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[ˌtəʊn'def]adjective Music -
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tone [təʊn]1. noun• don't speak to me in that tone (of voice)! ne me parlez pas sur ce ton !• to raise/lower the tone of sth rehausser/rabaisser le niveau de qchb. (in colour) ton mc. [of muscles] tonus m2. compounds[+ muscles] tonifier* * *[təʊn] 1.1) gen, Music ( quality of sound) timbre m; Telecommunications tonalité f2) ( character of voice) ton min angry/serious tones — avec colère/avec sérieux
3) ( character) (of letter, speech, meeting) ton mto lower the tone of — rabaisser le niveau de [conversation]; dégrader l'image de [area]
4) ( colour) ton m5) ( firmness of muscle) tonus m2.transitive verb (also tone up) tonifier3.Phrasal Verbs:
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tone-deaf — ADJ If you say that someone is tone deaf, you mean that they cannot sing in tune or recognize different tunes … English dictionary
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