sound

US /saʊnd/
UK /saʊnd/
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1.

son, bruit

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.
Le son de la musique remplissait la pièce.
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I heard a strange sound outside.
J'ai entendu un son étrange dehors.
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noiseauditory sensationtonenoteresonance
2.

détroit, bras de mer

a large ocean inlet or arm of the sea

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They sailed through the narrow sound.
Ils ont navigué à travers le détroit étroit.
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Puget Sound is a complex estuary system.
Le Puget Sound est un système d'estuaire complexe.
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straitchannelinletfjord
1.

sonner, retentir

to make a noise

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The alarm began to sound loudly.
L'alarme a commencé à sonner fort.
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The bell sounded at noon.
La cloche a sonné à midi.
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resoundringchimepealtoll
2.

sembler, paraître

to appear to be; seem

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That sounds like a good idea.
Cela semble une bonne idée.
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He sounds tired.
Il semble fatigué.
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seemappearlookfeel
3.

sonder, mesurer la profondeur

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.
L'équipage a commencé à sonder les profondeurs du port.
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They used sonar to sound the ocean floor.
Ils ont utilisé le sonar pour sonder le fond de l'océan.
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fathomprobegaugemeasure
1.

sain, solide

in good condition; not damaged, injured, or diseased

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The bridge is structurally sound.
Le pont est structurellement sain.
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He has a sound mind and body.
Il a un esprit et un corps sains.
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healthyrobuststurdyintactundamaged
2.

valide, judicieux

based on valid reason or good judgment

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Her arguments were logically sound.
Ses arguments étaient logiquement valides.
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He gave me some sound advice.
Il m'a donné de bons conseils.
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validsensiblewiseprudentjudicious
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profondément, complètement

deeply or completely

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She was sound asleep.
Elle dormait profondément.
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He was soundly defeated in the election.
Il a été complètement battu aux élections.
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deeplythoroughlycompletelyutterlyprofoundly
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sound systemsound effectsound offsound checksound outsafe and soundbe/sound like a broken record