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sound

1. sound [saʊnd] n

( sea channel) Meerenge f, Sund m; ( inlet) Meeresarm m;

Plymouth \sound Bucht f von Plymouth

2. sound [saʊnd] n

1) ( noise) Geräusch nt ( musical tone) of a bell Klang m; (verbal, TV, film) Ton m;

we heard the \sound of someone climbing the stairs wir hörten, wie jemand die Treppe hinaufging;

there wasn't a \sound to be heard es war nicht das geringste Geräusch zu hören;

not a \sound escaped her lips ihre Lippen waren fest versiegelt;

we heard the \sound of voices on the terrace wir hörten Stimmen auf der Terrasse;

to like the \sound of one's own voice sich akk selbst gern[e] reden hören;

a knocking \sound Klopfgeräusch nt;

to make a \sound einen Laut [o Ton] von sich dat geben;

don't make a \sound! sei still!

2) ling Laut m

3) no pl phys Schall m;

speed of \sound Schallgeschwindigkeit f

4) no pl radio, tv ( volume) Ton m;

the \sound of the TV was very loud der Fernseher war sehr laut;

to turn the \sound down/up den Ton leiser/lauter stellen;

\sound interference Tonstörung f

5) no pl ( on film) Sound m;

who did the \sound on that commercial? wer hat die Musik zu diesem Werbespot geschrieben?

6) ( characteristic of musicians' style) Sound m;

the \sound of the eighties der Sound der Achtziger

7) no pl ( impression)

I don't like the \sound of it das klingt gar nicht gut;

by [or from] the \sound of it so wie sich das anhört n

modifier

1) media (assistant, mixer, specialist) Ton-

2) phys (spectrograph, velocity) Schall- vi

1) ( resonate) erklingen; alarm ertönen; alarm clock klingeln; bell läuten

2) (fam: complain)

to \sound off herumtönen;

to \sound off about sth/sb sich akk [lauthals] über etw/jdn auslassen

3) + adj ( seem) klingen, sich akk anhören;

he \sounds Canadian er hört sich wie ein Kanadier an;

I know it \sounds silly but... ich weiß, es klingt albern, aber...;

it \sounds to me like a case of homesickness für mich klingt das nach Heimweh;

they \sound like just the sort of people we're looking for das klingt, als sei das genau die Art von Leuten, nach denen wir suchen;

it \sounds to me from the rumours that... den Gerüchten nach zu urteilen scheint es fast so, als...;

that \sounds good [das] klingt gut;

that \sounds fun das hört sich nach Spaß an;

to \sound as though [or if] ... so klingen [o sich akk anhören], als ob... vt

1) ( produce sound from)

to \sound the alarm den Alarm auslösen;

to \sound the bell die Glocke läuten;

to \sound the buzzer den Summer betätigen;

to \sound the death-knell for sth ( fig) etw dat den Todesstoß versetzen;

to \sound the [car] horn hupen;

to \sound the gong den Gong schlagen;

to \sound the retreat mil zum Rückzug blasen;

the siren was being \sounded die Sirene ging los

2) ling

to \sound sth;

the ‘b’ in the word ‘plumb’ is not \sounded das ‚b‘ in dem Wort ‚plumb‘ wird nicht ausgesprochen

3. sound [saʊnd] adj

1) ( healthy) gesund;

( in good condition) intakt, in gutem Zustand;

as \sound as a bell ( fam) völlig intakt, in einwandfreiem Zustand; animal, person kerngesund;

to be of \sound mind bei klarem Verstand sein

2) ( trustworthy) solide, verlässlich;

( reasonable) vernünftig;

\sound advice guter Rat;

\sound argument schlagendes Argument;

\sound basis solide [o vernünftige] Basis;

\sound economy gesunde Wirtschaft;

to have a \sound grasp of the subject über ein eingehendes Verständnis des Themas verfügen;

\sound investment kluge Investition;

a person of \sound judgement ein Mensch m mit einem guten Urteilsvermögen;

\sound knowledge fundiertes Wissen;

\sound method wirksame Methode;

to have \sound views on sth vernünftige Ansichten über etw akk vertreten;

environmentally \sound umweltfreundlich;

to be \sound on sth in etw dat versiert sein

3) ( severe)

\sound defeat [or thrashing] schwere Niederlage;

to give sb a \sound thrashing jdm eine ordentliche Tracht Prügel verpassen

4) ( undisturbed)

\sound sleep tiefer [o fester] Schlaf;

to be a \sound sleeper einen gesunden Schlaf haben adv

to be \sound asleep tief [und fest] schlafen

4. sound [saʊnd] vt

naut

to \sound sth etw [aus]loten

English-German students dictionary > sound
2 sound

I 1. [saʊnd]
nome

1) fis. telev. rad. suono m.

2) (noise) rumore m.; (of bell, instrument, voice) suono m.

the sound of voices — il brusio

without a sound — senza fare rumore

3) (volume) audio m., volume m.

4) mus. (distinctive style)

the Motown sound — il sound Motown

5) fig. (impression from hearsay)

I don't like the sound of that — (la cosa) non mi ispira o non mi piace per niente

by the sound of it,... — a quanto pare
2.
modificatore [engineer, technician] del suono
3.
aggettivo

1) (in good condition) [building, constitution] solido; [ heart] forte; [lungs, physique] sano; [ health] buono

of sound mind — sano di mente

2) (well-founded) [basis, education] solido; [ judgment] sensato; [ advice] valido

he has a sound grasp of the basic grammar — ha delle solide basi grammaticali

a sound move — una mossa accorta

3) (trustworthy)

he's very sound — è molto fidato

4) econ. comm. [ investment] sicuro; [ management] oculato

5) (deep) [ sleep] profondo

6) (correct, acceptable)

that is sound economics — è molto sensato dal punto di vista economico

our products are ecologically sound — i nostri prodotti sono ecologicamente compatibili

he's politically sound — ha sane idee politiche
4.
avverbio

to be sound asleep — essere profondamente addormentato, dormire della grossa
II 1. [saʊnd]
verbo transitivo

1) fare suonare [ siren]; suonare [ trumpet]

to sound one's horn — suonare il clacson

to sound the alarm — dare l'allarme (anche fig.)

2) ling. pronunciare [ letter]

3) med. auscultare [ chest]

4) (express) dare [ warning]
2.
verbo intransitivo

1) (seem) sembrare

it sounds good — sembra proprio interessante

it sounds as if he's really in trouble — sembra che sia proprio nei pasticci

it sounds dangerous — sembra pericoloso

it doesn't sound to me as if he's interested — non mi pare proprio che sia interessato

2) (give impression by voice or tone)

to sound banal, boring — sembrare banale, noioso

you make it sound interesting — lo rendi interessante

you sound as if you've got a cold — sembri raffreddato

that sounds like a flute — si direbbe un flauto

you sound like my mother! — mi sembra di sentire mia madre!

I don't want to sound pessimistic — non voglio sembrare pessimista

spell it as it sounds — scrivilo come si pronuncia

3) (convey impression) fare, suonare

she 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

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- sound off

- sound out
III [saʊnd]
nome geogr. stretto m.

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I adjective
1) (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.)

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- soundly
- soundness
- sound asleep II 1. noun
1) (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. verb
1) (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.)

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- soundless
- soundlessly
- sound effects
- soundproof 3. verb
(to make (walls, a room etc) soundproof.) insonorizzare

- sound-track
III verb
(to measure the depth of (water etc).)

- sounding
- sound out
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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, fondate

2 accurato; completo: a sound investigation, un'accurata indagine

3 ( del sonno) profondo; tranquillo: to be sound asleep, dormir della grossa; dormire profondamente

4 (comm.) solvibile

5 ( di persona) integro; onesto; fidato: a sound friend, un amico fidato

6 (leg.: di un titolo di proprietà, ecc.) valido

7 (fam.) buono; bravo; capace: a sound player, un bravo giocatore

8 (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 metallico

2 tono: I like the sound of her voice, mi piace il tono della sua voce

3 ( radio) suono; voce (fam.)

4 (cinem.) (il) sonoro

5 (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 pare

B a. attr.

1 (fis.) acustico: sound absorption, assorbimento acustico

2 (mus., cinem., TV) sonoro: a sound film, un film sonoro; sound effects, effetti sonori

3 (ling.) fonetico: sound law, legge fonetica; sound system, sistema fonetico

● (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.

sonda ( anche med.); scandaglio.
sound (4) /saʊnd/
n. (geogr.)

1 braccio di mare; stretto

2 ( USA) laguna.
sound (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 male

2 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 più

B 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'ora

2 far risuonare; battere su (qc. per controllarne il suono): to sound the wheels of a railway carriage, battere sulle ruote di una carrozza ferroviaria

3 (med.) auscultare

4 (fon.) pronunciare: The «h» in «heir» is not sounded, l'«h» nella parola «heir» non si pronuncia (o è muta)

5 (lett.) celebrare; proclamare; cantare (fig.): to sound sb. 's praises, cantar le lodi di q.

● 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 sonda

2 (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

2 ( delle balene e di alcuni pesci) immergersi; puntare verso il fondo.

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I 1. [saʊnd]
nome

1) fis. telev. rad. suono m.

2) (noise) rumore m.; (of bell, instrument, voice) suono m.

the sound of voices — il brusio

without a sound — senza fare rumore

3) (volume) audio m., volume m.

4) mus. (distinctive style)

the Motown sound — il sound Motown

5) fig. (impression from hearsay)

I don't like the sound of that — (la cosa) non mi ispira o non mi piace per niente

by the sound of it,... — a quanto pare
2.
modificatore [engineer, technician] del suono
3.
aggettivo

1) (in good condition) [building, constitution] solido; [ heart] forte; [lungs, physique] sano; [ health] buono

of sound mind — sano di mente

2) (well-founded) [basis, education] solido; [ judgment] sensato; [ advice] valido

he has a sound grasp of the basic grammar — ha delle solide basi grammaticali

a sound move — una mossa accorta

3) (trustworthy)

he's very sound — è molto fidato

4) econ. comm. [ investment] sicuro; [ management] oculato

5) (deep) [ sleep] profondo

6) (correct, acceptable)

that is sound economics — è molto sensato dal punto di vista economico

our products are ecologically sound — i nostri prodotti sono ecologicamente compatibili

he's politically sound — ha sane idee politiche
4.
avverbio

to be sound asleep — essere profondamente addormentato, dormire della grossa
II 1. [saʊnd]
verbo transitivo

1) fare suonare [ siren]; suonare [ trumpet]

to sound one's horn — suonare il clacson

to sound the alarm — dare l'allarme (anche fig.)

2) ling. pronunciare [ letter]

3) med. auscultare [ chest]

4) (express) dare [ warning]
2.
verbo intransitivo

1) (seem) sembrare

it sounds good — sembra proprio interessante

it sounds as if he's really in trouble — sembra che sia proprio nei pasticci

it sounds dangerous — sembra pericoloso

it doesn't sound to me as if he's interested — non mi pare proprio che sia interessato

2) (give impression by voice or tone)

to sound banal, boring — sembrare banale, noioso

you make it sound interesting — lo rendi interessante

you sound as if you've got a cold — sembri raffreddato

that sounds like a flute — si direbbe un flauto

you sound like my mother! — mi sembra di sentire mia madre!

I don't want to sound pessimistic — non voglio sembrare pessimista

spell it as it sounds — scrivilo come si pronuncia

3) (convey impression) fare, suonare

she 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

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- sound off

- sound out
III [saʊnd]
nome geogr. stretto m.

English-Italian dictionary > sound
3 sound

I 1.
[saʊnd]adjective

1) (healthy) gesund; intakt [Gebäude, Mauerwerk]; gut [Frucht, Obst, Holz, Boden]

of sound mind — im Vollbesitz seiner geistigen Kräfte

the building was structurally sound — das Gebäude hatte eine gesunde Bausubstanz

2) (well-founded) vernünftig [Argument, Rat]; klug [Wahl]

it makes sound sense — es ist sehr vernünftig

3) (Finance): (secure) gesund, solide [Basis]; klug [Investition]

4) (competent, reliable) solide [Spieler]

have a sound character — charakterfest sein

5) (undisturbed) tief, gesund [Schlaf]

6) (thorough) gehörig (ugs.) [Niederlage, Tracht Prügel]; gekonnt [Leistung]
2. adverb
fest, tief [schlafen]
II 1. noun
1) (Phys.) Schall, der

2) (noise) Laut, der; (of wind, sea, car, footsteps, breaking glass or twigs) Geräusch, das; (of voices, laughter, bell) Klang, der

do something without a sound — etwas lautlos tun

3) (Radio, Telev., Cinemat.) Ton, der

loss of sound — Tonausfall, der

4) (music) Klang, der

5) (Phonet.): (articulation) Laut, der

6) (fig.): (impression)

I like the sound of your plan — ich finde, Ihr Plan hört sich gut an

I don't like the sound of this — das hört sich nicht gut an
2. intransitive verb
1) (seem) klingen

it sounds as if.../like... — es klingt, als.../wie...

it sounds to me from what you have said that... — was du gesagt hast, klingt für mich so, als ob...

that sounds [like] a good idea to me — ich finde, die Idee hört sich gut an

sounds good to me! — klingt gut! (ugs.); gute Idee! (ugs.)

2) (emit sound) [er]tönen
3. transitive verb
1) (cause to emit sound) ertönen lassen

sound the trumpet — trompeten; in die Trompete blasen

2) (utter)

sound a note of caution — zur Vorsicht mahnen

3) (pronounce) aussprechen

Phrasal Verbs:

- academic.ru/91872/sound_off">sound off
III noun
(strait) Sund, der; Meerenge, die
IV transitive verb
1) (Naut.): (fathom) ausloten; sondieren

2) (fig.): (test) see sound out

Phrasal Verbs:

- sound out

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I adjective
1) (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.) gesund

2) ((of sleep) deep: She's a very sound sleeper.) fest

3) (full; thorough: a sound basic training.) solide

4) (accurate; free from mistakes: a sound piece of work.) fehlerfrei

5) (having or showing good judgement or good sense: His advice is always very sound.) brauchbar

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- soundly
- soundness
- sound asleep II 1. noun
1) (the impressions transmitted to the brain by the sense of hearing: a barrage of sound; ( also adjective) sound waves.) der Schall; Schall-...

2) (something that is, or can be, heard: The sounds were coming from the garage.) das Geräusch

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!) der Ton
2. verb
1) (to (cause something to) make a sound: Sound the bell!; The bell sounded.) erklingen

2) (to signal (something) by making a sound: Sound the alarm!) schlagen

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.) klingen

4) (to pronounce: In the word `pneumonia', the letter p is not sounded.) ansprechen

5) (to examine by tapping and listening carefully: She sounded the patient's chest.) abhorchen

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- soundless
- soundlessly
- sound effects
- soundproof 3. verb
(to make (walls, a room etc) soundproof.) schalldicht machen

- sound-track
III verb
(to measure the depth of (water etc).) ausloten

- sounding
- sound out
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sound¹

[saʊnd]

n (sea channel) Meerenge f, Sund m; (inlet) Meeresarm m

Plymouth \sound Bucht f von Plymouth

sound²

[saʊnd]

I. n

1. (noise) Geräusch nt; (musical tone) of a bell Klang m; (verbal, TV, film) Ton m

we heard the \sound of someone climbing the stairs wir hörten, wie jemand die Treppe hinaufging

there wasn't a \sound to be heard es war nicht das geringste Geräusch zu hören

not a \sound escaped her lips ihre Lippen waren fest versiegelt

we heard the \sound of voices on the terrace wir hörten Stimmen auf der Terrasse

to like the \sound of one's own voice sich akk selbst gern[e] reden hören

a knocking \sound Klopfgeräusch nt

to make a \sound einen Laut [o Ton] von sich dat geben

don't make a \sound! sei still!

2. LING Laut m

3. no pl PHYS Schall m

speed of \sound Schallgeschwindigkeit f

4. no pl RADIO, TV (volume) Ton m

the \sound of the TV was very loud der Fernseher war sehr laut

to turn the \sound down/up den Ton leiser/lauter stellen

\sound interference Tonstörung f

5. no pl (on film) Sound m

who did the \sound on that commercial? wer hat die Musik zu diesem Werbespot geschrieben?

