| Traduções principais |
| sound n | (individual noise) | som sm |
| | | barulho sm |
| | I heard a sound. |
| | Ouço um som. |
| tapping n | (striking sound) | batida sf |
| | | ruído, som sm |
| | There's a strange tapping coming from the attic. |
| rattling n | (respiratory sound) (som de respiração) | estertor sm |
| | | som sm |
| | The doctor listened to the rattling coming from the patient's chest during every exhale. |
| music player n | (device) | music player estrang |
| | | som sm |
| | This music player produces very high quality sound. |
| sound n | (auditory effect) | som sm |
| | They awoke to the sound of gunfire. |
| | Eles acordaram com o som de tiros. |
soundtrack,
sound track,
sound-track n | (audio track of a film) (filme) | faixa sonora loc sf |
| | | som, áudio sm |
| | The soundtrack was terrible but luckily there were subtitles. |
| sound n | uncountable (physics: vibrations in ear) | som sm |
| | Sound is the vibration of a substance such as air, water, or other material. |
| | O som é a vibração de uma substância como ar, água ou outro material. |
| Formas compostas: |
| animal sound n | (animal's call or cry) | som feito por animais loc sm |
| beep vi | (make beeping sound) | emitir som de bipe loc v |
| | (informal) | bipar vt |
| | Dr. Ross's pager beeped and he said he had to go and deal with an emergency. |
| blip n | (brief interruption) (breve interrupção) | som intermitente loc sm |
| | The price drop was just a minor blip in an otherwise upward trend. |
boombox,
boom box n | slang (ghetto blaster: portable stereo) (estrangeirismo) | boombox sm |
| | | aparelho de som portátil expres |
| | MP3 players and iPods have replaced the boom box. |
| break the sound barrier v expr | (go faster than sound) | quebrar a barreira do som expres v |
| | When a plane breaks the sound barrier it produces a sonic boom that sounds like an explosion. |
| | Quando um avião quebra a barreira do som, produz um estrondo sônico que soa como uma explosão. |
| deck n | (music: mixing table) | mesa de som loc sf |
| | The DJ brought his own decks. |
| | O DJ trouxe sua própria mesa de som. |
| drown sth/sb out vtr phrasal sep | (be louder than) | abafar o som vt |
| | The helicopter drowned out the screaming of the people below. |
| glide n | (phonetics: transitional sound) | som semivocálico sm |
| | Non-native speakers may have trouble hearing and reproducing English glides. |
| high pitch n | (music: high-scale frequency) (mus:) | som agudo, som de alta frequência sm |
| | A dog whistle sounds at such a high pitch, that humans can't hear it -- but dogs can. |
| make a sound v expr | (create a noise) | fazer um som vt + sm |
| | My clock makes a sound like a bird when it strikes the hour. |
| make sth louder vtr | (sound: amplify) (som: aumentar, amplificar) | aumentar o som loc v |
| | You can make the music louder by turning this knob. |
| mute sth vtr | (TV, video: turn off sound) | colocar no mudo expres v |
| | | desligar o som expres v |
| | | tirar o som expres v |
| | Please mute the TV while your father is talking. |
| PA system n | abbreviation (public address system) | sistema de som sm |
| | | sistema de sonorização sm |
patter,
pitter-patter n | (soft footsteps) | som dos passos sm |
| | I knew my son was out of bed because I could hear his pitter-patter in the kitchen. |
| play music v expr | (listen to recorded music) (ouvir música gravada) | ouvir música vt + sf |
| | (inf) | ouvir um som vt + sm |
| | I like to play music while I'm cooking the dinner. |
| plunk n | (sound: twang) | som estridente loc sm |
| | I heard a plunk and saw my watch sinking to the bottom of the lake. |
| plunk sth vtr | (twang, pluck) | produzir som estridente loc v |
| | | zunir vt |
| | Susan has constantly been plunking her new guitar all week. |
| rasping n | (harsh grating noise) | som estridente, irritante loc sm |
| rattling n | (percussive sound) (som percussivo) | estrídulo, estridor sm |
| | | som estridente sm + adj |
| | Patricia went to investigate a rattling coming from outside. |
| razz n | US, slang (jeering sound) (com a língua vibrando entre os dentes) | som de desaprovação loc sm |
| rifle shot n | (sound of shotgun fire) (arma de fogo) | som de tiro loc sm |
| | | disparo sm |
| | The rifle shot echoed through the valley. |
| rock out vi phrasal | slang (listen to pop music) | curtir um som expres v |
| | Mary was wearing headphones and rocking out. |
| snick n | (clicking sound) | som metálico sm + adj |
| | The latch closed with a loud snick. |
| sound mixer n | (person who records film sound) (alguém que grava trilha sonora) | editor de som sm |
| | Most professional sound mixers do their work with computers these days. |
| sound mixer n | (deck or console for mixing sound) (deck ou console para mixar som) | mesa de som sf |
| | (anglicismo) | deck de som sm |
| | (anglicismo) | mesa de DJ sf |
| sound recorder n | (sb who records film sound) (alguém que grava trilha sonora) | técnico de som sm |
| | | engenheiro de som sm |
| | | produtor sm |
| | He worked at the studio as a sound recorder and made good money doing so. |
| sound system n | (equipment for playing music) (equipamento para tocar músicas) | aparelho de som sm |
| | | equipamento de som sm |
| | The singer's sound system was not powerful enough to fill the hall. |
| sound technician n | (performance, recording: audio engineer) (performance, gravação de áudio) | técnico de som sm |
| -sounding adj | (having a particular sound) | de som loc adj |
| Nota: Usually used in combination |
| | Where is that pleasant-sounding music coming from? |
| soundproof adj | (sealed against noise) | à prova de som loc adj |
| | | com isolamento acústico loc sm |
| | Don't worry about making noise; the room is soundproof. |
| speaker n | (amplifier) (BRA, som) | alto-falante sm |
| | (POR) | altifalante sm |
| | (POR) | coluna de som sf |
| | This CD player has built-in speakers. |
| | Esse CD player tem alto-falantes embutidos. |
| splat n | (wet impact sound) | som de esguicho loc sm |
| | The cake slid off the table and landed on the floor with a splat. |
| surround sound n | (multi-speaker stereo system) (anglicismo: som com vários alto-falantes) | som surround loc sm |
| | Home cinema systems are equipped with surround sound features. |
| thumping n | (dull striking sound) (som surdo) | som abafado loc sm |
| | We could hear the thumping of music from the party all night. |
treble dominated,
treble-dominated adj | (music: high pitched) (música: em tom alto) | som agudo sm |
tut,
tut-tut vi | UK (make disapproving noise) | fazer som de desaprovação loc v |
| | The old lady tutted as the boy pushed past her. |
| twang n | (loud vibration) | som metálico loc sm |
| | | alta vibração loc sf |
| | A loud, metallic twang echoed throughout the gym. |
| twang n | figurative (voice: nasal tone) | som nasal loc sm |
| | | fanhoso sm |
| | Holly speaks with a distinctive twang. |
| vowel sound n | (spoken language: open sound) (linguagem falada: som aberto) | som vocálico sm |
| whoosh n | (rushing sound) | som sibilante sm |
| | The car went by with a whoosh. |
| whop n | informal (sound made by a blow) | som feito por soco, murro loc sm |