- suena
- Del verbo sonar: (conjugate sonar)
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suena es: \ \3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativoMultiple Entries: sonar suena
sonar (conjugate sonar) verbo intransitivo 1 [teléfono/timbre] to ring; [disparo] to ring out;◊ el despertador sonó a las cinco the alarm went off at five o'clock;suenaon las doce en el reloj the clock struck twelve; me suenan las tripas (fam) my tummy's rumbling (colloq) 2 (+ compl)a) [motor/instrumento] to sound;[persona] to sound;◊ suena raro it sounds funny;sonaba preocupada she sounded worried; suena a hueco it sounds hollowb) [palabra/expresión] to sound3a) (resultar conocido) (+ me/te/le etc):◊ me suena tu cara your face is o looks familiar;¿te suena este refrán? does this proverb ring a bell (with you) o sound familiar to you?b) (parecer) suena A algo to sound like sth4 (AmL fam) (fracasar):◊ soné en el examen I blew it in the exam (colloq);sonamos we've blown it now (colloq) verbo transitivo 1a) (+ me/te/le etc) ‹nariz› to wipeb) ‹trompeta› to play2 (Méx fam)a) (pegar) ‹persona› to thump (colloq), to clobber (colloq)b) (en competición) to beat, thrash (colloq)sonarse verbo pronominal: tb◊ suenase la nariz to blow one's nose
suena, suenan, etc see sonar
sonar verbo intransitivo
1 (un instrumento, una melodía) to sound: su voz sonaba a preocupación, her voice sounded worried (un despertador) to ring, buzz
2 (dar una impresión) to sound: lo que dices me suena a chino, what you are saying is Greek to me
eso me suena a problemas, that sounds like trouble
su propuesta no suena mal, I like the sound of her proposal
3 (ser familiar) su cara me suena, his face rings a bell, ese nombre no me suena de nada, that name is completely unknown to me
4 (ser citado, mencionado) su nombre suena como candidato al premio, his name was put forward as a candidate for the prize 'suena' also found in these entries: Spanish: música - sonar - soñar - sonora - sonoro - ubicar - chino - hueco English: bell - Dutch - faintly - familiar - ominously - ring - sound
English-spanish dictionary. 2013.