6. (characteristic of musicians' style) Sound m

the \sound of the eighties der Sound der Achtziger

7. no pl (impression)

I don't like the \sound of it das klingt gar nicht gut

by [or from] the \sound of it so wie sich das anhört

II. n modifier

1. MEDIA (assistant, mixer, specialist) Ton-

2. PHYS (spectrograph, velocity) Schall-

III. vi

1. (resonate) erklingen; alarm ertönen; alarm clock klingeln; bell läuten

2. ( fam: complain)

▪ to \sound off herumtönen

▪ to \sound off about sth/sb sich akk [lauthals] über etw/jdn auslassen

3. + adj (seem) klingen, sich akk anhören

he \sounds Canadian er hört sich wie ein Kanadier an

I know it \sounds silly but... ich weiß, es klingt albern, aber...

it \sounds to me like a case of homesickness für mich klingt das nach Heimweh

they \sound like just the sort of people we're looking for das klingt, als sei das genau die Art von Leuten, nach denen wir suchen

it \sounds to me from the rumours that... den Gerüchten nach zu urteilen scheint es fast so, als...

that \sounds good [das] klingt gut

that \sounds fun das hört sich nach Spaß an

to \sound as though [or if] ... so klingen [o sich akk anhören], als ob...

IV. vt

1. (produce sound from)

to \sound the alarm den Alarm auslösen

to \sound the bell die Glocke läuten

to \sound the buzzer den Summer betätigen

to \sound the death-knell for sth ( fig) etw dat den Todesstoß versetzen

to \sound the [car] horn hupen

to \sound the gong den Gong schlagen

to \sound the retreat MIL zum Rückzug blasen

the siren was being \sounded die Sirene ging los

2. LING

▪ to \sound sth:

the ‘b’ in the word ‘plumb’ is not \sounded das ‚b‘ in dem Wort ‚plumb‘ wird nicht ausgesprochen

sound³

[saʊnd]

I. adj

1. (healthy) gesund; (in good condition) intakt, in gutem Zustand

as \sound as a bell ( fam) völlig intakt, in einwandfreiem Zustand; animal, person kerngesund

to be of \sound mind bei klarem Verstand sein

2. (trustworthy) solide, verlässlich; (reasonable) vernünftig

\sound advice guter Rat

\sound argument schlagendes Argument

\sound basis solide [o vernünftige] Basis

\sound economy gesunde Wirtschaft

to have a \sound grasp of the subject über ein eingehendes Verständnis des Themas verfügen

\sound investment kluge Investition

a person of \sound judgement ein Mensch m mit einem guten Urteilsvermögen

\sound knowledge fundiertes Wissen

\sound method wirksame Methode

to have \sound views on sth vernünftige Ansichten über etw akk vertreten

environmentally \sound umweltfreundlich

▪ to be \sound on sth in etw dat versiert sein

3. (severe)

\sound defeat [or thrashing] schwere Niederlage

to give sb a \sound thrashing jdm eine ordentliche Tracht Prügel verpassen

4. (undisturbed)

\sound sleep tiefer [o fester] Schlaf

to be a \sound sleeper einen gesunden Schlaf haben

II. adv

to be \sound asleep tief [und fest] schlafen

sound⁴

[saʊnd]

vt NAUT

▪ to \sound sth etw [aus]loten

* * *
I [saʊnd]
1. adj (+er)

1) (= in good condition) person, animal, tree, constitution, lungs gesund; condition, building, chassis einwandfrei

to be as sound as a bell —

to be sound in wind and limb — gesund und munter sein

to be of sound mind (esp Jur) — bei klarem Verstand sein, im Vollbesitz seiner geistigen Kräfte sein (Jur)

the windows were broken, but the frames were sound — die Fensterscheiben waren zerbrochen, aber die Rahmen waren heil

2) (= valid, good, dependable) solide; argument, analysis fundiert, solide; economy, currency stabil; person, goalkeeper verlässlich, in Ordnung pred (inf); idea gesund, vernünftig; basis solide; move vernünftig; advice wertvoll, vernünftig

he's sound on financial policy — er hat gründliche Kenntnisse in der Finanzpolitik

a sound scholar — ein ernst zu nehmender Gelehrter

that's sound sense — das ist vernünftig

3) (= thorough) gründlich, solide; beating gehörig; defeat vernichtend

4) (JUR) decision rechtmäßig; claim berechtigt

5) (= deep) sleep tief, fest

I'm a very sound sleeper — ich schlafe sehr tief or fest, ich habe einen gesunden Schlaf

2. adv (+er)

to be sound asleep —

I shall sleep the sounder for it — ich werde nur umso besser schlafen
II
1. n

1) (= noise) Geräusch nt; (LING) Laut m; (PHYS) Schall m; (MUS, of instruments) Klang m; (verbal, TV, RAD, FILM) Ton m; (of band etc) Sound m

don't make a sound — still!

the speed of sound — (die) Schallgeschwindigkeit

within sound of — in Hörweite (+gen)

to the sound(s) of the national anthem — zu den Klängen der Nationalhymne

French has a soft sound — die französische Sprache hat einen weichen Klang

would you still recognize the sound of Karin's voice? — würdest du Karins Stimme immer noch erkennen?

not a sound was to be heard —

sounds (Comput) — akustische Signale pl

the sound(s) of laughter — Gelächter nt

we heard the sound of voices on the terrace — wir hörten Stimmen auf der Terrasse

vowel sound — Vokallaut

sound and fury — leerer Schall

2)

(= impression) I don't like the sound of it — das klingt gar nicht gut

from the sound of it he had a hard time —

his remarks had a familiar sound — seine Bemerkungen klangen vertraut

2. vt

1)

(= produce sound from) sound your horn — hupen!

the trumpeter sounded a high note — der Trompeter spielte einen hohen Ton

to sound the alarm — Alarm schlagen; (mechanism) die Alarmanlage auslösen

to sound the retreat — zum Rückzug blasen

to sound the "r" in "cover" — das "r" in "cover" aussprechen

his speech sounded a note of warning —

I think we need to sound a note of warning — ich finde, wir sollten eine vorsichtige Warnung aussprechen

2) (= test by tapping MED) abklopfen

3. vi

1) (= emit sound) erklingen, ertönen

feet sounded in the corridor — im Flur waren Schritte zu hören

a gun sounded a long way off — in der Ferne hörte man einen Schuss

2) (= give aural impression) klingen, sich anhören

it sounds hollow — es klingt hohl

the children sound happy — es hört sich so an, als ob die Kinder Spaß haben

he sounds angry —

he sounded depressed on the phone — am Telefon klang er deprimiert

he sounds French (to me) — er hört sich (für mich) wie ein Franzose an

3) (= seem) sich anhören

that sounds very odd — das hört sich sehr seltsam an

he sounds like a nice man — er scheint ein netter Mensch zu sein

it sounds like a sensible idea — das klingt ganz vernünftig

how does it sound to you? — wie findest du das?
III
vt (NAUT)
loten, ausloten; (MET) messen
sounding line — Lot nt, Senkblei nt

sounding balloon — Versuchs- or Registrierballon m
IV
n (GEOG)
Meerenge f, Sund m
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sound¹ [saʊnd]

A adj (adv soundly)

1. gesund:

sound in mind and body körperlich und geistig gesund;

sound in wind and limb umg kerngesund, gesund und munter; → bell¹ A 1, mind A 2

2. gesund, intakt, fehlerfrei, tadellos:

sound fruit unverdorbenes Obst

3. WIRTSCH gesund, solid(e), stabil (Gesellschaft, Währung etc):

sound credit sicherer Kredit;

he is sound on sherry umg sein Sherry ist gut

4. gesund, vernünftig, gut (Investition, Politik etc)

5. gut, brauchbar (Rat etc)

6. folgerichtig (Argument etc)

7. gut (fundiert), solid(e) (Kenntnisse etc)

8. JUR rechtmäßig, begründet, gültig (Titel etc)

9. zuverlässig (Freund etc):

he is sound er ist in Ordnung

10. gut, tüchtig (Stratege etc)

11. kräftig, tüchtig, gehörig:

sound sleep tiefer oder gesunder Schlaf; → beating 1, sleeper 1

B adv be sound asleep fest oder tief schlafen

sound² [saʊnd] s

1. Sund m, Meerenge f:

the Sound der Sund (zwischen Schweden und Dänemark)

2. FISCH Fisch-, Schwimmblase f

sound³ [saʊnd]

A v/t

1. besonders SCHIFF (aus)loten, peilen

2. TECH den Meeresboden etc erforschen

3. oft sound out

a) etwas sondieren ( auch MED), erkunden, erforschen,

b) jemanden aushorchen oder umg ausholen ( beide:

about, on über akk)

B v/i

1. besonders SCHIFF loten

2. auf Grund gehen (Wal)

3. fig sondieren

C s MED Sonde f

sound⁴ [saʊnd]

A s

1. a) Schall m, Laut m, Ton m:

faster than sound mit Überschallgeschwindigkeit;

within sound in Hörweite

b) FILM, TV Ton(technik) m(f)

2. Klang(wirkung) m(f), (Beat-, Jazzmusik auch) Sound m

3. Ton m, Laut m, Geräusch n:

without a sound geräusch-, lautlos

4. fig Ton m, Klang m, Tenor m:

I don’t like the sound of it die Sache gefällt mir nicht;

from the sound of it so, wie es sich anhörte

5. LING Laut m

B v/i

1. (er)schallen, (-)klingen:

the bell sounds for the last lap SPORT die letzte Runde wird eingeläutet

2. fig klingen:

that sounds strange;

that sounds like an excuse to me das klingt für mich nach Ausrede

3. sound off umg tönen (about, on von):

sound off against herziehen über (akk)

4. sound in JUR auf Schadenersatz etc lauten (Klage)

C v/t

1. seine Trompete etc erschallen oder erklingen lassen:

sound the ( oder one’s) horn AUTO hupen;

sound sb’s praises fig jemandes Lob singen

2. äußern:

sound a note of warning eine Warnung anklingen lassen

3. LING (aus)sprechen:

the h in “hono(u)r” is not sounded

4. verkünden:

the bell sounds noon die Glocke schlägt 12 Uhr (mittags); → alarm A 1, charge C 11

5. besonders MED abhorchen, abklopfen:

sound out Argumente etc abklopfen

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I 1.
[saʊnd]adjective

1) (healthy) gesund; intakt [Gebäude, Mauerwerk]; gut [Frucht, Obst, Holz, Boden]

of sound mind — im Vollbesitz seiner geistigen Kräfte

the building was structurally sound — das Gebäude hatte eine gesunde Bausubstanz

2) (well-founded) vernünftig [Argument, Rat]; klug [Wahl]

it makes sound sense — es ist sehr vernünftig

3) (Finance): (secure) gesund, solide [Basis]; klug [Investition]

4) (competent, reliable) solide [Spieler]

have a sound character — charakterfest sein

5) (undisturbed) tief, gesund [Schlaf]

6) (thorough) gehörig (ugs.) [Niederlage, Tracht Prügel]; gekonnt [Leistung]
2. adverb
fest, tief [schlafen]
II 1. noun
1) (Phys.) Schall, der

2) (noise) Laut, der; (of wind, sea, car, footsteps, breaking glass or twigs) Geräusch, das; (of voices, laughter, bell) Klang, der

do something without a sound — etwas lautlos tun

3) (Radio, Telev., Cinemat.) Ton, der

loss of sound — Tonausfall, der

4) (music) Klang, der

5) (Phonet.): (articulation) Laut, der

6) (fig.): (impression)

I like the sound of your plan — ich finde, Ihr Plan hört sich gut an

I don't like the sound of this — das hört sich nicht gut an
2. intransitive verb
1) (seem) klingen

it sounds as if.../like... — es klingt, als.../wie...

it sounds to me from what you have said that... — was du gesagt hast, klingt für mich so, als ob...

that sounds [like] a good idea to me — ich finde, die Idee hört sich gut an

sounds good to me! — klingt gut! (ugs.); gute Idee! (ugs.)

2) (emit sound) [er]tönen
3. transitive verb
1) (cause to emit sound) ertönen lassen

sound the trumpet — trompeten; in die Trompete blasen

2) (utter)

sound a note of caution — zur Vorsicht mahnen

3) (pronounce) aussprechen

Phrasal Verbs:

- sound off
III noun
(strait) Sund, der; Meerenge, die
IV transitive verb
1) (Naut.): (fathom) ausloten; sondieren

2) (fig.): (test) see sound out

Phrasal Verbs:

- sound out

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adj.

einwandfrei adj.

gesund adj.

vernünftig adj. n.

Klang ¨-e m.

Schall -e m.

Ton ¨-e m. v.

klingen v.

(§ p.,pp.: klang, geklungen)

tönen v.

English-german dictionary > sound
4 sound

/saund/ * tính từ - khoẻ mạnh, tráng kiện, lành mạnh =a sound body+ một thân thể tráng kiện =a sound mind+ một trí óc lành mạnh - lành lặn, không hỏng, không giập thối =sound fruit+ quả lành lặn (không bị giập thối) - đúng đắn, có cơ sở, vững; lôgic, hợp lý =a sound doctrine+ một học thuyết đứng đắn =sound argument+ một lý lẽ có cơ sở =sound views+ quan điểm hợp lý - yên giấc, ngon =a sound sleep+ giấc ngủ ngon - đến nơi đến chốn, ra trò (trận đòn) =a sound flogging+ một trận đòn ra trò - vững chãi; có thể trả nợ được =a sound financial situation+ một hãng buôn vững chãi * phó từ - ngon lành (ngủ) * danh từ - âm, âm thanh, tiếng, tiếng động =vowel sound+ âm nguyên âm - giọng =statement has a cheerful sound in it+ lời phát biểu có giọng vui vẻ - ấn tượng (do âm thanh... gây ra) * nội động từ - kêu, vang tiếng, kêu vang =the trumpets sound+ tiếng kèn kêu vang - nghe như, nghe có vẻ =it sounds as if a tap were running+ nghe như có cái vòi nước đang chảy =it sounds very hollow+ nghe có vẻ trống rỗng quá =it sounds all right+ nghe có vẻ được lắm * ngoại động từ - làm cho kêu, thổi, đánh =to sound a trumpet+ thổi kèn =to sound a horn+ thổi tù và - gõ để kiểm tra (bánh xe lửa) - (y học) gõ để nghe bệnh - đọc =the "b" in "comb" is not sounded+ chữ " b" trong từ " comb" không đọc - báo, báo hiệu =to sound a retreat+ thổi hiệu lệnh rút lui =to sound someone's praises far and wide+ ca ngợi ai khắp nơi xa gần * danh từ - (y học) cái thông * ngoại động từ - dò (đáy sông, đáy biển...) - (y học) dò bằng ống thông - thăm dò (quyển khí...) - (nghĩa bóng) thăm dò (tư tưởng, tình cảm...) * nội động từ - lặn xuống đáy (cá voi...) * danh từ - eo biển - bong bóng cá

English-Vietnamese dictionary > sound
5 sound

I adjective
1) (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.) zdrav

2) ((of sleep) deep: She's a very sound sleeper.) trden

3) (full; thorough: a sound basic training.) temeljit

4) (accurate; free from mistakes: a sound piece of work.) brez napake

5) (having or showing good judgement or good sense: His advice is always very sound.) pameten

•

- soundly
- soundness
- sound asleep II 1. noun
1) (the impressions transmitted to the brain by the sense of hearing: a barrage of sound; ( also adjective) sound waves.) zvok; zvočen

2) (something that is, or can be, heard: The sounds were coming from the garage.) zvok

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!) podoba
2. verb
1) (to (cause something to) make a sound: Sound the bell!; The bell sounded.) zveneti

2) (to signal (something) by making a sound: Sound the alarm!) (po)zvoniti

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.) slišati se; zdeti se

4) (to pronounce: In the word `pneumonia', the letter p is not sounded.) izgovoriti

5) (to examine by tapping and listening carefully: She sounded the patient's chest.) osluškovati

•

- soundless
- soundlessly
- sound effects
- soundproof 3. verb
(to make (walls, a room etc) soundproof.) zvočno izolirati

