Translation Article 660, Spanish Insights: 34 Idioms in Spanish with “voz.” Translations into English in 34 different contexts.

Translation Article 660, Spanish Insights: 34 Idioms in Spanish with “voz.” Translations into English in 34 different contexts.

 

Translation Article 660, Spanish Insights: 34 Idioms in Spanish with “voz.” Translations into English in 34 different contexts.

 

1) (slang for voice) pipes, set of pipes

 

2) (linguistics, lexicon) word, term

 

3) a media voz

[at medium voice]

in a low voice

 

4) a una voz

[at one voice]

with one voice

 

5) a viva voz

[at live voice]

loudly

 

6) aclarar la voz, aclararse la voz

[clear the voice]

clear one’s throat

 

7) adelgazar la voz

[make one’s voice thin]

raise the pitch of one’s voice

 

8) al alcance de la voz

[within the reach of one’s voice]

within speaking distance

 

9) análisis de la voz

[voice analysis]

speech analysis

 

10) anunciar en alta voz

[announce in a high voice]

announce in a loud voice

 

11) apagar la voz

[turn off one’s voice]

lower one’s voice

 

12) centro de mensajes de voz

[voice message center]

message center

 

13) con la voz quebrada

[with the broken voice]

with a shaky voice

 

14) con voz apagada

[with a turned off voice]

with a soft voice

 

15) con voz sorda

[with a deaf voice]

in a muffled voice

 

16) corre la voz

[the voice runs]

There is a rumor abroad

 

17) correr la voz

[run the voice]

pass the word on

 

18) de texto a voz

[from text to voice]

text-to-speech

 

19) de voz muy baja

[in a very low voice]

Mumbling

 

20) debilidad de la voz

[weakness of the voice]

Leptophonia

 

21) diafanía por la voz

[transparency by voice]

speech crosstalk

 

22) distancia de voz

[voice distance]

hailing distance

 

23) entrada de voz

[voice entry]

speech input

 

24) expresar a viva voz

[express in a live voice]

speak out

 

25) hablar a media voz

[speak in half a voice]

speak in a whisper

 

26) hablar en voz alta y maleducamente

[speak out loud and impolitely]

vociferate

 

27) llevar la voz cantante

[take the leading voice]

call the shots

 

28) modulación de la voz

[voice modulation, voice accent]

Inflection

 

29) por voz

[by voice]

by word of mouth

 

30) registro de voz

[voice record]

voice range

 

31) (military) voz de mando

[command voice]

Comman

 

32) voz común

[common voice]

gossip, hearsay

 

33) voz pública

[public voice]

public opinion

 

34) no tener voz en capítulo

[have no voice in chapter]

have no say in a matter

 

Sources

Collins Spanish Unabridged Dictionary, 2015

Word Magic Complete and Unabridged English-Spanish Dictionary 8.8.0

2020 by Word Magic Softwares Ltda.

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