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1 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.) tonas2) (a shade of colour: various tones of green.) atspalvis3) (firmness of body or muscle: Your muscles lack tone - you need exercise.) stangrumas4) (in music, one of the larger intervals in an octave eg between C and D.) tonacija2. verb(to fit in well; to blend: The brown sofa tones (in) well with the walls.) derėti- tonal- toneless
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2 semitone
['semitəun](half a tone in the musical scale: F sharp is a semitone above F natural.) pustonis -
3 suggestion
[- ən]1) (the act of suggesting.) siūlymas2) (something that is suggested; a proposal or idea: Has anyone any other suggestions to make?; What a clever suggestion!) pasiūlymas3) (a slight trace or sign: There was a suggestion of boredom in his tone.) šešėlis, žymė -
4 suspicion
[sə'spiʃən]1) (the process of suspecting or being suspected; the/a feeling causing a person to suspect: They looked at each other with suspicion; I have a suspicion that she is not telling the truth.) įtarimas2) (a slight quantity or trace: There was a suspicion of triumph in his tone.) atspalvis, šešėlis, truputis, priemaiša -
5 trumpet
1. noun1) (a brass musical wind instrument with a high, clear tone: He plays the trumpet; He played a tune on his trumpet.) trimitas2) (the cry of an elephant: The elephant gave a loud trumpet.) riaumojimas2. verb(to play the trumpet.) trimituoti- blow one's own trumpet
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