Translations for „tones“ in the English » Slovenian Dictionary

I . tone [təʊn] N

1. tone (of instrument):

tone

zvok m

2. tone (manner of speaking):

tone

ton m

an apologetic/a disrespectful tone

opravičujoč/nespoštljiv ton

3. tone (voice):

to speak in hushed tones

govoriti s pritajenim glasom

4. tone (character):

tone

ton m

tone

razpoloženje n

tone

karakter m

5. tone (of colour):

tone

odtenek m

tone

niansa f

6. tone no pl (of muscles):

tone

tonus m

7. tone MUS (difference in pitch):

tone

ton m

half/whole tone

polton/cel ton

8. tone (of telephone):

tone

signal m

tone

znak m

dialling [or dial] tone

znak centrale [or izbiranja]

engaged [or busy] tone

znak zasedenosti

II . tone [təʊn] VB trans

to tone the body/muscles

oblikovati telo/mišice

III . tone [təʊn] VB intr to tone with sth

tone

ujemati se s čim

tone down VB trans

tone criticism, language, protests, sound

ublaževati [perf ublažiti]

tone criticism, language, protests, sound

omiljevati [perf omiliti]

tone colour

potemniti

tone in VB intr

tone

ujemati se

I . tone up VB trans

tone muscles:

tone

oblikovati

tone

okrepiti

II . tone up VB intr

tone

okrepiti se

ˈquar·ter-tone N MUS

quarter-tone

četrtton m

ˈtone con·trol N

tone control

gumb m za nastavitev barve glasu

tone-ˈdeaf ADJ to be tone-deaf

tone-deaf

biti brez posluha [za glasbo]

ˈtone poem N

tone poem

simfonična pesnitev f

whole-tone ˈscale N

whole-tone scale

celotonska lestvica f

Usage examples with tones

to speak in hushed tones

govoriti s pritajenim glasom