Translation of carry in Spanish:

carry

llevar, v.

Pronunciation /ˈkɛri/ /ˈkari/

See Spanish definition of llevar

transitive verb carries, carrying, carried

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- 1.1(bear, take)
  (case/book) llevar
  help me carry this into the hall — ayúdame a llevar esto a la sala
  I can't carry this, it's too heavy — no puedo cargar con esto, pesa demasiado
  she was carrying her baby in her arms — llevaba a su hijo en brazos
  we half carried, half dragged him toward the exit — lo llevamos casi a rastras hacia la salida
  I've been carrying the book around for weeks — llevo semanas con el libro a cuestas
  The two wounded demonstrators were carried by people near them to nearby houses.
  I have a false leg now but it takes me a while to move around and carrying things is difficult.
  Sure enough, there was a white moving van and people carrying boxes to the house.
  They knew they'd have to move fast and carry the wounded men back, so they didn't want to take along any more weight than necessary.
  Two people brought him, carrying him and helping him along, wrapped in a thick plaid blanket that we took off.
  Her people had to carry water from a meagre source three ridges away.
  The teenager was carrying a surfboard and moved on quickly.
  Shrugging, Cameron picked up the luggage and carried it as they moved through the lobby.
  He carried her into the medic tent and gently laid her on one of the cots.
  He bandaged the man's wounds and carried him to an inn where he nursed him through the night.
  He quickly moves off, carrying a sack of candles with him.
  Most people carried their groceries, or came prepared with their own carts.
  When one went down, the other picked him up and carried him wounded.
  Back to bucket carrying on the course - people are still not obeying a rule which applies to golfers carrying their golf bags.
  Often unsure, he seems to rely on Lucky for more than just fetching his stool and carrying his bag.
  They have never known how much fun can be had simply by watching your caddy struggle to carry two golf bags, a cooler box, a portable braai and two hunting rifles.
  The first job on washday was to carry water from the pump, and heat in huge vats on the stove.
  Finally I woke up being carried from the train by my father in the dark.
  At the end of the service the coffin is being carried out when it is accidentally bumped against a wall.
  There were a lot of people carrying others into rescue transport vehicles.
- 1.2(have with one)
  llevar encima
  he never carries any money — nunca lleva dinero encima
  As if that's not enough to bring the whole party down, one of the politicians also carries a terrible medical secret.
  They are stubborn enough to carry their grudges a long time.
  The deeply spiritual actress makes no secret of the fact that wherever she goes she carries a small, gold amulet - a gift from her Guru in Malaysia and a potent symbol of his protection.
  Keeping an eye on belongings is a hassle for those venturing out for the first time, but they soon learn that the secret is to travel light, and carry nothing except essentials.
  In my day we wore medium-grey suits and school ties, and carried just enough money for the bus fare home.
  He said it was ‘very unusual’ for someone to be carrying such a large amount of money.
  The story is told through three sisters who still carry the effects, wounds and insecurities of a broken home and childhoods that lacked any real parenting.
  PC Weston added the police would not seize people for simply carrying bottles of beer or wine in the street.
  So be very careful about what information you carry around in your wallet.
  The visual processing power we carry around with us is enormous, and the right image can go a long way to prove a key point or leave a lasting impression on a colleague.
  From his correspondence, the guilt he carried became obvious.
  Of course, it also helps if you put your name and contact information on everything you carry.
  People carry their phones with them everywhere.
  I carry a donor card, and I'm certain that when you die, that's it.
  Many people today carry a range of portable electronic devices, each with its own keypad, speaker, display, processing unit and power supply.
  As ever more people carry bank cards instead of cash in their wallets, thieves have shifted their attention to the small but expensive mobile phones.
  I know there are the big fold out credit card wallets but I'm running out of pockets and I can't quite bring myself to carry a handbag.
  In Basra, satellite dishes have sprung up on many homes, there are luxury cars on the roads and ordinary people now carry mobile phones.
  Many BPO personnel do not carry mobile phones in their pockets and whip them out when it rings.
  However, millions of people carry other premium credit and charge cards.
- 1.3(be provided with)
  tener
  our products carry a five-year guarantee — nuestros productos tienen una garantía de cinco años
  the symbol is carried on the firm's trucks — los camiones tienen / llevan el símbolo de la compañía
  every pack carries the logo of the company — todos los paquetes vienen con / traen el logotipo de la compañía
  the ships carry nuclear weapons — los buques están equipados con / dotados de armas nucleares
  nowadays the word carries sinister overtones — hoy en día la palabra conlleva / tiene connotaciones siniestras
  But for any product carrying the Perry's brand name, the mix is vat pasteurized.
