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/saʊndz/

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noun

Sons

A sensation perceived by the ear caused by the vibration of air or some other medium.

Examples :

"He turned when he heard the sound of footsteps behind him. Nobody made a sound."

Il se retourna quand il entendit le son de pas derrière lui. Personne ne fit de bruit.

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noun

Sons

A vibration capable of causing such sensations.

Examples :

"The sounds from the construction site next door are making it hard to concentrate on my homework. "

Les sons provenant du chantier d'à côté rendent difficile la concentration sur mes devoirs.

sound physics sensation frequency

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noun

Sonorités, style

A distinctive style and sonority of a particular musician, orchestra etc

Examples :

"The jazz club down the street is known for its authentic New Orleans sounds. "

Le club de jazz au bout de la rue est connu pour ses sonorités authentiques de la Nouvelle-Orléans.

music sound style

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noun

Bruits, sons

Noise without meaning; empty noise.

Examples :

"The baby's babbling was just sounds, not real words yet. "

Le babillage du bébé n'était que des bruits, pas encore de vrais mots.

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noun

Portée de la voix, portée de l'ouïe

Earshot, distance within which a certain noise may be heard.

Examples :

"Stay within the sound of my voice."

Restez à portée de ma voix.

sound range area

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verb

Sonner, retentir

To produce a sound.

Examples :

"When the horn sounds, take cover."

Lorsque le klaxon retentit, mettez-vous à l'abri.

sound phonetics physics music language communication

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verb

Sonner, sembler

To convey an impression by one's sound.

Examples :

"He sounded good when we last spoke."

Il sonnait bien la dernière fois que nous avons parlé.

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verb

Sonne, retentit, se répand

To be conveyed in sound; to be spread or published; to convey intelligence by sound.

Examples :

"The alarm sounds every morning at 7:00 AM, reminding me it's time to wake up for school. "

L'alarme sonne tous les matins à 7h00, me rappelant qu'il est temps de me réveiller pour l'école.

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verb

Retentir, resonner

Examples :

"The concert hall sounds with the beautiful music of the orchestra. "

La salle de concert retentit de la belle musique de l'orchestre.

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verb

Résulter, découler

(often with in) To arise or to be recognizable as arising in or from a particular area of law.

Examples :

"The problem with the neighbor's loud music sounds in the area of noise pollution regulations. "

Le problème de la musique forte du voisin résulte des réglementations en matière de pollution sonore.

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verb

émettre un son, faire entendre

To cause to produce a sound.

Examples :

"He sounds the instrument."

Il fait sonner l'instrument.

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verb

Prononcer

(of a vowel or consonant) To pronounce.

Examples :

"The teacher sounds the 'a' in "apple" for the class to hear. "

Le professeur prononce le 'a' dans "apple" pour que la classe l'entende.

phonetics linguistics sound language

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noun

Détroit

A long narrow inlet, or a strait between the mainland and an island; also, a strait connecting two seas, or connecting a sea or lake with the ocean.

Examples :

"Puget Sound; Owen Sound"

Le Puget Sound ; Owen Sound

geography nautical ocean

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noun

Vessie natatoire

The air bladder of a fish.

Examples :

"Cod sounds are an esteemed article of food."

Les vessies natatoires de morue sont un aliment estimé.

organ fish anatomy

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noun

Seiche

Examples :

"The marine biologist studied the behavior of several sounds in the aquarium, carefully noting their camouflage techniques. "

Le biologiste marin a étudié le comportement de plusieurs seiches dans l'aquarium, notant attentivement leurs techniques de camouflage.

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noun

Sonde

A long, thin probe for sounding body cavities or canals such as the urethra.

Examples :

"The doctor used the sounds to examine the patient's urethra. "

Le médecin a utilisé la sonde pour examiner l'urètre du patient.

medicine organ anatomy device

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noun

Sondes

An instrument for probing or dilating; a sonde.

Examples :

"The doctor carefully inserted the sounds to widen the narrow passage. "

Le médecin a inséré avec précaution les sondes pour élargir le passage étroit.

medicine utensil device

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verb

Plonger

Dive downwards, used of a whale.

Examples :

"The whale sounded and eight hundred feet of heavy line streaked out of the line tub before he ended his dive."

La baleine plongea et huit cents pieds de ligne lourde filèrent hors du bac à ligne avant qu'elle ne termine sa plongée.

animal ocean action nautical nature

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verb

Sonder, examiner, tester

To ascertain, or try to ascertain, the thoughts, motives, and purposes of (a person); to examine; to try; to test; to probe.

Examples :

"When I sounded him, he appeared to favor the proposed deal."

Quand je l'ai sondé, il semblait favoriser l'accord proposé.

mind philosophy

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verb

Sonder

Test; ascertain the depth of water with a sounding line or other device.

Examples :

"Mariners on sailing ships would sound the depth of the water with a weighted rope."

Les marins des voiliers sondaient la profondeur de l'eau avec une corde lestée.

nautical sailing technology device

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verb

Sonder, ausculter

To examine with the instrument called a sound or sonde, or by auscultation or percussion.

Examples :

"to sound a patient, or the bladder or urethra"

Sonder un patient, ou la vessie ou l'urètre.

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