hacer un ruido sordo

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An intransitive verb phrase is a phrase that combines a verb with a preposition or other particle and does not require a direct object (e.g. Everybody please stand up.).

intransitive verb phrase

1. (to make a loud, deep sound)

a. to thud

Algo pesado hizo un ruido sordo al caer en el piso de arriba.Something heavy thudded upstairs.

b. to thump

Cuando el hombre subía la escalera, sus botas hacían un ruido sordo sobre los escalones de madera.As the man walked up the staircase, his boots thumped on the wooden stairs.

This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.

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La gran caja hizo un ruido sordo al caer al piso.The big box landed on the floor with a thump.

La cabeza del hombre hizo un ruido sordo al golpear contra el piso.The man's head hit the ground with a dull thud.

2. (to make a low, continuous sound)

a. to rumble

Los cañones hacían un ruido sordo a lo lejos tras las colinas.The guns rumbled in the distance behind the hills.

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