soundings in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for soundings in the English»Spanish Dictionary

sounding [Am ˈsaʊndɪŋ, Brit ˈsaʊndɪŋ] N U or C

1. sounding (test of opinion):

sounding

sondeo m

to make or take a sounding

hacer or llevar a cabo un sondeo

2. sounding NAUT:

sounding

sondeo m

-sounding [Am ˈsaʊndɪŋ, Brit ˈsaʊndɪŋ] SUFFIX

pleasant-sounding

de sonido agradable

a foreign-sounding name

un nombre que suena (or sonó etc.) extranjero

sounding board N

1. sounding board (for ideas):

sounding board

caja f de resonancia

2. sounding board (over platform, stage):

sounding board

tornavoz m

3. sounding board (on instrument):

sounding board

tabla f armónica resonante

sounding board

secreto m

high-sounding [Am ˈhaɪ ˈˌsaʊndɪŋ, Brit] ADJ

high-sounding

altisonante

high-sounding

grandilocuente

odd-sounding [ˈɒdˌsaʊndɪŋ] ADJ

1. odd-sounding:

odd-sounding voice/music

de sonido peculiar

odd-sounding word/name

que suena raro

2. odd-sounding recipe/combination:

odd-sounding

que parece raro

Translations for soundings in the Spanish»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

pomposo (pomposa)

high-sounding

sondeo

sounding

la organización es una caja de resonancia de los países no alineados

the organization is a sounding board for the non-aligned countries

sonda (de mano)

sounding line

ocupa un cargo de relumbrón

he has a job with a flashy-sounding title inf

soundings in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for soundings in the English»Spanish Dictionary

sounding N NAUT

sounding

sondeo m

to take soundings fig

tantear el terreno

sounding board N

sounding board

tabla f armónica

high-sounding ADJ

high-sounding

altisonante

Translations for soundings in the Spanish»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

fondeo (sondeo)

sounding

sonda

sounding

sondeo

sounding

tanteo

sounding out

soundings Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to take soundings fig

tantear el terreno