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I.sound [Brit saʊnd, americ saʊnd] SUBST

1. sound FÍS:

sound

son m

to fly at the speed of sound

voler à la vitesse du son

2. sound:

sound TV, RÁDIO

son m

he works in sound

il est ingénieur du son

he works in sound atrib engineer, technician

du son

3. sound (noise):

sound (of storm, sea, wind, car, machinery, footsteps)

bruit m (of de)

sound (of bell, instrument, voice)

son m (of de)

a grating or rasping sound

un grincement

the sound of voices/footsteps

un bruit de voix/pas

without a sound

sans bruit

4. sound (volume):

sound

son m

to turn the sound up/down

monter/baisser le son or le volume

her television has very good sound

le son de sa télévision est très bon

5. sound MÚS (distinctive style):

the Motown sound

le style de Motown

6. sound (impression from hearsay) fig:

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

un vol de 24 heures? cela ne me tente pas! or ça ne me dit rien

(when situation is threatening) a reorganization? I don't like the sound of that

une restructuration? ça m'inquiète or ça ne me dit rien qui vaille

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

d'après ce qu'on a dit, la traversée va être mauvaise

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

il semble que ce jour-là il ait été de mauvaise humeur

7. sound MED:

sound

sonde f

8. sound GEOGR:

sound

détroit m

Plymouth Sound

le détroit de Plymouth

II.sound [Brit saʊnd, americ saʊnd] ADJ

1. sound (in good condition):

sound roof, foundations, building, heart, constitution

solide

sound lungs, physique

sain

sound health

bon/bonne

to be of sound mind

être sain d'esprit

2. sound (solid, well-founded):

sound argument, basis, education, knowledge

solide

sound judgment

sain

let me give you some sound advice

permettez-moi de vous donner un bon conseil

he has a sound grasp of the basic grammar

il a une bonne compréhension des bases grammaticales

a sound move

une décision or démarche avisée

3. sound (of good character):

he's very sound

on peut avoir confiance en lui

4. sound:

sound FINAN, COM investment

bon/bonne, sûr

sound management

sain

5. sound (thorough):

to give sb a sound thrashing

donner une bonne râclée à qn coloq

6. sound (deep):

sound sleep

profond

7. sound (correct, acceptable):

that is sound economics, that makes sound economic sense

du point de vue économique, c'est très sensé

our products are ecologically sound

nos produits ne nuisent pas à l'environnement

she's politically sound , her ideas are politically sound

elle a des idées politiques de bon ton

III.sound [Brit saʊnd, americ saʊnd] VERBO trans

1. sound (use) person, ship:

sound siren, foghorn

faire retentir

to sound one's horn

klaxonner

literal, fig to sound the alarm

sonner or donner l'alarme

2. sound:

sound MÚS, MILITAR trumpet, bugle, reveille, the retreat

sonner

sound gong

frapper

3. sound LINGUÍS:

sound letter

prononcer (in de)

4. sound MED:

sound chest

ausculter

sound body cavity

sonder

5. sound antiq FERROVIA:

sound wheels

sonder

6. sound NÁUT:

sound depth

sonder

7. sound (give, express):

sound warning

donner (about au sujet de)

to sound a note of caution

lancer un appel à la prudence

IV.sound [Brit saʊnd, americ saʊnd] VERBO intr

1. sound (seem):

sound

sembler

the salary certainly sounds good

le salaire semble vraiment intéressant

it sounds as if he's really in trouble

il semble qu'il ait vraiment des ennuis

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

il me semble que le mieux serait d'annuler

it sounds like she's had enough of him

il semble qu'elle en ait assez de lui

it sounds like it might be dangerous

ça a l'air dangereux

it sounds like it should be fun!

ça promet d'être amusant!

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

je ne pense pas qu'elle soit intéressée

that sounds like a good idea!

ça m'a l'air d'une bonne idée

a stream in the garden—that sounds nice!

un ruisseau dans le jardin! ça doit être agréable!

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

to sound banal/boring comment, idea:

paraître banal/ennuyeux

Anne phoned—she sounded in good form

Anne a téléphoné—elle avait l'air en forme

you make it sound interesting

à t'écouter ça a l'air intéressant

you sound fed up

on dirait que tu en as marre coloq

you sound as if you've got a cold

on dirait que tu es enrhumé

it sounds as if he's choking/crying

on dirait qu'il étouffe/pleure

he sounds like an American

on dirait un américain, il a un accent américain

that sounds like a flute

on dirait une flûte

you sound like my mother!

on croirait entendre ma mère!

