overtones in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

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sovrastruttura fig
overtone
il risvolto politico di una vicenda
the political implications or overtones or connotations of a matter
d'ispirazione socialista
with socialist overtones
Terrone
This word is derived from terra (land or earth), because it refers to an agricultural worker who used to work on the land on the large estates in the south of Italy. It has become the most common word used by northern Italians to describe a southern Italian in a pejorative and racist way, usually with the additional meaning of “ignorant, dirty, uncivilized” being understood. The term gained currency in the 1960s and 1970s when there was widespread immigration of southern Italians into the industrial towns and cities of the northwest. In Italy today insulting terms of a racist nature concentrate largely on foreign immigrants from outside the European Community, and the term terrone is less widely used and often takes on humorous overtones (especially when used by southerners themselves). Its negative sense has, however, been given a boost by the anti-southern polemic of the Lega Nord.
avere toni Joyciani
to have overtones of Joyce

overtones in the PONS Dictionary

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Coupled with the image of their brittle legs, these encumbrances, noted for their phallic overtones, create a sense of phantom reality.
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The term can have derogatory overtones, and is usually reserved for works where the mixing of languages has a humorous or satirical intent or effect.
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Theoretically the higher harmonics (also called overtones or partials) vibrate at integer multiples of the fundamental frequency.
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Residents celebrate all festivals without any religious overtones.
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Bits of dissonance, piercing overtones and gently jarring electronic sound spike the undulant harmonies, but so subtly that the overall aural impression is of beguiling consonance....
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While the album does contain political overtones, the band wanted to avoid being overt about these themes, leaving many lyrics open to interpretation for listeners.
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This new setting was introduced at the same time the story gained new overtones.
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Before it's too late, which critics declared had racial overtones.
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Several themes may be mixed together - mythological love, popular history, and religious themes, all with overtones of secular values.
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His renderings stand out for the emotional overtones in his melodic elaboration.
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