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sound

Pronunciation: /saʊnd/

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French translation of sound

A. n

  • 1 (gen) son (m); (noise) bruit (m) (of de) to turn the sound up/down = augmenter/baisser le volume the sound of voices = un bruit de voix a grating or rasping sound = un grincement without a sound = sans bruit
  • 2 (figurative) by the sound of it, we're in for a rough crossing = d'après ce qu'on a dit, la traversée va être mauvaise

B. adj

C. vtr

  • faire retentir [siren, foghorn] to sound one's horn = klaxonner to sound the alarm = sonner l'alarme

D. vi

  • 1 (seem) sembler it sounds as if he's really in trouble = il semble qu'il ait vraiment des ennuis it sounds like it might be dangerous = ça a l'air dangereux to sound boring = paraître ennuyeux it sounds like a flute = on dirait une flûte

E. adv

Phrasal verbs

sound out

sonder, interroger [person]

sound in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of sound in the British & World English dictionary Definition of sound in the US English dictionary