Engelsk navneord: echo | |||
| 1. | echo (om egenskab) the repetition of a sound resulting from reflection of the sound waves | ||
| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | She could hear echoes of her own footsteps. | ||
| Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | replication, reverberation, sound reflection | ||
| Mindre specifikke termer | reflection, reflectivity, reflexion | ||
| Mere specifikke termer | re-echo | ||
| 2. | Echo (om person) (Greek mythology) a nymph who was spurned by Narcissus and pined away until only her voice remained | ||
| Mindre specifikke termer | nymph | ||
| Overordnet emneområde | Greek mythology | ||
| 3. | echo (om kommunikation) a reply that repeats what has just been said | ||
| Mindre specifikke termer | reply, response | ||
| Mere specifikke termer | echolalia | ||
| 4. | echo (om egenskab) a reflected television or radio or radar beam | ||
| Mindre specifikke termer | reflection, reflectivity, reflexion | ||
| Overordnet emneområde | electronics | ||
| 5. | echo (om egenskab) a close parallel of a feeling, idea, style, etc. | ||
| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | His contention contains more than an echo of Rousseau. Napoleon III was an echo of the mighty Emperor but an infinitely better man. | ||
| Mindre specifikke termer | analog, analogue, parallel | ||
| 6. | echo (om handling) an imitation or repetition | ||
| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | The flower arrangement was created as an echo of a client's still life. | ||
| Mindre specifikke termer | imitation | ||
Engelsk udsagnsord: echo | |||
| 1. | echo (om kommunikation) to say again or imitate | ||
| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | Followers echoing the cries of their leaders. | ||
| Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | repeat | ||
| Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something. Somebody ----s that CLAUSE | ||
| Mindre specifikke termer | emit, let loose, let out, utter | ||
| Mere specifikke termer | cuckoo, parrot, recite, reecho, regurgitate, reproduce | ||
| 2. | echo (om opfattelse) ring or echo with sound | ||
| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | The hall resounded with laughter. | ||
| Eksempler på anvendelse | The woods echo with many kinds of birds | ||
| Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | resound, reverberate, ring | ||
| Anvendelsesmønster | Something ----s. Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Mindre specifikke termer | go, sound | ||
| Mere specifikke termer | bong, consonate, reecho, reecho | ||
| 3. | echo (om tilstand) call to mind | ||
| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | His words echoed John F. Kennedy. | ||
| Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | recall | ||
| Anvendelsesmønster | Something ----s somebody. Something ----s something | ||
| Mindre specifikke termer | resemble | ||