- sound-track
III verb
(to measure the depth of (water etc).) sondirati

- sounding
- sound out
* * *
I [sáund]
noun

zvok, zven, glas, šum; ton; slušaj, doseg sluha; figuratively vtis; pomen, smisel; obsolete sporočilo, naznanilo

within the sound of — v slušaju

sound amplifier — ojačevalec zvoka

the sound of a bell — glas zvona, zvonjenje

sound and fury — prazne (gole) besede

I don't like the sound of it — to mi ni všeč, tu nekaj ne more biti v redu

there was much sound but little sense in his speech — njegov govor je bil poln donečih besed, a reven idej
II [sáund]
intransitive verb

zveneti, doneti, razlegati se; figuratively zdeti se, delati vtis, slišati se; transitive verb music trobiti, pihati (v trobento); igrati (na glasbilo); napraviti, da nekaj zveni, se sliši; izgovoriti (glas); naznaniti z zvonom, s trobento (umik, alarm); naglasiti kaj; pregledati pravilnost (kolesa železniškega vagona) s trkanjem kladiva; preiskati, prcgledati (npr. pljuča) z osluškovanjem; objaviti, razglasiti

to sound the alarm — dati znak s trobento za alarm

to sound s.o.'s lungs — osluškovati komu pljuča

to sound in damages — tožiti za nadomestilo nepreverjene škode

to sound s.o.'s praises — peti komu hvalo

to sound a trompet — (za)trobiti na trobento

to sound a retreat — trobiti k umiku

to sound a wheel — pregledati stanje kolesa (pri vagonu)

the bell sounds noon — zvon bije poldan

the clarion sounded — rog je zadonel

it sounds as if he was keeping something back — to zveni, kot da nekaj prikriva (da ne pove vsega)

his report sounds all right — njegovo poročilo daje ugoden vtis

the n in column is not sounded — v besedi column — se končni n — ne izgovarja

it did not sound like his voice — ni bilo slišati, kot da bi to bil njegov glas

to sound off American slang odkrito govoriti, pritožiti se; klicati imena

to sound in — iti za; glasiti se na
III [sáund]
1.

adjective ( soundly adverb)

zdrav, čil; nepoškodovan, neranjen, cel, dobro ohranjen, brez napake; nepokvarjen (o sadju); (o spanju) miren, trden, globok; krepak, poštén (o udarcih); (o ceni) zmeren, ki ustreza vrednosti blaga; pameten, trezen, pravilen (sodba itd.); osnovan, upravičen, temeljit, tehten (razlog); pravi; juridically veljaven zakonit; dobro premišljen, pameten; (o osebi) zanesljiv, zvest, pošten; (vedenje) pravilno, brez graje; economy soliden, zanesljiv; solventen

safe and sound — živ (čil) in zdrav

sound as a bell, as sound as a roach — zdrav kot riba

sound advice — dober, poraben nasvet

a sound friend — zvest prijatelj

sound currency economy zdrava valuta

a sound fruit — zdrav (negnil) sadež

sound in life and limb — zdrav in čil

sound merchant — soliden (nezadolžen) trgovec

a sound mind in a sound body — zdrav duh v zdravem telesu

a sound objection — utemeljen, tehten ugovor

a sound ship — ladja v dobrem stanju

sound timber — zdrav, jeder les

the child is sound already — otrok že trdno spi

the firm is not quite sound — tvrdka ni čisto solventna

is he quite sound in mind? — je (on) čisto pri pravi pameti?

to be a sound sleeper — imeti trdno spanje

to get a sound whipping — biti pošteno našeškan (tepen);

2.

adverb

trdno, globoko; zelo

to be sound asleep, to sleep sound — trdno, globoko spati

I will sleep the sounder for it — bom toliko bolje spal
IV [sáund]
1.

noun

medicine

sonda; nautical merjenje globine; nautical grezilo, svinčnica;

2.

transitive verb nautical

(s svinčnico) meriti (globino), preiskovati (dno), določiti globočino vode (v ladijskem trupu); medicine preiskovati, pregledati (sečni mehur) s sondo; figuratively oprezno pretipati; sondirati mišljenje (kake osebe); intransitive verb meriti globočino; (o kitu) potopiti se do dna

to sound s.o. on (about) — pretipati koga gledé

to sound out s.o.'s views — skušati zvedeti stališča kake osebe
V [sáund]
noun

morska ožina; obsolete morski rokav; zoology ribji mehur; zoology sipa

English-Slovenian dictionary > sound
6 Sound

subs.

Made by any animal: P. and V. φωνή, ἡ, φθόγγος, ὁ (Plat.), φθέγμα, τό (Plat.), V. φθογγή, ἡ, ἠχώ, ἡ; see Voice.

Inarticulate P. and V. ψόφος, ὁ, ἠχή, ἡ (Plat. but rare P.), Ar. and V. ἠχώ, ἡ.

Sound of trumpet: see Blare.

Loud sound: P. and V. ψόφος, ὁ, ἠχή, ἡ (Plat. but rare P.), κτύπος, ὁ (Plat. and Thuc. but rare P. also Ar.), V. βρόμος, ὁ, δοῦπος, ὁ (also Xen. but rare P.), ἀραγμός, ὁ, ἀράγματα, τά, Ar. also V. πάταγος, ὁ.

Of a musical instrument: P. and V. φωνή, ἡ, Ar. and P. κροῦμα, τό.

Make a sound, v.: P. and V. ψοφεῖν.

To the sound of: P. and V. ὑπό (gen.) (Thuc. 5, 70).

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v. trans.

A musical instrument: Ar. and P. ψάλλειν; see Play.

Make to clash: P. and V. συμβάλλειν.

Make to sound: V. ἠχεῖν.

Sound a person's praises: use praise.

Sound ( retreat): P. σημαίνειν (acc.); see Signal.

The trumpet sounded: P. ἐσάλπιγξε (Xen.), ἐσήμηνε (cf. Eur., Heracl. 830).

Make trial of: P. and V. πειρᾶσθαι (gen.). P. διακωδωνίζειν; see Trial.

Ring ( money): Ar. κῳδωνίζειν.

Take a sounding: P. καθιέναι (Plat., Phaedo. 112^E).

All had been sounded as to their views: P. πάντες ἦσαν ἐξεληλεγμένοι. (Dem. 233).

V. intrans. P. and V. φθέγγεσθαι, V. φωνεῖν, Ar. and V. ἠχεῖν (Plat. but rare P.).

Make a noise: P. and V. ψοφεῖν, κτυπεῖν (Plat. but rare P.), ἠχεῖν (Plat. but rare P.), ἐπηχεῖν (Plat. but rare P.), Ar. and V. βρέμειν (Ar. in mid.).

Sound ( of a trumpet): P. and V. φθέγγεσθαι, P. ἐπιφθέγγεσθαι (Xen.), V. κελαδεῖν (Eur., Phoen. 1102).

Seem: P. and V. δοκεῖν; see Seem.

This sounds like an adsurdity: P. ἔοικε τοῦτο... ἀτόπῳ (Plat., Phaedo, 62^C).

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subs.

Narrow passage of sea: P. and V. πορθμός) ὁ; strait.

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adj.

Healthy: P. and V. ὑγιής.

Safe and sound: P. σῶς καὶ ὑγιής (Thuc.).

Of a ship uninjured: P. ὑγιής (Thuc. 8, 107); see Uninjured.

Vigorous: P. ἰσχυρός.

Be sound, v.: Ar. and P. ὑγιαίνειν.

Sound in limb and mind: P. ἀρτιμελής τε καὶ ἀρτίφρων (Plat., Rep. 536^B).

Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Sound
7 sound

Adj

1. युक्तियुक्त

His views on morality are very sound.
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Adv

1. गहराई के साथ/अच्छी तरह

He was sound awake.
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N

1. ध्वनि/आवाज़

He could hear a faint sound from the bushes.
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V

1. बजाना

The bell is sounded every hour.

2. उच्चारित करना

The 'b' in " dumb" is not sounded.

3. लगना

It sounds to me like you need a holiday.

4. समुद्र की गहराई को उपकरणौं से निकालना

We can sound the depth of thw sea with the help of an echo-sounder.

English-Hindi dictionary > sound
8 здраво

нареч. reasonably, soundly, sensibly

sensibly, rationally;
~ рассуждать have* sound views;
~ судить о чём-л. take* a sane view of smth. ;
поступать ~ act/behave sensibly.

Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > здраво
9 mellow

'meləu
1. adjective
1) ((of character) made softer and more mature, relaxed etc by age and/or experience: Her personality became more mellow as middle age approached.) sosegado, sereno

2) ((of sound, colour, light etc) soft, not strong or unpleasant: The lamplight was soft and mellow.) suave

3) ((of wine, cheese etc) kept until the flavour has developed fully: a mellow burgundy.) añejo

2. verb
(to make or become softer or more mature: Old age has mellowed him.) serenar, suavizar el carácter

- mellowness

mellow

tr['meləʊ]

adjective

1 (fruit) maduro,-a; (wine) añejo,-a

2 (colour, voice) suave

3 (person - mature, calm) sosegado,-a, sereno,-a; (genial, cheerful) relajado,-a, apacible

transitive verb

1 (person) serenar, suavizar el carácter de

intransitive verb

1 (colour, voice) suavizar(se); (fruit) madurar; (wine) añejarse

2 (person) serenarse; (views) moderarse

mellow ['mɛlo:] vt

: suavizar, endulzar

mellow vi

: suavizarse, endulzarse

mellow adj

1) ripe: maduro

2) mild: apacible

a mellow character: un carácter apacible

mellow wines: vinos añejos

3) : suave, dulce

mellow colors: colores suaves

mellow tones: tonos dulces

mellow (Wine)

adj.

• blando (Vino) adj.

• pastoso (Vino) adj.

• suave (Vino) adj.

adj.

• añejo, -a adj.

• maduro, -a adj.

• melodioso, -a adj.

• meloso, -a adj.

n.

• meloso s.m.

v.

• ablandar v.

• madurar v.

• suavizar v.

'meləʊ
I

adjective -er, -est

a) < fruit> maduro; < wine> añejo; <sound/voice> dulce, melodioso; <light/color> tenue, suave

b) <person/mood> apacible, sosegado

the wine had made him mellow — el vino lo había hecho más afable

II
1.

transitive verb suavizar*

2.

vi \<\<color/voice\>\> suavizarse*; \<\<views\>\> moderarse; \<\<wine\>\> añejarse

he has mellowed with age — se le ha suavizado el carácter con los años

['melǝʊ]
1. ADJ
(compar mellower) (superl mellowest)
1) (=pleasant, smooth) [wine, whisky] suave, añejo; [fruit] maduro, dulce; [colour, light] suave y dorado, tenue y dorado; [instrument] melodioso; [voice, tone, sound] dulce, meloso

2) [person]

a) (=calm) apacible, sosegado

he has grown more mellow over the years — los años le han suavizado el carácter, se ha vuelto más afable con los años

b) (=relaxed)

to be mellow — (after eating, drinking) estar relajado

to get mellow * — (=tipsy) achisparse *

to be in a mellow mood — sentirse relajado

2. VI

1) (=soften)

he has mellowed with age — los años le han suavizado el carácter, con los años se ha vuelto más afable

2) (=relax) relajarse

3) [wine, whisky] añejarse; [fruit] madurar; [colour, light, voice, character] suavizarse; [views] moderarse

to mellow with age — [wine, whisky] mejorar con los años

3. VT

1) (=soften)

old age has mellowed him — la vejez le ha suavizado el carácter or lo ha hecho más afable

2) (=relax) relajar

3) [+ wine] añejar

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['meləʊ]
I

adjective -er, -est

a) < fruit> maduro; < wine> añejo; <sound/voice> dulce, melodioso; <light/color> tenue, suave

b) <person/mood> apacible, sosegado

the wine had made him mellow — el vino lo había hecho más afable

II
1.

transitive verb suavizar*

2.

vi \<\<color/voice\>\> suavizarse*; \<\<views\>\> moderarse; \<\<wine\>\> añejarse

he has mellowed with age — se le ha suavizado el carácter con los años

English-spanish dictionary > mellow
10 strong

stroŋ
adjective

1) (firm, sound, or powerful, and therefore not easily broken, destroyed, attacked, defeated, resisted, or affected by weariness, illness etc: strong furniture; a strong castle; a strong wind; She's a strong swimmer; He has a very strong will/personality; He has never been very strong (= healthy); He is not strong enough to lift that heavy table.) fuerte

2) (very noticeable; very intense: a strong colour; a strong smell.) fuerte

3) (containing a large amount of the flavouring ingredient: strong tea.) fuerte

4) ((of a group, force etc) numbering a particular amount: An army 20,000 strong was advancing towards the town.) que cuenta con

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- strongly
- strength
- strengthen
- strongbox
- strong drink
- stronghold
- strong language
- strong-minded
- strong point
- strongroom
- on the strength of

strong adj

1. fuerte

the world's strongest man el hombre más fuerte del mundo

a strong smell un olor fuerte

2. fuerte / resistente

it's made of strong plastic está hecho de plástico resistente

3. firme

a man of strong beliefs un hombre de creencias firmes

strong

tr[strɒŋ]

adjective

1 (physically - person) fuerte; (- consitution) robusto,-a

■ you're not strong enough no tienes bastante fuerza

2 (material, furniture, shoes, etc) fuerte, resistente

3 (country, army) poderoso,-a, fuerte

4 (beliefs, views, principles) firme; (faith) firme, sólido,-a; (support) mucho, firme

5 (argument, evidence) contundente, convincente; (influence) grande; (protest) enérgico,-a

6 (colour) fuerte, intenso,-a, vivo,-a; (smell, food, drink) fuerte; (tea, coffee) fuerte, cargado,-a; (light) brillante

7 (resemblance, accent) fuerte, marcado,-a

8 (chance, likelihood, probability) bueno,-a

■ she's in with a strong chance tiene muchas posibilidades

9 (wind, current) fuerte

10 (good - team) fuerte; (- cast) sólido,-a

11 (currency etc) fuerte

adverb

1 fuerte

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to be as strong as a horse/an ox ser fuerte como un toro/un roble

to be going strong (business) ir fuerte 2 (machine etc) marchar bien 3 (elderly person) estar en plena forma

to be strong on something ser bueno,-a en algo

to be 20 «(etc)» strong (of team etc) contar con 20 (etc) miembros

to have a strong stomach tener buen estómago

strong language palabras nombre femenino plural duras, lenguaje nombre masculino fuerte

strong point fuerte nombre masculino, punto fuerte

strong room cámara acorazada

strong ['strɔŋ] adj

1) : fuerte

2) healthy: sano

3) zealous: ferviente

strong

adj.

• forcejudo, -a adj.

• forzoso, -a adj.

• forzudo, -a adj.

• fuerte adj.

• macanudo, -a adj.

• macho, -a adj.

• marcado, -a adj.

• morrocotudo, -a adj.

• picante adj.

• rancio, -a adj.

• recio, -a adj.

• redoblado, -a adj.

• robusto, -a adj.

• subido, -a adj.

• terne adj.

• tieso, -a adj.

• valiente adj.

• vigoroso, -a adj.

• válido, -a adj.

n.

• toro s.m.

• valiente s.m.