  The trains, which all carry the name Thameslink Cityflier, were expected to offer a full service by today.
  It was introduced because we identified a consumer need for a low-carbohydrate and low calorie beer that still has a taste refined enough to carry the Michelob family name.
  Both the ThinkPad and Latitude carry Pentium M branding; the Toshiba is a full Centrino product.
  The former lord chancellor notes that the bill carries with it the worst of unintended consequences.
  Thus, the experience of being rejected by peers carries with it a set of experiences and consequences that contribute to subsequent conduct problems.
  The process carries with it ethical implications - for example, loss of researchers' time and impairments in the quality of data collected.
  And anything a school administrator bans carries with it the implicit threat of discipline. One student reports being threatened with expulsion, the principal denies it.
  Realize that every mistake carries with it a negative consequence.
  Screening a patient for an illness carries with it the implicit promise that we can make a difference by treating the illness.
  All of their windows carry a ten-year guarantee.
  Meanwhile, it emerged that failing to tell the Government when you move house will carry a fine of up to £1,000 under Mr Blunkett's identity card plans.
  But the new strategic move carries significant risk.
  Such moves carry the potential for a ‘dangerous, objectionable and foolish response’ from China, he said.
  I am conscious that the color of my skin carries privilege that may wound, a lightness that can betray.
  Once again, this strategic shift in direction carried both costs and benefits.
  Farmers, advocates and ordinary shoppers all share the view that organics' move to the mainstream carries both benefits and risks.
  It is also the option that carries the greatest future risk to the provision of local services.
  However, the incident was spotted by referee Mike Riley who sent him off for violent conduct which carries with it an automatic three-match penalty.
  Despite being placed at the start of the season this tournament carries the largest prize money of any junior tournament in Ireland or England.
  A burst aneurysm carries a 90 per cent death rate and is the third most common cause of sudden death in the UK.
  Nonetheless, out-of-wedlock pregnancy continued to carry a very significant stigma.
  All handguns are banned and illegal possession of a firearm now carries a mandatory five-year sentence.
  Such a move would be unprecedented in American history, and carries considerable political risk.
- 1.4(be pregnant with)
  when I was carrying my first child — cuando esperaba a mi primer hijo
  But first lets get an update on our baby twins who were carried by a surrogate.
  I was carrying a bigger baby than in my previous pregnancies.
  He is a good friend of the couple and is the father of the twins the woman is carrying by in vitro fertilization.
  According to their testimony, they didn't want to have the twins she was carrying.
  Kate and Richard both denied that the twins she carried were his but everyone knew that it was the case.
2
- 2.1(convey)
  (goods/passengers) llevar
  (goods/passengers) transportar
  (goods/passengers) acarrear
  the car can carry four people — el coche tiene cabida para cuatro personas
  she was carried along by the crowd — fue arrastrada por la multitud
  as fast as his legs would carry him — tan rápido como pudo
  With its low-slung frame, the truck can be carried aboard military transport planes and deployed anywhere in the world.
  Tragedy struck when the transport ship carrying the 33 children crashed.
  Several lorries would be required to carry the mail which is now carried in one train.
  The train carrying the Cork team to Dublin constantly ran out of steam and tedious journeys of nine hours became the norm.
  It was led by the pipe band followed by an open top car carrying the Carnival Queen and the Lord Mayor.
  They also kept cattle, which were used as transport to carry bedding and supplies between settlements.
  The ambulance carrying the body moved away slowly, as he walked under the crime scene tape.
  Towing trailers allows the combat systems to move forward carrying critical supplies.
  On and on and on they marched, until finally there came a stream of carts and wagons carrying supplies and parts of instruments of siege.
  The Air Force offloaded the airplanes carrying supplies and brought the cargo to the central receiving point.
  The Mughal army was known to have hundreds of carts carrying cushions and carpets for the tents of the monarch.
  The bus was carrying retired workers - mainly women - from a clothing factory.
  A van driver suspected of illegally carrying waste materials and then dumping the mess could have their truck crushed unless they admit to being the owner.
  It seemed obvious that not all ten billion people could leave - there just weren't enough ships to carry everyone.
  European ships and the people they carried brought previously unknown diseases to the Americas and the Pacific.
  Magistrates heard how hours before one of his friends was allegedly knocked down by a van carrying Ipswich fans.
  A bus carrying the players left the sports stadium mid-afternoon.
  It carries 27,000 commuters daily and sells about 14,000 annual season tickets.
  Charter planes carry freight, fresh produce, staff and equipment but no commercial fish product.
