Meaning of hääl | Babel Free

Definitions

1. voice
2. voice (a melody in a musical composition, performed by a (group of) singer(s) or (a) musical instrument(s))
3. sound, noise
4. vote

Equivalents

Examples

“summutatud hääl”

a muffled voice

“selge hääl”

a clear voice

“tuttav hääl”

a familiar voice

“häält moonutama”

to distort one's voice

“valju häälega laulma”

to sing loudly [~ with a loud voice]

“Ta hääl kõlas rahulikult ja kindlalt.”

His voice sounded calm and confident.

“Hääl värises hirmust.”

His voice trembled with fear.

“Mehe hääles oli kibedust.”

There was bitterness in the man's voice.

“Metsas võib hõisata nii palju, kui hääl võtab.”

In the woods, you can shout as much as your voice will take.

“Seepeale võtab ta [Kiir] taskust kullatud äärtega lauluraamatu, otsib lauldava salmi, köhatab ja hakkab heleda häälega laulma. Tootsile kuuldub säärane hääl nii ootamatuna, et ta koolivennast pisut eemale nihkub; ühes sellega püüab ta välja rehkendada, kaua jõuaks ta seesugust pirinat kannatada, kui ta seda tõesti oleks sunnitud kannatama.”

Then he [Kiir] takes a songbook with gilded edges from his pocket, looks for the verse to be sung, coughs and begins to sing in a high voice. To Toots, such a voice sounds so unexpected that he shifts a little distance away from his schoolmate; at the same time he tries to calculate how long he would be able to endure such whining if he was really forced to endure it.

“Minu oma talitab nagu täis perenaine muistegi: niipea kui suu paotab, on sead kannul. Õige perenaise hääl on magusam kui teise mehe rukis.”

My wife is a true mistress of the farm; the pigs come running as soon as she opens her mouth. Her voice has more appeal than another man’s rye.

“suupilli hääl”

the sound of a harmonica

“suurlinna hääled”

the noises of the big city

“Mets oli täis loomade hääli.”

The forest was full of animal sounds.

“Kohviveski tegi imelikku häält.”

The coffee grinder made a strange noise.

“Kirikukellade hääl kaikus üle linna.”

The sound of church bells echoed across the city.

“Kolm häält oli poolt ja kuus vastu.”

Three votes were for and six against.

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