I strɔːŋ, strɒŋ
adjective stronger 'strɔːŋgər, 'strɒŋgə(r), strongest 'strɔːŋgəst, 'strɒŋgɪst

1)

a) ( physically powerful) <person/arm> fuerte

to have strong nerves — tener* (los) nervios de acero

to be strong — \<\<person\>\> ser* fuerte or fornido; ( for lifting things etc) tener* fuerza

to have a strong stomach — tener* mucho estómago; ( lit) poder* comer de todo

b) (healthy, sound) <heart/lungs> fuerte, sano; < constitution> robusto

c) ( firm) <character/leader> fuerte; < leadership> firme

2)

a) ( solid) <material/construction> fuerte, resistente

b) ( powerful) <country/army> fuerte, poderoso; <currency/economy> fuerte

c) <current/wind> fuerte

3)

a) ( deeply held) <views/beliefs> firme; < faith> firme, sólido; < support> firme

I'm a strong believer in discipline — creo firmemente en la disciplina

b) ( forceful) < protest> enérgico; <argument/evidence> de peso, contundente, convincente

he protested in the strongest possible terms — protestó de la manera más enérgica

4) ( definite)

a) <tendency/resemblance> marcado; < candidate> con muchas or buenas posibilidades

she has a strong foreign accent — tiene un fuerte or marcado acento extranjero

b) < features> marcado, pronunciado; < chin> pronunciado

5) ( good) < team> fuerte; < cast> sólido

tact is not one of her strong points — el tacto no es su punto fuerte

she's a strong swimmer — es una buena nadadora

to be strong on something: she's strong on French history — su fuerte es la historia francesa

6)

a) ( concentrated) <color/light> fuerte, intenso; <tea/coffee> cargado; <beer/painkiller> fuerte; < solution> concentrado

b) ( pungent) <smell/flavor> fuerte

c) ( unacceptable) < language> fuerte, subido de tono

7) ( in number) (no comp)

an army ten thousand strong — un ejército de diez mil hombres

II

adverb

to be going strong — \<\<car/machine\>\> marchar bien; \<\<organization\>\> ir* or marchar viento en popa

he's 85 and still going strong — tiene 85 años y sigue (estando) en plena forma

[strɒŋ]
1. ADJ
(compar stronger) (superl strongest)
1) (=physically tough) fuerte

I'm not strong enough to carry him — no soy lo suficientemente fuerte para cargar con él

• to have strong nerves — tener nervios de acero

• to have a strong stomach — (lit, fig) tener un buen estómago

- be as strong as an ox
arm I
2) (=healthy) [teeth, bones] sano; [heart] fuerte, sano

she has never been very strong — nunca ha tenido una constitución fuerte

he's getting stronger every day — (after operation) se va reponiendo poco a poco

3) (=sturdy) [material, structure, frame] fuerte

4) (=powerful) [drug, wine, cheese, wind, voice] fuerte; [coffee] fuerte, cargado; [argument, evidence] sólido, de peso; [currency] fuerte; [magnet, lens] potente; [impression, influence] grande

• music with a strong beat — música f con mucho ritmo

• we have a strong case (against them) — las razones que nosotros exponemos son muy sólidas (en contraposición a las de ellos)

5) (=firm) [opinion, belief, supporter] firme

a man of strong principles — un hombre de principios firmes

Delhi developed strong ties with Moscow — Delhi desarrolló vínculos muy estrechos con Moscú

I am a strong believer in tolerance — creo firmemente en or soy gran partidario de la tolerancia

6) (=mentally) fuerte

he has a strong personality — tiene un carácter or una personalidad fuerte

he tries to be strong for the sake of his children — intenta mostrarse fuerte por el bien de sus hijos

he is a strong leader — es un líder fuerte or sólido

he's the strong silent type — es de los muy reservados

7) (=intense) [emotion, colour, smell] fuerte, intenso; [light] potente, intenso

there was a strong smell of petrol — había un fuerte or intenso olor a gasolina

8) (=good) [team] fuerte; [candidate] bueno, firme; [marriage, relationship] sólido

he is a strong swimmer/runner — es un buen nadador/corredor

the show has a strong cast — el espectáculo tiene un buen reparto or un reparto muy sólido

a strong performance from Philippa Lilly in the title role — una actuación sólida or convincente por parte de Philippa Lilly en el papel de protagonista

• she is strong in maths — las matemáticas se le dan muy bien

• he's not very strong on grammar — no está muy fuerte en gramática

• discretion is not Jane's strong point — la discreción no es el fuerte de Jane

geography was never my strong point — la geografía nunca fue mi fuerte

• to be in a strong position — encontrarse en una buena posición

• there is a strong possibility that... — hay muchas posibilidades de que...
suit 1., 3)
9) (=severe, vehement) [words] subido de tono, fuerte; [denial] tajante

there has been strong criticism of the military regime — se ha criticado duramente el régimen militar

he has written a very strong letter of protest to his MP — ha escrito una carta de protesta muy enérgica a su diputado

strong language — (=swearing) lenguaje m fuerte; (=frank) lenguaje m muy directo

in the strongest possible terms — enérgicamente

10) (=noticeable) [resemblance] marcado; [presence] fuerte

he had a strong German accent — tenía un fuerte or marcado acento alemán

there is a strong element of truth in this — hay gran parte de verdad en esto

11) [features] pronunciado, marcado

12) (in number)

they are 20 strong — son 20 en total

a group 20 strong — un grupo de 20 (miembros etc)

a 1000-strong crowd — una multitud de 1000 personas

13) (Ling) [verb] irregular

2. ADV
*
1)

• to come on strong — (=be harsh) ser duro, mostrarse demasiado severo

don't you think you came on a bit strong there? — ¿no crees que fuiste un poco duro?, ¿no crees que te mostraste un poco severo?

she was coming on strong — (=showing attraction) se veía que él le gustaba

2)

• to be going strong, the firm is still going strong — la empresa se mantiene próspera

their marriage is still going strong after 50 years — después de 50 años su matrimonio sigue viento en popa

he was still going strong at 90 — a sus 90 años todavía se conservaba en forma

* * *

I [strɔːŋ, strɒŋ]
adjective stronger ['strɔːŋgər, 'strɒŋgə(r)], strongest ['strɔːŋgəst, 'strɒŋgɪst]

1)

a) ( physically powerful) <person/arm> fuerte

to have strong nerves — tener* (los) nervios de acero

to be strong — \<\<person\>\> ser* fuerte or fornido; ( for lifting things etc) tener* fuerza

to have a strong stomach — tener* mucho estómago; ( lit) poder* comer de todo

b) (healthy, sound) <heart/lungs> fuerte, sano; < constitution> robusto

c) ( firm) <character/leader> fuerte; < leadership> firme

2)

a) ( solid) <material/construction> fuerte, resistente

b) ( powerful) <country/army> fuerte, poderoso; <currency/economy> fuerte

c) <current/wind> fuerte

3)

a) ( deeply held) <views/beliefs> firme; < faith> firme, sólido; < support> firme

I'm a strong believer in discipline — creo firmemente en la disciplina

b) ( forceful) < protest> enérgico; <argument/evidence> de peso, contundente, convincente

he protested in the strongest possible terms — protestó de la manera más enérgica

4) ( definite)

a) <tendency/resemblance> marcado; < candidate> con muchas or buenas posibilidades

she has a strong foreign accent — tiene un fuerte or marcado acento extranjero

b) < features> marcado, pronunciado; < chin> pronunciado

5) ( good) < team> fuerte; < cast> sólido

tact is not one of her strong points — el tacto no es su punto fuerte

she's a strong swimmer — es una buena nadadora

to be strong on something: she's strong on French history — su fuerte es la historia francesa

6)

a) ( concentrated) <color/light> fuerte, intenso; <tea/coffee> cargado; <beer/painkiller> fuerte; < solution> concentrado

b) ( pungent) <smell/flavor> fuerte

c) ( unacceptable) < language> fuerte, subido de tono

7) ( in number) (no comp)

an army ten thousand strong — un ejército de diez mil hombres

II

adverb

to be going strong — \<\<car/machine\>\> marchar bien; \<\<organization\>\> ir* or marchar viento en popa

he's 85 and still going strong — tiene 85 años y sigue (estando) en plena forma

English-spanish dictionary > strong
11 hear

hiə
past tense, past participle - heard; verb

1) (to (be able to) receive (sounds) by ear: I don't hear very well; Speak louder - I can't hear you; I didn't hear you come in.) oír

2) (to listen to for some purpose: A judge hears court cases; Part of a manager's job is to hear workers' complaints.) ver, escuchar

3) (to receive information, news etc, not only by ear: I've heard that story before; I hear that you're leaving; `Have you heard from your sister?' `Yes, I got a letter from her today'; I've never heard of him - who is he? This is the first I've heard of the plan.) oír, oír decir, saber algo, tener noticias

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- hearing
- hearing-aid
- hearsay
- hear! hear!
- I
- he will
- would not hear of

hear vb

1. oír

I can't hear you no te oigo

I heard her call my name oí que me llamaba

2. enterarse

I heard about the accident me enteré del accidente

to hear from someone tener noticias de alguien

to have heard of someone/something haber oído hablar de alguien/algo

El pasado y participio pasado de hear es heard

hear

tr[hɪə^SMALLr/SMALL]

transitive verb (pt & pp heard tr[hɜːd])

1 (gen) oír

■ do you hear me? ¿me oyes?

2 (perceive) sentir; (listen to) escuchar

3 (lecture) asistir a; (a news item) saber

4 SMALLLAW/SMALL (case) ver; (witness, defendant) oír

5 (refuse) negarse a

■ she wouldn't hear of moving house se negó rotundamente a trasladarse

■ I won't hear of it! ¡ni hablar!

6 (find out) enterarse

■ I've heard she's leaving me he enterado que se marcha

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

have you heard the one about... (humour) sabes el chiste de...

hear, hear! ¡muy bien!

I can't hear myself think familiar no puedo pensar con tanto ruido

to hear from tener noticias de

to hear of oír hablar de

hear ['hɪr] v, heard ['hərd] ; hearing vt

1) : oír

do you hear me?: ¿me oyes?

2) heed: oír, prestar atención a

3) learn: oír, enterarse de

hear vi

1) : oír

to hear about: oír hablar de

2)

to hear from : tener noticias de

hear (tell) of

expr.

• oir decir de expr.

v.

(§ p.,p.p.: heard) = escuchar v.

• oír v.

(§pres: oigo, oyes...oímos)

hɪr, hɪə(r)
1.

(past & past p heard hɜːrd, hɜːd) transitive verb

1) \<\<sound\>\> oír*

stop it! do you hear? — basta! ¿me oyes?

now hear this — (AmE) presten atención

I can't hear myself think — (colloq) no puedo pensar con tanto ruido

to hear her (talk), you'd think... — cualquiera que la oyera creería que...

I must be hearing things — (colloq) debo de habérmelo imaginado

let's hear it for George! — (AmE colloq) un aplauso para George!

2) ( get to know) oír*

I've heard so much about you — me han hablado tanto de ti, he oído hablar tanto de ti

have you heard the latest? — ¿sabes la última?

I've heard it all before — ya conozco la historia

he's very ill, I hear — me han dicho que está muy enfermo

3) ( listen to)

a) \<\<lecture/broadcast/views\>\> escuchar, oír*

I hear you — (AmE) ya veo, ya te entiendo

to hear mass — oír* misa

b) ( Law) \<\<case\>\> ver*; \<\<charge\>\> oír*

2.

vi

1) ( perceive) oír*

hear, hear! — eso, eso!, bien dicho!

2) ( get news) tener* noticias

to hear ABOUT something — enterarse de algo

to hear FROM somebody: I haven't heard from them for months hace meses que no sé nada de ellos or que no tengo noticias suyas; you'll be hearing from us in a couple of weeks — dentro de unas semanas nos pondremos en contacto con usted

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Phrasal Verbs:

- hear of

- hear out

[hɪǝ(r)] (pt, pp heard)
1. VT

1) (=perceive) [+ voice, sound] oír

can you hear me? — ¿me oyes?

I can't hear you — no te oigo

I can't hear a thing — no oigo nada

I heard someone come in — he oído entrar a alguien

I heard you talking to her — te oí hablar con ella

I never heard such rubbish! — ¡en mi vida he oído tantos disparates!

did you hear what he said? — ¿has oído lo que ha dicho?

• let's hear it for... — un aplauso para...

• I could hardly make myself heard — apenas pude lograr que se me oyera

• I have heard it said that..., I've heard tell that... — he oído decir que...

• I can't hear myself think — el ruido no me deja pensar or concentrarme
pin
2) (=discover, be told) oír

have you heard the news? — ¿has oído la noticia?, ¿te has enterado de la noticia?

what's this I hear about you getting married? — ¿qué es eso que he oído de que te vas a casar?

from what I hear, she hasn't long to live — por lo que he oído parece que le queda poco tiempo de vida

I waited to hear the result — me quedé esperando para enterarme del resultado

I hear bad reports of him — no me hablan bien de él

I'm glad to hear it — me alegro

I'm sorry to hear it — lo siento

where did you hear that? — ¿quién te ha dicho eso?

to hear that... — enterarse de que...

I heard you're going away — me he enterado de que te vas

I hear you've been ill — me he enterado de que or he oído decir que has estado enfermo

I haven't heard yet whether I've passed — aún no sé si he aprobado

• have you heard anything of or from him since he left? — ¿has sabido algo or has tenido noticias de él desde que se fue?

• the first I heard of it was when... — lo primero que supe al respecto fue cuando...

that's the first I've heard of it — no tenía ni idea, es la primera noticia que tengo

• you haven't heard the last of this! — ¡aquí no se acaba esto!

• have you heard the one about...? — ¿te sabes el de...?

3) (=listen to) [+ radio programme, story] escuchar, oír; [+ lecture] escuchar

to hear him (talk) you'd think he was an expert — por la forma en que habla, cualquiera creería or diría que es un experto

• I've heard it all before — ya conozco la historia

• Lord, hear our prayers — Señor, escucha nuestras plegarias or súplicas

• to hear sb speak — (in public) escuchar a algn

• he likes to hear himself talk — le gusta escucharse a sí mismo

4) (Jur) [+ case] ver

5) (Rel)

to hear mass — oír misa

2. VI

1) (=perceive) oír

I can't hear — no oigo

if you don't get out I'll call the police, (do) you hear? — si no te vas llamaré a la policía, ¿me oyes?

he doesn't or can't hear very well — no oye muy bien

2)

• to hear about sth/sb, I heard about it from Maria — me enteré por María, lo supe a través de María

did you hear about Liz? — ¿te enteraste de lo de Liz?

I don't want to hear about it — no quiero oír hablar del tema

• to hear from sb — saber de algn, tener noticias de algn

have you heard from him lately? — ¿has sabido algo de él últimamente?, ¿has tenido noticias de él últimamente?

I hear from my daughter every week — tengo noticias de mi hija todas las semanas

hoping to hear from you — (in letter) esperando recibir noticias tuyas

you will be hearing from my solicitor — mi abogado se pondrá en contacto con usted

the police are anxious to hear from anyone who may know her — la policía pide a todos los que la conozcan que se pongan en contacto con ellos

what are you hearing from people there? — ¿qué opina or dice allí la gente?

• to hear of sth — (=come across) oír hablar de algo; (=become aware of) saber de algo

many people haven't heard of reflexology — muchas personas no han oído hablar de la reflexología

I've never heard of such a thing! — ¡en mi vida he oído cosa igual!

I heard of this school through Leslie — supe de esta escuela por or a través de Leslie

I won't hear of it! — (=allow) ¡ni hablar!

I offered to pay but she wouldn't hear of it — me ofrecí a pagar pero dijo que ni hablar

I always wanted to be an actor but Dad wouldn't hear of it — siempre quise ser actor pero papá no me dejó

to hear of sb — (=come across) oír hablar de algn; (=have news of) saber de algn, tener noticias de algn

everyone has heard of her — todo el mundo ha oído hablar de ella or sabe quién es

he wasn't heard of for a long time — no se supo nada de él or no se tuvieron noticias de él durante mucho tiempo

he was never heard of again — nunca se supo más de él

3)

hear! hear! — (=bravo) ¡sí señor!, ¡eso, eso!

- hear out

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[hɪr, hɪə(r)]
1.

(past & past p heard [hɜːrd, hɜːd]) transitive verb

1) \<\<sound\>\> oír*

stop it! do you hear? — basta! ¿me oyes?

now hear this — (AmE) presten atención

I can't hear myself think — (colloq) no puedo pensar con tanto ruido

to hear her (talk), you'd think... — cualquiera que la oyera creería que...

I must be hearing things — (colloq) debo de habérmelo imaginado

let's hear it for George! — (AmE colloq) un aplauso para George!

2) ( get to know) oír*

I've heard so much about you — me han hablado tanto de ti, he oído hablar tanto de ti

have you heard the latest? — ¿sabes la última?

I've heard it all before — ya conozco la historia

he's very ill, I hear — me han dicho que está muy enfermo

3) ( listen to)

a) \<\<lecture/broadcast/views\>\> escuchar, oír*

I hear you — (AmE) ya veo, ya te entiendo

to hear mass — oír* misa

b) ( Law) \<\<case\>\> ver*; \<\<charge\>\> oír*

2.

vi

1) ( perceive) oír*

hear, hear! — eso, eso!, bien dicho!

2) ( get news) tener* noticias

to hear ABOUT something — enterarse de algo

to hear FROM somebody: I haven't heard from them for months hace meses que no sé nada de ellos or que no tengo noticias suyas; you'll be hearing from us in a couple of weeks — dentro de unas semanas nos pondremos en contacto con usted

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Phrasal Verbs:

- hear of

- hear out

English-spanish dictionary > hear
12 spectrum

'spektrəm
plurals - spectrums, spectra; noun

1) (the visible spectrum.) espectro

2) (the full range (of something): The actress's voice was capable of expressing the whole spectrum of emotion.) espectro, gama

3) (the entire range of radiation of different wavelengths, part of which (the visible spectrum) is normally visible to the naked eye.) espectro

4) (a similar range of frequencies of sound (the sound spectrum).) espectro

spectrum

tr['spektrəm]

noun (pl spectra)

1 SMALLPHYSICS/SMALL espectro

2 (range) espectro, gama

spectrum ['spɛktrəm] n, pl spectra [-trə] or spectrums

1) : espectro m (de colores, etc.)

2) range: gama f, abanico m

spectrum

n.

(§ pl.: spectrums, or: spectra) = espectro s.m.