  The fleet carries passengers across the West Yorkshire network from Leeds to destinations including York, Harrogate and Sheffield.
- 2.2(channel, transmit)
  (oil/water/sewage) llevar
  blood carries oxygen to all parts of the body — la sangre lleva el oxígeno a todas las partes del cuerpo
  overhead cables carry 10,000 volts — por los cables aéreos pasa una corriente de 10.000 voltios
  the wind carried her voice to him — el viento le hizo llegar su voz
- 2.3
  (disease) ser portador de
  foxes carry the virus — los zorros son portadores del virus
  The problem also has serious implications for all who use the Scottish hills, including walkers and climbers, since some ticks carry the dangerous Lyme disease.
  Scientists say that one in every three ticks carries Lyme disease, so a decrease in tick numbers could have a significant effect on reducing the illness in humans.
  One of every five people carry a sexually transmitted disease in the United States.
  Cats carry the disease Toxoplasmosis, which can be transmitted to the bandicoots and is often fatal.
  Increasing temperatures will aid the spread of water-borne diseases, and those carried by insects, it predicts.
  In some parts of the country ticks may carry a bacterial infection which can cause Lyme disease in an infected person.
  Pigeons carry 60 very nasty diseases as well as ruining our buildings and dirtying our pavements with their droppings.
  Fleas and ticks can carry diseases that may be easily passed to children.
  It is possible to do a genetic test on an unborn baby early in pregnancy, if one of the parents carries the Huntington's disease.
  One theory suggested by medical investigators is that infected people may carry the disease without suffering extreme symptoms.
  If a patient carries an infectious disease, for example, then a doctor might put the interest of the community above that of the individual concerned and have the patient forcibly quarantined.
  Domestic dogs carry and transmit human diseases, including viral, bacterial, and parasitic diseases.
  Foxes also carry and transmit several diseases, eat and spread seeds from noxious weeds, and kill livestock.
  Others carry deadly diseases like malaria, encephalitis and yellow fever.
  We'd like to let you have those vines growing in Australia, but it can't be done, they might be carrying infectious plant diseases.
  However, no matter where you live, check for ticks often, because they carry several harmful diseases.
  Insects and the diseases they carry have always accounted for too many casualties during wartime.
  Like dengue, which is also carried by mosquitoes, there is no treatment for the disease.
  It spread among towns, carried by animals, and could infect anyone at any time, in any way.
  Condoms work by preventing contact between body fluids which carry sexually transmitted infections, including HIV.
- 2.4
  to carry conviction — ser convincente
  as a witness, she doesn't carry conviction — como testigo no es convincente / no convence
  No candidate has won the popular vote without carrying Roman Catholics.
  It is impossible to conjecture what might have happened, had the Governor-General failed to carry the electorate with him at this crisis.
  He was doing everything right. Yet he lost, failing even to carry the voters who elected him twice as mayor.
  The Chancellor of the Exchequer appears to have carried the Cabinet in his opposition to such a step.
3
- 3.1(support)
  (weight) soportar
  (weight) resistir
  It has long meant a story told in a hundred words: a structure as light and strong as a balloon that can carry its own weight a thousand times over.
  The entire body weight is thus carried by the thumbs and the big toe, even as the bones of the rest of the body are cracking with pain.
  For those with osteo-arthiritis, she suggests swimming and water exercises, because in the water one does not have to carry one's body weight.
  Because one side of his body is stronger or more dominant than the other, a horse also tends to carry a little more weight on one front foot than on the other.
  First, below the lowest terrace, four piers carry much of the weight of the first floor.
  This shape allowed a much greater weight to be carried when compared to a Norman rounded arch.
  It did not look sturdy enough to carry both Katrina and I at once.
  When I had taken all the firewood creme de la creme the van could way beyond reasonably carry, I inched on up to the house and added it all to the pile.
  This was after all the legendary Green Bridge that carries Mile End Park over the busy A11, complete with grass and trees.
  Here you'll find the Green Bridge, a Millennium funded project which is actually a yellow bridge carrying Mile End Park over the main road.
  Many new concrete structures are designed to include long spans and carry heavy loads.
  Women skilfully carry heavy loads on their heads.
  Of the 10 York bridges which carry roads over railway tracks, six cross the East Coast main line, two cross the Scarborough line and two cross the Harrogate line.
  And where the canal had been reduced to a mere pipeline, new bridges were built to carry walkers over the now brimming waterway.
  The retired health and safety officer and governor of Ashchurch Primary School was looking at a display of the proposals for the new bridge and associated road works to carry the A6 over the railway line at Ashchurch.
  It is a quite a high bridge and it looks as if it may carry a road over a stream.
