sonar

/soˈnaɾ/, [soˈnaɾ]

dream, sonar, sound

Examples

Puede sonar extraño, pero es real.

All this may sound strange, but it is true.

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Un bombo, una caja y platillos una vez fueron todo lo que un compositor necesitaba para hacer a una obra sonar exótica.

A bass drum, a snare drum, and cymbals were once all a composer needed to make a work sound exotic.

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No necesito sonar como un hablante nativo, sólo quiero ser capaz de hablar con fluidez.

I don't need to sound like a native speaker, I just want to be able to speak fluently.

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El silencio en la biblioteca fue roto por el sonar de un celular.

The silence in the library was disturbed by the ringing of a cell phone.

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Advertencia: el español de Chile puede sonar extraño en cualquier otra parte.

Attention: Chilean Spanish may sound weird elsewhere.

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Comprendo que esto puede sonar loco, pero creo que me he enamorado de tu hermana menor.

I realize that this may sound crazy, but I think I've fallen in love with your younger sister.

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No necesitas sonar como un nativo para comunicarte.

You don't have to sound like a native speaker in order to communicate.

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Tom continuó haciendo sonar la bocina.

Tom continued to honk the horn.

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Justo al colgar el teléfono, volvió a sonar.

No sooner had I hung up than the phone started ringing again.

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El teléfono empezó a sonar.

The phone started ringing.

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Mi explicación puede sonar extraño.

My explanation may sound strange.

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No necesitas sonar como un nativo para que entiendan.

You don't need to sound like a native speaker in order to be understood.

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No creo que alguna vez vaya a sonar como un hablante nativo, y en realidad no creo que lo necesite.

I don't think I'll ever sound like a native speaker and I don't really think I need to.

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No tienes que sonar como un nativo para que se te entienda.

You don't need to sound like a native speaker to be understood.

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El teléfono acaba de sonar, ¿no?

The telephone was just ringing, wasn't it?

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Oí que es imposible sonar como un hablante nativo a menos que uno empiece a hablar la lengua antes de los doce años.

I've heard that it's impossible to sound like a native speaker unless one starts speaking the language before the age of twelve.

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El policía hizo sonar su silbato.

The police officer blew his whistle.

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Si quieres sonar como un hablante nativo, debes estar dispuesto a practicar diciendo la misma frase una y otra vez de la misma manera en que un músico de banjo practica el mismo fraseo una y otra vez hasta que lo puedan tocar correctamente y en el tiempo esperado.

If you want to sound like a native speaker, you must be willing to practice saying the same sentence over and over in the same way that banjo players practice the same phrase over and over until they can play it correctly and at the desired tempo.

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Nadie oyó sonar la campana.

Nobody heard the bell ring.

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