'spektrəm
noun (pl - tra)

1) (Opt, Phys) espectro m

2) ( range) espectro m, gama f

the political spectrum — el espectro político

a broad spectrum of views — una amplia gama de opiniones

at the other end of the spectrum — en el extremo opuesto

['spektrǝm]
1. N
(pl spectra) ['spektrǝ]
1) (=range) espectro m, gama f

we went through the whole spectrum of emotions — experimentamos todo el espectro or toda la gama de emociones posibles

a wide spectrum of opinions — un amplio espectro or abanico de opiniones, una amplia gama de opiniones

the political spectrum — el espectro político

2) (Phys) espectro m

2.

CPD

spectrum analysis N — análisis m inv espectral

* * *
['spektrəm]
noun (pl - tra)

1) (Opt, Phys) espectro m

2) ( range) espectro m, gama f

the political spectrum — el espectro político

a broad spectrum of views — una amplia gama de opiniones

at the other end of the spectrum — en el extremo opuesto

English-spanish dictionary > spectrum
13 reflect

1. transitive verb
1) (throw back) reflektieren

2) (reproduce) spiegeln; (fig.) widerspiegeln [Ansichten, Gefühle, Werte]

be reflected — sich spiegeln

3) (contemplate) nachdenken über (+ Akk.)
2. intransitive verb
(meditate) nachdenken

Phrasal Verbs:

- reflect on

* * *
[rə'flekt]
verb

1) (to send back (light, heat etc): The white sand reflected the sun's heat.) reflektieren

2) ((of a mirror etc) to give an image of: She was reflected in the mirror/water.) spiegeln

3) (to think carefully: Give him a minute to reflect (on what he should do).) überlegen

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- academic.ru/109269/reflecting">reflecting
- reflection
- reflexion
- reflective
- reflectively
- reflector
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re·flect

[rɪˈflekt]

I. vt

1. (throw back)

▪ to be \reflected in sth sich akk in etw dat spiegeln

he saw himself \reflected in the shop window er sah sein Spiegelbild im Schaufenster

to \reflect heat/light/sound Hitze/Licht/Schall reflektieren

2. (show)

▪ to \reflect sth hard work, multiculturalism, one's views etw zeigen [o zum Ausdruck bringen]; honesty, generosity für etw akk sprechen

his refusal to accept the bribe \reflects his integrity es spricht für seine Integrität, dass er ein Bestechungsgeld abgelehnt hat

to \reflect [great] credit on sb/sth jdm/etw [viel] Ehre machen

3. (think)

▪ to \reflect that... denken, dass...

she \reflected that this was probably the last time she would see him sie dachte bei sich, dass dies vielleicht das letzte Mal war, dass sie ihn sah

II. vi

1. light, mirror reflektieren

2. (ponder) nachdenken, reflektieren geh

to \reflect closely [or carefully] [or seriously] gründlich nachdenken

▪ to \reflect on [or upon] sb/sth über jdn/etw nachdenken

3. (make impression)

▪ to \reflect on [or upon] sth etw in einem Licht erscheinen lassen

will the accident \reflect on his ability to do his job? wird der Unfall seine Arbeitsfähigkeit beeinträchtigen?

▪ to \reflect on [or upon] sb ein Licht auf jdn werfen

to \reflect badly/well on [or upon] sb/sth gegen/für jdn/etw sprechen

it \reflected badly on his character es warf ein schlechtes Licht auf seinen Charakter

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[rɪ'flekt]
1. vt

1) (= cast back) light, image, heat, sound zurückwerfen, reflektieren; (surface of water, mirror) spiegeln, reflektieren; (fig) views, reality etc widerspiegeln

to be reflected in sth (lit, fig) — sich in etw (dat) spiegeln

I saw him/myself reflected in the mirror — ich sah ihn/mich im Spiegel

the many difficulties reflected in his report/attitude — die vielen Schwierigkeiten, die sich in seinem Bericht/seiner Haltung spiegeln

reflecting prism — Spiegelprisma nt

to bask in reflected glory — sich im Glanze eines anderen sonnen

to reflect the fact that... —

his music reflects his love for her — in seiner Musik spiegelt sich seine Liebe zu ihr wider

2)

(= think) I reflected that thus was the way of the world —

do you ever reflect that...? — denken Sie je darüber nach, dass...?

2. vi
(= meditate) nachdenken, reflektieren (geh) (on, about über +acc)
* * *

reflect [rıˈflekt]

A v/t

1. Strahlen, Wellen etc reflektieren, zurückwerfen, -strahlen:

reflected wave reflektierte Welle, Echowelle f;

be reflected in sich spiegeln in (dat)( → A 3);

shine with reflected light fig sich im Ruhm eines anderen sonnen

2. ein Bild etc reflektieren, (wider-)spiegeln:

reflecting microscope Spiegelmikroskop n;

reflecting telescope Spiegelteleskop n

3. fig (wider)spiegeln, zeigen:

the result doesn’t reflect their superiority SPORT das Ergebnis gibt ihre Überlegenheit nicht wieder;

be reflected in

a) sich (wider)spiegeln in (dat),

b) seinen Niederschlag finden in (dat)( → A 1);

our prices reflect your commission unsere Preise enthalten Ihre Provision

4. einbringen (on dat):

reflect credit on sb jemandem Ehre machen

5. darüber nachdenken, überlegen ( beide:

that dass;

how wie)

6. zurückbiegen

B v/i

1. reflektieren

2. (on, upon) nachdenken oder -sinnen (über akk), überlegen (akk)

3. reflect (up)on

a) sich abfällig äußern über (akk),

b) ein schlechtes Licht werfen auf (akk),

c) (etwas) (ungünstig) beeinflussen, sich auswirken auf (akk)

* * *
1. transitive verb
1) (throw back) reflektieren

2) (reproduce) spiegeln; (fig.) widerspiegeln [Ansichten, Gefühle, Werte]

be reflected — sich spiegeln

3) (contemplate) nachdenken über (+ Akk.)
2. intransitive verb
(meditate) nachdenken

Phrasal Verbs:

- reflect on

* * *

v.

abspiegeln v.

reflektieren < wiederspiegeln> ausdr.

widerspiegeln v.

zurückwerfen v.

English-german dictionary > reflect
14 good

ɡud
1. comparative - better; adjective
1) (well-behaved; not causing trouble etc: Be good!; She's a good baby.) bueno; educado

2) (correct, desirable etc: She was a good wife; good manners; good English.) bueno, correcto

3) (of high quality: good food/literature; His singing is very good.) bueno

4) (skilful; able to do something well: a good doctor; good at tennis; good with children.) bueno, competente

5) (kind: You've been very good to him; a good father.) bueno, amable

6) (helpful; beneficial: Exercise is good for you.; Cheese is good for you.) bueno; útil, beneficioso

7) (pleased, happy etc: I'm in a good mood today.) bueno, buen (humor), satisfecho, contento

8) (pleasant; enjoyable: to read a good book; Ice-cream is good to eat.) bueno, agradable

9) (considerable; enough: a good salary; She talked a good deal of nonsense.) bueno, apropiado, adecuado, suficiente

10) (suitable: a good man for the job.) bueno, apto, cualificado, adecuado

11) (sound, fit: good health; good eyesight; a car in good condition.) bueno; sano; en buenas condiciones

12) (sensible: Can you think of one good reason for doing that?) bueno

13) (showing approval: We've had very good reports about you.) bueno, positivo

14) (thorough: a good clean.) bueno; profundo

15) (healthy or in a positive mood: I don't feel very good this morning.) bien, sano, en forma

2. noun
1) (advantage or benefit: He worked for the good of the poor; for your own good; What's the good of a broken-down car?) bien, provecho, beneficio

2) (goodness: I always try to see the good in people.) bien, bondad, lado bueno

3. interjection
(an expression of approval, gladness etc.) bueno, bien

- goodness

4. interjection
((also my goodness) an expression of surprise etc.) ¡Dios mío!

- goods
- goody
- goodbye
- good-day
- good evening
- good-for-nothing
- good humour
- good-humoured
- good-humouredly
- good-looking
- good morning
- good afternoon
- good-day
- good evening
- good night
- good-natured
- goodwill
- good will
- good works
- as good as
- be as good as one's word
- be up to no good
- deliver the goods
- for good
- for goodness' sake
- good for
- good for you
- him
- Good Friday
- good gracious
- good heavens
- goodness gracious
- goodness me
- good old
- make good
- no good
- put in a good word for
- take something in good part
- take in good part
- thank goodness
- to the good

good¹ adj

1. bueno

these strawberries are very good estos fresones están muy buenos

this water is not good to drink esta agua no es buena para beber

2. bueno / amable

he's been very good to me ha sido muy amable conmigo / se ha portado muy bien conmigo

good for you! ¡bien hecho!

to be good at something tener facilidad para algo / ser bueno en algo

she's good at languages tiene facilidad para los idiomas

he's good at tennis juega bien al tenis

to have a good time pasarlo bien

El comparativo de good es better; el superlativo es best

good² n bien

it's for your own good es por tu bien

what's the good of shouting if nobody can hear you? ¿de qué sirve gritar si nadie te oye?

for good para siempre

she's gone for good se ha ido para siempre

to do someone good hacer bien a alguien

a walk will do you good un paseo te hará bien

good

tr[gʊd]

adjective (comp better, superl best)

1 bueno,-a (before m sing noun) buen

■ she's a good daughter es una buena hija

■ he's a good son es un buen hijo

2 (healthy) sano,-a

■ olive oil is good for you el aceite de oliva es muy sano

3 (beneficial) bueno,-a

■ taking exercise is good for your health hacer ejercicio es bueno para la salud

4 (kind) amable

■ they've been very good to him han sido muy amables con él

■ he was so good as to help us tuvo la amabilidad de ayudarnos

5 (well-behaved) bueno,-a

■ be good! ¡sé bueno!

6 (useful) servible

■ the only good plate in the cupboard el único plato servible en el armario

adverb

1 muy

■ a pair of good strong boots un par de botas muy resistentes

interjection

1 ¡bien!

noun

1 bien nombre masculino

■ good and evil el bien y el mal

■ its for your own good es por tu propio bien

plural noun goods

1 (property) bienes nombre masculino plural

1 SMALLCOMMERCE/SMALL (in shop) género m sing, artículos nombre masculino plural

1 SMALLCOMMERCE/SMALL (merchandise) mercancías nombre femenino plural

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

a good deal bastante

■ a good deal of money bastante dinero

■ he worked a good deal harder than she did él trabajó bastante más que ella

all in good time todo a su debido tiempo

as good as como si, prácticamente, casi

■ it's as good as finished está casi acabado

for good para siempre

for the good of en bien de

■ for the good of the people en bien del pueblo

good afternoon buenas tardes

good evening buenas tardes

Good Friday Viernes Santo

good heavens!, good grief! ¡cielo santo!

good morning buenos días

good night buenas noches

it's a good job menos mal

■ it's a good job that we brought an umbrella menos mal que trajimos un paraguas

that's a good one! (joke) ¡ésta sí que es buena!

to be as good as new estar como nuevo,-a

■ the clock is as good as new el reloj está como nuevo

to be as good as gold ser un ángel

to be good at tener aptitudes para

■ she's good at maths tiene aptitudes para las matemáticas

to be good for a laugh familiar ser muy divertido,-a, ser muy cachondo,-a

to be good for (last) durar 2 (be useful for) servir

■ it'll be good for another couple of years durará un par de años más

■ he'll be good for a long time yet tiene mucha vida por delante

■ it's good for getting rid of stains sirve para quitar las manchas

■ he's good for nothing no sirve para nada, es un inútil

to be up to no good estar tramando algo

to deliver the goods (literally) repartir las mercancías 2 (fig) cumplir sus compromisos

to do good hacer bien

to feel good sentirse bien

to have a good time pasarlo bien

to look good (person) tener buen aspecto 2 (food) tener buena pinta

to make good (be successful) tener éxito, salir bien 2 (reform) reformarse 3 (compensate) indemnizar

what's the good of «+ ger»? ¿de qué sirve + inf?

■ what's the good of denying it? ¿de qué sirve negarlo?

goods train tren nombre masculino de mercancías

goods wagon furgón nombre masculino, vagón nombre masculino de mercancías

goods yard estación nombre femenino de mercancías

stolen goods objetos nombre masculino plural robados

good ['gʊd] adv

1) (used as an intensifier) : bien

a good strong rope: una cuerda bien fuerte

2) well: bien

good adj, better ['bɛt̬ər] ; best ['bɛst]

1) pleasant: bueno, agradable

good news: buenas noticias

to have a good time: divertirse

2) beneficial: bueno, beneficioso

good for a cold: beneficioso para los resfriados

it's good for you: es bueno para uno

3) full: completo, entero

a good hour: una hora entera

4) considerable: bueno, bastante

a good many people: muchísima gente, un buen número de gente

5) attractive, desirable: bueno, bien

a good salary: un buen sueldo

to look good: quedar bien

6) kind, virtuous: bueno, amable

she's a good person: es buena gente

that's good of you!: ¡qué amable!

good deeds: buenas obras

7) skilled: bueno, hábil

to be good at: tener facilidad para

8) sound: bueno, sensato

good advice: buenos consejos

9) (in greetings) : bueno

good morning: buenos días

good afternoon (evening): buenas tardes

good night: buenas noches

good n

1) right: bien m

to do good: hacer el bien

2) goodness: bondad f

3) benefit: bien m, provecho m

it's for your own good: es por tu propio bien

4) goods npl

property: efectos mpl personales, posesiones fpl

5) goods npl

wares: mercancía f, mercadería f, artículos mpl

6)

for good : para siempre

good

adj.

• bueno, -a adj.

n.

• bien s.m.

• provecho s.m.

I gʊd
1) adjective (comp better; superl best) [The usual translation, bueno, becomes buen when it is used before a masculine singular noun]

Sense I

2) <food/quality/book> bueno

it smells good — huele bien, tiene rico or buen olor (AmL)

it looks good — tiene buen aspecto

her French is very good — habla muy bien (el) francés

in good condition — en buen estado

this hotel is as good as any you'll find here — este hotel es de los mejores que hay por aquí

to make good something: they undertook to make good the damage to the car se comprometieron a hacerse cargo de la reparación del coche; our losses were made good by the company la compañía nos compensó las pérdidas; to make good one's escape — lograr huir

3) ( creditable) <work/progress/results> bueno

they've made a very good start — han empezado muy bien

at least he had a good try — por lo menos lo intentó

4) (opportune, favorable) <moment/day/opportunity> bueno

is this a good time to phone? — ¿es buena hora para llamar?

it's a good job nobody was listening — (colloq) menos mal que nadie estaba escuchando

5) (advantageous, useful) <deal/offer/advice> bueno

she's a good person to have around — es una persona que conviene tener cerca

burn it; that's all it's good for — quémalo, no sirve para otra cosa

it's a good idea to let them know in advance — convendría or no sería mala idea avisarles de antemano

good idea!, good thinking! — buena idea!

6) ( pleasant) bueno

to be in a good mood — estar* de buen humor

I hope you have a good time in London — espero que te diviertas or que lo pases bien en Londres

did you have a good flight? — ¿qué tal el vuelo?

it's good to be back home — qué alegría estar otra vez en casa!

7) (healthy, wholesome) <diet/habit/exercise> bueno

he is in good health — está bien de salud

I'm not feeling too good — (colloq) no me siento or no me encuentro muy bien

spinach is good for you — las espinacas son buenas para la salud or son muy sanas

he drinks more than is good for him — bebe demasiado or más de la cuenta

she has been good for him — ella le ha hecho mucho bien

8) ( attractive)

she's got a good figure — tiene buena figura or buen tipo

that dress looks really good on her — ese vestido le queda or le sienta muy bien

9)

a) ( in greetings)

good morning — buenos días, buen día (RPl)

good afternoon — buenas tardes

b) ( in interj phrases)

good! now to the next question — bien, pasemos ahora a la siguiente pregunta

good for you! — bien hecho

good God! — Dios mío!

good heavens! — Santo Cielo!

good grief/gracious! — por favor!

very good, sir/madam — (frml) lo que mande el señor/la señora (frml)

c) ( for emphasis) (colloq)

I'll do it when I'm good and ready — lo haré cuando me parezca

the water's good and hot — el agua está bien caliente

d)

as good as: it's as good as new está como nuevo; he as good as admitted it — prácticamente lo admitió

Sense II

10) (skilled, competent) bueno

he's no good in emergencies — en situaciones de emergencia no sabe qué hacer

she's very good in the kitchen — cocina muy bien

to be good AT something/-ING: to be good at languages tener* facilidad para los idiomas; he's good at ironing plancha muy bien; he is good with dogs/children tiene buena mano con or sabe cómo tratar a los perros/los niños; she is good with her hands — es muy habilidosa or mañosa

11) (devoted, committed) bueno

a good Catholic/socialist — un buen católico/socialista

12)

a) (virtuous, upright) bueno

the Good Book — la Santa Biblia

b) ( well-behaved) bueno

be good — sé bueno, pórtate bien

good boy! — muy bien!

