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sound [saʊnd]1. noun• I don't like the sound of it ( = it's worrying) je n'aime pas çaa. [bell] sonner ; [car horn, siren, trumpet] retentirb. ( = suggest by sound) it sounds empty (au son) on dirait que c'est videc. ( = seem) sembler (être)• how does it sound to you? qu'en penses-tu ?sonner ; [+ trumpet] sonner de4. adjectiveb. [argument, evidence] solide ; [decision, advice, idea] sensé• he is sound enough on theory... il connaît très bien la théorie...• sound sense bon sens mc. [sleep] profond5. adverb6. compounds[recording] sonore• 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)* * *[saʊnd] 1.1) Physics, Television, Radio son m2) ( noise) gen bruit m; (of bell, instrument, voice) son m3) 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)
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 f5) Geography détroit m6) Music2. 3.1) ( in good condition) [building, heart, constitution] solide; [lungs] sain; [health] bon/bonne2) ( well-founded) gen solide; [judgment] sain; [sleep] profonda sound move — une décision or démarche avisée
3) ( of good character)4) Finance, Commerce [investment] bon/bonne, sûr; [management] sain5) (correct, acceptable)4.that is sound economics — du point de vue économique, c'est très sensé
transitive verb1) faire retentir [siren]to sound one's horn — klaxonner; lit, fig
2) Music, Military gen sonner3) Linguistics prononcer [letter] (in de)4) ( express) donner [warning]5.1) ( seem) semblerto sound banal/boring — paraître banal/ennuyeux
3) ( convey impression) faireshe 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] hurler6.Phrasal Verbs: -
2 laughing jackass
(a type of Australian bird that sounds as if it is laughing.) dacélo
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