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1 hearing
1) (the ability to hear: My hearing is not very good.) heyrn2) (the distance within which something can be heard: I don't want to tell you when so many people are within hearing; I think we're out of hearing now.) heyrnarmál3) (an act of listening: We ought to give his views a fair hearing.) áheyrn4) (a court case: The hearing is tomorrow.) réttarhald -
2 acute
[ə'kju:t]1) ((of a disease etc) severe but not lasting very long: They think his illness is acute rather than chronic.) bráður2) (very great: There is an acute shortage of teachers.) ákafur, alvarlegur3) (quick-witted: As a businessman, he's very acute.) skarpur4) ((of the senses) keen: acute hearing.) næmur5) (high, shrill s high sound.)•- acutely
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3 faint
[feint] 1. adjective1) (lacking in strength, brightness, courage etc: The sound grew faint; a faint light.) daufur; huglaus; þróttlaus2) (physically weak and about to lose consciousness: Suddenly he felt faint.) með svima2. verb(to lose consciousness: She fainted on hearing the news.) missa meðvitund3. noun(loss of consciousness: His faint gave everybody a fright.) yfirlið- faintly- faintness -
4 sense
[sens] 1. noun1) (one of the five powers (hearing, taste, sight, smell, touch) by which a person or animal feels or notices.) skyn, skilningarvit2) (a feeling: He has an exaggerated sense of his own importance.) tilfinning, álit3) (an awareness of (something): a well-developed musical sense; She has no sense of humour.) skyn, -gáfa4) (good judgement: You can rely on him - he has plenty of sense.) dómgreind5) (a meaning (of a word).) merking6) (something which is meaningful: Can you make sense of her letter?) merking, þÿðing2. verb(to feel, become aware of, or realize: He sensed that she disapproved.) skynja- senselessly
- senselessness
- senses
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5 sound
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.) hraustur, heilbrigður, traustur2) ((of sleep) deep: She's a very sound sleeper.) djúpur, vær3) (full; thorough: a sound basic training.) almennilegur, ítarlegur4) (accurate; free from mistakes: a sound piece of work.) nákvæmur5) (having or showing good judgement or good sense: His advice is always very sound.) skynsamlegur•- 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.) hljóð2) (something that is, or can be, heard: The sounds were coming from the garage.) hávaði3) (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!) sem hljómar vel/illa2. verb1) (to (cause something to) make a sound: Sound the bell!; The bell sounded.) láta hljóma/gjalla2) (to signal (something) by making a sound: Sound the alarm!) gefa (e-ð) til kynna með hljóðmerki3) ((of something heard or read) to make a particular impression; to seem; to appear: Your singing sounded very good; That sounds like a train.) hljóma4) (to pronounce: In the word `pneumonia', the letter p is not sounded.) vera borinn fram5) (to examine by tapping and listening carefully: She sounded the patient's chest.) hlusta•- soundlessly
- sound effects
- soundproof 3. verb(to make (walls, a room etc) soundproof.) hljóðeinangraIII verb(to measure the depth of (water etc).) mæla dÿpt, lóða- sounding- sound out
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