sound

US /saʊnd/
UK /saʊnd/
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1.

sonido, ruido

vibrations that travel through the air or another medium and can be heard when they reach a person's or animal's ear

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The sound of music filled the room.
El sonido de la música llenó la habitación.
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I heard a strange sound outside.
Escuché un sonido extraño afuera.
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noiseauditory sensationtonenoteresonance
2.

estrecho, ensenada

a large ocean inlet or arm of the sea

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They sailed through the narrow sound.
Navegaron a través del estrecho estrecho.
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Puget Sound is a complex estuary system.
Puget Sound es un sistema de estuario complejo.
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straitchannelinletfjord
1.

sonar, emitir un sonido

to make a noise

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The alarm began to sound loudly.
La alarma empezó a sonar fuerte.
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The bell sounded at noon.
La campana sonó al mediodía.
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resoundringchimepealtoll
2.

sonar, parecer

to appear to be; seem

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That sounds like a good idea.
Eso suena como una buena idea.
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He sounds tired.
Él suena cansado.
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seemappearlookfeel
3.

sondear, medir la profundidad

to measure the depth of water, typically with a sounding line or echo sounder

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The crew began to sound the depths of the harbor.
La tripulación comenzó a sondear las profundidades del puerto.
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They used sonar to sound the ocean floor.
Usaron sonar para sondear el fondo del océano.
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fathomprobegaugemeasure
1.

sano, sólido

in good condition; not damaged, injured, or diseased

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The bridge is structurally sound.
El puente es estructuralmente sólido.
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He has a sound mind and body.
Tiene una mente y un cuerpo sanos.
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healthyrobuststurdyintactundamaged
2.

sólido, sensato

based on valid reason or good judgment

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Her arguments were logically sound.
Sus argumentos eran lógicamente sólidos.
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He gave me some sound advice.
Me dio un buen consejo.
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validsensiblewiseprudentjudicious
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profundamente, completamente

deeply or completely

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She was sound asleep.
Estaba profundamente dormida.
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He was soundly defeated in the election.
Fue completamente derrotado en las elecciones.
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deeplythoroughlycompletelyutterlyprofoundly
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sound systemsound effectsound offsound checksound outsafe and soundbe/sound like a broken record