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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: -
2 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:
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