13) ( kind) bueno

to be good TO somebody: she was very good to me fue muy amable conmigo, se portó muy bien conmigo; it was very good of you to come muchas gracias por venir; good old Pete — el bueno de Pete

14) (decent, acceptable) bueno

good manners — buenos modales mpl

to have a good reputation — tener* buena reputación

15) ( sound) <customer/payer> bueno

this ticket is good for another week — este billete vale para una semana más

this car's good for a few years yet — a este coche todavía le quedan unos cuantos años por delante

16) ( valid) <argument/excuse> bueno

it's not good enough to say you can't do it — no basta con decir que no puedes hacerlo

it's simply not good enough! — esto no puede ser!, esto es intolerable!

Sense III

17) (substantial, considerable) <meal/salary/distance> bueno

she's making good money — está haciendo mucho dinero

there were a good many people there — había bastante gente or un buen número de personas allí

18) ( not less than)

it'll take a good hour — va a llevar su buena hora or una hora larga

a good half of all the people interviewed — más de la mitad de los entrevistados

19) (thorough, intense) <rest/scolding> bueno

I had a good night's sleep — dormí bien

II

noun

1)

a) u ( moral right) bien m

to do good — hacer* el bien

there is some good in everyone — todos tenemos algo bueno

to be up to no good — (colloq) estar* tramando algo, traerse* algo entre manos

b) ( people)

the good — (+ pl vb) los buenos

2) u

a) ( benefit) bien m

for the good of somebody/something — por el bien de algn/algo

no good will come of it — nada bueno saldrá de ello

to do somebody/something good — hacerle* bien a algn/algo

lying won't do you any good at all — mentir no te llevará a ninguna parte, no ganarás or no sacarás nada con mentir

b) ( use)

this knife is no good (at all) — este cuchillo no sirve (para nada)

are you any good at drawing? — ¿sabes dibujar?

this book is no good — este libro no vale nada

c) ( in phrases)

for good — para siempre

3) goods pl

a) ( merchandise) artículos mpl, mercancías fpl, mercaderías fpl (AmS)

manufactured goods — productos mpl manufacturados, manufacturas fpl

to come up with o deliver the goods — (colloq) cumplir con lo prometido; (before n) <train, wagon> (BrE) de carga; < depot> de mercancías, de mercaderías (AmS)

b) ( property) (frml) bienes mpl

all his worldly goods — todas sus posesiones

III

adverb

1) (as intensifier)

it's been a good long while since... — ha pasado su buen tiempo desde...

you messed that up good and proper, didn't you? — (BrE colloq) metiste bien la pata, ¿no? (fam)

2) (AmE colloq) (well, thoroughly) bien

[ɡʊd]
1. ADJECTIVE
(compar better) (superl best) When good is part of a set combination, eg in a good temper, a good deal of, good heavens, look up the noun. The commonest translation of good is bueno, which must be shortened to buen before a masculine singular noun.
1) (=satisfactory)

a) bueno

a good book — un buen libro

at the end of the day, it's a good investment — a fin de cuentas es una buena inversión
Note that [bueno]/[buena] {etc} precede the noun in general comments where there is no attempt to compare or rank the person or thing involved:
if he set his mind to it, he could be a very good painter — si se lo propusiera podría ser muy buen pintor

she was a good wife and mother — era una buena esposa y madre

she has a good figure — tiene buen tipo
[Bueno]/[buena] {etc} follow the noun when there is implied or explicit comparison:
we could make a list of good teachers — podríamos hacer una lista de profesores buenos

I'm not saying it's a good thing or a bad thing — no digo que sea una cosa buena, ni mala
Use [ser] rather than [estar] with [bueno] when translating [to be good], unless describing food:
the idea is a good one — la idea es buena

it's good to be aware of the views of intelligent people — es bueno conocer los puntos de vista de la gente inteligente

the paella was very good — la paella estaba muy buena
Use [estar] with the adverb [bien] to give a general comment on a situation:
you've written a book, which is good — has escrito un libro, lo que está bien

his hearing is good — del oído está bien, el oído lo tiene bien

b)

• she's good at maths — se le dan bien las matemáticas, es buena en matemáticas

she's good at singing — canta bien

she's good at putting people at their ease — tiene la capacidad de hacer que la gente se sienta relajada

• that's good enough for me — eso me basta

it's just not good enough! — ¡esto no se puede consentir!

40% of candidates are not good enough to pass — el 40% de los candidatos no dan el nivel or la talla para aprobar

• to feel good — sentirse bien

I started to feel good about myself again — empecé a recuperar mi autoestima or la moral

I don't feel very good about that * — (=I'm rather ashamed) me da bastante vergüenza

• we've never had it so good! * — ¡nunca nos ha ido tan bien!, ¡jamás lo hemos tenido tan fácil!

• how good is her eyesight? — ¿qué tal está de la vista?

• you're looking good — ¡qué guapa estás!

things are looking good — las cosas van bien, la cosa tiene buena pinta *

you look good in that — eso te sienta or te va bien

• you can have too much of a good thing — lo mucho cansa (y lo poco agrada)

• it's too good to be true — no puede ser, es demasiado bueno para ser cierto

he sounds too good to be true! — ¡algún defecto tiene que tener!

• she's good with cats — entiende bien a los gatos, sabe manejarse bien con los gatos
good 2., manner 4), a), mood II, 1., time 1., 5)
2) (=of high quality)

always use good ingredients — utilice siempre ingredientes de calidad or los mejores ingredientes

it's made of good leather — está hecho con cuero del bueno

3) (=pleasant) [holiday, day] bueno, agradable; [weather, news] bueno

• it was as good as a holiday — aquello fue como unas vacaciones

• have a good journey! — ¡buen viaje!

• how good it is to know that...! — ¡cuánto me alegro de saber que...!

• it's good to see you — me alegro de verte, gusto en verte (LAm)

it's good to be here — da gusto estar aquí

• have a good trip! — ¡buen viaje!
alive, life 1., 3)
4) (=beneficial, wholesome) [food] bueno, sano; [air] puro, sano

• it's good for burns — es bueno para las quemaduras

it's good for you or your health — te hace bien

spirits are not good for me — los licores no me sientan bien

he eats more than is good for him — come más de lo que le conviene

all this excitement isn't good for me! — ¡a mí todas estas emociones no me vienen or sientan nada bien!

it's good for the soul! — hum ¡ennoblece el espíritu!, ¡te enriquece (como persona)!

if you know what's good for you you'll say yes — por la cuenta que te tiene dirás que sí

some children know more than is good for them — algunos niños son demasiado listos or saben demasiado

5) (=favourable) [moment, chance] bueno

• it's a good chance to sort things out — es una buena oportunidad de or para arreglar las cosas

• I tried to find something good to say about him — traté de encontrar algo bueno que decir de él

• it would be a good thing or idea to ask him — no estaría mal or no sería mala idea preguntárselo

• this is as good a time as any to do it — es tan buen momento como cualquier otro para hacerlo

6) (=useful)

the only good chair — la única silla que está bien, la única silla servible or sana

• to be good for (doing) sth — servir para (hacer) algo

it'll be good for some years — durará todavía algunos años

he's good for ten years yet — tiene todavía por delante diez años de vida

John's good for a few hundred pounds * — John seguramente puede prestarnos unos cientos de libras

I'm good for another mile — todavía puedo aguantar otra milla más

the ticket is good for three months — el billete es válido or valedero para tres meses

he's good for nothing — es un inútil, es completamente inútil

7) (=sound, valid) [excuse] bueno

• unless you have a good excuse — a menos que tengas una buena excusa

• for no good reason — sin motivo alguno

• he is a good risk — (financially) concederle crédito es un riesgo asumible, se le puede prestar dinero
word 1., 1)
8) (=kind)

• that's very good of you — es usted muy amable, ¡qué amable (de su parte)!

• he was so good as to come with me — tuvo la amabilidad de acompañarme

please would you be so good as to help me down with my case? — ¿me hace el favor de bajarme la maleta?, ¿tendría la bondad de bajarme la maleta? more frm

would you be so good as to sign here? — ¿me hace el favor de firmar aquí?

• he's a good sort — es buena persona or gente

• he was good to me — fue muy bueno or amable conmigo, se portó bien conmigo
nature 1., 2)
9) (=well-behaved) [child] bueno

be good! — (morally) ¡sé bueno!; (in behaviour) ¡pórtate bien!; (at this moment) ¡estáte formal!

- be as good as gold

10) (=upright, virtuous) bueno

he's a good man — es una buena persona, es un buen hombre

• I think I'm as good as him — yo me considero tan buena persona como él

the twelve good men and true — los doce hombres justos

• yes, my good man — sí, mi querido amigo

• send us a photo of your good self — frm tenga a bien enviarnos una foto suya

• she's too good for him — ella es más de lo que él se merece
lady 1., 5)
11) (=close) bueno

• he's a good friend of mine — es un buen amigo mío

my good friend Fernando — mi buen or querido amigo Fernando

12) (=middle-class, respectable)

• to live at a good address — vivir en una buena zona or en un buen barrio

• he's got no money but he's of good family — no tiene dinero pero es or viene de buena familia

13) (=creditable)

he came in a good third — llegó en un meritorio tercer puesto

14) (=considerable) [supply, number] bueno

we were kept waiting for a good hour/thirty minutes — nos tuvieron esperando una hora/media hora larga, nos tuvieron esperando por lo menos una hora/media hora

a good three hours — tres horas largas

a good 10km — 10kms largos

a good £10 — lo menos 10 libras

• a good many or few people — bastante gente

15) (=thorough) [scolding] bueno

• to have a good cry — llorar a lágrima viva, llorar a moco tendido *

• to have a good laugh — reírse mucho

• to take a good look (at sth) — mirar bien (algo)

• to have a good wash — lavarse bien

16)

the good ship Domino — el (buque) Domino

17) (in greetings)

• good morning — buenos días

• good afternoon/ evening — buenas tardes

• good day — † (=hello) ¡buenos días!; (=goodbye) ¡hasta mañana!

• good night — buenas noches

• with every good wish, with all good wishes — (in letter) saludos, un fuerte abrazo

Robert sends (his) good wishes — Robert manda recuerdos

18) (in exclamations)

good! — ¡muy bien!

(that's) good! — ¡qué bien!, ¡qué bueno! (LAm)

very good, sir — sí, señor

• good for you! — ¡bien hecho!; (=congratulations) ¡enhorabuena!

• good one! — (=well done, well said) ¡muy bien!, ¡sí señor!
old 1., 5)
19) (in other set expressions)
as good as
it's as good as new — está como nuevo

I'll soon be as good as new — pronto estaré como nuevo

the job is as good as done — el trabajo puede darse por acabado

it's as good as lost — puede darse por perdido

they're as good as beaten — pueden darse por vencidos

as good as saying... — tanto como decir...

she as good as told me so — poco menos que me lo dijo

he as good as called me a liar — me llamó poco menos que mentiroso
to come good
things will come good eventually * — todo se arreglará al final
good and...
good and hot * — bien calentito *

good and strong * — bien fuerte

I'll do it when I'm good and ready * — lo haré cuando a mí me parezca
to hold good valer ( for para)
the same advice holds good for us — el mismo consejo vale para nosotros
it's a good job
(it's a) good job he came! * — ¡menos mal que ha venido!
make 1., 3), riddance, thing 2)
2. ADVERB

1) (as intensifier) bien

a good strong stick — un palo bien fuerte

a good long walk — un paseo bien largo, un buen paseo

- give as good as one gets
good and proper
they were beaten good and proper * — les dieron una buena paliza *

they were cheated good and proper * — les timaron bien timados *, les timaron con todas las de la ley *

2) (esp US) * (=well) bien

you did good — hiciste bien

"how are you?" - "thanks, I'm good" — -¿cómo estás? -muy bien, gracias

3. NOUN

1) (=virtuousness) el bien

• to do good — hacer (el) bien

• good and evil — el bien y el mal

• he is a power for good — su influencia es muy buena or beneficiosa, hace mucho bien

• for good or ill — para bien o para mal

• there's some good in him — tiene algo bueno

• to be up to no good * — estar tramando algo

2) (=advantage, benefit) bien m

the common good — el bien común

if it's any good to you — si te sirve de algo

• a rest will do you some good — un descanso te sentará bien

the sea air does you good — el aire del mar le hace or sienta a uno bien

a (fat) lot of good that will do you! * — iro ¡menudo provecho te va a traer!

much good may it do you! — ¡no creo que te sirva de mucho!, ¡para lo que te va a servir!

it does my heart good to see him — verlo me alegra la existencia

• for your own good — por tu propio bien

for the good of the country — por el bien del país

• to be in good with sb — estar a bien con algn

• that's all to the good! — ¡menos mal!

• what good will that do you? — ¿y eso de qué te va a servir?

what's the good of worrying? — ¿de qué sirve or para qué preocuparse?

3) (=people of virtue)
the good los buenos
4) (in set expressions)
any good
is he any good? — [worker, singer etc] ¿qué tal lo hace?, ¿lo hace bien?

is this any good? — ¿sirve esto?

is she any good at cooking? — ¿qué tal cocina?, ¿cocina bien?
for good (and all) (=for ever) para siempre
he's gone for good — se ha ido para siempre or para no volver
no good
it's no good — (=no use) no sirve

it's no good, I'll never get it finished in time — así no hay manera, nunca lo terminaré a tiempo

it's no good saying that — de nada sirve or vale decir eso

it's no good worrying — de nada sirve or vale preocuparse, no se saca nada preocupándose

that's no good — eso no vale or sirve

I'm no good at maths — las matemáticas no se me dan nada bien

that's no good to me — eso no me sirve para nada

to come to no good — acabar mal

4.

COMPOUNDS

the Good Book N — (Rel) la Biblia

good deeds NPL — = good works

good faith N — buena fe f

in good faith — de buena fe

Good Friday N — (Rel) Viernes m Santo

good guy N — (Cine) bueno m

good looks NPL — atractivo msing físico

good name N — buen nombre m

to protect sb's good name — proteger el buen nombre de algn

he wanted to protect his friend's good name — quería proteger el buen nombre de su amigo

good works NPL — buenas obras fpl

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I [gʊd]
1) adjective (comp better; superl best) [The usual translation, bueno, becomes buen when it is used before a masculine singular noun]

Sense I

2) <food/quality/book> bueno

it smells good — huele bien, tiene rico or buen olor (AmL)

it looks good — tiene buen aspecto

her French is very good — habla muy bien (el) francés

in good condition — en buen estado

this hotel is as good as any you'll find here — este hotel es de los mejores que hay por aquí

to make good something: they undertook to make good the damage to the car se comprometieron a hacerse cargo de la reparación del coche; our losses were made good by the company la compañía nos compensó las pérdidas; to make good one's escape — lograr huir

3) ( creditable) <work/progress/results> bueno

they've made a very good start — han empezado muy bien

at least he had a good try — por lo menos lo intentó

4) (opportune, favorable) <moment/day/opportunity> bueno

is this a good time to phone? — ¿es buena hora para llamar?

it's a good job nobody was listening — (colloq) menos mal que nadie estaba escuchando

5) (advantageous, useful) <deal/offer/advice> bueno

she's a good person to have around — es una persona que conviene tener cerca

burn it; that's all it's good for — quémalo, no sirve para otra cosa

it's a good idea to let them know in advance — convendría or no sería mala idea avisarles de antemano

good idea!, good thinking! — buena idea!

6) ( pleasant) bueno

to be in a good mood — estar* de buen humor

I hope you have a good time in London — espero que te diviertas or que lo pases bien en Londres

did you have a good flight? — ¿qué tal el vuelo?

it's good to be back home — qué alegría estar otra vez en casa!

