sound

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.) sano, sólido, firme
2) ((of sleep) deep: She's a very sound sleeper.) profundo
3) (full; thorough: a sound basic training.) completo, severo
4) (accurate; free from mistakes: a sound piece of work.) bueno, sólido
5) (having or showing good judgement or good sense: His advice is always very sound.) juicioso, sensato, acertado, consistente
•
- 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.) sonido
2) (something that is, or can be, heard: The sounds were coming from the garage.) ruido, sonido, voces
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!) idea

2. verb
1) (to (cause something to) make a sound: Sound the bell!; The bell sounded.) tocar, hacer sonar
2) (to signal (something) by making a sound: Sound the alarm!) sonar, resonar
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.) sonar, parecer
4) (to pronounce: In the word `pneumonia', the letter p is not sounded.) pronunciar(se)
5) (to examine by tapping and listening carefully: She sounded the patient's chest.) auscultar
•
- soundlessly
- sound effects
- soundproof
3. verb
(to make (walls, a room etc) soundproof.) insonorizar

III
verb
(to measure the depth of (water etc).) sondar
- sound out
sound1 adj sólido / bueno / fuerte / seguro
a sound investment una inversión segura
to be sound asleep estar profundamente dormido
sound2 n
1. sonido
faster than the speed of sound más rápido que la velocidad del sonido
2. ruido
we heard a strange sound oímos un ruido extraño
3. volumen
can you turn the sound up? ¿puedes subir el volumen?
sound3 vb
1. parecer
from what he says it sounds like a wonderful hotel por lo que dice, parece un hotel maravilloso
2. sonar
if the alarm sounds, leave the building si suena la alarma, abandona el edificio
sound
tr[saʊnd]
adjective
1 (healthy) sano,-a
■ of sound mind en su sano juicio, en pleno uso de sus facultades
■ safe and sound sano,-a y salvo,-a
2 (solid) sólido,-a, firme; (in good condition) en buen estado
3 (sensible) sensato,-a, acertado,-a; (valid) sólido,-a, lógico,-a, razonable; (responsible) responsable, formal, de fiar; (reliable, safe) seguro,-a
■ a sound piece of advice un bueno consejo
■ he's got a sound grasp of Italian domina el italiano
■ her knowledge of modern history is sound sus conocimientos de historia moderna son sólidos
■ a sound investment una inversión segura
4 (thorough) completo,-a; (severe) severo,-a
■ a sound training una formación sólida
■ a sound examination un examen a fondo
■ a sound beating una buena paliza
5 (of sleep) profundo,-a
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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
to be as sound as a bell (person) estar sano,-a 2 (thing) estar en perfectas condiciones, estar en perfecto estado
to be sound asleep estar profundamente dormido,-a
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sound
tr[saʊnd]
noun
1 SMALLGEOGRAPHY/SMALL estrecho, brazo de mar
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sound
tr[saʊnd]
noun
1 (gen) sonido; (musical) sonido, son nombre masculino; (noise) ruido
■ I heard the sound of voices oí (unas) voces
■ the sound of the guitar el son de la guitarra
■ the sound was so bad we couldn't hear the singer el sonido era tan malo que no oímos al cantante
■ without a sound sin hacer ruido
■ the speed of sound la velocidad del sonido
■ I was born within the sound of Bow bells desde donde nací se oyen las campanas de la iglesia de Bow
2 SMALLTELEVISION/SMALL (volume) volumen nombre masculino
■ turn the sound up/down sube/baja el volumen
3 (impression, idea) idea
■ I don't like the sound of this esto se está poniendo feo, esto me da mala espina
■ I quite like the sound of that podría estar bien
■ by/from the sound of it, he's getting on fine por lo visto las cosas le van bien
transitive verb
1 (bell, horn, trumpet) tocar, hacer sonar; (alarm) dar (la señal de); (retreat) tocar
2 SMALLLINGUISTICS/SMALL pronunciar
intransitive verb
1 (bell, horn, alarm, etc) sonar, resonar
2 (seem) parecer; (give impression) sonar
■ how does that sound? ¿qué te parece eso?
■ it sounds lovely me parece estupendo
■ it sounds as if she knows what she's doing parece que sabe lo que hace
■ you sound like you've got a cold parece que estés resfriado
■ you sound different tu voz suena distinta
■ he sounds just like my brother es igual que mi hermano
■ does this sentence sound right to you? ¿te suena bien esta frase?
■ it sounds like Mozart (me) suena a Mozart
■ it sounds like a lie me huele a mentira
3 SMALLLINGUISTICS/SMALL pronunciarse, sonar
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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
sound barrier barrera del sonido
sound card tarjeta de sonido
sound check prueba de sonido
sound effects efectos nombre masculino plural sonoros
sound engineer ingeniero,-a de sonido
sound wave onda sonora
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sound
tr[saʊnd]
transitive verb
1 SMALLMARITIME/SMALL sondar
2 SMALLMEDICINE/SMALL (gen) sondar; (chest) auscultar
noun
1 SMALLMEDICINE/SMALL sonda
sound ['saʊnd] vt
1) : sondar (en navegación)
2) or to sound out probe: sondear
3) : hacer sonar, tocar (una trompeta, etc.)
sound vi
1) : sonar
the alarm sounded: la alarma sonó
2) seem: parecer
sound adj
1) healthy: sano
safe and sound: sano y salvo
of sound mind and body: en pleno uso de sus facultades
2) firm, solid: sólido
3) sensible: lógico, sensato
4) deep: profundo
a sound sleep: un sueño profundo
sound n
1) : sonido m
the speed of sound: la velocidad del sonido
2) noise: sonido m, ruido m
I heard a sound: oí un sonido
3) channel: brazo m de mar, canal m (ancho)
sound
adj.
• confiable adj.
• firme adj.
• ileso, -a adj.
• macizo, -a adj.
• razonable adj.
• sano, -a adj.
• sonido, -a adj.
• sólido, -a adj.
n.
• ruido s.m.
• son s.m.
• sonda s.f.
• sonido s.m.
• tañido s.m.
• toque s.m.
v.
• fondear v.
• hondear v.
• sonar v.
• sondear v.
• tocar v.

