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♦ tune /tju:n, USA tu:n/n.1 (mus.) melodia; aria; motivo; motivetto: old tunes, vecchie melodie; to hum [to whistle] a popular tune, canticchiare [fischiettare] un motivetto popolare; DIALOGO → - Discussing music- I've only heard a couple of their tunes, ho sentito solo un paio dei loro pezzi2 [u] (mus.) armonia ( anche fig.); accordo: The curtains are not in tune with the wallpaper, le tende non sono in armonia con la carta da parati; to be in tune [out of tune] with one's colleagues, andare d'accordo [essere in disaccordo] coi propri colleghi3 [u] (mus.) tono: The girl is singing out of tune, la ragazza sta cantando fuori tono; to sing in tune, cantare in tono; essere intonato● (mecc.) tune-up, messa a punto ( di un motore) □ (fig.) to call the tune, decidere; dirigere; comandare; essere il capo □ (fig.) to change one's tune (o to sing another tune), cambiare musica (fig.); cambiar tono; cambiare registro □ to get out of tune, uscir di tono; stonare □ in tune, intonato; armonico; ( radio, TV) sintonizzato □ (fig.) to be in tune with, intonarsi, accordarsi, essere in armonia con ( l'ambiente, il periodo storico, ecc.) □ out of tune, stonato; scordato; ( radio, TV) non sintonizzato; (fig.) non in armonia: The organ is out of tune, l'organo è scordato □ (fig.) to be out of tune with, non intonarsi, stonare con □ (rif. a danze in locale da ballo) to the tunes of, (con l') orchestra di ( segue il nome) □ (fam.) to the tune of, per la bellezza di (fig.): I'm out of pocket to the tune of 600 pounds, ci ho rimesso la bellezza di 600 sterline □ Give us a tune!, cantaci qualcosa!(to) tune /tju:n, USA tu:n/A v. t.2 (fig.) mettere in accordo; armonizzare; aggiustare; regolare4 (elettron.) accordare; sintonizzare5 (mecc., spesso to tune up) mettere a punto ( un motore); regolare, registrare: to tune up a car correctly, regolare bene il motore di un'autoB v. i.1 essere in armonia; armonizzare3 (fig.) essere sulla stessa lunghezza d'onda (fig.)● to tune in, intonare ( un canto, ecc.) □ to tune in (to), ( radio) sintonizzare l'apparecchio (su: una stazione, un programma); (fig. fam.) mettersi sulla stessa lunghezza d'onda, sintonizzarsi (con: un modo di pensare, ecc.): Tune in again tomorrow, sintonizzatevi su questa stazione di nuovo domani! □ to tune out, spegnere ( la radio); sopprimere ( musica, ecc.); (fig. fam.) essere indifferente, non in sintonia; smettere d'ascoltare ( la radio, la TV, un oratore, ecc.); disinteressarsi, distrarsi □ to tune up, ( dell'orchestra) accordare gli strumenti; cominciare a suonare (o a cantare); (scherz.: di un bambino) mettersi a frignare; (mecc.) mettere a punto, regolare, registrare ( un motore, ecc.) □ ( radio, TV) «Stay tuned!», «restate con noi!». -
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I [tjuːn] [AE tuːn]1) mus. motivo m., melodia f., aria f.2) mus. (accurate pitch)to be in, out of tune — mus. essere, non essere intonato; fig. essere in sintonia o in accordo, non essere in sintonia o in accordo
3) colloq. (amount)to the tune of — per la bella cifra o somma di
••to call the tune — avere il controllo, comandare
II [tjuːn] [AE tuːn]to change one's tune to sing a different tune cambiare musica; to dance to sb.'s tune — piegarsi ai voleri di qcn
verbo transitivo accordare [ musical instrument] (to in); sintonizzare [radio, TV] (to su); mettere a punto, regolare [ car engine]- tune in- tune up* * *[tju:n] 1. noun(musical notes put together in a particular (melodic and pleasing) order; a melody: He played a tune on the violin.) melodia, motivo2. verb1) (to adjust (a musical instrument, or its strings etc) to the correct pitch: The orchestra tuned their instruments.) accordare2) (to adjust a radio so that it receives a particular station: The radio was tuned to a German station.) sintonizzare3) (to adjust (an engine etc) so that it runs well.) regolare•- tuneful- tunefully
- tunefulness
- tuneless
- tunelessly
- tunelessness
- tuner
- change one's tune
- in tune
- out of tune
- tune in
- tune up* * *I [tjuːn] [AE tuːn]1) mus. motivo m., melodia f., aria f.2) mus. (accurate pitch)to be in, out of tune — mus. essere, non essere intonato; fig. essere in sintonia o in accordo, non essere in sintonia o in accordo
3) colloq. (amount)to the tune of — per la bella cifra o somma di
••to call the tune — avere il controllo, comandare
II [tjuːn] [AE tuːn]to change one's tune to sing a different tune cambiare musica; to dance to sb.'s tune — piegarsi ai voleri di qcn
verbo transitivo accordare [ musical instrument] (to in); sintonizzare [radio, TV] (to su); mettere a punto, regolare [ car engine]- tune in- tune up
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