7) (healthy, wholesome) <diet/habit/exercise> bueno

he is in good health — está bien de salud

I'm not feeling too good — (colloq) no me siento or no me encuentro muy bien

spinach is good for you — las espinacas son buenas para la salud or son muy sanas

he drinks more than is good for him — bebe demasiado or más de la cuenta

she has been good for him — ella le ha hecho mucho bien

8) ( attractive)

she's got a good figure — tiene buena figura or buen tipo

that dress looks really good on her — ese vestido le queda or le sienta muy bien

9)

a) ( in greetings)

good morning — buenos días, buen día (RPl)

good afternoon — buenas tardes

b) ( in interj phrases)

good! now to the next question — bien, pasemos ahora a la siguiente pregunta

good for you! — bien hecho

good God! — Dios mío!

good heavens! — Santo Cielo!

good grief/gracious! — por favor!

very good, sir/madam — (frml) lo que mande el señor/la señora (frml)

c) ( for emphasis) (colloq)

I'll do it when I'm good and ready — lo haré cuando me parezca

the water's good and hot — el agua está bien caliente

d)

as good as: it's as good as new está como nuevo; he as good as admitted it — prácticamente lo admitió

Sense II

10) (skilled, competent) bueno

he's no good in emergencies — en situaciones de emergencia no sabe qué hacer

she's very good in the kitchen — cocina muy bien

to be good AT something/-ING: to be good at languages tener* facilidad para los idiomas; he's good at ironing plancha muy bien; he is good with dogs/children tiene buena mano con or sabe cómo tratar a los perros/los niños; she is good with her hands — es muy habilidosa or mañosa

11) (devoted, committed) bueno

a good Catholic/socialist — un buen católico/socialista

12)

a) (virtuous, upright) bueno

the Good Book — la Santa Biblia

b) ( well-behaved) bueno

be good — sé bueno, pórtate bien

good boy! — muy bien!

13) ( kind) bueno

to be good TO somebody: she was very good to me fue muy amable conmigo, se portó muy bien conmigo; it was very good of you to come muchas gracias por venir; good old Pete — el bueno de Pete

14) (decent, acceptable) bueno

good manners — buenos modales mpl

to have a good reputation — tener* buena reputación

15) ( sound) <customer/payer> bueno

this ticket is good for another week — este billete vale para una semana más

this car's good for a few years yet — a este coche todavía le quedan unos cuantos años por delante

16) ( valid) <argument/excuse> bueno

it's not good enough to say you can't do it — no basta con decir que no puedes hacerlo

it's simply not good enough! — esto no puede ser!, esto es intolerable!

Sense III

17) (substantial, considerable) <meal/salary/distance> bueno

she's making good money — está haciendo mucho dinero

there were a good many people there — había bastante gente or un buen número de personas allí

18) ( not less than)

it'll take a good hour — va a llevar su buena hora or una hora larga

a good half of all the people interviewed — más de la mitad de los entrevistados

19) (thorough, intense) <rest/scolding> bueno

I had a good night's sleep — dormí bien

II

noun

1)

a) u ( moral right) bien m

to do good — hacer* el bien

there is some good in everyone — todos tenemos algo bueno

to be up to no good — (colloq) estar* tramando algo, traerse* algo entre manos

b) ( people)

the good — (+ pl vb) los buenos

2) u

a) ( benefit) bien m

for the good of somebody/something — por el bien de algn/algo

no good will come of it — nada bueno saldrá de ello

to do somebody/something good — hacerle* bien a algn/algo

lying won't do you any good at all — mentir no te llevará a ninguna parte, no ganarás or no sacarás nada con mentir

b) ( use)

this knife is no good (at all) — este cuchillo no sirve (para nada)

are you any good at drawing? — ¿sabes dibujar?

this book is no good — este libro no vale nada

c) ( in phrases)

for good — para siempre

3) goods pl

a) ( merchandise) artículos mpl, mercancías fpl, mercaderías fpl (AmS)

manufactured goods — productos mpl manufacturados, manufacturas fpl

to come up with o deliver the goods — (colloq) cumplir con lo prometido; (before n) <train, wagon> (BrE) de carga; < depot> de mercancías, de mercaderías (AmS)

b) ( property) (frml) bienes mpl

all his worldly goods — todas sus posesiones

III

adverb

1) (as intensifier)

it's been a good long while since... — ha pasado su buen tiempo desde...

you messed that up good and proper, didn't you? — (BrE colloq) metiste bien la pata, ¿no? (fam)

2) (AmE colloq) (well, thoroughly) bien

English-spanish dictionary > good
15 strong

1. adjective,
stronger, strongest

1) (resistant) stark; gefestigt [Ehe]; stabil [Möbel]; solide, fest [Fundament, Schuhe]; streng [Vorschriften, Vorkehrungen]; robust [Konstitution, Magen, Stoff, Porzellan]

you have to have a strong stomach — (fig.) man muss einiges vertragen können

2) (powerful) stark, kräftig [Person, Tier]; kräftig [Arme, Beine, Muskeln, Tritt, Schlag, Zähne]; stark [Linse, Brille, Strom, Magnet]; gut [Augen]

as strong as a horse or an ox — (fig.) bärenstark (ugs.)

a man of strong character — ein charakterstarker Mann

3) (effective) stark [Regierung, Herrscher, Wille]; streng [Disziplin, Lehrer]; gut [Gedächtnis, Schüler]; fähig [Redner, Mathematiker]; (formidable) stark [Gegner, Kombination]; aussichtsreich [Kandidat]; (powerful in resources) reich [Nation, Land]; leistungsfähig [Wirtschaft]; stark [Besetzung, Delegation, Truppe, Kontingent usw.]

somebody's strong point — jemandes Stärke

4) (convincing) gut, handfest [Grund, Beispiel, Argument]

there is a strong possibility that... — es ist sehr wahrscheinlich, dass...

5) (vigorous, moving forcefully) stark; voll [Unterstützung]; fest [Überzeugung]; kraftvoll [Stil]; (fervent) glühend [Anhänger, Verfechter einer Sache]

take strong measures/action — energisch vorgehen

6) (affecting the senses) stark; kräftig, stark [Geruch, Geschmack, Stimme]; markant [Gesichtszüge]; (pungent) streng [Geruch, Geschmack]; kräftig [Käse]

7) (concentrated) stark; kräftig [Farbe]

I need a strong drink — ich muss mir erst mal einen genehmigen (ugs.)

8) (emphatic) stark [Ausdruck, Protest]; heftig [Worte, Wortwechsel]
2. adverb
stark

somebody is going strong — es geht jemandem gut

they are still going strong — (after years of marriage) mit ihnen geht es noch immer gut; (after hours of work) sie sind noch immer eifrig dabei

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[stroŋ]
adjective

1) (firm, sound, or powerful, and therefore not easily broken, destroyed, attacked, defeated, resisted, or affected by weariness, illness etc: strong furniture; a strong castle; a strong wind; She's a strong swimmer; He has a very strong will/personality; He has never been very strong (= healthy); He is not strong enough to lift that heavy table.) stark

2) (very noticeable; very intense: a strong colour; a strong smell.) stark

3) (containing a large amount of the flavouring ingredient: strong tea.) stark

4) ((of a group, force etc) numbering a particular amount: An army 20,000 strong was advancing towards the town.) stark

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- strength
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- strongbox
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- stronghold
- strong language
- strong-minded
- strong point
- strongroom
- on the strength of
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strong

[strɒŋ, AM strɑ:ŋ]

I. adj

1. (powerful) stark

this put him under a \strong temptation to steal it er geriet stark in Versuchung, es zu stehlen

danger! \strong currents — do not swim here! Achtung! starke Strömung — Schwimmen verboten!

\strong bonds starke Bande

\strong character [or personality] starke Persönlichkeit

\strong coffee starker Kaffee

\strong competition starker Wettbewerb

\strong desire brennendes Verlangen

\strong doubts erhebliche Zweifel

\strong economy leistungsfähige [o gesunde] Wirtschaft

\strong evidence schlagender Beweis

\strong impression prägender Eindruck; (impressive) sehr guter Eindruck

\strong incentive großer Anreiz

\strong influence großer Einfluss

\strong language (vulgar) derbe Ausdrucksweise

\strong lenses starke [Brillen]gläser

\strong likeness frappierende [o verblüffende] Ähnlichkeit

to take \strong measures against sb/sth energisch gegen jdn/etw vorgehen

\strong medicine starkes Medikament

to produce \strong memories lebhafte Erinnerungen hervorrufen

\strong policies überzeugende Politik

\strong praise großes Lob

\strong protest scharfer [o energischer] Protest

\strong reaction heftige Reaktion

to have \strong reason to do sth gute Gründe haben, etw zu tun

there is \strong reason to... es gibt einige Anzeichen dafür, dass...

\strong resistance erbitterter Widerstand

\strong rivalry ausgeprägte Rivalität

\strong smell strenger Geruch

in the \strongest of terms sehr energisch

\strong trading links umfangreiche Handelsbeziehungen

a \strong will ein starker Wille

\strong winds heftige [o starke] Winde

\strong wish großer Wunsch

\strong yearning starke Sehnsucht

2. (effective) gut, stark

she's the \strongest candidate sie ist die beste Kandidatin

▪ to be \strong on sth gut in etw dat sein

\strong favourite [or AM favorite] aussichtsreicher Favorit/aussichtsreiche Favoritin

sb's \strong point [or BRIT, AUS also suit] jds Stärke

tact is not her \strong point Takt ist nicht gerade ihre Stärke

3. (physically powerful) kräftig, stark; (healthy) gesund, kräftig

\strong constitution robuste Konstitution

\strong eyes gute Augen

to be as \strong as a horse [or an ox] bärenstark sein

to have \strong nerves [or a \strong stomach] ( fig) allerhand verkraften können, sehr belastbar sein, ÖSTERR a. einen guten Magen haben

4. (robust) stabil; (tough) person stark; share prices fest

5. (deep-seated) überzeugt

I felt \strong sympathy for him after all his misfortune er tat mir sehr leid nach all seinem Pech

\strong antipathy [or dislike] unüberwindliche Abneigung

\strong bias [or prejudice] unüberwindliches Vorurteil

\strong conviction feste Überzeugung

\strong emotions [or feelings] starke Gefühle

\strong fear große Angst

\strong objections starke Einwände

\strong opinion vorgefasste Meinung

\strong tendency deutliche [o klare] Tendenz

to have \strong views on sth eine Meinung über etw akk energisch vertreten

6. (staunch)

to be a \strong believer in sth fest an etw akk glauben

\strong friends loyale [o treue] Freunde

\strong friendship unerschütterliche Freundschaft

\strong opponent überzeugter Gegner/überzeugte Gegnerin

\strong supporter überzeugter Anhänger/überzeugte Anhängerin

7. (very likely) groß, hoch, stark

\strong chances of success hohe [o gute] Erfolgsaussichten

\strong likelihood [or probability] hohe Wahrscheinlichkeit

8. after n, inv (in number) stark

our club is currently about eighty \strong unser Klub hat derzeit 80 Mitglieder [o ist derzeit 80 Mann stark

9. (marked) stark

\strong accent starker Akzent

10. (bright) hell, kräftig

\strong colour [or AM color] kräftige [o leuchtende] Farbe

\strong light grelles Licht

11. (pungent) streng

\strong flavour [or AM flavor] intensiver [o kräftiger] Geschmack

\strong odour penetranter [o strenger] Geruch

\strong smell beißender [o stechender] Geruch

12. FIN hart, stabil, stark

\strong currency harte [o starke] Währung

II. adv ( fam)

to come on \strong (sexually) rangehen fam; (aggressively) in Fahrt kommen fam

he's always coming on \strong to me er macht mich permanent an

to come on too \strong sich akk zu sehr aufregen, übertrieben reagieren

still going \strong noch gut in Form [o fam Schuss]

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[strɒŋ]
1. adj (+er)

1) stark; (physically) person, material, kick, hands kräftig, stark; grip, voice kräftig; table, bolt, nail, wall stabil, solide; shoes fest; (= strongly marked) features ausgeprägt

you need a strong stomach to be a nurse — als Krankenschwester muss man allerhand verkraften können

2) (= healthy) kräftig; person, constitution robust, kräftig; teeth, eyes, eyesight, heart, nerves gut

when you're strong again — wenn Sie wieder bei Kräften sind

he's getting stronger every day — er wird mit jedem Tag wieder kräftiger

3) (= powerful, effective) stark; character, conviction, views fest; country mächtig; candidate, case aussichtsreich; influence, temptation groß, stark; reason, argument, evidence überzeugend; protest, plea energisch; measure drastisch; letter geharnischt, in starken Worten abgefasst; (LITER) plot, sequence, passage, performance gut, stark (inf)

to have strong feelings/views about sth — in Bezug auf etw (acc) stark engagiert sein

I didn't know you had such strong feelings about it — ich habe nicht gewusst, dass Ihnen so viel daran liegt or dass Ihnen das so viel bedeutet; (against it) ich habe nicht gewusst, dass Sie so dagegen sind

she has very strong feelings about him — sie hat sehr viel für ihn übrig; (as candidate etc) sie hält sehr viel von ihm; (against him) sie ist vollkommen gegen ihn

to have strong feelings for or about sth — eine starke Bindung an etw (acc)

we need a strong hand to fight crime — wir müssen das Verbrechen mit starker Hand bekämpfen

his strong point — seine Stärke

to protest in strong terms — energisch protestieren

I had a strong sense of déjà-vu — ich hatte ganz den Eindruck, das schon einmal gesehen zu haben

there is a strong possibility that... — es ist überaus wahrscheinlich, dass...

4) (in numbers) stark

a group 20 strong — eine 20 Mann starke Gruppe

5) (= capable) gut, stark (inf)

he is strong in/on sth — etw ist seine Stärke or starke Seite

6) (= enthusiastic, committed) begeistert; supporter, Catholic, socialist überzeugt; belief, faith unerschütterlich, stark

he's very strong for Smith (inf) — er ist (ein) Smith-Fan (inf)

7) food deftig; smell, perfume etc stark; (= pungent, unpleasant) smell, taste streng; (of butter) ranzig; colour, light kräftig; acid, bleach stark; solution konzentriert

a strong drink — ein harter Drink

8) accent, verb, rhyme stark; syllable etc betont

9) (FIN) market, economy gesund; price stabil; currency stark

2. adv (+er)

1) (inf)

to be going strong (old person, thing) — gut in Schuss sein (inf); (runner) gut in Form sein; (party, rehearsals) in Schwung sein (inf)

that's (coming it) a bit strong! —

he pitched it pretty strong (inf) — er drückte sich ziemlich drastisch aus

2) (FIN) in einer starken Position

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strong [strɒŋ]

A adj (adv → strongly)

1. allg

a) stark (Ähnlichkeit, Gift, Nerven etc):

temptation is strong for sb to do sth die Versuchung, etwas zu tun, ist groß für jemanden;

strong at home SPORT heimstark

b) kräftig (Farben, Stimme etc):

strong man POL starker Mann;

strong mind scharfer Verstand, kluger Kopf; → feeling A 5, point A 24, sex A 2

2. fig tüchtig, gut, stark ( alle:

in in dat):

he’s strong in mathematics

3. fig stark (Glaube etc), fest (Überzeugung etc):

be strong against sth entschieden gegen etwas sein;

strong face energisches oder markantes Gesicht

4. stark, mächtig (Nation etc):

a company 200 strong MIL eine 200 Mann starke Kompanie;

a nine-strong team ein neun Mann starkes Team;

our club is 100 strong unser Klub hat 100 Mitglieder;

an 8,000-strong community eine 8000-Seelen-Gemeinde

5. fig aussichtsreich (Kandidat etc)

6. fig gewichtig, überzeugend, zwingend, schwerwiegend (Argument etc)

7. fig energisch, entschlossen (Anstrengungen etc):

with a strong hand mit starker Hand;

use strong language Kraftausdrücke gebrauchen;

strong word Kraftausdruck m;

strongly worded in scharfen Worten formuliert

8. überzeugt, eifrig (Tory etc)

9. schwer (Parfüm, Wein etc)

10. schwer, fest (Schuhe)

11. scharf riechend oder schmeckend, übel riechend oder schmeckend:

strong flavo(u)r scharfer oder strenger Geschmack;

strong butter ranzige Butter

12. WIRTSCH

a) fest (Markt)

b) lebhaft (Nachfrage)

c) anziehend (Preise)

13. LING stark (Deklination, Verb)

B adv

1. stark, nachdrücklich, energisch:

come on strong

a) rangehen umg,

b) auftrumpfen

2. umg tüchtig, mächtig:

be going strong gut in Schuss oder in Form sein;

come ( oder go) it strong, come on strong

a) sich (mächtig) ins Zeug legen umg,

b) auftrumpfen;

come it too strong dick auftragen umg, übertreiben

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1. adjective,
stronger, strongest

1) (resistant) stark; gefestigt [Ehe]; stabil [Möbel]; solide, fest [Fundament, Schuhe]; streng [Vorschriften, Vorkehrungen]; robust [Konstitution, Magen, Stoff, Porzellan]

you have to have a strong stomach — (fig.) man muss einiges vertragen können

2) (powerful) stark, kräftig [Person, Tier]; kräftig [Arme, Beine, Muskeln, Tritt, Schlag, Zähne]; stark [Linse, Brille, Strom, Magnet]; gut [Augen]

as strong as a horse or an ox — (fig.) bärenstark (ugs.)

a man of strong character — ein charakterstarker Mann

3) (effective) stark [Regierung, Herrscher, Wille]; streng [Disziplin, Lehrer]; gut [Gedächtnis, Schüler]; fähig [Redner, Mathematiker]; (formidable) stark [Gegner, Kombination]; aussichtsreich [Kandidat]; (powerful in resources) reich [Nation, Land]; leistungsfähig [Wirtschaft]; stark [Besetzung, Delegation, Truppe, Kontingent usw.]

somebody's strong point — jemandes Stärke

4) (convincing) gut, handfest [Grund, Beispiel, Argument]

there is a strong possibility that... — es ist sehr wahrscheinlich, dass...