I saʊnd
1) noun
Sense I
2) u c
a) (noise) sonido m; (unpleasant, disturbing) ruido m

we heard the sound of footsteps — oímos (unos) pasos

don't make a sound! — no hagas ni el menor ruido!

there wasn't a sound to be heard — no se oía absolutamente nada

he woke up to the sound of birds singing — se despertó con el canto de los pájaros

b) (of music, instrument) sonido m
c) (Ling) sonido m

a vowel sound — un sonido vocálico

3) u
a) (Phys) sonido m; (before n)

the sound barrier — la barrera del sonido

a sound wave — una onda sonora

b) (Audio, Rad, TV) sonido m

turn the sound up/down — sube/baja el volumen; (before n)

sound effects — efectos mpl sonoros

4) (impression conveyed) (colloq) (no pl)

I don't like the sound of that at all — eso no me huele nada bien

by o from the sound of it, everything's going very well — parece que or por lo visto todo marcha muy bien

Sense II
5) c
a) (channel) paso m, estrecho m
b) (inlet) brazo m

II
1.
intransitive verb
1)
a) (give impression) sonar*

your voice sounds o you sound different on the phone — tu voz suena distinta por teléfono

you sound as if o as though you could do with a rest — me da la impresión de que no te vendría mal un descanso

it sounds as if o as though they're here now — (por el ruido) parece que ya están aquí

that sounds like Susan now — ésa debe (de) ser Susan

b) (seem) parecer*

we'll leave at ten; how does that sound to you? — saldremos a las diez ¿qué te parece?

it sounds as if o as though you had a great time — parece que lo pasaste fenomenal

sounds like fun! — (colloq) qué divertido!

