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1 caution
['ko:ʃən] 1. noun1) (carefulness (because of possible danger etc): Exercise caution when crossing this road.) prudence2) (in law, a warning: The policeman gave him a caution for speeding.) avertissement2. verb(to give a warning to: He was cautioned for drunken driving.) avertir- cautious - cautiously -
2 sound
A n3 ( noise) (of storm, sea, wind, car, machinery, footsteps) bruit m (of de) ; (of bell, instrument, voice) son m (of de) ; a grating ou rasping sound un grincement ; the sound of voices/footsteps un bruit de voix/pas ; without a sound sans bruit ;4 ( volume) son m ; to turn the sound up/down monter/baisser le son or le volume ; her television has very good sound le son de sa télévision est très bon ;6 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! or ça ne me dit rien ; ( when situation is threatening) a reorganization? I don't like the sound of that une restructuration? ça m'inquiète or ça ne me dit rien qui vaille ; by the sound of it, we're in for a rough crossing d'après ce qu'on a dit, la traversée va être mauvaise ; 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 ;7 Med sonde f ;C adj1 ( in good condition) [roof, foundations, building, heart, constitution] solide ; [lungs, physique] sain ; [health] bon/bonne ; to be of sound mind être sain d'esprit ;2 (solid, well-founded) [argument, basis, education, knowledge] solide ; [judgment] sain ; let me give you some sound advice permettez-moi de vous donner 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 ;5 ( thorough) to give sb a sound thrashing donner une bonne râclée ○ à qn ;6 ( deep) [sleep] profond ;7 (correct, acceptable) that is sound economics, that makes sound economic sense 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, her ideas are politically sound elle a des idées politiques de bon ton.D vtr1 ( use) [person, ship] faire retentir [siren, foghorn] ; to sound one's horn klaxonner ; lit, fig to sound the alarm sonner or donner l'alarme ;3 Ling prononcer [letter] (in de) ;5 † Rail sonder [wheels] ;6 Naut sonder [depth] ;7 (give, express) donner [warning] (about au sujet de) ; to sound a note of caution lancer un appel à la prudence.E vi1 ( seem) sembler ; the salary certainly sounds good le salaire semble vraiment intéressant ; it sounds as if he's really in trouble il semble qu'il ait vraiment des ennuis ; it sounds to me as though the best plan would be to cancel il me semble que le mieux serait d'annuler ; it sounds like she's had enough of him il semble qu'elle en ait assez de lui ; it sounds like it might be dangerous ça a l'air dangereux ; it sounds like it should be fun! ça promet d'être amusant! ; it doesn't sound to me as if she's interested je ne pense pas qu'elle soit intéressée ; that sounds like a good idea! ça m'a l'air d'une bonne idée ; a stream in the garden-that sounds nice! un ruisseau dans le jardin! ça doit être agréable! ;2 ( give impression by voice or tone) to sound banal/boring [comment, idea] paraître banal/ennuyeux ; Anne phoned-she sounded in good form Anne a téléphoné-elle avait l'air en forme ; you make it sound interesting à t'écouter ça a l'air intéressant ; you sound fed up/as if you've got a cold on dirait que tu en as marre ○ /que tu es enrhumé ; it sounds as if he's choking/crying on dirait qu'il étouffe/pleure ; he sounds like an American on dirait un américain, il a un accent américain ; that sounds like a flute on dirait une flûte ; 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 ; the dawn chorus sounded wonderful le chant matinal des oiseaux était merveilleux ; the singer did not sound in top form le chanteur n'était pas au mieux de sa forme ; in foggy weather, everything sounds closer quand il y a du brouillard, tous les bruits paraissent plus proches ;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… ;5 Zool [whale] plonger en profondeur.■ sound off ○:▶ sound off rebattre les oreilles aux gens ○ (about au sujet de).■ sound out:▶ sound out [sb], sound [sb] out sonder, interroger [colleague, partner, investor].
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