sound card in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for sound card in the English»Italian Dictionary

sound card [Brit, Am ˈsaʊnd ˌkɑrd] N

sound card

scheda f audio

Translations for sound card in the Italian»English Dictionary

scheda audio COMPUT

sound card

scheda audio COMPUT

sound card

Translations for sound card in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.card¹ [Brit kɑːd, Am kɑrd] N

1. card SPORTS:

card (for correspondence, greetings, business etc.)

biglietto m

card (postcard)

cartolina f (postale)

card (for indexing)

scheda f

card (of referee)

cartellino m

card (at races)

programma m

card (in golf)

carta f del punteggio

membership, library card

tessera di associazione, della biblioteca

Christmas, birthday card

biglietto natalizio, di compleanno

business card

biglietto da visita

2. card GAMES:

card

carta f da gioco

to play cards

giocare a carte

a pack of cards

un mazzo di carte

one's last card fig

l'ultima carta

one's strongest card fig

la (propria) carta migliore

to play the race, law and order card fig

giocare la carta della razza, della legalità e dell'ordine

3. card Brit (person):

card arch, inf

tipo m eccentrico

card arch, inf

sagoma f

4. card COMPUT:

card

scheda f

II.card¹ [Brit kɑːd, Am kɑrd] VB trans

1. card:

card

schedare, annotare su schede, cartellini

2. card Am:

card

= obbligare un cliente a esibire un documento d'identità per potere consumare alcolici nei bar

III.card¹ [Brit kɑːd, Am kɑrd]

a card up one's sleeve

un asso nella manica

it is on the cards that … Brit , it is in the cards that … Am

è (molto) probabile che …

they think an election is on or in the cards

pensano che molto probabilmente ci sarà un'elezione

to get or be given one's cards Brit rare, inf

essere licenziato

to hold all the cards

avere tutte le carte in mano

to play one's cards right

giocare bene le proprie carte

I.card² [Brit kɑːd, Am kɑrd] N (for wool)

card (comb)

scardasso m

card (machine)

cardatrice f

card (machine)

carda f

II.card² [Brit kɑːd, Am kɑrd] VB trans (comb)

card wool, hemp

scardassare, cardare

I.sound¹ [Brit saʊnd, Am saʊnd] N

1. sound PHYS:

sound

suono m

to fly at the speed of sound

volare alla velocità del suono

2. sound:

sound TV, RADIO

suono m

he works in sound

è ingegnere del suono

he works in sound before n engineer, technician

del suono

3. sound (noise):

sound (of storm, sea, wind, car, machinery, footsteps)

rumore m (of di)

sound (of bell, instrument, voice)

suono m (of di)

a grating or rasping sound

uno stridio

the sound of voices

un brusio

the sound of footsteps

un rumore di passi

without a sound

senza fare rumore

4. sound (volume):

sound

audio m

sound

volume m

to turn the sound up, down

alzare, abbassare il volume or l'audio

her television has very good sound

la televisione ha un audio molto buono

5. sound MUS (distinctive style):

the Motown sound

il sound Motown

6. sound (impression from hearsay) fig:

a 24 hour flight? I don't like the sound of that!

un volo di 24 ore? non mi ispira per niente!

(when situation is threatening) a reorganization? I don't like the sound of that

una riorganizzazione? la cosa non mi piace per niente

by the sound of it, we're in for a rough crossing

a quanto pare, la traversata sarà difficoltosa

he was in a bad temper that day, by the sound of it

sembra che quel giorno fosse di cattivo umore

II.sound¹ [Brit saʊnd, Am saʊnd] VB trans

1. sound (use) person, ship:

sound siren, foghorn

fare suonare

to sound one's horn

suonare il clacson

to sound the alarm

dare l'allarme also fig

2. sound:

sound MUS, MIL trumpet, bugle, reveille, gong, the retreat

suonare

3. sound LING:

sound letter

pronunciare (in in)

