sound

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el sonido

∗ noun

adjetivo
1sano(a) (healthy); sólido(a) (solid); en buen estado (in good condition)
  • he is of sound mind -> tiene pleno uso de sus facultades mentales
2sólido(a) (argument, reasoning)
  • a sound piece of advice -> un consejo sensato
  • it makes good sound sense -> parece de lo más razonable
3seguro(a), sólido(a) (reliable) (investment, business); competente (person)
adverbio
también:
  • to be sound asleep -> estar profundamente dormido(a)

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sound [saund-ueiv]
1Sonar, tocar, tañer, hacer que alguna cosa emita un sonido.
  • To sound alarm -> tocar alarma
2Celebrar, publicar (publish).
3Dar aviso, mandar, prescribir u ordenar por medio de un sonido.
4Probar por el sonido; auscultar o percutir; examinar por medio de los sonidos.
verbo neutro (intransitivo)
5Sonar, hacer o causar ruido. (n)
6Sonar, hacer una cosa alusión a otra. (n)
7Ser llevado por el sonido; esparcirse, divulgarse. (n)
8Dar una señal por medio de un toque o sonido. (n)
  • That sounds very odd -> eso suena raro, eso parece raro
va.
1Sondar o sondear, echar la plomada para cerciorarse de la profundidad del agua. (Marina)
2Sondar o sondear, inquirir o rastrear cautelosamente alguna cosa; sondar o tantear.
3Sondar, tentar, reconocer con la tienta. (Medicina)
va.

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sound [saʊnd]
noun
1 (Fís) sonido; (m)
Sound travels better in water than in air
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 soundsconsonant consonantes; (f) sonidos consonánticos; (m)
I didn't hear a soundhear no oí ni un ruido
don't make a sound!make ¡no hagas el menor ruido!
not a sound was to be heardnot no se oía sentía ruido alguno;or especially (LAm)
to the sound of the national anthemto al son del himno nacional
they were within sound of the campwithin el campamento estaba al alcance del oído
he opened the door without a soundwithout abrió la puerta sin hacer nada de ruido
3 (volume) volumen; (m)
she turned up the sound the sound was too low
can I turn the sound down? ¿puedo bajar el volumen?
4 (musical style)
the Glenn Miller sound la música de Glenn Miller
the Bristol sound the seventies sound
5 (impression)
by the sound of itby según parece
I don't like the sound of itlike (film etc) por lo que he oído, no me gusta nada; (situation) me preocupa; me da mala espina
verb:transitive
1 [+horn, trumpet] tocar; hacer sonar; [+bell] tocar; [+alarm, warning] dar; [+praises] cantar; entonar
to sound the chargecharge (Mil) tocar la carga
sound your horn!horn (Aut) ¡toca el claxon!
to sound a note of warningnote dar la señal de alarma
to sound the retreatretreat (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"
verb:intransitive
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 resonó un cañón a lo lejos;or
2 (appear to be) (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 Frenchlike suena a francés
that sounds like them arriving now parece que llegan ahora
 (from available information) sonar; parecer
it sounds very odd suena muy raro; that sounds interesting eso suena interesante
it sounds as if as though she won't be comingasoras parece que no va a venir
It sounds as if she's doing well at school.
how does it sound to you?how ¿qué te parece?
that sounds like a good idealike eso parece buena idea
she sounds like a nice girl parece una chica simpática
modifier
sound archive (n) archivo de sonido; (m)
sound barrier (n) barrera del sonido; (f)
sound bite (n) cita jugosa; (f)
sound card (n) (Comput) tarjeta de sonido; (f)
Multimedia will really have arrived when most PCs are fitted with CD-ROM drives and sound cards as standard
sound effect (n) efecto sonoro; (m)
sound engineer (n) ingenieroaingeniera de sonido;a ingeniera (m) (f)
sound file (n) (Comput) fichero de sonido; (m)
sound law (n) ley fonética; (f)
sound library (n) fonoteca; (f)
sound recording (n) grabación sonora; (f)
sound recordist (n) (TV) registradoraregistradora de sonido;a registradora (m) (f)
sound shift (n) cambio de pronunciación; (m)
sound system (n) (Ling) sistema fonológico; (m) (hi-fi) cadena de sonido; (f)
sound truck (n) (US) furgón publicitario; (m)
sound wave (n) (Fís) onda sonora; (f)
sound [saʊnd]
adjective
sounder (comparative)soundest (superlative)
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 in sound [health]
to be of sound mind estar en su cabal juicio
to be as sound as a bell [+person] gozar de perfecta salud; [+thing] estar en perfectas condiciones
safe
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
to make a sound investment it was a sound move on his part her ideas are very sound
3 (dependable) [+person] formal; digno de confianza
he's a very sound man es un hombre formal digno de confianza;or 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
adverb
to be sound asleep estar profundamente dormido; I shall sleep the sounder for it por eso dormiré más tranquilamente
sound [saʊnd]
verb:transitive
1 (Náut) sondar
2 (Med) [+chest] auscultar; [+cavity, passage] sondar
to sound sb's chest auscultar el pecho a algn
sound out
verb:transitive:plus_adverb
[+intentions, person] sondear; tantear
to sound sb out about sth sondear tantear a algn sobre algo;or tratar de averiguar lo que piensa algn sobre algo
sound [saʊnd]
noun
(Geog) estrecho; (m) brazo de mar; (m)

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Verb Conjugation for "sound"

Imperative
  • sound
  • you sound
  • he/she sounds
  • we sound
  • you sound
  • they sound
Preterite
  • I sounded
  • you sounded
  • he/she sounded
  • we sounded
  • you sounded
  • they sounded
Present Continuous
  • I am sounding
  • you are sounding
  • he/she is sounding
  • we are sounding
  • you are sounding
  • they are sounding
Present Perfect
  • I have sounded
  • you have sounded
  • he/she has sounded
  • we have sounded
  • you have sounded
  • they have sounded
Past Continuous
  • I was sounding
  • you were sounding
  • he/she was sounding
  • we were sounding
  • you were sounding
  • they were sounding
Past Perfect
  • I had sounded
  • you had sounded
  • he/she had sounded
  • we had sounded
  • you had sounded
  • they had sounded
Future
  • I will sound
  • you will sound
  • he/she will sound
  • we will sound
  • you will sound
  • they will sound
Future Perfect
  • I will have sounded
  • you will have sounded
  • he/she will have sounded
  • we will have sounded
  • you will have sounded
  • they will have sounded
Future Continuous
  • I will be sounding
  • you will be sounding
  • he/she will be sounding
  • we will be sounding
  • you will be sounding
  • they will be sounding
Present Perfect Continuous
  • I have been sounding
  • you have been sounding
  • he/she has been sounding
  • we have been sounding
  • you have been sounding
  • they have been sounding
Future Perfect Continuous
  • I will have been sounding
  • you will have been sounding
  • he/she will have been sounding
  • we will have been sounding
  • you will have been sounding
  • they will have been sounding
Past Perfect Continuous
  • I had been sounding
  • you had been sounding
  • he/she had been sounding
  • we had been sounding
  • you had been sounding
  • they had been sounding
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