el sonar

the sound; sonar

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the sound; sonar As a noun, sonar can refer to a sound or ringing, especially in “el sonar de un celular” (“the ringing of a cellphone”). It can also refer to sonar technology used to detect objects underwater.

SP: El sonar de la alarma despertó a todos.

EN: The alarm's sound woke everyone up.

Apaguen el sonar.

Turn off the sonar.

— La sirena (2016)

El sonar es mortal.

The sonar is deadly.

— La sirena (2016)

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

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

Apagar el sonar es suficiente.

Turning off the sonar is enough.

— La sirena (2016)

El Sr. Liu quiere apagar el sonar.

Mr. Liu wants to turn off the sonar.

— La sirena (2016)

El sonar daña el medio ambiente, y destruye la vida marina.

Sonar harms the environment and destroys marine life.

— La sirena (2016)