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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.) tono
2. verb(to fit in well; to blend: The brown sofa tones (in) well with the walls.) combinar, hacer juego, ir bien juntos- tonal- toneless
- tonelessly
- tone down
tone n tonotr[təʊn]2 (colour) tonalidad nombre femenino, tono3 (mood, character) tono, carácter nombre masculino5 SMALLMUSIC/SMALL tono6 (of muscle) tonotone n: tono min a friendly tone: en tono amistosoa greyish tone: un tono grisáceov.• entonar v.• virar v.n.• tañido s.m.• tono s.m.təʊn
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1)a) u c (quality of sound, voice) tono mc) c ( Telec) señal f (sonora)engaged tone — (BrE) señal f or tono m de ocupado or (Esp) de comunicando
2) c ( shade) tono m, tonalidad f3) ua) (mood, style) tono mto set the tone — marcar* la pauta
b) (standard, level) nivel mto raise/lower the tone of something — levantar/bajar el nivel de algo
4) u ( of muscle) tono m (muscular)5) c ( Mus)a) ( interval) tono mb) ( note) (AmE) nota f
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to tone (in) (WITH something) — combinar or armonizar* (con algo)
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vt ( revitalize) \<\<muscles/skin\>\> tonificar*Phrasal Verbs:- tone up[tǝʊn]1. N1) (Mus) tono m2) [of voice] tono mtone of voice — tono m de voz
- praise sb in ringing tones3) (Telec) señal fdialling tone — señal f para marcar
please speak after the tone — (Telec) por favor, hable después de oír la señal
4) (=shade of colour) tono m, matiz mtwo-tone colour scheme — combinación f de dos tonalidades
5) (=tendency) tono m, nota f ; [of speech, article] tono m, cariz mthe tone of the market — (Econ) la nota dominante del mercado, el tono del mercado
6) (=character, dignity) buen tono m, elegancia fthe place has tone — el sitio tiene buen tono, es un sitio elegante
to raise/lower the tone of sth — levantar/bajar el nivel de algo
7) [of muscles etc]muscle tone — tono m muscular
2.3. VT1) (Mus) entonar2) (Phot) virar3) [+ body, muscles] (also: tone up) tonificar, fortalecer4.CPDtone colour, tone color (US) N — (Mus) timbre m
tone control N — control m de tonalidad
tone language N — lengua f tonal
- tone up* * *[təʊn]
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1)a) u c (quality of sound, voice) tono mc) c ( Telec) señal f (sonora)engaged tone — (BrE) señal f or tono m de ocupado or (Esp) de comunicando
2) c ( shade) tono m, tonalidad f3) ua) (mood, style) tono mto set the tone — marcar* la pauta
b) (standard, level) nivel mto raise/lower the tone of something — levantar/bajar el nivel de algo
4) u ( of muscle) tono m (muscular)5) c ( Mus)a) ( interval) tono mb) ( note) (AmE) nota f
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to tone (in) (WITH something) — combinar or armonizar* (con algo)
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vt ( revitalize) \<\<muscles/skin\>\> tonificar*Phrasal Verbs:- tone up
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