sound

nounAinmfhocal 1 noise, something heardfuaim fem2 cmutorann masc1 cmutrup masc4 cmu I heard the sound of a car chuala mé fuaim cairr the sound of footsteps torann cos, tormán cos he never makes a sound ní bhíonn smid as riamh that engine is making a strange sound tá trup aisteach as an inneall sin it landed without a sound thit sé gan aon torann a dhéanamh 2 of music, voicefuaim fem2 cmuglór masc1 cmu musical sounds fuaimeanna ceoil the sound of the trumpet glór an trumpa vowel sound fuaim ghuta 3 musicceol musical stylefuaim fem2 cmu that band has a distinctive sound tá a stíl shainiúil féin ag an mbanna ceoil sin 4 physphys audible vibrationsfuaim fem2 cmu the speed of sound luas na fuaime background sound fuaim sa chúlra 5 electronicsleictreonaic, tv & radioteilifís & raidió, cinemacineama of broadcast, recording, etcfuaim fem2 cmu digital sound fuaim dhigiteach sound file comhad fuaimewithin sound of 6 electronicsleictreonaic, tv & radioteilifís & raidió, cinemacineama volumefuaim fem2 cmu turn down the sound ísligh an fhuaim 7 impression by the sound of things, we're finished! (also nó from the sound of things, we're finished!) tá deireadh linn, de réir cosúlachta; dealraíonn sé go bhfuil ár gcosa nite! I like the sound of that! thaitneodh sé sin liom!, tá cuma mhaith air sin! I don't like the sound of that plan níl cuma rómhaith ar an bplean sin 8 geographytíreolaíocht stretch of watersunda masc4 cmucaolas masc1 cmu verbbriathar 9 be heard in certain way intransitiveneamhaistreachfuaimnigh verb cmu the music sounds better live bíonn fuaim níos fearr leis an gceol nuair a bhíonn sé beo continue until the note sounds in tune lean ort go mbeidh an nóta i dtiúin you sound clearer now tá tú níos soiléire anois it'll sound better if you turn down the bass beidh fuaim níos fearr leis má íslíonn tú an dordfhuaim you sound sick cheapfá ó do ghuth go bhfuil tú tinn he sounds foreign tá blas coimhthíoch ar a chuid cainte your chest sounds wheezy tá píobarnach le cloisteáil i d'ucht they sounded as if they were drunk ba dhóigh leat ag éisteacht leo go raibh siad ar meisce that doesn't sound anything like traditional music níl sé sin cosúil le ceol traidisiúnta ar dhóigh ar bith all their songs sound the same is mar a chéile gach amhrán a bhíonn acu, tá a gcuid amhrán uile mar an gcéanna 10 give certain impression intransitiveneamhaistreach that plan sounds great níl caill ar an bplean sin a cup of coffee sounds wonderful bheadh cupán caife thar barr, bheadh cupán caife togha that doesn't sound too good níl cuma rómhaith air sin that sounds reasonable to me tá sé sin réasúnta, dar liom it sounds interesting tá cuma shuimiúil air does that not sound odd to you? nach aisteach leat sin?, nach gceapann tú go bhfuil sé sin aisteach? that voice sounds familiar sílim go n-aithním an guth sin it sounds very fishy tá rud éigin an-aisteach ag baint leis 'Sounds painful,' said Colm. 'Déarfainn go bhfuil sé nimhneach,' arsa Colm.; 'Pianmhar, déarfainn,' arsa Colm. you sound like your father cuireann tú d'athair i gcuimhne dom it sounds as if you had a great time dealraíonn sé go raibh an-chraic agat transitiveaistreach 'Sounds a great idea to me,' said she. 'Sin an-smaoineamh,' arsa sise. 11 of alarm signal etc intransitiveneamhaistreachbuail verb cmuséid verb cmu the alarm sounded bhuail an t-aláram sirens sounded throughout the city bhí bonnáin á séideadh ar fud na cathrach transitiveaistreachbuail verb cmuséid verb cmu sound the horn séid an bonnán I sounded the fire alarm bhain mé an t-aláram tinesound off 12 produce note transitiveaistreachseinn verb cmu to sound notes nótaí a sheinm 13 indicate time etc transitiveaistreachfógair verb cmu the bells are sounding noon tá na cloig ag fógairt uair an mheán lae 14 give warning etc transitiveaistreach to sound a warning rabhadh a thabhairt to sound an anxious note about sth imní a chur in iúl faoi rud, imní a léiriú faoi rudsound the death knell 15 medicineleigheas listen to transitiveaistreachéist le cmu the doctor sounded her chest d'éist an dochtúir lena cliabhrach 16 establish depth of transitiveaistreachsondáil verb cmu to sound a lake loch a shondáilsound out 17 consult (person) transitiveaistreach to sound sb about sth tuairim duine a fháil faoi rud, a fheiceáil cad a cheapann duine faoi rud I'll sound him again tomorrow triailfidh mé arís amárach é 18 zoologyzó-eolaíocht of whale: dive intransitiveneamhaistreachtum go domhain adjectiveaidiacht 19 reliable, trustworthymaith adj1 cmuiontaofa adj3 cmufónta adj3 cmustuama adj3 cmu sound advice comhairle mhaith, comhairle stuama this will provide a sound basis for the project cuirfidh sé seo bonn ceart faoin tionscadal a sound decision cinneadh críonna educationally sound slán ó thaobh an oideachais de 20 thoroughmaith adj1 cmu he's got a sound grasp of legal matters tá tuiscint mhaith aige ar chúrsaí dlí she has a sound understanding of what's involved tuigeann sí go maith cad atá i gceist 21 financeairgeadas, economicseacnamaíocht prudent, strongslán adj1 cmufónta adj3 cmuiontaofa adj3 cmu to do sth for sound commercial reasons rud a dhéanamh ar chúiseanna fónta tráchtála financially sound slán ó thaobh an airgeadais de 22 well-informed, correctiontaofa adj3 cmuceart adj1 cmu to be sound on an issue an-tuiscint a bheith agat ar cheist 23 medicineleigheas, veterinary sciencetréidliacht healthy, strongfolláin adj1 cmuslán adj1 cmu all his animals are sound tá a chuid ainmhithe uilig folláin to have a sound heart croí folláin a bheith agat to be of sound mind legal usei gcúrsaí dlí bheith ar do chiall, do chiall a bheith agat to be of sound body legal usei gcúrsaí dlí bheith i do shláinte to be safe and sound bheith slán sábháilte 24 constructiontógáil, engineeringinnealtóireacht safeslán adj1 cmu it's structurally sound tá a struchtúr slán 25 of sleepsámh adj1 cmutrom adj cmu he's a sound sleeper codlaíonn sé go sámh, codlaíonn sé go maith 26 of beatingceart adj1 cmutrom adj cmu I gave him a sound thrashing thug mé greasáil cheart dó, thug mé léasadh ceart dó, bhuail mé leithead a chraicinn air they got a sound beating fuair siad greadadh ceart, fuair siad flípeáil adverbdobhriathar 27 deeplygo sámh cmu I was sound asleep bhí mé i mo chodladh go sámh, bhí mé i mo chnap codlata SubformsSainfhoirmeacha → -sounding PhrasesNathanna to sound the death knell for sth it sounded the death knell of small shops ba chreill bháis do shiopaí beaga é within sound of (also nó within the sound of) faoi fhad éisteachta dei raon éisteachta Phrasal VerbsBriathra Frásacha→ sound off→ sound out

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