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♦ 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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