sound

sound
sound [saʊnd]
1. noun
son m ; [of sea, storm, breaking glass] bruit m
• the speed of sound la vitesse du son
• without a sound sans bruit
• we heard the sound of voices nous avons entendu un bruit de voix
• I don't like the sound of it ( = it's worrying) je n'aime pas ça
2. intransitive verb
   a. [bell] sonner ; [car horn, siren, trumpet] retentir
• it sounds better if you read it slowly c'est mieux si vous le lisez lentement
   b. ( = suggest by sound) it sounds empty (au son) on dirait que c'est vide
• a language which sounded like Dutch une langue qui ressemblait à du hollandais
• he sounds Australian à l'entendre parler on dirait un Australien
• it sounded as if someone was coming in on aurait dit que quelqu'un entrait
• she sounds tired elle semble fatiguée
• you sound like your mother on croirait entendre ta mère
• you sound terrible tu as l'air vraiment mal en point
   c. ( = seem) sembler (être)
• that sounds like an excuse cela ressemble à une excuse
• how does it sound to you? qu'en penses-tu ?
• it sounds like a good idea ça semble être une bonne idée
• it sounds as if she isn't coming j'ai l'impression qu'elle ne viendra pas
3. transitive verb
sonner ; [+ trumpet] sonner de
• to sound one's horn klaxonner
• to sound a note of warning lancer un avertissement
4. adjective
   a. sain ; [structure] en bon état ; [heart, organization] solide ; [investment] sûr
• of sound mind sain d'esprit
• to be as sound as a bell être en parfait état
   b. [argument, evidence] solide ; [decision, advice, idea] sensé
• he is sound enough on theory ... il connaît très bien la théorie ...
• sound sense bon sens m
• ecologically sound écologique
   c. [sleep] profond
• he is a sound sleeper il a un bon sommeil
5. adverb
• to be sound asleep dormir à poings fermés
6. compounds
[recording] sonore
► sound barrier noun mur m du son
• to break the sound barrier franchir le mur du son ► sound bite noun petite phrase f (prononcée par un homme politique et citée dans les médias)
► sound card noun (Computing) carte f son
► sound effects plural noun (Radio) bruitage m
► sound engineer noun ingénieur m du son
► sound library noun bibliothèque f sonore, phonothèque f
► sound system noun ( = hi-fi) chaîne f hi-fi ; (for disco, concert) sono (inf) f
► sound stage noun (Recording, TV, cinema) salle f de tournage
► sound wave noun onde f sonore
► sound off (inf) intransitive verb
( = proclaim one's opinions) faire de grands laïus (inf) (about sur)
► sound out inseparable transitive verb
[+ person] sonder (about sur)
* * *
[saʊnd] 1.
noun
1) Physics, Television, Radio son m
2) (noise) gen bruit m; (of bell, instrument, voice) son m

a grating sound — un grincement

without a sound — sans bruit

3) fig (impression from hearsay)

a 24 hour flight? I don't like the sound of that! — un vol de 24 heures? cela ne me tente pas!; (when situation is threatening)

a reorganization? I don't like the sound of that — une restructuration? ça m'inquiète

by the sound of it — d'après ce qu'on a dit

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

4) Medicine sonde f
5) Geography détroit m
6) Music

the Motown sound — le style de Motown

2.
noun modifier Television, Radio [engineer] du son
3.
adjective
1) (in good condition) [building, heart, constitution] solide; [lungs] sain; [health] bon/bonne

of sound mind — sain d'esprit

2) (well-founded) gen solide; [judgment] sain; [sleep] profond

some sound advice — 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) (of good character)

he's very sound — on peut avoir confiance en lui

4) Finance, Commerce [investment] bon/bonne, sûr; [management] sain
5) (correct, acceptable)

that is sound economics — 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 — elle a des idées politiques de bon ton

4.
transitive verb
1) faire retentir [siren]

to sound one's horn — klaxonner; lit, fig

to sound the alarm — sonner l'alarme

2) Music, Military gen sonner
3) Linguistics prononcer [letter] (in de)
4) (express) donner [warning]

to sound a note of caution — lancer un appel à la prudence

5.
intransitive verb
1) (seem) sembler

it sounds as if he's really in trouble — il semble qu'il ait vraiment des ennuis

it sounds dangerous — ça a l'air dangereux

it doesn't sound to me as if she's interested — je ne pense pas qu'elle soit intéressée

2) (give impression by voice or tone)

to sound banal/boring — paraître banal/ennuyeux

you make it sound interesting — à t'écouter ça à l'air intéressant

you sound as if you've got a cold — on dirait que tu es enrhumé

you sound like my mother! — on dirait ma mère qui parle!

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

3) (convey impression) 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) (make a noise) gen sonner; [siren] hurler
6.
adverb

to be sound asleep — dormir à poings fermés

Phrasal Verbs:

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