2) (make noise, resound) \<\<bell/alarm\>\> sonar*

2.
vt
1)
a) \<\<trumpet/horn\>\> tocar*, hacer* sonar

the chairman sounded a note of warning in his speech — en su discurso, el presidente llamó a la cautela

b) (articulate) \<\<letter/consonant\>\> pronunciar
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Phrasal Verbs:

III
adjective -er, -est
1)
a) (healthy) sano

safe and sound — sano y salvo

I, Peter Smith, being of sound mind ... — (frml) yo, Peter Smith, (estando) en pleno uso de mis facultades ... (frml)

b) (in good condition) <basis/foundation> sólido, firme; <timber> en buenas condiciones
2)
a) (valid) <reasoning/knowledge> sólido; <advice/decision> sensato
b) (reliable) <colleague/staff> responsable, formal
3)
a) (deep) <sleep> profundo
b) (hard, thorough)

a sound spanking — una buena paliza


IV
adverb -er, -est

sound asleep — profundamente dormido


I [saʊnd]
1. N
1) (Phys) sonido m

the speed of sound — la velocidad del sonido

2) (=noise) ruido m

the sound of footsteps — el ruido de pasos

the sound of breaking glass — el ruido de cristales que se rompen/rompían

• consonant sounds — consonantes fpl, sonidos mpl consonánticos

• I didn't hear a sound — no oí ni un ruido

• don't make a sound! — ¡no hagas el menor ruido!

• not a sound was to be heard — no se oía or (esp LAm) sentía ruido alguno

• to the sound of the national anthem — al son del himno nacional

• they were within sound of the camp — el campamento estaba al alcance del oído

• he opened the door without a sound — abrió la puerta sin hacer nada de ruido

3) (=volume) volumen m

can I turn the sound down? — ¿puedo bajar el volumen?

4) (=musical style)

the Glenn Miller sound — la música de Glenn Miller

5) (fig) (=impression)

• by the sound of it — según parece

• I don't like the sound of it — (film etc) por lo que he oído, no me gusta nada; (situation) me preocupa, me da mala espina

2. VT
1) [+ horn, trumpet] tocar, hacer sonar; [+ bell] tocar; [+ alarm, warning] dar; [+ praises] cantar, entonar

• to sound the charge — (Mil) tocar la carga

• sound your horn! — (Aut) ¡toca el claxon!

• to sound a note of warning — (fig) dar la señal de alarma

• to sound the retreat — (Mil) tocar la retirada

2) (=pronounce) pronunciar

sound your "r"s more — pronuncia más claro la "r"

to sound the "d" in "hablado" — pronunciar la "d" en "hablado"

3. VI
1) (=emit sound) sonar

the bell sounded — sonó el timbre

a cannon sounded a long way off — se oyó un cañón a lo lejos, sonó or resonó un cañón a lo lejos

2) (=appear to be)
a) (from aural clues) sonar

it sounds hollow — suena a hueco

he sounds Italian to me — por la voz, diría que es italiano

he sounded angry — parecía enfadado

• it sounds like French — suena a francés

that sounds like them arriving now — parece que llegan ahora

b) (from available information) sonar, parecer

it sounds very odd — suena muy raro

that sounds interesting — eso suena interesante

• it sounds as if or as though she won't be coming — parece que no va a venir

• how does it sound to you? — ¿qué te parece?

• that sounds like a good idea — eso parece buena idea

she sounds like a nice girl — parece una chica simpática

4.
CPD

sound archive N — archivo m de sonido

sound barrier N — barrera f del sonido

sound bite N — cita f jugosa

sound card N — (Comput) tarjeta f de sonido

sound effect N — efecto m sonoro

sound engineer N — ingeniero(-a) m / f de sonido

sound file N — (Comput) fichero m de sonido

sound law N — ley f fonética

sound library N — fonoteca f

sound mixer N — (=engineer) ingeniero(-a) m / f de sonido

sound recording N — grabación f sonora

sound recordist N — (TV) registrador(a) m / f de sonido

sound shift N — cambio m de pronunciación

sound system N — (Ling) sistema m fonológico; (=hi-fi) cadena f de sonido

sound truck N — (US) furgón m publicitario

sound wave N — (Phys) onda f sonora

- sound off

II
[saʊnd]
VT
1) (Naut) sondar
2) (Med) [+ chest] auscultar; [+ cavity, passage] sondar

