reverberate

reverberate
intransitive verb
[Geräusch, Musik:] widerhallen
* * *
re·ver·ber·ate
[rɪˈvɜ:bəreɪt, AM -ˈvɜ:rbər-]
vi
1. (echo) widerhallen, nachhallen
▪ to \reverberate through[out] sth durch etw akk [hindurch]hallen
the narrow street \reverberated with the sound of workmen's drills der Lärm der Bohrarbeiten ließ die enge Straße vibrieren
the sound of the explosion \reverberated around the canyon der Knall der Explosion erfüllte das ganze Tal
2. (be recalled)
▪ to \reverberate through[out] [or [a]round] sth:
his terrible childhood experiences \reverberated throughout the whole of his life die schlimmen Kindheitserfahrungen wirkten sein ganzes Leben lang nach
3. (be widely heard)
▪ to \reverberate through[out] [or [a]round] sth durch etw akk gehen
news of the disaster \reverberated through the company die Nachricht von der Katastrophe ging wie ein Lauffeuer durch die Firma
* * *
[rI'vɜːbəreIt]
1. vi
(sound) widerhallen, nachhallen; (light, heat) zurückstrahlen, reflektieren
2. vt
sound, light, heat zurückwerfen, reflektieren
* * *
reverberate [-reıt]
A v/i PHYS
a) zurückstrahlen
b) Akustik: nach-, widerhallen
B v/t
1. PHYS Hitze, Licht etc zurückwerfen
2. METALL im Flammofen schmelzen
* * *
intransitive verb
[Geräusch, Musik:] widerhallen
* * *
v.
zurück strahlen v.
zurückstrahlen (alt.Rechtschreibung) v.

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