tone

tone
təun
1. noun
1) ((the quality of) a sound, especially a voice: He spoke in a low/angry/gentle tone; He told me about it in tones of disapproval; That singer/violin/piano has very good tone.) tono
2) (a shade of colour: various tones of green.) tono
3) (firmness of body or muscle: Your muscles lack tone - you need exercise.) tono
4) (in music, one of the larger intervals in an octave eg between C and D.) tono

2. verb
(to fit in well; to blend: The brown sofa tones (in) well with the walls.) combinar, hacer juego, ir bien juntos
- toneless
- tonelessly
- tone down
tone n tono
tone
tr[təʊn]
noun
1 (sound, manner of speaking) tono; (on phone) señal nombre femenino
■ don't use that tone of voice with me no me hables en ese tono
■ please leave your message after the tone deje su mensaje después de la señal
2 (colour) tonalidad nombre femenino, tono
3 (mood, character) tono, carácter nombre masculino
4 (quality, respectability) buen tono, clase nombre femenino, nivel nombre masculino
■ they lower the tone of the area ellos hacen bajar el nivel de la zona
5 SMALLMUSIC/SMALL tono
6 (of muscle) tono
tone ['to:n] vt, toned ; toning
1) or to tone down : atenuar, suavizar, moderar
2) or to tone up strengthen: tonificar, vigorizar
tone n
: tono m
in a friendly tone: en tono amistoso
a greyish tone: un tono grisáceo
tone
v.
• entonar v.
• virar v.
n.
• tañido s.m.
• tono s.m.
təʊn
I
noun
1)
a) u c (quality of sound, voice) tono m

don't speak to me in that tone of voice! — no me hables en ese tono!

b) tones pl (sound) sonido m; (voice) voz f
c) c (Telec) señal f (sonora)

engaged tone — (BrE) señal f or tono m de ocupado or (Esp) de comunicando

2) c (shade) tono m, tonalidad f
3) u
a) (mood, style) tono m

to set the tone — marcar* la pauta

b) (standard, level) nivel m

to raise/lower the tone of something — levantar/bajar el nivel de algo

4) u (of muscle) tono m (muscular)
5) c (Mus)
a) (interval) tono m
b) (note) (AmE) nota f

II
1.
intransitive verb

to tone (in) (WITH something) — combinar or armonizar* (con algo)


2.
vt (revitalize) \<\<muscles/skin\>\> tonificar*
Phrasal Verbs:
[tǝʊn]
1. N
1) (Mus) tono m
2) [of voice] tono m

in an angry tone — en tono de enojo

in low tones — en tono bajo

they were whispering in low tones — cuchicheaban

tone of voice — tono m de voz

- praise sb in ringing tones
3) (Telec) señal f

dialling tone — señal f para marcar

please speak after the tone — (Telec) por favor, hable después de oír la señal

4) (=shade of colour) tono m , matiz m

two-tone colour scheme — combinación f de dos tonalidades

5) (=tendency) tono m , nota f ; [of speech, article] tono m , cariz m

the tone of the market — (Econ) la nota dominante del mercado, el tono del mercado

6) (=character, dignity) buen tono m , elegancia f

the place has tone — el sitio tiene buen tono, es un sitio elegante

the clientèle gives the restaurant tone — la clientela da distinción al restaurante

to raise/lower the tone of sth — levantar/bajar el nivel de algo

7) [of muscles etc]

muscle tone — tono m muscular

2.
VI (Brit) (also: tone in) [colours] armonizar, combinar
3. VT
1) (Mus) entonar
2) (Phot) virar
3) [+ body, muscles] (also: tone up) tonificar, fortalecer
4.
CPD

tone colour, tone color (US) N — (Mus) timbre m

tone control N — control m de tonalidad

tone language N — lengua f tonal

tone poem N — poema m sinfónico

* * *
[təʊn]
I
noun
1)
a) u c (quality of sound, voice) tono m

don't speak to me in that tone of voice! — no me hables en ese tono!

b) tones pl (sound) sonido m; (voice) voz f
c) c (Telec) señal f (sonora)

engaged tone — (BrE) señal f or tono m de ocupado or (Esp) de comunicando

2) c (shade) tono m, tonalidad f
3) u
a) (mood, style) tono m

to set the tone — marcar* la pauta

b) (standard, level) nivel m

to raise/lower the tone of something — levantar/bajar el nivel de algo

4) u (of muscle) tono m (muscular)
5) c (Mus)
a) (interval) tono m
b) (note) (AmE) nota f

II
1.
intransitive verb

to tone (in) (WITH something) — combinar or armonizar* (con algo)


2.
vt (revitalize) \<\<muscles/skin\>\> tonificar*
Phrasal Verbs:

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