  Meanwhile, plans were being finalised yesterday for the placing of massive 90-tonne beams to carry a flyover over the Kinsale Road roundabout.
  Huge precast concrete beams which will carry the A64 over a new underpass at Copmanthorpe, near York, were hoisted into place yesterday.
  A three-span bridge will carry the road over Semington Brook and an aqueduct will be built to take the Kennet and Avon canal over the bypass.
  The Queen Elizabeth team designed Howards Aqueduct, to carry the canal over the A590 dual carriageway.
- 3.2(take responsibility for)
  (cost/blame) cargar con
  Well the newspaper must carry some responsibility here.
  No faith can be defined by its fringes, but every faith must carry some responsibility for its extremists.
  The Government must carry the blame for big council tax increases.
  And he says the apathy of drivers, who have been unwilling to help since the foot and mouth epidemic two years ago, must carry some of the blame.
  He must carry responsibility for the decision that may well have cost them the match.
  He should carry some of the blame for that too.
  Gaelic football is a massive commitment for every player but a midfielder carries the greatest responsibility of all.
  These leaders who are responsible for misleading the multitudes must carry the blame when an uncontrollable political upheaval ensues.
  He knows that he carries much of the responsibility for his latest club's current underachievement.
  Alpha females should carry some of the blame for their unwanted single status.
  The media should carry social responsibilities.
  She said colleges should carry the blame for the dull way they taught catering.
  Her friends say she shouldn't carry any significant blame.
  The people who do the most important work and carry the biggest responsibility have to receive the largest remuneration, too.
  Sewing machine and fabric store owners carry an even higher responsibility and have more at stake.
  Every individual carries a certain mutual responsibility to carry out these tasks according to his or her abilities.
  We have to accept the responsibility that we carry as a great power to help those who need it.
  This part of the judgment is concerned with an assessment of the degree of responsibility which the company must carry for that loss.
  The root causes of crime are to a large extent social, and in one sense we all carry some of the blame for them.
  It requires that all trials have a single sponsor, who carries full responsibility and liability, including covering the costs of all drugs or devices used in a study.
- 3.3(sustain)
  the lead actress carried the play — la protagonista sacó la obra adelante
  we can't afford to carry any passengers — no nos podemos permitir el lujo de tener gente que no produzca
  Unfortunately the mystery is not suspenseful or for that matter interesting enough to carry the plot on it's own.
  The fans help carry the game.
  Unfortunately none of the other characters were funny enough to carry the show.
  Though she is a good enough actress to carry the show on her strong shoulders, she's surrounded by a great cast and characters.
  While the lyrics have the potential to carry the album on their own, the music elevates it to a far greater level.
  The actress seems to be carrying the whole movie on her own; the performances of the other players are not disappointing, but they lack a suitable script to develop their characters.
  Cheadle is a likeable actor who has done good work in the past, but he has yet to carry a movie on the strength of his performance.
4
(involve, entail)
(responsibility) conllevar
(consequences) acarrear
(consequences) traer aparejado
crimes of this nature carry a high penalty — este tipo de delito trae aparejada una pena grave
- this account carries 10% interest — esta cuenta produce / da un interés del 10%
- each question carries 10 points — cada una de las preguntas vale 10 puntos
- the measure carries the threat of job losses — la medida encierra la amenaza de la pérdida de puestos de trabajo
5
(extend, continue)
if we carry this line further — si prolongamos esta recta
- the fighting was carried over the border — la lucha se extendió más allá de la frontera
- His most influential interpreter carried his ideas further, even to the justification of regicide.
- Do you want this development to be carried forward in a people-friendly and environmentally sound manner?
- The first person to really carry forward his ideas was Philippe de la Hire.
- The same idea must be carried further and applied not only to the Logos himself, but to the other persons of the holy Trinity.
- Such wide interests, however, often prevented him from carrying some of his projects to completion.
- He has assumed responsibility for carrying through the matter he has entered upon.
- He carried the project through the first flight of the prototype in January 1949.
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- 6.1(gain support for)
  (bill/motion) aprobar
  she carried her point — hizo prevalecer su argumento
  The substantive motion was then voted on, and carried by a massive majority.
  If member states had agreed that the treaty could be carried by a majority vote, that would be one thing.
  Their proposal requires a two-thirds majority - eight votes - to be carried.
  The Referendum looks on course to receive a big Yes vote and be carried with relative ease.
  All other appeals are to be formally debated and carried by a vote of the entire workforce through a secret ballot.
