Translations for „sound“ in the English » Portuguese Dictionary

I . sound¹ [saʊnd] ADJ

1. sound (healthy):

sound

sadio(-a)

2. sound:

sound basis

sólido(-a)

sound health

bom(boa)

II . sound¹ [saʊnd] ADV

to be sound asleep

dormir profundamente

sound² [saʊnd] VB trans

1. sound NAUT:

sound

sondar

2. sound MED:

sound

explorar com sonda

sound³ [saʊnd] N (channel)

sound

estreito m

I . sound⁴ [saʊnd] N

1. sound:

sound (noise)

ruído m

sound (volume)

volume m

2. sound:

sound LING, PHYS

som m

3. sound (idea expressed in words):

by the sound of it

ao que parece

I don't like the sound of that

isso não me soa bem

II . sound⁴ [saʊnd] VB intr

1. sound (make noise):

sound

soar

2. sound (seem):

sound

parecer

III . sound⁴ [saʊnd] VB trans

sound alarm:

sound

soar

sound off VB intr inf

to sound off about sb/sth

dar palpite sobre alguém/a. c.

sound barrier N

sound barrier

barreira f do som

sound effects N pl

sound effects

efeitos m pl sonoros

sound system N

sound system

aparelho m de som

Usage examples with sound

to be sound asleep

dormir profundamente

safe and sound

são e salvo

by the sound of it

ao que parece

to raise [or sound] the alarm

dar [or soar] o alarme

I don't like the sound of that

isso não me soa bem

to sound off about sb/sth

dar palpite sobre alguém/a. c.

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The people in power dictate how things should sound and where the money is spent.

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These constructions involve pure morphological changes (suffixes and internal sound changes of the verb), conjugated compound verbs, and invariant auxiliaries.

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They record and mix the audio on set - dialogue, presence and sound effects in mono and ambience in stereo.

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His improvements include a larger screen, sound dampening, and tiered theater seats.

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It doesn't necessarily sound any nicer than the old car, though, and is perhaps even a bit characterless.

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They break from their own norm with several orchestral elements to make the album sound more full and let the music hit even harder.

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These sound effects were removed from the radio edit.

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It really makes the scene - try watching it without the sound; it suddenly seems a lot less hot and a lot more yucky.

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These errors are termed artifacts (or sound/sonic artifacts), and may be pleasing or displeasing.

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Suppose the child is behaviourally sound and the parent is just a worrywart who wants to keep close watch.

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