5) (vigorous, moving forcefully) stark; voll [Unterstützung]; fest [Überzeugung]; kraftvoll [Stil]; (fervent) glühend [Anhänger, Verfechter einer Sache]

take strong measures/action — energisch vorgehen

6) (affecting the senses) stark; kräftig, stark [Geruch, Geschmack, Stimme]; markant [Gesichtszüge]; (pungent) streng [Geruch, Geschmack]; kräftig [Käse]

7) (concentrated) stark; kräftig [Farbe]

I need a strong drink — ich muss mir erst mal einen genehmigen (ugs.)

8) (emphatic) stark [Ausdruck, Protest]; heftig [Worte, Wortwechsel]
2. adverb
stark

somebody is going strong — es geht jemandem gut

they are still going strong — (after years of marriage) mit ihnen geht es noch immer gut; (after hours of work) sie sind noch immer eifrig dabei

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adj.

kampfstark adj.

stark adj.

English-german dictionary > strong
16 взгляд

муж.
1) look;
glance (мимолётный) ;
gaze, stare (пристальный) ;
glare (настойчивый и враждебный) быстрый взгляд ≈ eye-beam, glance, glimpse, peek, slant амер.;
разг. хитрый взгляд ≈ furtive look взгляд украдкой ≈ covert glance на взгляд ≈ in appearance, by sight, to judge from appearances бросить взгляд ≈ (на кого-л./что-л.) to glance (at), to cast a glance/look (at), to dart/shoot a glance (at) хмурый взгляд ≈ frown
2) (воззрение) view, opinion;
мн. eye, gospel здравый взгляд на вещи ≈ sound judgement широко распространенный взгляд ≈ commonly held view придерживающийся других взглядов ≈ dissident широких взглядов ≈ broad-gauge, open-minded на мой взгляд ≈ in my opinion взгляды на жизнь ≈ views on life расхождение во взглядах ≈ clash of opinions, cognitive dissonance, ideological gap расходиться во взглядах ≈ to disaccord ∙ на первый взгляд ≈ on the face of it, prima facie с первого взгляда ≈ at first sight;
at once

м.
1. glance, look;
приковывать ~ы attract all eyes;
все ~ы были устремлены на него all eyes were fixed upon him;
чувствовать на себе чей-л. ~ have* a feeling that smb. is looking at you;

2. (выражение глаз) look, expression;
умный ~ intelligent expression;
тяжёлый, неприятный ~ unpleasant look in one`s eyes;

3. (точка зрения) view, opinion;
у него правильный (неправильный) ~ на вещи he takes the right (a false) view of things;
разделять чьи-л. ~ы share smb.`s views;
~ на жизнь outlook on life;
на мой ~ in my view/opinion, my view is that...;
на первый ~ at first sight;
с одного ~а at a glance;
с первого ~а видно было, что... it was obvious from the first that...;
он мне понравился с первого ~а I liked him the moment I set eyes on him.

Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > взгляд
17 propagate

1. transitive verb
1) (Hort., Bacteriol.) vermehren (from, by durch); (Breeding, Zool.) züchten

2) (spread) verbreiten

3) (Phys.)

be propagated — sich fortpflanzen
2. intransitive verb
1) (Bot., Zool., Bacteriol.) sich vermehren

2) (spread, extend, travel) sich ausbreiten

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['propəɡeit]
verb

1) (to spread (news etc).) verbreiten

2) (to (make plants) produce seeds.) fortpflanzen

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- academic.ru/58387/propagation">propagation

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propa·gate

[ˈprɒpəgeɪt, AM ˈprɑ:-]

I. vt

1. (breed)

▪ to \propagate sth etw züchten; (plants) etw vermehren

▪ to \propagate oneself sich akk vermehren

2. ( form: disseminate)

▪ to \propagate sth etw verbreiten

to \propagate a lie eine Lüge verbreiten

II. vi sich akk fortpflanzen; plants sich akk vermehren

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['prɒpəgeɪt]
1. vt

1) (= reproduce) fortpflanzen

2) (= disseminate) verbreiten; views verbreiten, propagieren

3) (PHYS) sound, waves fortpflanzen

4) (HORT) plant vermehren

2. vi
sich fortpflanzen or vermehren; (views) sich aus- or verbreiten
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propagate [ˈprɒpəɡeıt; US ˈprɑ-]

A v/t

1. BIOL, auch PHYS einen Ton, eine Bewegung, Licht fortpflanzen, BIOL auch züchten:

propagate o.s., be propagated → B 1

2. eine Lehre etc propagieren, verbreiten

3. eine Krankheit etc übertragen

B v/i

1. sich fortpflanzen oder vermehren

2. sich aus-, verbreiten

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1. transitive verb
1) (Hort., Bacteriol.) vermehren (from, by durch); (Breeding, Zool.) züchten

2) (spread) verbreiten

3) (Phys.)

be propagated — sich fortpflanzen
2. intransitive verb
1) (Bot., Zool., Bacteriol.) sich vermehren

2) (spread, extend, travel) sich ausbreiten

* * *

v.

verbreiten v.

vermehren v.

English-german dictionary > propagate
18 soundness

noun, no pl.

1) (of mind, body) Gesundheit, die; (of construction, structure) Solidität, die

2) (of argument) Stichhaltigkeit, die; (of policy, views) Vernünftigkeit, die

3) (of sleep) Tiefe, die

4) (competence, reliability) Solidität, die

5) (solvency) wirtschaftliche Gesundheit; Solvenz, die

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noun die Gesundheit

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sound·ness

[ˈsaʊndnəs]

n no pl Solidität f geh, Verlässlichkeit f, Zuverlässigkeit f; of mind Vernünftigkeit f

the \soundness of sb's judgement jds gutes Urteilsvermögen

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['saʊndnɪs]
n

1) (= good condition) gesunder Zustand; (of building, chassis) guter Zustand

2) (= validity, dependability) Solidität f; (of argument, analysis) Fundiertheit f, Solidität f; (of economy, currency) Stabilität f; (of idea, advice, move, policy) Vernünftigkeit f; (of person, goalkeeper) Verlässlichkeit f

3) (= thoroughness) Gründlichkeit f, Solidität f

4) (JUR of decision, claim) Rechtmäßigkeit f

5) (of sleep) Tiefe f

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soundness s

1. Gesundheit f (auch fig)

2. fig Folgerichtigkeit f

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noun, no pl.

1) (of mind, body) Gesundheit, die; (of construction, structure) Solidität, die

2) (of argument) Stichhaltigkeit, die; (of policy, views) Vernünftigkeit, die

3) (of sleep) Tiefe, die

4) (competence, reliability) Solidität, die

5) (solvency) wirtschaftliche Gesundheit; Solvenz, die

* * *

n.

Gesundheit f.

Stichhaltigkeit f.

Zuverlässigkeit f.

einwandfreier Zustand m.

English-german dictionary > soundness
19 reflect

1. I
abs

I want time to reflect мне нужно время, чтобы подумать /поразмыслить/; cases that make you /give you occasion to/ reflect факты /случаи/, которые наводят на /служат причиной для/ размышления
2. III
reflect smth.

1) reflect heat (sound, beams of light, rays of light, the image of objects, etc.) отражать тепло и т.д.; white walls reflect more light than dark walls белые стены отражают больше света, чем темные; the mirror reflected smb.'s face в зеркале отразилось чье-то лицо

2) reflect the views of the people (his opinions, the manners of a people, etc.) отражать взгляды людей и т.д.; this newspaper reflects public opinion (the opinion of its owner, the opinions of those who read them, etc.) Эта газета отражает общественное мнение и т.д.; his face reflected his emotions на его лице отразились владевшие им чувства
3. IV
reflect smth. in some manner

1) the surface of the lake reflected faithfully each flower growing on its borders в воде озера зеркально отражался каждый цветок, росший на берегу; what colour reflects light the best? какой цвет лучше всего отражает лучи света?

2) reflect smb.'s emotions (smb.'s views, etc.) faithfully (cynically, logically, etc.) точно /верно/ и т.д. отражать владеющие кем-л. чувства и т.д.
4. XI
1) be reflected when light falls upon any body, part of it is reflected когда свет падает.на какое-л. тело, часть его отражается; be reflected from with. the sunlight was reflected from the water вода отражала солнечный свет; be reflected in smth. look at the trees reflected in the lake посмотрите /взгляните/ на деревья, отраженные в озере; she saw me reflected in the mirror она увидела меня в зерцале; be reflected on smth. the mountain was clearly reflected on the surface of a lake гора отчетливо /ясно/ отражалась на водной глади озера

2) be reflected in smth. it is reflected in the literature of the time (in his books, in her work, etc.) это отражено /нашло отражение/ в литературе того времени и т.д.
5. XIII
reflect how to do smth. reflect how to get out of a difficulty (how to answer that question, etc.) размышлять над тем /думать о том/, как выйти из трудного положения и т.д.
6. XVI
1) reflect (up)on smth. reflect upon a problem (upon one's schemes, upon one's prospects, upon one's designs, on one's virtues and faults, on the future of..., etc.) размышлять над проблемой и т.д.; reflect (up)on this subject earnestly (deeply, quietly, moodily, grimly, etc.) серьезно и т.д. обдумывать этот вопрос; reflect on it awhile, you'll see I'm right поразмыслите об этом и вы увидите, что я прав

2) reflect (up)on smth., smb. reflect on smb.'s honour (on smb.'s character, on their training, upon smb.'s future, etc.) бросать тень на чью-л. честь и т.д.: reflect upon smb.'s sincerity сомневаться в чьей-л. искренности; his conduct reflects on his parents своим поведением он позорит родителей; this decision will reflect on his future career это решение скажется на его будущей карьере /окажет влияние на его будущую карьеру/
7. XVII
reflect before (after, when, etc.) doing smth. take time to reflect before doing important things (after having heard him out, when answering, etc.) подумайте /поразмыслите/, прежде чем сделать что-л. важное и т.д.
8. XXI1
1) reflect smth. on (in) smth. the mirror reflected light on the wall behind him зеркало отбрасывало свет на стену позади неге; wistarias are reflecting their purple blossoms in the water фиолетовые цветы глициний отражаются в воде

2) reflect smth. (up)on smb. her bitterness reflects gloom on all the family чувство горечи, испытываемое ею, приводит в уныние всю семью; reflect credit (up)on smb. делать кому-л. честь; reflect glory on smb. приносить кому-л. славу, покрывать кого-л. славой; reflect по credit /no honour/ on smb. не делать кому-л. чести; the results reflect the greatest credit upon all concerned достигнутые /полученные/ результаты самым блестящим образом характеризуют всех, кто с этим связан /кто имеет к этому отношение/; reflect discredit (up)on smb. дискредитировать /порочить, бросать тень на/ кого-л.; his conduct reflects dishonour upon him его поведение позорит его
9. XXVII1
reflect upon what... (how..., etc.) reflect upon what answer to make (upon what one is going to say, how to help him, etc.) подумать над тем, как ответить и т.д.

English-Russian dictionary of verb phrases > reflect
20 distant

adjective

1) (far) fern

be distant [from somebody] — weit [von jemandem] weg sein

2) (fig.): (remote) entfernt [Ähnlichkeit, Verwandtschaft, Verwandte, Beziehung]

it's a distant prospect/possibility — das ist Zukunftsmusik

3) (in time) fern

in the distant past/future — in ferner Vergangenheit/Zukunft

4) (cool) reserviert, distanziert [Person, Haltung]

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adjective

1) (far away or far apart, in place or time: the distant past; a distant country; Our house is quite distant from the school.) entfernt

2) (not close: a distant relation.) zurückhaltend

3) (not friendly: Her manner was rather distant.) zurückhaltend

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dis·tant

[ˈdɪst^ənt]

adj

1. (far away) fern

she could hear the \distant sound of fireworks exploding sie konnte von fern das Geräusch explodierender Feuerwerkskörper hören

the village lay two miles \distant das Dorf war zwei Meilen entfernt

in the not-too-\distant future in nicht allzu ferner Zukunft

\distant lands ferne Länder

from the dim and \distant past aus der fernen Vergangenheit

at some \distant point in the future irgendwann einmal

\distant relative entfernte(r) Verwandte(r) f(m)

2. (aloof) unnahbar

▪ to be \distant with sb jdm gegenüber distanziert sein

3. (absent) look abwesend

* * *
['dIstənt]
1. adj

1) (in space) horizon, land, region, mountains fern; galaxies weit entfernt; sound entfernt; relative, resemblance entfernt

with views of the distant mountains —

we had a distant view of the church — wir sahen die Kirche in der Ferne

he is somewhat distant from the day-to-day operations — er hat mit dem täglichen Betrieb ziemlich wenig zu tun

I felt so distant from her — ich fühlte mich so weit weg von ihr

to come or finish a distant second/third (to sb/sth) (in race, competition) — weit abgeschlagen auf dem zweiten/dritten Platz (hinter jdm/etw) landen

profits came a distant second to preserving jobs — Gewinne lagen an zweiter Stelle, weit hinter der Arbeitsplatzerhaltung

2) (in time, age) past, future fern; memory entfernt, schwach; days weit zurückliegend

it's a distant prospect (fig) — es liegt noch in weiter Ferne

in the not too or very distant future — in nicht allzu ferner Zukunft

3) (= reserved) person, voice distanziert

they are emotionally distant from their families — sie haben ein emotional distanziertes Verhältnis zu ihren Familien

4) (= distracted) person, look, mind abwesend

there was a distant look in her eyes — sie hatte einen abwesenden Blick

2. adv
(in time, space) entfernt
a mile distant from our house — eine Meile von unserem Haus entfernt

dawn was still an hour distant — es war noch eine Stunde bis zum Morgengrauen

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distant [ˈdıstənt] adj (adv distantly)

1. entfernt, weit ( beide:

from von):

some miles distant;

distant relation entfernte(r) oder weitläufige(r) Verwandte(r);

they are distant relatives sie sind weitläufig miteinander verwandt;

distant resemblance entfernte oder schwache Ähnlichkeit;

a distant dream ein vager Traum, eine schwache Aussicht

2. fern (auch zeitlich):

distant countries;

distant times

3. (weit) voneinander entfernt

4. (from) abweichend (von), ander(er, e, es) (als)

5. kühl, abweisend, zurückhaltend, distanziert (Höflichkeit etc)

6. weit, in große(r) Ferne:

distant voyage Fernreise f

7. Fern…:

distant action Fernwirkung f;

distant (block) signal BAHN Vorsignal n;

distant control Fernsteuerung f;

distant heating Fernheizung f;

distant reading Fernablesung f;

distant reconnaissance MIL strategische Aufklärung, Fernaufklärung f

dist. abk

1. distance

2. distant

3. distinguish (distinguished)

4. district

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adjective

1) (far) fern

be distant [from somebody] — weit [von jemandem] weg sein

2) (fig.): (remote) entfernt [Ähnlichkeit, Verwandtschaft, Verwandte, Beziehung]

it's a distant prospect/possibility — das ist Zukunftsmusik

3) (in time) fern

in the distant past/future — in ferner Vergangenheit/Zukunft

4) (cool) reserviert, distanziert [Person, Haltung]

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adj.

abstehend adj.

entfernt adj.

fern adj.

English-german dictionary > distant

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