to sound sb's chest — auscultar el pecho a algn


III [saʊnd]
1. ADJ
(compar sounder) (superl soundest)
1) (=in good condition) sano; [constitution] robusto; [structure] sólido, firme

to be sound in mind and body — ser sano de cuerpo y de espíritu

in sound condition — en buenas condiciones

to be of sound mind — estar en su cabal juicio

- be as sound as a bell
safe 1., 1)
2) (=well-founded) [argument] bien fundado, sólido; [ideas, opinions] válido, razonable; [investment] bueno, seguro; [training] sólido; [decision, choice] acertado

his reasoning is perfectly sound — su argumentación es perfectamente válida

she gave me some sound advice — me dio un buen consejo

he's sound enough on the theory — tiene una preparación sólida en cuanto a la teoría

3) (=dependable) [person] formal, digno de confianza

he's a very sound man — es un hombre formal or digno de confianza

he's a sound worker — es buen trabajador, trabaja con seriedad

4) (=thorough)

to give sb a sound beating — dar a algn una buena paliza

5) (=deep, untroubled) [sleep] profundo
2.
ADV

to be sound asleep — estar profundamente dormido

I shall sleep the sounder for it — por eso dormiré más tranquilamente


IV
[saʊnd]
N (Geog) estrecho m, brazo m de mar
* * *

I [saʊnd]
1) noun
Sense I
2) u c
a) (noise) sonido m; (unpleasant, disturbing) ruido m

we heard the sound of footsteps — oímos (unos) pasos

don't make a sound! — no hagas ni el menor ruido!

there wasn't a sound to be heard — no se oía absolutamente nada

he woke up to the sound of birds singing — se despertó con el canto de los pájaros

b) (of music, instrument) sonido m
c) (Ling) sonido m

a vowel sound — un sonido vocálico

3) u
a) (Phys) sonido m; (before n)

the sound barrier — la barrera del sonido

a sound wave — una onda sonora

b) (Audio, Rad, TV) sonido m

turn the sound up/down — sube/baja el volumen; (before n)

sound effects — efectos mpl sonoros

4) (impression conveyed) (colloq) (no pl)

I don't like the sound of that at all — eso no me huele nada bien

by o from the sound of it, everything's going very well — parece que or por lo visto todo marcha muy bien

Sense II
5) c
a) (channel) paso m, estrecho m
b) (inlet) brazo m

II
1.
intransitive verb
1)
a) (give impression) sonar*

your voice sounds o you sound different on the phone — tu voz suena distinta por teléfono

you sound as if o as though you could do with a rest — me da la impresión de que no te vendría mal un descanso

it sounds as if o as though they're here now — (por el ruido) parece que ya están aquí

that sounds like Susan now — ésa debe (de) ser Susan

b) (seem) parecer*

we'll leave at ten; how does that sound to you? — saldremos a las diez ¿qué te parece?

it sounds as if o as though you had a great time — parece que lo pasaste fenomenal

sounds like fun! — (colloq) qué divertido!

2) (make noise, resound) \<\<bell/alarm\>\> sonar*

2.
vt
1)
a) \<\<trumpet/horn\>\> tocar*, hacer* sonar

the chairman sounded a note of warning in his speech — en su discurso, el presidente llamó a la cautela

b) (articulate) \<\<letter/consonant\>\> pronunciar
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Phrasal Verbs:

III
adjective -er, -est
1)
a) (healthy) sano

safe and sound — sano y salvo

I, Peter Smith, being of sound mind ... — (frml) yo, Peter Smith, (estando) en pleno uso de mis facultades ... (frml)

b) (in good condition) <basis/foundation> sólido, firme; <timber> en buenas condiciones
2)
a) (valid) <reasoning/knowledge> sólido; <advice/decision> sensato
b) (reliable) <colleague/staff> responsable, formal
3)
a) (deep) <sleep> profundo
b) (hard, thorough)

a sound spanking — una buena paliza


IV
adverb -er, -est

sound asleep — profundamente dormido


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