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1 ♦ tone
♦ tone /təʊn/n. [uc]1 ( di suono, di voce umana) tono; nota: He answered in a harsh tone, rispose in tono aspro; in a tone of surprise, con un tono sorpreso (o con tono di sorpresa); the deep tones of the bells, le note profonde delle campane; to speak in a loud tone, parlare in tono alto, ad alta voce2 ( di colore) tono; tonalità; gradazione; sfumatura: The upholstery has two tones of green, la tappezzeria ha due tonalità di verde4 (fon.) accento tonico5 (fig.) carattere; qualità; stile; tono: The tone of the letter was aggressive, il tono della lettera era aggressivo6 (fotogr.) colore della positiva; intonazione9 (mus.) intervallo● ( di giradischi) tone arm, braccio □ ( radio) tone control, comando (o regolatore) del tono □ tone deaf, affetto da sordità tonale □ (med.) tone deafness, sordità tonale □ tone languages, lingue tonali ( cinese, giapponese, vietnamita, ecc.) □ ( radio) tone modulation, modulazione ad audiofrequenza fissa □ (mus.) tone poem, poema sinfonico □ (fon.) tone syllable, sillaba tonica □ to give tone to, dar tono a; tonificare □ The tone of the nation was very low, il morale della nazione era assai depresso.(to) tone /təʊn/A v. t.2 (fotogr.) far virareB v. i.1 intonarsi; armonizzare: The curtains tone well with the carpet, le tende s'intonano bene col tappeto● to tone down, attenuare, sfumare, smorzare; (fig.) calmare, mitigare, raddolcire; attenuarsi, smorzarsi; (fig.) calmarsi, raddolcirsi: to tone down a painting, smorzare i toni di un quadro; My apologies toned down his anger, le mie scuse hanno mitigato la sua ira □ to tone down one's language, moderare i termini (o le parole) □ (spec. di colori) to tone in, intonarsi ( bene, male, ecc.) □ to tone up, alzare il tono di; rinvigorire, tonificare; crescere di tono; rinvigorirsi, tonificarsi: Jogging will tone up your muscles, il footing tonificherà i tuoi muscoli. -
2 didactic
[daɪ'dæktɪk, dɪ-]aggettivo didattico* * *didactic /dɪˈdæktɪk/, ( USA) /daɪˈdæktɪk/, didactical /dɪˈdæktɪkl/, ( USA) /daɪˈdæktɪkl/a.1 didattico: a didactic approach [method], un approccio [metodo] didattico; didactic materials, materiale didattico2 didascalico ( anche spreg.): a didactic poem, un poema didascalico; a didactic tone, un tono didascalicodidactically avv.* * *[daɪ'dæktɪk, dɪ-]aggettivo didattico
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tone poem — n. SYMPHONIC POEM … English World dictionary
tone poem — tone .poem n a piece of music that has been written to represent an idea, place, or story … Dictionary of contemporary English
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tone poem — ► NOUN ▪ a piece of orchestral music, typically in one movement, on a descriptive or rhapsodic theme … English terms dictionary
tone poem — noun an orchestral composition based on literature or folk tales • Syn: ↑symphonic poem • Hypernyms: ↑musical composition, ↑opus, ↑composition, ↑piece, ↑piece of music * * * ˈtone poem [ … Useful english dictionary
tone poem — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms tone poem : singular tone poem plural tone poems music a piece of classical music for an orchestra that tells a story or describes a place … English dictionary
tone poem — tone′ po em n. mad symphonic poem • Etymology: 1900–05 … From formal English to slang
tone poem — noun Date: 1902 symphonic poem • tone poet noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
tone poem — noun A piece of symphonic music which, like a poem, has a narrative or descriptive theme Syn: symphonic poem … Wiktionary
tone poem — Music. an instrumental composition intended to portray a particular story, scene, mood, etc. Cf. program music, symphonic poem. [1900 05] * * * … Universalium
tone poem — noun a piece of orchestral music, typically in one movement, on a descriptive or rhapsodic theme … English new terms dictionary