубить сигнал к отступлению и т.д.; the clock sounded noon часы пробили полдень; in his words there sounded a note of alarm в его словах (прозвучала тревога3) sound smth. sound each letter (each syllable, etc.) произносить каждую букву и т.д.4) sound smb., smth. sound a patient прослушать [сердце, легкие у] больного; sound smb.'s lungs выслушать легкие у кого-л.; sound the walls простучать /проверить на звук/ стены4. IV1) sound smth. in some manner sound the horn loudly (repeatedly, sharply, etc.) громко и т.д. (просигналить, дать громкий и т.д. сигнал2) sound smth. in some manner sound every consonant distinctly четко /ясно/ произносить каждую согласную3) sound smb., smth. some manner sound a patient (smb.'s lungs, etc.) thoroughly (carefully, etc.) тщательно и т.д. выслушать больного и т.д.5. XI1) be sounded at some time the bell is sounded at eight звонок дается в восемь часов; be sounded by smb. the first note of danger was sounded by the press в прессе прозвучали первые нотки тревоги2) be sounded the "h" in "hour" is not sounded в слове "hour" звук "h" не произносится6. XIII1) sound smth. to do smth. sound the horn to warn the other driver (pedestrians, etc.) дать сигнал /посигналить/, чтобы предупредить другого водителя и т.д.2) sound smb. to do smth. sound a patient to see what is wrong выслушать /прослушать/ больного, чтобы установить, что с ним7. XVsound loud (clear, shrill, queer, soft, etc.) звучать громко и т.д.; his voice sounded hollow его голос звучал глухо; the bell sounds cracked колокольчик дребезжит; the wall sounds hollow у этой стены полый звук; the box sounds empty на звук ящик пустой; sound interesting (alluring, promising, reasonable, odd, paradoxical, etc.) казаться интересным и т.д.; does this sentence sound right? это предложение звучит правильно?; his explanation sounds plausible его объяснение звучит правдоподобно; how does the idea (this proposal, the story, etc.) sound to you? как вы относитесь к этой идее и т.д.?; doesn't he sound angry? судя по голосу, он сердится8. XVIsound for smth. the trumpet sounds for battle труба зовет на бой; the bell sounded at eight o'clock for dinner в восемь часов был звонок на обед; sound in (on, etc.) smth. footsteps sounded in the distance (in the hall, on the stairs, on the porch, etc.) вдали и т.д. послышались шаги; his advice seems to keep sounding in my ears его совет как будто звучит у меня в ушах9. XIX1sound like smth. sound like a promise (like a paradox, like a fairy-tale, like heresy, etc.) звучать как обещание и т.д.; it sounds like thunder это похоже на гром; it sounds like an animal howling это напоминает /похоже на/ вой зверя; it soundsounds like fun кажется, будет весело10. XXI1sound smth. after smth. sound the "all clear" after an air raid дать сигнал отбоя после воздушной тревоги11. XXVsound as if... his voice sounds as if he had a cold судя по голосу /мне показалось/, что он простужен; it sounds as if he wanted to back out of it это прозвучало так, как будто он хочет пойти на попятный12. XXVII2sound to smb. as if... it sounds to me as if someone were trying to get into the house (as if someone was running away, etc.) по звуку у меня сложилось впечатление /мне показалось/, что кто-то пытался забраться в дом и т.д.
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