sound

[saund] 1. adj

(healthy) zdrowy; (not damaged) nietknięty; (reliable, thorough) solidny, dogłębny; investment pewny, bezpieczny; advice rozsądny; argument, policy słuszny

2. adv

to be sound asleep — spać głęboko

3. n

(noise) dźwięk m, odgłos m; (volume) (on TV etc) dźwięk m, głośność f; (GEOG) przesmyk m

4. vt

alarm, horn włączać (włączyć perf)

5. vi

alarm, horn dźwięczeć (zadźwięczeć perf); (fig) (seem) wydawać się

to sound like sb — mówić or brzmieć jak ktoś

it sounds like French — to wygląda na francuski

that sounds like them returning — wygląda na to, że wracają

to be of sound mind — być przy zdrowych zmysłach

I don't like the sound of it — nie podoba mi się to

to sound one's horn (AUT) — trąbić (zatrąbić perf)

it sounds as if … — wygląda na to, że …

Phrasal Verbs:

- sound off

- sound out

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I adjective

1) (strong or in good condition: The foundations of the house are not very sound; He's 87, but he's still sound in mind and body.) solidny, zdrowy

2) ((of sleep) deep: She's a very sound sleeper.) głęboki

3) (full; thorough: a sound basic training.) wszechstronny

4) (accurate; free from mistakes: a sound piece of work.) trafny, poprawny

5) (having or showing good judgement or good sense: His advice is always very sound.) rozsądny

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- soundly

- soundness
- sound asleep II 1. noun

1) (the impressions transmitted to the brain by the sense of hearing: a barrage of sound; (also adjective) sound waves.) dźwięk

2) (something that is, or can be, heard: The sounds were coming from the garage.) dźwięk

3) (the impression created in the mind by a piece of news, a description etc: I didn't like the sound of her hairstyle at all!) to, co słyszę (na temat)

2. verb

1) (to (cause something to) make a sound: Sound the bell!; The bell sounded.) dzwonić, rozlegać się

2) (to signal (something) by making a sound: Sound the alarm!) ogłaszać, uderzyć na

3) ((of something heard or read) to make a particular impression; to seem; to appear: Your singing sounded very good; That sounds like a train.) brzmieć

4) (to pronounce: In the word `pneumonia', the letter p is not sounded.) wymawiać

5) (to examine by tapping and listening carefully: She sounded the patient's chest.) osłuchiwać

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- soundless

- soundlessly
- sound effects
- soundproof 3. verb

(to make (walls, a room etc) soundproof.) wytłumiać

- sound-track

III verb

(to measure the depth of (water etc).) sondować

- sounding

- sound out