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1 muscle
muscle ['mʌsəl]1 noun∎ he has plenty of muscle il est bien musclé;∎ she didn't move a muscle elle est restée parfaitement immobile∎ we need some muscle to help lift these shelves on a besoin d'hommes forts pour soulever ces étagères(c) (influence, power) puissance f, poids m;∎ the drink-driving laws have no muscle les lois contre l'alcoolisme au volant n'ont aucun poids ou impact;∎ it would give our campaign more muscle cela donnerait plus de force à notre campagnemuscler;∎ he has well-muscled arms il a des bras bien musclés►► muscle fibre fibres fpl musculaires;muscle power force f physique ou musculaire;muscle relaxant myorelaxant m, décontracturant m;Medicine muscle strain élongation f;muscle tone tonus m musculaire;∎ she's got excellent muscle tone elle a les muscles très bien dessinésfamiliar intervenir□ ;∎ to muscle in on sth intervenir autoritairement dans qch□ ;∎ to muscle one's way in entrer par la force□ ;∎ a lot of big companies are muscling in de nombreuses grosses sociétés arrivent en force□ ;∎ we don't want them muscling in nous ne voulons pas qu'ils marchent sur nos plates-bandes -
2 tone
tone [təʊn]1 noun(a) (way of speaking) ton m (de la voix);∎ don't (you) speak to me in that tone (of voice)! ne me parle pas sur ce ton!;∎ I don't like your tone! je n'aime pas votre ton!;∎ I didn't much like the tone of her remarks je n'ai pas beaucoup aimé le ton de ses remarques;∎ it was the tone of the letter I didn't like c'est le ton de cette lettre qui ne m'a pas plu;∎ I knew by the tone of his voice j'ai compris au ton ou timbre de sa voix;∎ to raise/to lower the tone of one's voice hausser/baisser le ton;∎ he spoke to me in soft tones or in a soft tone il m'a parlé d'une voix douce∎ the rich bass tones of his voice la richesse de sa voix dans les tons graves;∎ the stereo has an excellent tone la stéréo a une excellente sonorité;∎ humorous I thought I recognized those dulcet tones j'ai cru reconnaître cette douce voix(d) Linguistics ton m;∎ rising/falling tone ton m ascendant/descendant(e) Telecommunications tonalité f;∎ please speak after the tone veuillez parler après le signal sonore(f) (control → of amplifier, radio) tonalité f∎ in matching tones of red and gold dans des tons rouge et or assortis;∎ soft blue tones des tons bleu pastel;∎ a two-tone colour scheme une palette de couleurs à deux tons(h) (style, atmosphere → of poem, article) ton m;∎ to set the tone donner le ton;∎ to give a serious tone to a discussion donner un ton sérieux à une discussion(i) (classiness) chic m, classe f;∎ to give/to lend tone to sth donner de la classe/apporter un plus à qch;∎ it lowers/raises the tone of the neighbourhood cela rabaisse/rehausse le standing du quartier(colour) s'harmoniser;∎ the wallpaper doesn't tone well with the carpet le papier peint n'est pas bien assorti à la moquette(body, muscles) tonifier►► tone arm bras m de lecture;tone colour timbre m;tone control bouton m de tonalité;tone deafness manque m d'oreille;Linguistics tone language langue f à tons;Music tone poem poème m symphonique(a) (colour, contrast) adoucir(b) (sound, voice) atténuer, baisser∎ his article had to be toned down for publication son article a dû être édulcoré avant d'être publiés'harmoniser, s'assortir;∎ the curtains tone in well with the carpet les rideaux sont bien dans le ton du tapis➲ tone up(body, muscles) tonifier(body, muscles) se tonifier -
3 tone
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: -
4 tone
A n2 ( character of voice) ton m ; his tone of voice son ton ; in a defiant tone d'un ton provocant ; don't speak to me in that tone (of voice) ne me parle pas sur ce ton ; in angry/serious tones avec colère/avec sérieux ;3 ( character) (of letter, speech, meeting) ton m ; to set the tone donner le ton à (for à) ; to lower the tone of rabaisser le niveau de [conversation] ; dégrader l'image de [area] ;5 Telecom tonalité f ;6 Physiol tonus m ;8 Ling ton m.B vtr2 Cosmet tonifier [skin].■ tone down: -
5 tone
[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.) ton2) (a shade of colour: various tones of green.) ton3) (firmness of body or muscle: Your muscles lack tone - you need exercise.) tonus4) (in music, one of the larger intervals in an octave eg between C and D.) ton2. verb(to fit in well; to blend: The brown sofa tones (in) well with the walls.) s'harmoniser (avec)- tonal- toneless - tonelessly - tone down -
6 soft
soft, US sO ;ftA adj1 (yielding, not rigid or firm) [ground, soil, clay] meuble ; Sport, Turf lourd ; [rock, metal] tendre ; [snow] léger/-ère ; [bed, cushion, pillow] moelleux/-euse ; [fabric, fur, skin, hand, cheek] doux/douce ; [brush, hair, leather] souple ; [muscle] flasque ; [mixture, dough, butter] mou/molle ; [pencil] doux/douce ; to get soft [soil, ground, butter, mixture] s'amollir ; [mattress] devenir mou ; [muscle] se ramollir ; to make sth soft amollir qch [ground] ; ramollir qch [butter, mixture] ; assouplir qch [fabric] ; adoucir qch [hard water, skin] ; soft to the touch doux au toucher ; soft ice cream glace f italienne ;2 ( muted) [colour, glow, light, tone, sound, laugh, music, note, voice, accent] doux/douce ; [step, knock] feutré ; soft lighting éclairage m tamisé ;3 (gentle, mild) [air, climate, rain, breeze, look, words] doux/douce ; [reply] apaisant ; [impact, pressure, touch] léger/-ère ; [eyes, heart] tendre ; [approach] gen diplomatique ; Pol modéré ; the soft left la gauche modérée ; to take a soft line with sb adopter une ligne modérée avec qn ;6 ( lenient) [parent, teacher] (trop) indulgent ; to be soft on sb/sth être (trop) indulgent envers qn/qch ;7 ○ ( in love) to be soft on sb en pincer ○ pour qn ;8 Chem [water] doux/douce ;9 (idle, agreeable) [life, job] peinard ○ ;10 ○ ( cowardly) trouillard ○ ;11 ○ ( stupid) stupide ; to be soft in the head être ramolli du cerveau ;12 Ling [consonant] doux/douce.
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