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I 1. [saʊnd]1) fis. telev. rad. suono m.2) (noise) rumore m.; (of bell, instrument, voice) suono m.3) (volume) audio m., volume m.4) mus. (distinctive style)5) fig. (impression from hearsay)I don't like the sound of that — (la cosa) non mi ispira o non mi piace per niente
2.by the sound of it,... — a quanto pare
modificatore [engineer, technician] del suono3.1) (in good condition) [building, constitution] solido; [ heart] forte; [lungs, physique] sano; [ health] buono2) (well-founded) [basis, education] solido; [ judgment] sensato; [ advice] valido6) (correct, acceptable)4.II 1. [saʊnd]to be sound asleep — essere profondamente addormentato, dormire della grossa
2) ling. pronunciare [ letter]3) med. auscultare [ chest]2.1) (seem) sembrareto sound banal, boring — sembrare banale, noioso
3) (convey impression) fare, suonareshe calls herself Geraldine - it sounds more sophisticated — si fa chiamare Geraldine - fa più sofisticato
it may sound silly, but... — può sembrare stupido, ma
4) (make a noise) [trumpet, alarm, buzzer, siren] suonare•III [saʊnd]nome geogr. stretto m.* * *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.)2) ((of sleep) deep: She's a very sound sleeper.)3) (full; thorough: a sound basic training.)4) (accurate; free from mistakes: a sound piece of work.)5) (having or showing good judgement or good sense: His advice is always very sound.)•- 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.)2) (something that is, or can be, heard: The sounds were coming from the garage.)3) (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!)2. verb1) (to (cause something to) make a sound: Sound the bell!; The bell sounded.)2) (to signal (something) by making a sound: Sound the alarm!)3) ((of something heard or read) to make a particular impression; to seem; to appear: Your singing sounded very good; That sounds like a train.)4) (to pronounce: In the word `pneumonia', the letter p is not sounded.)5) (to examine by tapping and listening carefully: She sounded the patient's chest.)•- soundlessly
- sound effects
- soundproof 3. verb(to make (walls, a room etc) soundproof.) insonorizzareIII verb(to measure the depth of (water etc).)- sounding- sound out* * *sound (1) /saʊnd/a.1 sano ( anche fig.); buono; in buone condizioni fisiche; solido; valido; efficace; fondato (fig.): a sound mind in a sound body, mente sana in corpo sano; safe and sound, sano e salvo; a sound economic policy, una sana politica economica; sound advice, buoni consigli; consigli validi; a sound ship, una nave in buone condizioni; a sound bank, una banca solida; a sound method, un metodo valido; sound criticism, critiche efficaci, fondate4 (comm.) solvibile8 (fam.) forte; sonoro; bello (fam.): a sound defeat, una bella batosta; a sound slap, un sonoro ceffone, un bello schiaffo● sound-headed, equilibrato (fig.) □ (fam.) sound in life and limb, in buona salute; in forma □ (fin.) a sound investment, un investimento sicuro □ sound-minded, dotato di buonsenso □ (fin.) sound money, moneta stabile □ sound sense, buonsenso □ a sound thrashing, una bella bastonatura; un fracco di botte (pop.) □ sound views, vedute giuste; idee sane □ (fam.) as sound as a bell, ( di persona) sano come un pesce; ( di cosa) in perfette condizioni.♦ sound (2) /saʊnd/A n. [uc]1 suono ( anche fig.); rumore; rombo; rimbombo; rintocco: (fon.) vowel sounds, suoni vocalici; What was that sound?, cosa è stato quel rumore?; the sound of footsteps, il rumore dei passi; The sound of aircraft landing, il rombo degli aerei che atterrano; the sound of bells, il rintocco delle campane; a metallic sound, un suono metallico4 (cinem.) (il) sonoro5 (TV) (il) sonoro; audio: loss of sound, scomparsa del sonoro; Turn down the sound, will you?, abbassa l'audio (o il volume), per favore!6 (fig.) modo in cui si mettono le cose: From the sound of it, I'm afraid the strike may go on for weeks, da come si mettono le cose, temo che lo sciopero vada avanti per delle settimane; by the sound of it, a quanto pareB a. attr.● (aeron.) sound barrier, muro del suono: to break the sound barrier, superare il muro del suono □ (fam.) sound bite ► sound-bite □ (mus.) sound body ► soundbox □ (cinem., TV) sound by…, tecnico del suono… ( seguito dal nome) □ (comput.) sound card, scheda audio □ (tecn.) sound check, controllo dell'audio □ sound conditioned, insonorizzato □ (tecn.) sound deadener, materiale fonoassorbente □ sound engineer, tecnico del suono; (cinem.) fonico □ (comm.) sound equipment, attrezzature acustiche □ (mus.) sound grill, griglia sonora ( di fisarmonica) □ (fis.) sound-level meter, fonometro □ sound library, fonoteca □ sound meter = sound-level meter ► sopra □ sound mixer, apparecchio per il missaggio ( di un film, ecc.), mixer; tecnico addetto al missaggio □ (mus.) sound post, anima ( di un