I don't want to sound pessimistic

je ne voudrais pas avoir l'air pessimiste

spell it as it sounds

écris-le comme ça se prononce

the dawn chorus sounded wonderful

le chant matinal des oiseaux était merveilleux

the singer did not sound in top form

le chanteur n'était pas au mieux de sa forme

in foggy weather, everything sounds closer

quand il y a du brouillard, tous les bruits paraissent plus proches

3. sound (convey impression):

sound

faire

she calls herself Geraldine—it sounds more sophisticated

elle se fait appeler Géraldine—ça fait plus sophistiqué

it may sound silly, but…

ça a peut-être l'air idiot, mais…

4. sound (make a noise):

sound trumpet, bugle, horn, alarm, buzzer:

sonner

sound siren, foghorn:

hurler

5. sound ZOOL:

sound whale:

plonger en profondeur

V.sound [Brit saʊnd, americ saʊnd] ADV

to be sound asleep

dormir à poings fermés

speech sound SUBST LINGUÍS

speech sound

phonème m

surround sound SUBST

surround sound

son m surround

I.sound out VERBO [Brit saʊnd -, americ saʊnd -] (sound out [sb], sound [sb] out)

sound out colleague, partner, investor:

sound out

sonder, interroger

sound-absorbent ADJ

sound-absorbent

antibruit

sound barrier SUBST

sound barrier

mur m du son

to break the sound barrier

dépasser le mur du son

sound archives SUBST subst pl

sound archives

archives fpl sonores

sound bite SUBST

sound bite

bref extrait d'une interview enregistrée

I.sound off VERBO [Brit saʊnd -, americ saʊnd -] coloq (sound off)

sound off

rebattre les oreilles aux gens coloq (about au sujet de)

sound system SUBST

sound system (hi-fi)

stéréo f coloq

sound system (bigger: for disco etc)

sono f coloq

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I.sound¹ [saʊnd] SUBST

1. sound (tone):

sound

son m

to turn the sound down/up

monter/baisser le son

to like the sound of one's own voice

aimer s'entendre parler

2. sound (noise):

sound

bruit m

knocking sound

cognement m

3. sound FÍS:

sound

son m

4. sound MÚS:

sound

son m

5. sound (idea expressed in words):

I don't like the sound of it

cela ne me dit rien qui ne vaille

II.sound¹ [saʊnd] VERBO intr

1. sound (resonate):

sound bell

sonner

sound alarm, siren

retentir

2. sound LINGUÍS:

sound

sonner

it sounds better

cela sonne mieux

3. sound (appear):

sound

sembler

to sound as though ...

on dirait que ...

to sound nice

avoir l'air bien

it sounds like Bach

on dirait du Bach

it doesn't sound like him to do this

ça ne lui ressemble pas de faire ça

III.sound¹ [saʊnd] VERBO trans

1. sound (make ring):

sound bell

sonner

sound alarm

donner

sound buzzer

déclencher

sound gong

faire sonner

sound siren

faire retentir

to sound the (car) horn

klaxonner

2. sound (pronounce):

sound

prononcer

3. sound fig (give signal):

to sound the retreat MILITAR

sonner la retraite

I.sound² [saʊnd] ADJ

1. sound (healthy):

sound person

en bonne santé

sound body

sain(e)

to be of sound mind

être sain d'esprit

2. sound (in good condition):

sound

en bon état

as sound as a bell coloq

être en très bon état

3. sound (trustworthy):

sound

solide

sound advice

judicieux(-euse)

sound investment, method

sûr(e)

sound reasoning

valable

sound view

sensé(e)

a man of sound judgment

un homme de bons conseils

environmentally sound

bon pour l'environnement

4. sound (thorough):

sound

complet(-ète)

sound defeat

total(e)

sound knowledge

approfondi(e)

sound sleep

profond(e)

to give sb a sound thrashing

donner une bonne correction à qn

II.sound² [saʊnd] ADV

to be sound asleep

être profondément endormi

sound³ [saʊnd] VERBO trans

1. sound NÁUT:

sound

sonder

2. sound MED:

sound person

ausculter

sound⁴ SUBST

1. sound (sea channel):

sound

bras m de mer

2. sound (sea surrounded by land):

sound

détroit m

sound recording SUBST

sound recording

enregistrement m sonore

sound reproduction SUBST

sound reproduction

reproduction f sonore

sound system SUBST

sound system

sono f

sound wave SUBST

sound wave

vague f sonore

sound engineer SUBST

sound engineer

ingénieur mf du son

sound effects SUBST pl

sound effects

effets mpl sonores

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capot de protection acoustique et contre les intempéries

weather and sound protection hood

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They break from their own norm with several orchestral elements to make the album sound more full and let the music hit even harder.

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His improvements include a larger screen, sound dampening, and tiered theater seats.

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Simple repetitive parts mesh, creating momentum and rhythmic interplay producing mellow, lilting, and often hypnotic textures while calling attention to no individual sound.

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Outdoor festival and concert sound levels can reach up to 130 db and beyond, the equivalent noise exposure of a jet plane taking off or a pneumatic drill.

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Like other ghost crabs, they produce sound and vibration by rapping their larger claws against the ground.

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These constructions involve pure morphological changes (suffixes and internal sound changes of the verb), conjugated compound verbs, and invariant auxiliaries.

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These errors are termed artifacts (or sound/sonic artifacts), and may be pleasing or displeasing.

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It really makes the scene - try watching it without the sound; it suddenly seems a lot less hot and a lot more yucky.

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They record and mix the audio on set - dialogue, presence and sound effects in mono and ambience in stereo.

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Their original music tended toward a hard funk sound, mainly influenced by three musicians who formed the core of the group.

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