  Both bills were vigorously contested by the opposition but carried by large majorities.
  The motion was then put to the meeting and carried by fifteen votes to three with five abstentions.
  In the event a motion to continue was carried by three votes.
  Doctors are tomorrow expected to agree a date for a ballot, which is likely to be carried by a strong majority.
  Amendments were lost and the motion that all negotiations be broken off was carried with nine votes for and three against.
  Following an amount of bickering a vote was taken on the amendment and was carried by five votes to one.
- 6.2Politics
  (win)
  (constituency/city) hacerse con
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- 7.1(stock)
  (model) tener
  (model) vender
  Online bridal stores also carry the latest styles with the most competitive and reasonable prices.
  The shop carries four exclusive cosmetic ranges.
  All of these stores carry everything you could need in organic produce and groceries.
  The store in Manchester carries the most stock, I believe?
  There may be a few high-end stores carrying some previously unavailable rare items, but most stores today carry mainly standard brands and little stock.
  You can find tart cherry juice in health-food stores and many supermarkets, while gourmet stores often carry dried cherries.
  We carry the largest stock of antique silver in the country.
  If you can pay a little more, department stores carry popular (and, yes, more expensive) scents.
  Many grocery stores carry or will order pure sauerkraut juice.
  Many grocery stores are carrying buffalo these days, so be sure to ask.
  On the other hand, many health food stores carry treats made from whole grain flours, organic vegetables and oils.
  It will continue to stock its usual range of goods, but will also carry a wider range of Fairtrade and organic lines.
  It also has a water sports shop that carries everything you need to purchase or rent for water fun activities, and can also arrange for water skiing or kayak rental.
  This meant that their tapes would be carried by chain stores such as Wal-Mart and Kmart.
  Most craft stores carry plain wooden file boxes for painting and decorating.
  Even if that store doesn't carry what you want, the buyer should know where to find it.
  Many supermarkets now carry organic tinned pulses that are an excellent option.
  Most health food stores carry at least one brand and you can probably find it online. There are two main types of coconut oil.
  Now, large supermarkets carry as many as 20,000 different food items on their shelves.
  Many large grocery stores and specialty foods stores carry ready-to-eat, gluten-free grain products.
- 7.2Journalism
  (include)
  (story/letter/interview) traer
  (story/letter/interview) publicar
  The new deal ensures that commentary from every league and cup match can be carried by the station.
  I'll see whether any of the mainstream newspapers have carried a more detailed report.
  Each of the five stations will carry BBC World Service's news, science, music and cultural programmes.
  Newspapers and radio stations will carry adverts warning that the drug is harmful to health.
  Racing was the chief betting sport, the newspapers carrying detailed accounts of the odds and the results.
  Be sure to become familiar with the type of news the newspaper or stations carry.
  The newspapers have carried news agency reports of the New York Times article in their inside pages.
  The local radio station carried hourly reports of the event, and thousands of people from across the region have signed petitions.
  Satellite television carries cricket, football and rugby every day of every week.
  Television stations that carry investigative programs should also be given more leeway to pursue stories at different levels.
  After all, if it wasn't in the public interest, why did newspapers carry the story or print his letter?
  Most of the main daily newspapers carried straight reports of the event, which drew thousands onto the streets of Dublin on Sunday.
  If you live in a large city, your local newspaper may carry advertisements for clinical trials at nearby research centers.
  A few newspapers did carry the story but wildly distorted the facts, greatly upsetting the brothers.
  Newspapers yesterday carried reports of a string of other women who claim to have had relations with the England captain.
  The Times newspaper carried an article today about music played at funerals.
  By the next day the press had got wind of the story and the newspapers were carrying stories about the teenager who was going to launch an airline.
  Yesterday state newspapers carried only brief reports of his death.
  BBC Radio 4 and radio news bulletins will also carry similar coverage throughout the day.
  The British press and wire services carried a far different and more complex story.
8
(of bearing)
to carry one's head erect — llevar la cabeza erguida
9
Mathematics
llevar(se)
carry 1 — (me) llevo 1
- If ever you get a sum bigger than 10, then write down the units digit of the sum and remember to carry anything over into your next pair to add.
- Then, like a line of dominoes, the nines turn into zeros as we carry one back and back.
- Write down the last digit and carry the other digit, if any, working right-to-left.
- We can place the 2 in our answer line and carry the 1 to the tens column.
- Carry the first number of the product above the numbers in the next column to the left.