4. sound (give, express):

sound warning

dare (about su)

to sound a note of caution

fare un appello alla prudenza

III.sound¹ [Brit saʊnd, Am saʊnd] VB intr

1. sound (seem):

sound

sembrare

the salary certainly sounds good

lo stipendio sembra proprio interessante

it sounds as if he's really in trouble

sembra che sia proprio nei pasticci

it sounds to me as though the best plan would be to cancel

mi pare che la cosa migliore da fare sia annullare

it sounds like she's had enough of him

sembra che ne abbia avuto abbastanza di lui

it sounds like it might be dangerous

sembra possa essere pericoloso

it sounds like it should be fun!

pare sia divertente!

it doesn't sound to me as if she's interested

non mi pare proprio che lei sia interessata

that sounds like a good idea!

sembra una buona idea

a stream in the garden - that sounds nice!

un ruscelletto nel giardino - buona idea!

2. sound (give impression by voice or tone):

to sound banal, boring comment, idea:

sembrare banale, noioso

Anne phoned - she sounded in good form

Anne ha telefonato - sembrava in forma

you make it sound interesting

lo rendi interessante

you sound fed up, as if you've got a cold

sembri scocciato, raffreddato

it sounds as if he's choking, crying

sembra stia soffocando, piangendo

he sounds like an American

da come parla sembra americano

that sounds like a flute

si direbbe un flauto

you sound like my mother!

mi sembra di sentire mia madre!

I don't want to sound pessimistic

non voglio sembrare pessimista

spell it as it sounds

scrivilo come si pronuncia

the dawn chorus sounded wonderful

il canto mattutino degli uccelli era meraviglioso

the singer did not sound in top form

il cantante non sembrava al massimo della forma

in foggy weather, everything sounds closer

quando c'è la nebbia, tutto sembra più vicino

3. sound (convey impression):

sound

fare

sound

suonare

she calls herself Geraldine - it sounds more sophisticated

si fa chiamare Geraldine - fa più sofisticato

it may sound silly, but…

può sembrare stupido, ma…

4. sound (make a noise):

sound trumpet, bugle, horn, alarm, buzzer:

suonare

sound siren, foghorn:

suonare

I.sound² [Brit saʊnd, Am saʊnd] ADJ

1. sound (in good condition):

sound roof, foundations, building, constitution

solido

sound heart

forte

sound lungs, physique

sano

sound health

buono

to be of sound mind

essere sano di mente

2. sound (solid, well-founded):

sound argument, basis, education, knowledge

solido

sound judgment

sensato

let me give you some sound advice

permettetemi di darvi qualche valido consiglio

he has a sound grasp of the basic grammar

ha delle solide basi grammaticali

a sound move

una mossa accorta

3. sound (trustworthy):

he's very sound

è molto fidato

4. sound:

sound ECON, COMM investment

sicuro

sound management

oculato

5. sound (thorough):

to give sb a sound thrashing

dare a qn una bella batosta or sconfiggere sonoramente qn

6. sound (deep):

sound sleep

profondo

7. sound (correct, acceptable):

that is sound economics or that makes sound economic sense

è molto sensato dal punto di vista economico

our products are ecologically sound

i nostri prodotti sono ecologicamente compatibili

she's politically sound or her ideas are politically sound

ha sane idee politiche

II.sound² [Brit saʊnd, Am saʊnd] ADV

to be sound asleep

essere profondamente addormentato or dormire della grossa

III.sound² [Brit saʊnd, Am saʊnd] VB trans arch RAIL

sound wheels

verificare, ispezionare

I.sound³ [Brit saʊnd, Am saʊnd] VB trans

1. sound MED:

sound chest

auscultare

sound body cavity

sondare

2. sound NAUT:

sound depth

sondare

3. sound (inquire):

sound opinions

sondare

II.sound³ [Brit saʊnd, Am saʊnd] VB intr (test the depths)

sound

affondare lo scandaglio, fare degli scandagli

III.sound³ [Brit saʊnd, Am saʊnd] N MED

sound

sonda f

sound⁴ [Brit saʊnd, Am saʊnd] N GEOG

sound

stretto m

Plymouth Sound

lo stretto di Plymouth

sound card in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for sound card in the English»Italian Dictionary

sound card N

sound card

scheda f audio

Translations for sound card in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.card¹ [kɑ:rd] N

