Translations for sounds in the English»Italian Dictionary

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I.sound¹ [Brit saʊnd, Am saʊnd] N

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5. sound MUS (distinctive style):

the Motown sound

il sound Motown

6. sound (impression from hearsay) fig:

a 24 hour flight? I don't like the sound of that!

un volo di 24 ore? non mi ispira per niente!

by the sound of it, we're in for a rough crossing

a quanto pare, la traversata sarà difficoltosa

he was in a bad temper that day, by the sound of it

sembra che quel giorno fosse di cattivo umore

II.sound¹ [Brit saʊnd, Am saʊnd] VB trans

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2. sound:

sound MUS, MIL trumpet, bugle, reveille, gong, the retreat

3. sound LING:

sound letter

pronunciare (in in)

4. sound (give, express):

sound warning

dare (about su)

to sound a note of caution

fare un appello alla prudenza

III.sound¹ [Brit saʊnd, Am saʊnd] VB intr

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1. sound (seem):

the salary certainly sounds good

lo stipendio sembra proprio interessante

it sounds as if he's really in trouble

sembra che sia proprio nei pasticci

it sounds to me as though the best plan would be to cancel

mi pare che la cosa migliore da fare sia annullare

it sounds like she's had enough of him

sembra che ne abbia avuto abbastanza di lui

it sounds like it might be dangerous

sembra possa essere pericoloso

it sounds like it should be fun!

pare sia divertente!

it doesn't sound to me as if she's interested

non mi pare proprio che lei sia interessata

that sounds like a good idea!

sembra una buona idea

a stream in the garden - that sounds nice!

un ruscelletto nel giardino - buona idea!

2. sound (give impression by voice or tone):

to sound banal, boring comment, idea:

sembrare banale, noioso

Anne phoned - she sounded in good form

Anne ha telefonato - sembrava in forma

you make it sound interesting

lo rendi interessante

you sound fed up, as if you've got a cold

sembri scocciato, raffreddato

it sounds as if he's choking, crying

sembra stia soffocando, piangendo

he sounds like an American

da come parla sembra americano

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

the dawn chorus sounded wonderful

il canto mattutino degli uccelli era meraviglioso

the singer did not sound in top form

il cantante non sembrava al massimo della forma

in foggy weather, everything sounds closer

quando c'è la nebbia, tutto sembra più vicino

4. sound (make a noise):

sound trumpet, bugle, horn, alarm, buzzer:

sound siren, foghorn:

I.sound² [Brit saʊnd, Am saʊnd] ADJ

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3. sound (trustworthy):

he's very sound

è molto fidato

4. sound:

sound ECON, COMM investment

sound management

5. sound (thorough):

to give sb a sound thrashing

dare a qn una bella batosta or sconfiggere sonoramente qn

6. sound (deep):

sound sleep

II.sound² [Brit saʊnd, Am saʊnd] ADV

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to be sound asleep

essere profondamente addormentato or dormire della grossa

III.sound² [Brit saʊnd, Am saʊnd] VB trans arch RAIL

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sound wheels

verificare, ispezionare

I.sound³ [Brit saʊnd, Am saʊnd] VB trans

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1. sound MED:

sound chest

sound body cavity

2. sound NAUT:

sound depth

3. sound (inquire):

sound opinions

II.sound³ [Brit saʊnd, Am saʊnd] VB intr (test the depths)

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affondare lo scandaglio, fare degli scandagli

III.sound³ [Brit saʊnd, Am saʊnd] N MED

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sound⁴ [Brit saʊnd, Am saʊnd] N GEOG

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Plymouth Sound

lo stretto di Plymouth

sound truck [ˈsaʊndtrʌk] N

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1. sound truck Am:

sound truck

= camioncino dotato di altoparlanti

2. sound truck:

sound truck

unità f mobile di registrazione

sound head [ˈsaʊndhed] N

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1. sound head CINE:

testina f sonora

2. sound head (on tape recorder):

sound recording [ˈsaʊndrɪˌkɔːdɪŋ] N

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1. sound recording:

sound recording

registrazione f del suono

2. sound recording CINE:

sound recording

sound shift [Brit, Am ˈsaʊnd ˌʃɪft] N

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sound shift

mutazione f fonetica

surround sound [Brit, Am səˈraʊnd saʊnd] N CINE

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surround sound

suono m surround

sound off VB [saʊnd -] inf (sound off)

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avere da ridire (about su)

Translations for sounds in the English»Italian Dictionary

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I.sound¹ [saʊnd] N

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2. sound LING, PHYS:

3. sound (radio, TV):

to turn the sound down/up

abbassare/alzare il volume

4. sound (idea expressed in words):

by the sound of it

I don't like the sound of that

non mi convince

II.sound¹ [saʊnd] VB intr

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1. sound (make noise):

2. sound (seem):

III.sound¹ [saʊnd] VB trans

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I.sound² [saʊnd] ADJ

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2. sound (good):

sound character, health

sound basis

3. sound:

sound (trustworthy)

sound (competent)

4. sound (thorough):

approfondito, -a

5. sound (undisturbed):

sound sleep

to be a sound sleeper

avere il sonno profondo

II.sound² [saʊnd] ADV

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to be sound asleep

dormire profondamente

sound³ [saʊnd] VB trans

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1. sound NAUT:

2. sound MED:

sound⁴ [saʊnd] N

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sound (channel)

sound (inlet)

braccio m di mare

sound card N

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sound engineer N

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sound engineer

tecnico m del suono

sound off VB intr inf

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to sound off about sb/sth

pontificare su qc/qu

sound system N

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sound system

stereo m inv

sound out VB trans

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tastare il polso a

sound effects N

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sound effects

effetti m pl sonori

there wasn't a sound to be heard

non si sentiva volare una mosca

to turn the sound down/up

abbassare/alzare il volume

by the sound of it

I don't like the sound of that

non mi convince

to be of sound mind

essere in possesso di tutte le facoltà mentali

to be safe and sound

essere sano e salvo

to be a sound sleeper

avere il sonno profondo

without wishing to sound conceited

senza voler sembrare presuntuoso

to sound the knell for sth fig

annunciare la fine di qc

smack the sound of a loud kiss

smack

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English

Consonants are those sounds that have audible friction or closure at some point within the upper vocal tract. en.wikipedia.org

Some recreate sounds of animals with great fidelity. en.wikipedia.org

The procession of berikas accompanied by sounds of bagpipes (stviri) move door-to-door to pick wine, honey, floor, meat and other victuals served by hosts. en.wikipedia.org

With a mouth organ, however, if two people play the same tune, it sounds different. www.dnaindia.com

Increased driving experience to make electric vehicles more popular among customer groups that appreciate real engine sounds. en.wikipedia.org

I found some other sounds and then heard some sax in there and used that. en.wikipedia.org

For synthesizing harmonic sounds, the modulating signal must have a harmonic relationship to the original carrier signal. en.wikipedia.org

Paz thinks that sounds like a long time and runs and hides in his tree house. en.wikipedia.org

Then different sounds were amalgamated, care being taken, however, to caress the ear with gentle harmonies. en.wikipedia.org

While some of his work makes use of electronic musical sounds, he avoids the use of synthesizers to imitate acoustic instruments. en.wikipedia.org

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