reflexive verb carries, carrying, carried

1
(in bearing)
she carries herself well — tiene buen porte
- Never arrogant or boastful, they stand their ground and carry themselves with authority.
- When we lose our humor, our whole demeanor changes - our tone of voice, how we move and carry ourselves, our facial expressions.
- Their attractiveness lies not so much in their appearance as in the way they carry themselves and behave.
- I respected the way they performed in the ring, and the way they carried themselves.
- He carries himself like a street reporter, ready to move fast or stand still for hours, and squirms at any attention others give to the man holding the pen.
- But when you stood, there was a pride to the way you carried yourself.
- She liked the way they dressed, the way they carried themselves, and everything she thought they stood for.
- She studied the way he carried himself, the way he moved, and even the rhythm of his breathing.
- Toward the end of the night I really think I was carrying myself differently.
- He is disarming, humble, genuinely and immediately friendly and has a way of carrying himself, in front of a camera or in the flesh, which immediately puts you at ease.
- ‘It's all about how you carry yourself,’ she says, before heading inside.
- You don't have to be the best-looking guy, but carry yourself with some style and like you care about yourself.
- From the way you speak and the way you carry yourself, you are a very confident girl.
- You carry yourself with finesse and are relaxed in groups.
- You can see it in the French team right now; the young guys are exemplary in the way they carry themselves and the way they play.
- They are invariably alone and carry themselves with a quiet, contented air, all-knowing wise men whose eyes hint at some deep reservoir of hidden knowledge within.
- Equally important is how staff carry themselves, their posture and how they groom themselves.
- It's also about how they carry themselves and how they get along with others.
- She taught us how to carry ourselves, how to speak with respect, how to cope with any event.
- The way he carries and conducts himself also stands apart.
2
(behave)
comportarse
actuar
she carried herself well in a difficult situation — supo desenvolverse bien en una situación difícil

intransitive verb carries, carrying, carried

1
sound carries further in the mountains — en la montaña los sonidos llegan más lejos
- her voice carries well — su voz tiene mucha proyección
- the arrow carried beyond the target — la flecha siguió más allá del blanco
- The sound of voices carried to them from the eastern side of the island.
- In the silence and still air sound carries surprisingly clearly.
- He could hear the sound of voices carrying from the inside of the room.
- She tosses it to me through the doorway before closing it, the sound of her laughter carrying easily through.
- Over the cheers, the sound of a young boy's voice carried to his ears.
- His voice carried to her easily and Alice was on her feet immediately.
- The sounds of a scream carried up from the lower floor.
- He didn't realize his voice had carried to the woman sitting opposite Alex.
- The rest of the Councilors stopped talking to hear as his voice carried to the back of the room.
- Emily broke from her journey of reminiscence and concentrated on the sounds carrying from the first floor.
- Certainly she didn't intend to eavesdrop, but the sound carried across the lobby.
- The sound carries through to the next-door neighbour's, or downstairs, and that is giving rise to complaints.
- His voice carried to every corner of the lawn.
- The girls' hysterical laughter carries above the roar of the water.
- Boots clicked against the stone floor, their echo carrying down the still hall as the Prince paced with frustration.
- Despite raising his voice as best he could without shouting, it barely carried to the top of the hall.
- Quiet laughter carried across the water and I looked to see a group of girls dash across the bridge at the other end of the park.
- Though it was impossible for the General's voice to carry to the far reaches of the base, it wasn't long before Simmons hurried into the room and came to a shaky halt before the General.
- Her voice was strained but carried clearly in that room, a voice trained to reach the back rows in the theater.
- The Old Town was quiet today, only the occasional distant gunshot carrying across the river.

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