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echo [ˈɛkəʊ] n pl -oes 1. (Physics / General Physics) a. the reflection of sound or other radiation by a reflecting medium, esp a solid object b. the sound so reflected 2. a repetition or imitation, esp an unoriginal reproduction of another's opinions 3. something that evokes memories, esp of a particular style or era 4. (sometimes plural) an effect that continues after the original cause has disappeared; repercussion the echoes of the French Revolution 5. a person who copies another, esp one who obsequiously agrees with another's opinions 6. (Electronics) a. the signal reflected by a radar target b. the trace produced by such a signal on a radar screen 7. (Literature / Poetry) the repetition of certain sounds or syllables in a verse line 8. (Music, other) the quiet repetition of a musical phrase 9. (Music / Instruments) Also called echo organ, echo stop a manual or stop on an organ that controls a set of quiet pipes that give the illusion of sounding at a distance 10. (Music, other) an electronic effect in recorded music that adds vibration or resonance vb -oes, -oing, -oed 1. to resound or cause to resound with an echo the cave echoed their shouts 2. (intr) (of sounds) to repeat or resound by echoes; reverberate 3. (tr) (of persons) to repeat (words, opinions, etc.), in imitation, agreement, or flattery 4. (tr) (of things) to resemble or imitate (another style, earlier model, etc.) 5. (Electronics & Computer Science / Computer Science) (tr) (of a computer) to display (a character) on the screen of a visual display unit as a response to receiving that character from a keyboard entry [via Latin from Greek ēkhō; related to Greek ēkhē sound] echoing adj echoless adj echo-like adj Echo1 n (Astronautics) either of two US passive communications satellites, the first of which was launched in 1960 Echo2 n (Myth & Legend / Classical Myth & Legend) Greek myth a nymph who, spurned by Narcissus, pined away until only her voice remained Echo3 n (Electronics & Computer Science / Telecommunications) Communications code word for the letter e
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echo noun 1. reverberation, ringing, repetition, answer, resonance, resounding He heard nothing but the echoes of his own voice in the cave. 2. copy, reflection, clone, reproduction, imitation, duplicate, double, reiteration Their cover version is just a pale echo of the real thing. 3. reminder, suggestion, trace, hint, recollection, vestige, evocation, intimation The accident has echoes of past disasters. Translations echo [ˈekəʊ] A. N (echoes (pl)) (gen, fig) → eco m B. VT [+ sound] → repetir; [+ opinion etc] → hacerse eco de echo n → Echo nt, → Widerhall m; (fig) → Anklang m (→ of an +acc); (Comput: command) → Echo nt; he was cheered to the echo → er bekam brausenden or rauschenden Beifall vt sound → zurückwerfen; (fig) → wiedergeben vi (sounds) → widerhallen; (room, footsteps) → hallen; to echo with something → von etw widerhallen; her words echoed in his ears → ihre Worte hallten ihm in den Ohren echo: echo chamber n → Hallraum m; (for electric guitar) → Nachhallerzeuger m echolocation n → Echoortung f echo sounder n → Echolot nt echo [ˈɛkəu] 1. n (echoes (pl)) → eco m or f 2. vi (sound) → echeggiare, riecheggiare the room echoed with their laughter → la stanza riecheggiava delle loro risate echo [ˈɛkəu] 1. n (echoes (pl)) → eco m or f 2. vi (sound) → echeggiare, riecheggiare the room echoed with their laughter → la stanza riecheggiava delle loro risate n echo [ˈekəu] the repeating of a sound caused by its striking a surface and coming back The children shouted loudly in the cave so that they could hear the echoes. eggo صَدى отзвук ozvěna ekko; genlyd das Echo ηχώ,α ντίλαλος eco kaja پژواک؛ انعکاس صدا kaiku écho הֵד प्रतिध्वनि jeka visszhang gema bergmál eco 反響 반향, 산울림, 반사파 aidas atbalss gema weerklank ekko, gjenlyd echo eco ecou эхо ozvena odmev odjek eko เสียงก้อง yankı 回聲 луна آواز کی گونج tiếng vang 回声 v – past tense ˈechoed – 1 to send back an echo or echoes The cave was echoing with shouts; The hills echoed his shout. weergalm يَرُدُّ الصَّدى ехо vracet, odrážet ekkoe; give genlyd (wider)hallen αντηχώ, αντιλαλώ hacer eco, resonar (vastu) kajama پژواک کردن؛ منعکس کردن صدا kaikua renvoyer לְהַדהֵד प्रतिध्वनि odjekivati visszhangzik menggemakan bergmála echeggiare, fare eco 反響する 반향하다, 울려퍼지다 (at)aidėti, atkartoti aidu atbalsot; atbalsoties bergema weerklinken kaste tilbake, gjenlyde rozbrzmiewać echem ecoar a răsuna отдаваться эхом ozývať sa odmevati odjekivati eka ทำเสียงก้อง yankılanmak 發出回聲 відбивати(ся) луною آواز کی گونج کو واپس کرنا vang lại 发出回声 2 to repeat (a sound or a statement) She always echoes her husband's opinion. weerklank, herhaal يُعيدُ، يُرَدِّدُ повтарям papouškovat gentage nachsprechen επαναλαμβάνω repetir kajana kordama تکرار کردن؛ تقلید کردن toistaa faire écho à לַחֲזוֹר כְּהֵד प्रतिध्वनित करना odzvanjati visszhangoz membeo herma eftir; endurtaka ripetere くり返す 되풀이하다 kartoti atdarināt (skaņu); atkārtot (domu) ulang echoa an gjenta, snakke etter munnen powtarzać za repetir a repeta вторить opakovať ponavljati ponavljati upprepa som ett eko ซ้ำ ๆ tekrarlamak 重複 вторити, повторювати کسی کے قول کو دہرانا lặp lại 重复 Echo → صَدَى ozvěna ekko Echo ηχώ eco kaiku écho odjek eco 反響 메아리 echo ekko echo eco эхо eko เสียงสะท้อน yankı tiếng vọng 回声 How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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