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1 ♦ tone
♦ tone /təʊn/n. [uc]1 ( di suono, di voce umana) tono; nota: He answered in a harsh tone, rispose in tono aspro; in a tone of surprise, con un tono sorpreso (o con tono di sorpresa); the deep tones of the bells, le note profonde delle campane; to speak in a loud tone, parlare in tono alto, ad alta voce2 ( di colore) tono; tonalità; gradazione; sfumatura: The upholstery has two tones of green, la tappezzeria ha due tonalità di verde4 (fon.) accento tonico5 (fig.) carattere; qualità; stile; tono: The tone of the letter was aggressive, il tono della lettera era aggressivo6 (fotogr.) colore della positiva; intonazione9 (mus.) intervallo● ( di giradischi) tone arm, braccio □ ( radio) tone control, comando (o regolatore) del tono □ tone deaf, affetto da sordità tonale □ (med.) tone deafness, sordità tonale □ tone languages, lingue tonali ( cinese, giapponese, vietnamita, ecc.) □ ( radio) tone modulation, modulazione ad audiofrequenza fissa □ (mus.) tone poem, poema sinfonico □ (fon.) tone syllable, sillaba tonica □ to give tone to, dar tono a; tonificare □ The tone of the nation was very low, il morale della nazione era assai depresso.(to) tone /təʊn/A v. t.2 (fotogr.) far virareB v. i.1 intonarsi; armonizzare: The curtains tone well with the carpet, le tende s'intonano bene col tappeto● to tone down, attenuare, sfumare, smorzare; (fig.) calmare, mitigare, raddolcire; attenuarsi, smorzarsi; (fig.) calmarsi, raddolcirsi: to tone down a painting, smorzare i toni di un quadro; My apologies toned down his anger, le mie scuse hanno mitigato la sua ira □ to tone down one's language, moderare i termini (o le parole) □ (spec. di colori) to tone in, intonarsi ( bene, male, ecc.) □ to tone up, alzare il tono di; rinvigorire, tonificare; crescere di tono; rinvigorirsi, tonificarsi: Jogging will tone up your muscles, il footing tonificherà i tuoi muscoli. -
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tone [sth.] down, tone down [sth.] attenuare, sfumare [ colours]; fig. attenuare [ criticism]; attenuare il tono di [letter, statement]* * *(to make or become softer, less harsh etc: He toned down some of his criticisms.) attenuare* * *vt + adv(moderate: colour, sound) attenuare, (fig: language, criticism) moderare* * * -
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I [təʊn]1) (quality of sound) tono m., timbro m.; (of radio, TV) suono m.2) (character of voice) tono m., timbro m.3) (character) (of letter, speech, meeting) tono m.to lower the tone of — abbassare il livello di [ conversation]; compromettere l'immagine di [ area]
4) (colour) tono m., colore m.5) tel. segnale m.6) (firmness of muscle) tono m.7) mus. (interval) tono m.II 1. [təʊn]verbo transitivo (anche tone up) dare tono a, tonificare [body, muscle]2.* * *[təun] 1. noun1) ((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.) tono2) (a shade of colour: various tones of green.) tono3) (firmness of body or muscle: Your muscles lack tone - you need exercise.) tono4) (in music, one of the larger intervals in an octave eg between C and D.) tono2. verb(to fit in well; to blend: The brown sofa tones (in) well with the walls.) intonarsi- tonal- toneless
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- tone down* * *I [təʊn]1) (quality of sound) tono m., timbro m.; (of radio, TV) suono m.2) (character of voice) tono m., timbro m.3) (character) (of letter, speech, meeting) tono m.to lower the tone of — abbassare il livello di [ conversation]; compromettere l'immagine di [ area]
4) (colour) tono m., colore m.5) tel. segnale m.6) (firmness of muscle) tono m.7) mus. (interval) tono m.II 1. [təʊn]verbo transitivo (anche tone up) dare tono a, tonificare [body, muscle]2. -
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[təʊn]1. nto raise/lower the tone of sth — migliorare/abbassare il tono di qc
2. vi(also: tone in) (colours) intonarsi•- tone up -
5 tone-deaf
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6 tone control
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7 tone up
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8 tone-deaf adj
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10 engaged tone
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11 dial tone
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12 dialling tone dial·ling tone ['daɪ(ə)lɪŋˌtəʊn]
Telec segnale m di liberoEnglish-Italian dictionary > dialling tone dial·ling tone ['daɪ(ə)lɪŋˌtəʊn]
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13 baritone bari·tone n
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14 dial tone Am n
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15 monotone mono·tone n
['mɒnəˌtəʊn]in a monotone — con voce monotona, con tono monotono
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16 overtone over·tone n
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17 phenobarbitone phe·no·bar·bi·tone n
[ˌfiːnəʊ'bɒːbɪˌtəʊn]fenilbarbiturico, luminal ® mEnglish-Italian dictionary > phenobarbitone phe·no·bar·bi·tone n
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19 ringing tone
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20 semitone semi·tone n
['sɛmɪˌtəʊn]Mus semitono
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