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it sounded as if someone was coming in

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sound [saʊnd]

1. noun

son m ; [of sea, storm, breaking glass] bruit m

• the speed of sound la vitesse du son

• without a sound sans bruit

• we heard the sound of voices nous avons entendu un bruit de voix

• I don't like the sound of it ( = it's worrying) je n'aime pas ça

2. intransitive verb

   a. [bell] sonner ; [car horn, siren, trumpet] retentir

• it sounds better if you read it slowly c'est mieux si vous le lisez lentement

   b. ( = suggest by sound) it sounds empty (au son) on dirait que c'est vide

• a language which sounded like Dutch une langue qui ressemblait à du hollandais

• he sounds Australian à l'entendre parler on dirait un Australien

• it sounded as if someone was coming in on aurait dit que quelqu'un entrait

• she sounds tired elle semble fatiguée

• you sound like your mother on croirait entendre ta mère

• you sound terrible tu as l'air vraiment mal en point

   c. ( = seem) sembler (être)

• that sounds like an excuse cela ressemble à une excuse

• how does it sound to you? qu'en penses-tu ?

• it sounds like a good idea ça semble être une bonne idée

• it sounds as if she isn't coming j'ai l'impression qu'elle ne viendra pas

3. transitive verb

sonner ; [+ trumpet] sonner de

• to sound one's horn klaxonner

• to sound a note of warning lancer un avertissement

4. adjective

   a. sain ; [structure] en bon état ; [heart, organization] solide ; [investment] sûr

• of sound mind sain d'esprit

• to be as sound as a bell être en parfait état

   b. [argument, evidence] solide ; [decision, advice, idea] sensé

• he is sound enough on theory... il connaît très bien la théorie...

• sound sense bon sens m

• ecologically sound écologique

   c. [sleep] profond

• he is a sound sleeper il a un bon sommeil

5. adverb

• to be sound asleep dormir à poings fermés

6. compounds

[recording] sonore

► sound barrier noun mur m du son

• 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)

► sound card noun (Computing) carte f son

► sound effects plural noun (Radio) bruitage m

► sound engineer noun ingénieur m du son

► sound library noun bibliothèque f sonore, phonothèque f

► sound system noun ( = hi-fi) chaîne f hi-fi ; (for disco, concert) sono (inf) f

► sound stage noun (Recording, TV, cinema) salle f de tournage

► sound wave noun onde f sonore

► sound off (inf) intransitive verb

( = proclaim one's opinions) faire de grands laïus (inf) ( about sur)

► sound out inseparable transitive verb

[+ person] sonder ( about sur)

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[saʊnd] 1.
noun

1) Physics, Television, Radio son m

2) ( noise) gen bruit m; (of bell, instrument, voice) son m

a grating sound — un grincement

without a sound — sans bruit

3) 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)

a reorganization? I don't like the sound of that — une restructuration? ça m'inquiète

by the sound of it — d'après ce qu'on a dit

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 f

5) Geography détroit m

6) Music

the Motown sound — le style de Motown
2.
noun modifier Television, Radio [ engineer] du son
3.
adjective

1) ( in good condition) [building, heart, constitution] solide; [lungs] sain; [health] bon/bonne

of sound mind — sain d'esprit

2) ( well-founded) gen solide; [judgment] sain; [sleep] profond

some sound advice — 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

4) Finance, Commerce [investment] bon/bonne, sûr; [management] sain

5) (correct, acceptable)

that is sound economics — 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 — elle a des idées politiques de bon ton
4.
transitive verb

1) faire retentir [siren]

to sound one's horn — klaxonner; lit, fig

to sound the alarm — sonner l'alarme

2) Music, Military gen sonner

3) Linguistics prononcer [letter] (in de)

4) ( express) donner [warning]

to sound a note of caution — lancer un appel à la prudence
5.
intransitive verb

1) ( seem) sembler

it sounds as if he's really in trouble — il semble qu'il ait vraiment des ennuis

it sounds dangerous — ça a l'air dangereux

it doesn't sound to me as if she's interested — je ne pense pas qu'elle soit intéressée

2) ( give impression by voice or tone)

to sound banal/boring — paraître banal/ennuyeux

you make it sound interesting — à t'écouter ça à l'air intéressant

you sound as if you've got a cold — on dirait que tu es enrhumé

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

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...

4) ( make a noise) gen sonner; [siren] hurler
6.
adverb

to be sound asleep — dormir à poings fermés

Phrasal Verbs:

- sound off

- sound out

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