sound effects in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for sound effects in the English»Italian Dictionary

sound effect [Brit, Am ˈsaʊnd əˌfɛkt] N

sound effect

effetto m sonoro

Translations for sound effects in the English»Italian Dictionary

dub sound effect

missare (onto in)

Translations for sound effects in the Italian»English Dictionary

effetto sonoro

sound effect

rumore

sound effects pl

rumorista (donna)

sound-effects woman

rumorista (uomo)

sound-effect man

Translations for sound effects in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.effect [Brit ɪˈfɛkt, Am əˈfɛkt] N

1. effect (net result):

effect

effetto m (of di;; on su)

to have the effect of doing

avere l'effetto di fare

the effect of advertising is to increase demand

l'effetto della pubblicità è quello di aumentare la richiesta

to have an effect on sth, sb

avere un effetto su qc, qn

to have a damaging effect on sth

avere un effetto nocivo su qc

to have little effect on sth, sb

avere poco effetto su qc, qn

criticism doesn't seem to have any effect on him

le critiche non sembrano avere effetto su di lui

the film had quite an effect on me

il film mi ha impressionato molto

to use sth to good effect

usare qc con buoni risultati

to use sth to dramatic effect

usare qc per ottenere un effetto drammatico

to feel the effect(s) of sth

sentire gli effetti di qc

2. effect (repercussions):

effect

ripercussioni fpl (of di;; on su)

3. effect (power, efficacy):

effect

efficacia f

the treatment loses effect over time

il trattamento perde la sua efficacia col tempo

my advice was of no effect

il mio consiglio non ha avuto effetto

she warned him, but to little effect

lo ha avvertito, ma senza risultato

we took precautions, to no effect

abbiamo preso delle precauzioni, ma invano

to take effect price increases:

avere effetto

to take effect law, ruling:

entrare in vigore

to take effect pills, anaesthetic:

cominciare a fare effetto

to come into effect LAW, ADMIN

entrare in vigore

to put policies into effect

applicare le direttive

with effect from January 1, contributions will increase by 5%

a partire dal primo gennaio, i contributi aumenteranno del 5%

4. effect (theme):

the effect of what he is saying is that …

ciò che sta dicendo è che …

she left a note to the effect that …

ha lasciato un appunto per dire che …

rumours to this effect

voci in questo senso

yes, she made a remark to that effect

sì, ha fatto un'osservazione in questo senso

she said “I do not intend to resign” or words to that effect

disse “non ho intenzione di dare le dimissioni” o qualcosa del genere

5. effect (impression):

effect

effetto m

effect

impressione f

the overall effect

l'impressione complessiva

the lighting gives or creates the effect of moonlight

l'illuminazione dà l'impressione del chiaro di luna

to achieve an effect

ottenere un effetto

she uses her wit to deadly effect

usa la sua arguzia con effetti devastanti

he paused for effect

fece una pausa a effetto

she dresses like that for effect

si veste così per fare colpo

a beautiful marbled effect

un bell'effetto marmorizzato

6. effect:

effect PHYS, CHEM

effetto m

the Doppler, placebo effect

l'effetto Doppler, placebo

7. effect (in effect):

effect

effettivamente, in realtà

II.effects N

effects npl LAW (belongings):

effects

beni m

effects

effetti m

III.effect [Brit ɪˈfɛkt, Am əˈfɛkt] VB trans

effect reduction, repair, sale, transformation

effettuare

effect reform

attuare, applicare

effect improvement

apportare

effect reconciliation, settlement

portare a

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 effects in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for sound effects in the English»Italian Dictionary

sound effects N

sound effects

effetti m pl sonori

Translations for sound effects in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.effect [ɪ·ˈfekt] N

1. effect (consequence):

effect

effetto m

to have an effect on sth

avere effetto su qc

to have a disastrous effect on [or upon] sth

avere un effetto disastroso su qc

to have no effect on sb

non avere alcun effetto su qn

2. effect (result):

effect

risultato m

to have little/no effect

dare scarsi risultati/non dare risultati

to take effect

dare risultati

to take effect medicine, alcohol

fare effetto

to the effect that …

con lo scopo di …

to no effect

senza risultato

3. effect LAW:

to come into [or to take] effect

entrare in vigore

to remain/be in effect

rimanere/essere in vigore

4. effect (gist):

to the same effect

in quel senso

he disapproved of our idea and wrote to us to that effect

era in disaccordo con la nostra idea e ci ha scritto in tal senso

5. effect (impression):

effect

impressione f

the overall effect

l'impressione generale

for effect

per creare un effetto

6. effect pl (belongings):

effect

effetti m pl

personal effects

effetti personali

Phrases:

in effect

in pratica

II.effect [ɪ·ˈfekt] VB trans

effect

effettuare

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

Sound effects were also associated with many of the aircraft's abilities.

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It's a quite a bouncy song, with a strong bass line and use of imaginative sound effects.

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In earlier computers and video game systems, sound effects were typically produced using sound synthesis.

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Although this produced three-channel music plus sound effects, all sound was fed through a mono amplifier in the cabinet housing.

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Movie-style sound effects were employed in some tracks.

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Editing, visual and sound effects then took a further two months.

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It then began stunting with construction sound effects.

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Everyday objects were used to create the sound effects and local musicians were employed to produce the game's music.

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With the evolving sound recording technology and formats over the years, sound effects library formats have too evolved.

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Audience members sit in a circle and wear audio headsets, through which they listen to the charismatic leader's voice and sound effects.

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