sound

US /saʊnd/
UK /saʊnd/
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1.

suono, rumore

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.
Il suono della musica riempiva la stanza.
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I heard a strange sound outside.
Ho sentito uno strano suono fuori.
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noiseauditory sensationtonenoteresonance
2.

stretto, insenatura

a large ocean inlet or arm of the sea

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They sailed through the narrow sound.
Hanno navigato attraverso lo stretto stretto.
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Puget Sound is a complex estuary system.
Puget Sound è un sistema di estuario complesso.
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straitchannelinletfjord
1.

suonare, risuonare

to make a noise

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The alarm began to sound loudly.
L'allarme ha iniziato a suonare forte.
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The bell sounded at noon.
La campana suonò a mezzogiorno.
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resoundringchimepealtoll
2.

sembrare, apparire

to appear to be; seem

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That sounds like a good idea.
Questo sembra una buona idea.
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He sounds tired.
Sembra stanco.
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seemappearlookfeel
3.

sondare, misurare la profondità

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'equipaggio iniziò a sondare le profondità del porto.
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They used sonar to sound the ocean floor.
Hanno usato il sonar per sondare il fondale oceanico.
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fathomprobegaugemeasure
1.

sano, solido

in good condition; not damaged, injured, or diseased

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The bridge is structurally sound.
Il ponte è strutturalmente solido.
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He has a sound mind and body.
Ha una mente e un corpo sani.
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healthyrobuststurdyintactundamaged
2.

valido, sensato

based on valid reason or good judgment

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Her arguments were logically sound.
Le sue argomentazioni erano logicamente valide.
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He gave me some sound advice.
Mi ha dato un buon consiglio.
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validsensiblewiseprudentjudicious
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profondamente, completamente

deeply or completely

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She was sound asleep.
Dormiva profondamente.
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He was soundly defeated in the election.
È stato completamente sconfitto alle elezioni.
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deeplythoroughlycompletelyutterlyprofoundly
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