sound
/ˈsaʊ̯nd/ nom C2En français : son
- 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.
- A vibration capable of causing such sensations.
- A distinctive style and sonority of a particular musician, orchestra etc.
- Noise without meaning; empty noise.
- Earshot, distance within which a certain noise may be heard. · Stay within the sound of my voice.
- A segment as a part of spoken language, the smallest unit of spoken language, a speech sound.
Pluriel sounds
Verbes à particule et expressions
Dans la bibliothèque
Faintly sound the falling feet;
Where all who loiter slumber sound.
The Antipathies, I think—” (she was rather glad there _was_ no one listening, this time, as it didn’t sound at all the right word) “—but I shall have to ask them what the name of the country is, you know.
She waited for some time without hearing anything more: at last came a rumbling of little cartwheels, and the sound of a good many voices all talking together: she made out the words: “Where’s the other ladder?—Why, I hadn’t to bring but one; Bill’s got the other—Bill!
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