1. card (birthday, Christmas, etc.):

card

biglietto m (d'auguri)

2. card:

card GAMES, a. FIN

carta f

pack of cards

mazzo m di carte

to play cards

giocare a carte

3. card (proof of identity):

card

documento m

membership card

tessera f dei soci

4. card a. COMPUT:

card

scheda f

5. card SPORTS (program):

card

programma m

6. card (index card):

card

scheda f

7. card inf:

card

tipo m bizzarro

Phrases:

to have a card up one's sleeve

avere un asso nella manica

to put one's cards on the table

mettere le carte in tavola

to play one's cards right

giocare bene le proprie carte

to be in the cards

essere destino

II.card¹ [kɑ:rd] VB trans inf

card

chiedere i documenti

I.card² [kɑ:rd] N

card

cardatrice f

II.card² [kɑ:rd] VB trans

card

cardare

I.sound¹ [saʊnd] N

1. sound (noise):

sound

rumore m

there wasn't a sound to be heard

non si sentiva volare una mosca

2. sound LING, PHYS:

sound

suono m

3. sound (radio, TV):

sound

volume m

to turn the sound down/up

abbassare/alzare il volume

4. sound (idea expressed in words):

by the sound of it

a quanto pare

I don't like the sound of that

non mi convince

II.sound¹ [saʊnd] VB intr

1. sound (make noise):

sound

suonare

2. sound (seem):

sound

sembrare

III.sound¹ [saʊnd] VB trans

sound alarm

far suonare

sound bell, car horn

suonare

to sound the retreat MIL

suonare la ritirata

I.sound² [saʊnd] ADJ

1. sound:

sound (healthy)

sano, -a

sound (robust)

robusto, -a

to be of sound mind

essere in possesso di tutte le facoltà mentali

to be safe and sound

essere sano e salvo

2. sound (good):

sound character, health

buono, -a

sound basis

solido, -a

3. sound:

sound (trustworthy)

sicuro, -a

sound (competent)

competente

4. sound (thorough):

sound

approfondito, -a

5. sound (undisturbed):

sound sleep

profondo, -a

to be a sound sleeper

avere il sonno profondo

II.sound² [saʊnd] ADV

to be sound asleep

dormire profondamente

sound³ [saʊnd] VB trans

1. sound NAUT:

sound

sondare

2. sound MED:

sound

auscultare

sound⁴ [saʊnd] N

sound (channel)

stretto m

sound (inlet)

braccio m di mare

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

This is helpful when a sound card does not have a hardware volume control.

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The third and current version of this simulator uses a servo motor and a sound card to mimic the cardiovascular functions of the human body.

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At the transmission end, a computer application transmits a digital audio stream via the local area network, using audio from the computer's sound card inputs or from stored audio recordings.

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The express version was sometimes bundled with hardware such as a sound card.

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For example, a network interface might limit itself to only interrupts 3, 7, and 10, while a sound card might limit itself to interrupts 5, 7, and 12.

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The distinction is that softsynths run on a general purpose computer with a sound card, and the hardware (dedicated) synthesizers have the custom software built-in.

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Moreover, on computer-based systems, the number of simultaneously available recording tracks is limited by the sound card discrete analog or digital inputs.

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Analysis can be carried out by a general-purpose digital computer with a sound card selected for suitable performance and appropriate software.

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This requires a sound card, for testing in the analog domain.

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The outputs may be connected via a header cable to the sound card or the motherboard.

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