violino, ecc.) □ sound projector, proiettore sonoro □ ( anche mil.) sound ranging, fonotelemetria □ (tecn.) sound-ranging altimeter, altimetro acustico □ sound recorder, fonoregistratore □ ( slang USA) sound sheet, disco fonografico inserito in una rivista; dischetto ( da pochi soldi) □ (ling.) sound shift, cambiamento fonetico; rotazione consonantica □ (cinem., radio, TV) sound technician (o recordist), fonico; tecnico del suono □ (cinem.) sound track, colonna sonora □ ( USA) sound truck, furgone con altoparlante □ (fis.) sound wave, onda sonora □ out of sound, fuori del campo uditivo □ to be within sound of st., essere in grado di udire qc.; essere a portata di orecchio □ We liked the sound of his report, il tenore della sua relazione ci fece piacere.sound (3) /saʊnd/n.sound (4) /saʊnd/n. (geogr.)1 braccio di mare; strettosound (5) /saʊnd/n.(zool.) vescica natatoria ( dei pesci).♦ (to) sound (1) /saʊnd/A v. i.1 suonare ( anche fig.); echeggiare; rimbombare; risuonare; squillare: His last words sounded in my ears, le sue ultime parole mi risuonavano nelle orecchie; The bugles sounded, squillarono le trombe; This sentence doesn't sound well, questa frase suona male2 sembrare, apparire, parere ( al suono): His idea sounds like a good one, la sua idea pare buona; DIALOGO → - After the cinema- That sounds good, buona idea; His voice sounded troubled, la sua voce appariva turbata; Your cough sounds better, sembra che la tosse ti stia passando; to sound as if (o as though) sembrare che: It sounds as if the economic situation is getting worse and worse, sembra che la congiuntura peggiori sempre piùB v. t.1 suonare; ( dell'orologio) battere: (mil.) to sound the alarm [the retreat], suonare l'allarme [la ritirata]; The clock sounds the hour, l'orologio batte l'ora2 far risuonare; battere su (qc. per controllarne il suono): to sound the wheels of a railway carriage, battere sulle ruote di una carrozza ferroviaria3 (med.) auscultare4 (fon.) pronunciare: The «h» in «heir» is not sounded, l'«h» nella parola «heir» non si pronuncia (o è muta)● to sound hollow, dare un suono cupo (o sordo); ( di scusa, pretesto, ecc.) suonare falso (o fasullo) □ (autom.) to sound one's horn, suonare (il clacson) □ (fig.) to sound a note of warning, far squillare un campanello d'allarme □ to sound off, (mil.) suonare; dare un segnale suonando; ( di soldati in marcia) cadenzare il passo ad alta voce; (fig. fam.) cantarla chiara, parlare apertamente; (fam. USA) concionare, pontificare; ( anche) lagnarsi, protestare, fare rimostranze □ to sound sb. 's praises far and wide, fare lodi sperticate a q.; portare q. alle stelle.(to) sound (2) /saʊnd/A v. t.1 sondare; (naut.) scandagliare; (med.) esaminare con la sonda: to sound the bottom of the sea, scandagliare il fondo del mare; to sound the depth of a channel, sondare la profondità d'un canale marittimo; (med.) to sound the bladder, esaminare la vescica con la sonda2 (fig., spesso to sound out) scandagliare; sondare; indagare su; sondare l'animo di, tastare il terreno (fig.): to sound sb. 's feelings, sondare i sentimenti di q.; Did you sound him out on ( o about) the subject?, hai tastato il terreno con lui in proposito?B v. i.1 (naut.) affondare lo scandaglio; misurare la profondità dell'acqua* * *I 1. [saʊnd]1) fis. telev. rad. suono m.2) (noise) rumore m.; (of bell, instrument, voice) suono m.3) (volume) audio m., volume m.4) mus. (distinctive style)5) fig. (impression from hearsay)I don't like the sound of that — (la cosa) non mi ispira o non mi piace per niente
2.by the sound of it,... — a quanto pare
modificatore [engineer, technician] del suono3.1) (in good condition) [building, constitution] solido; [ heart] forte; [lungs, physique] sano; [ health] buono2) (well-founded) [basis, education] solido; [ judgment] sensato; [ advice] valido6) (correct, acceptable)4.II 1. [saʊnd]to be sound asleep — essere profondamente addormentato, dormire della grossa
2) ling. pronunciare [ letter]3) med. auscultare [ chest]2.1) (seem) sembrareto sound banal, boring — sembrare banale, noioso
3) (convey impression) fare, suonareshe calls herself Geraldine - it sounds more sophisticated — si fa chiamare Geraldine - fa più sofisticato
it may sound silly, but... — può sembrare stupido, ma
4) (make a noise) [trumpet, alarm, buzzer, siren] suonare•III [saʊnd]nome geogr. stretto m. -
2 hammer
I ['hæmə(r)]1) (tool) martello m.2) (of piano) martelletto m.3) (gavel)5) anat. (in ear) martello m.6) (on firearm) cane m.••II 1. ['hæmə(r)]1) (beat) martellare [metal, table]; martellare su [ piano keys]to hammer sth. into — piantare qcs. (col martello) in [wall, fence]
to hammer sth. into shape — forgiare qcs. a colpi di martello
to hammer sth. flat — appiattire qcs. a martellate
2) fig. (insist forcefully)to hammer sth. into sb. — inculcare qcs. a qcn., fare entrare qcs. in testa a qcn.
