tune

tune
tju:n
1. noun
(musical notes put together in a particular (melodic and pleasing) order; a melody: He played a tune on the violin.) melodía

2. verb
1) (to adjust (a musical instrument, or its strings etc) to the correct pitch: The orchestra tuned their instruments.) afinar
2) (to adjust a radio so that it receives a particular station: The radio was tuned to a German station.) sintonizar
3) (to adjust (an engine etc) so that it runs well.) poner a punto
•
- tunefully
- tunefulness
- tuneless
- tunelessly
- tunelessness
- tuner
- change one's tune
- in tune
- out of tune
- tune in
- tune up
tune1 n melodía
he was humming a strange tune tarareaba una melodía extraña
tune2 vb afinar
to tune a piano afinar un piano
El gerundio de tune se escribe tuning
tune
tr[tjʊːn]
noun
1 melodía
transitive verb
1 SMALLMUSIC/SMALL afinar
2 (radio etc) sintonizar
3 (engine) poner a punto
\
SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
in tune afinado,-a
out of tune desafinado,-a
to be in tune with figurative use estar en armonía con
to be out of tune with figurative use no estar en armonía con
to call the tune llevar la batuta, llevar la voz cantante
to change one's tune cambiar de opinión
to sing in tune afinar, cantar bien
to sing out of tune desafinar, cantar mal
to the tune of a la melodía de
to the tune of figurative use por la cantidad de
■ he's in debt to the tune of £5000 tiene una deuda de cinco mil libras
tune ['tu:n, 'tju:n] v, tuned ; tuning vt
1) adjust: ajustar, hacer más preciso, afinar (un motor)
2) : afinar (un instrumento musical)
3) : sintonizar (un radio o televisor)
tune vi
to tune in : sintonizar (con una emisora)
tune n
1) melody: tonada f, canción f, melodía f
2)
in tune : afinado (dícese de un instrumento o de la voz), sintonizado, en sintonía
tune
v.
• acordar v.
• afinar v.
• armonizar v.
• entonar v.
• sintonizar v.
• templar v.
n.
• aire s.m.
• armonía s.f.
• melodía s.f.
• tonada s.f.
• tono s.m.
tuːn, tjuːn
I
noun
a) c (melody) melodía f; (piece) canción f, tonada f

that's a nice tune — qué música más bonita!

to call the tune — llevar la batuta or la voz cantante

to change one's tune — cambiar de parecer

to the tune of something: expenses to the tune of $500 a day — 500 dólares al día en concepto de gastos

b) u (correct pitch)

to sing out of tune — desafinar, desentonar

to sing in tune — cantar bien

this string is in/out of tune — esta cuerda está afinada/desafinada

to be in/out of tune with something/somebody: a leader in tune with the people un líder en sintonía con el pueblo; the building is quite out of tune with its surroundings — el edificio desentona or no está en armonía con su entorno


II
1.
transitive verb
a) (Mus) \<\<instrument\>\> afinar
b) (Auto) \<\<engine\>\> poner* a punto, afinar
c) (Rad, TV) sintonizar*

2.
vi (Rad, TV)

to tune TO something — \<\<to station/wavelength\>\> sintonizar* algo

Phrasal Verbs:
[tjuːn]
1. N
1) (=melody) melodía f ; (=piece) tema m ; (=song) canción f

can you remember the tune? — ¿te acuerdas de la melodía or la música?

the cello has the tune at that point — el chelo lleva la melodía en esa parte

it hasn't got much tune — no es muy melódico, no tiene mucha melodía

• dance tune — canción f bailable

• come on, give us a tune! — (=sing) ¡vamos, cántanos algo!

he gave us a tune on the piano — nos tocó un tema al piano

• to hum a tune — tararear una melodía/canción

• to the tune of sth (lit) —

(sung) to the tune of Rule Britannia — con la música de Rule Britannia

(fig)

repairs to the tune of £300 — arreglos por la bonita suma de 300 libras

he was in debt to the tune of £4,000 — tenía deudas que llegaban a 4.000 libras

- call the tune
- change one's tune
- sing another or a different tune

the same old tune: I'm bored with politicians singing the same old tune — estoy harto de oír a los políticos siempre hablar de lo mismo

dance 3., piper, signature
2) (=accurate pitch)

• to be in tune — [instrument] estar afinado

he can't sing in tune — no sabe cantar sin desafinar, no sabe cantar afinado

• to be out of tune — [instrument] estar desafinado

to go out of tune — desafinar

to sing out of tune — cantar desafinado, desafinar

• to be in/out of tune with sth/sb, he is in/out of tune with the people — sintoniza con/está desconectado con el pueblo

his ideas were in/out of tune with the spirit of his age — sus ideas estaban a tono/desentonaban con el espíritu de su época

2. VT
1) (Mus) [+ piano, guitar] afinar
2) (Mech) [+ engine, machine] poner a punto, afinar
3) (TV, Rad) sintonizar

you are tuned (in) to ... — está usted sintonizando (la cadena) ...

stay tuned to this station for a further announcement — sigan en sintonía con esta emisora para escuchar otro anuncio

3.
VI
(TV, Rad)

to tune to sth — (to programme, channel) sintonizar algo

* * *
[tuːn, tjuːn]
I
noun
a) c (melody) melodía f; (piece) canción f, tonada f

that's a nice tune — qué música más bonita!

to call the tune — llevar la batuta or la voz cantante

to change one's tune — cambiar de parecer

to the tune of something: expenses to the tune of $500 a day — 500 dólares al día en concepto de gastos

b) u (correct pitch)

to sing out of tune — desafinar, desentonar

to sing in tune — cantar bien

this string is in/out of tune — esta cuerda está afinada/desafinada

to be in/out of tune with something/somebody: a leader in tune with the people un líder en sintonía con el pueblo; the building is quite out of tune with its surroundings — el edificio desentona or no está en armonía con su entorno


II
1.
transitive verb
a) (Mus) \<\<instrument\>\> afinar
b) (Auto) \<\<engine\>\> poner* a punto, afinar
c) (Rad, TV) sintonizar*

2.
vi (Rad, TV)

to tune TO something — \<\<to station/wavelength\>\> sintonizar* algo

Phrasal Verbs:

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