Betydelse av sounding på svenska

• 0 present participle of sound

• 1 to seem good, interesting, strange, etc. from what is said or written:

  • Your job sounds really interesting.

  • I know it sounds silly, but I'll miss him when he's gone.

  • That sounds like a good idea.

  • It sounds like you've got a sore throat.

  • It sounds as if they had a good holiday.

  • You're going skiing with three friends? That sounds like fun.

  • He sounded very depressed when we spoke on the phone yesterday.

  • At the press conference, he sounded at his most relaxed.

• 2 to make a noise:

  • If the alarm sounds, leave the building immediately.

  • It sounds like a bird.

  • He sounds (= speaks) just like someone I used to work with.

  • Sounding the car's horn, she drove at high speed through the crowded streets.

  • Quick, sound the alarm - there's a fire in the machine room!

• 3 to measure the depth of a mass of water, such as the sea, usually by sonar