| Huvudsakliga översättningar |
| sound n | (individual noise) | ljud s |
| | I heard a sound. |
| | Jag hörde ett ljud. |
| sound n | (auditory effect) | ljud s |
| | They awoke to the sound of gunfire. |
| | De vaknade till ljudet av pistolskott. |
| sound n | uncountable (physics: vibrations in ear) | ljud s |
| | Sound is the vibration of a substance such as air, water, or other material. |
| | Ljud är vibrationer i en substans, som luft, vatten eller andra material. |
| sound⇒ vi | (seem) | låta vitr |
| | | verka vitr |
| | His words sounded strange. |
| | Is that the right word. |
| | It sounds wrong. |
| | Hans ord lät konstiga. Är det rätt ord? Det låter fel. |
| sound like [sth] vi + prep | (have same sound as) | låta som ngt vitr + prep |
| | | höras som ngt vitr + prep |
| | My kids call it music, but their band sounds like noise to me. |
| | Mina barn kallar det musik, men deras band låter som oljud för mig. |
sound as though,
sound as if v expr | (would seem) | låta som om vbal uttr |
| | | verka som om vbal uttr |
| | It sounds as though you could do with a vacation! |
| | Det låter som om du skulle må bra av en semester! |
| sound like [sth] vi + prep | informal (would seem that) | låter som ngt vitr + prep |
| | | hörs som ngt vitr + prep |
| | From what you say, it sounds like he's an unpleasant person. |
| | Från det du säger, låter det som han var en obehaglig person. |
| sound adj | (health: good) | stabil adj |
| | | sund, frisk adj |
| | | god adj |
| | He's in sound health for his age. |
| | Han är vid stabil hälsa för sin ålder. |
| sound adj | (sensible) | förnuftig, sund adj |
| | | vettig adj |
| | | förståndig adj |
| | | klok adj |
| | That's a sound idea. |
| | Det är en förnuftig (or: sund) idé. |
| Ytterligare översättningar |
| sound adj | (thorough) | djup adj |
| | She fell into a sound sleep. |
| sound adj | (basis, argument: reliable) | stabil adj |
| | | hållbar adj |
| | | gedigen adj |
| | (vardaglig) | bra adj |
| | Panic is not a sound basis for government policy. |
| sound adj | (investment: secure) | stabil adj |
| | | trygg adj |
| | (vardaglig) | bra adj |
| | Buying shares in that company may not be a sound investment. |
| sound adv | (thoroughly) | djupt adv |
| | She's sound asleep. |
| sound n | (channel of water) | sund s |
| | They sailed along the sound towards the sea. |
| sound n | informal (music style) | sound s |
| | I really like that band's sound. |
| sound vi | (resonate) | ljuda vitr |
| | | låta vitr |
| | | klinga vitr |
| | An echo sounded in the room. |
| sound vi | (be heard, ring) | ljuda vitr |
| | | låta vitr |
| | | klinga vitr |
| | | ringa vitr |
| | Bells sounded throughout the city. |
| sound [sth]⇒ vtr | (alarm, etc.: set off) | larma vtr |
| | | slå larm vtr + s |
| | The firefighter sounded the alarm. |
| sound [sth] vtr | (measure depth) | loda vtr |
| | | sondera vtr |
| | We have sounded the depths of the ocean. |