3) (attack) criticare aspramente [policy, proposal]; stroncare [book, film]2.1) (use hammer) martellare2) (pound)to hammer on o at — [ person] battere a [ door]; [rain, hailstones] battere con forza contro [door, window]
•* * *['hæmə] 1. noun1) (a tool with a heavy usually metal head, used for driving nails into wood, breaking hard substances etc: a joiner's hammer.) martello2) (the part of a bell, piano, clock etc that hits against some other part, so making a noise.) martelletto3) (in sport, a metal ball on a long steel handle for throwing.) martello2. verb1) (to hit, beat, break etc (something) with a hammer: He hammered the nail into the wood.) martellare, battere con il martello2) (to teach a person (something) with difficulty, by repetition: Grammar was hammered into us at school.) martellare, (far entrare in testa)•- give someone a hammering- give a hammering
- hammer home
- hammer out* * *hammer /ˈhæmə(r)/n.1 martello ( anche di banditore d'asta pubblica); maglio; mazza: ball-peen hammer, martello a penna tonda; steam hammer, maglio a vapore● (polit.) hammer and sickle, falce e martello □ (fig.) hammer and tongs, con foga; energicamente: to go (o to be) at it hammer and tongs, attaccare senza esclusione di colpi; darci dentro senza pietà; litigare furiosamente □ (edil.) hammer beam, trave a martello □ hammer-blow, martellata; ( anche fig.) mazzata □ (mecc.) hammer drill, martello perforatore; trapano a percussione □ (zool.) hammer-fish ► hammerhead, def. 2 □ (metall.) hammer forging, fucinatura al maglio □ (tecn.) hammer mill, mulino a martelli □ (comm.) hammer price, prezzo d'asta □ hammer shotgun, fucile da caccia a cani esterni □ ( sport) hammer throw (o hammer throwing), lancio del martello □ ( sport) hammer-thrower, lanciatore di martello; martellista □ (med.) hammer-toe, dito del piede a martello ( deformità) □ (comm.) to come (o to go) under the hammer, essere venduto all'asta.(to) hammer /ˈhæmə(r)/A v. t.3 (fig.) criticare aspramente; stroncare4 (fam.) battere, sconfiggere; stracciare (fig. fam.); (econ.) colpire duramente, schiacciare: to hammer the competition, schiacciare la concorrenza6 ( Borsa, ingl.) espellere ( un agente di cambio) per indegnità professionale o per debiti insolutiB v. i.2 (fig.) martellare; pulsare; battere: My heart was hammering with fear, mi martellava il cuore per la paura.* * *I ['hæmə(r)]1) (tool) martello m.2) (of piano) martelletto m.3) (gavel)5) anat. (in ear) martello m.6) (on firearm) cane m.••II 1. ['hæmə(r)]1) (beat) martellare [metal, table]; martellare su [ piano keys]to hammer sth. into — piantare qcs. (col martello) in [wall, fence]
to hammer sth. into shape — forgiare qcs. a colpi di martello
to hammer sth. flat — appiattire qcs. a martellate
2) fig. (insist forcefully)to hammer sth. into sb. — inculcare qcs. a qcn., fare entrare qcs. in testa a qcn.
3) (attack) criticare aspramente [policy, proposal]; stroncare [book, film]2.1) (use hammer) martellare2) (pound)to hammer on o at — [ person] battere a [ door]; [rain, hailstones] battere con forza contro [door, window]
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