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sound1 [saʊnd] N

Meerenge f <-, -n>
Sund m <-(e)s, -e>
Meeresarm m <-(e)s, -e>

I. sound2 [saʊnd] N

1. sound of a bell:

Geräusch nt <-(e)s, -e>
Klang m <-(e)s, Klän·ge>
Ton m <-(e)s, Töne>

2. sound LING:

Laut m <-(e)s, -e>

3. sound no pl PHYS:

Schall m <-(e)s> kein pl
Schallgeschwindigkeit f <-> kein pl

4. sound no pl RADIO, TV (volume):

Ton m <-(e)s, Töne>
Tonstörung f <-, -en>

5. sound no pl (on film):

Sound m <-s, -s>

6. sound (characteristic of musicians' style):

Sound m <-s, -s>

7. sound no pl (impression):

II. sound2 [saʊnd] N modifier

1. sound MEDIA:

sound (assistant, mixer, specialist)

2. sound PHYS:

sound (spectrograph, velocity)

III. sound2 [saʊnd] VB intr

1. sound (resonate):

sound alarm
sound alarm clock
sound bell

2. sound inf (complain):

to sound off about sth/sb

3. sound + adj (seem):

klingen <klang, geklungen>
to sound as though [or if] ...
so klingen [o. sich acc anhören] , als ob ...

IV. sound2 [saʊnd] VB trans

1. sound (produce sound from):

the siren was being sounded

2. sound LING:

to sound sth the ‘b’ in the word ‘plumb’ is not sounded

I. sound3 [saʊnd] ADJ

1. sound:

gesund <gesünder, am gesündesten>
as sound as a bell animal, person

2. sound:

in etw dat versiert sein

3. sound (severe):

4. sound (undisturbed):

II. sound3 [saʊnd] ADV

sound4 [saʊnd] VB trans NAUT

to sound sth
etw [aus]loten

sound out VB trans

to sound out ⇆ sb
to sound out ⇆ sb (ask)

ˈsound ar·chives N pl

Tonarchiv nt <-s, -e>

ˈsound bar·ri·er N

Schallmauer f <-> kein pl

ˈsound bite N

ˈsound card N COMPUT

ˈsound ef·fect N

ˈsound en·gi·neer N

Tontechniker(in) m (f) <-s, -; -, -nen>
Toningenieur(in) m (f)

ˈsound film N

Tonfilm m <-(e)s, -e>

sound ˈprac·tice N

ˈsound re·cord·ing N

Tonaufnahme f <-, -n>

ˈsound re·pro·duc·tion N

Tonwiedergabe f <-, -n>
Present
Isound
yousound
he/she/itsounds
wesound
yousound
theysound
Past
Isounded
yousounded
he/she/itsounded
wesounded
yousounded
theysounded
Present Perfect
Ihavesounded
youhavesounded
he/she/ithassounded
wehavesounded
youhavesounded
theyhavesounded
Past Perfect
Ihadsounded
youhadsounded
he/she/ithadsounded
wehadsounded
youhadsounded
theyhadsounded