OXFORD 9000
📚 adj • entry_id 2281

sound

/saʊnd/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
sano
Healthy.
He was safe and sound.
In horse management a sound horse is one with no health problems that might affect its suitability for its intended work.
sólido
Complete, solid, or secure.
Fred assured me the floorboards were sound.
The brasswork here, how rich it is in beams, / And how, besides, it makes the whole house sound.
profundo
Quiet and deep.
Her sleep was sound.
Sound asleep means sleeping peacefully, and often deeply.
📚 noun • entry_id 2282

sound

/saʊnd/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
sonido
A sensation perceived by the ear caused by the vibration of air or some other medium.
He turned when he heard the sound of footsteps behind him. Nobody made a sound.
The warlike sound / Of trumpets loud and clarions.
sonido
A vibration capable of causing such sensations.
In trumpets for assisting the hearing, all reverbation of the trumpet must be avoided. It must be made thick, of the least elastic materials, and covered with cloth externally. For…
It was April 22, 1831, and a young man was walking down Whitehall in the direction of Parliament Street.[…]. He halted opposite the Privy Gardens, and, with his face turned skyward…
Phrases
No hay frases
📚 noun • entry_id 2284

sound

/saʊnd/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
estrecho • seno
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.
Puget Sound; Owen Sound; Long Island Sound
The Sound of Denmarke, where ships pay toll.
📚 verb • entry_id 2285

sound

/saʊnd/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
sondear
To ascertain, or to try to ascertain, the thoughts, motives, and purposes of (a person); to examine; to try; to test; to probe.
I've sounded my Numidians man by man.
When I sounded him, he appeared to favor the proposed deal.