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to sing out of tune

to sing out of tune

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I.tune [Am t(j)un, Brit tjuːn] N

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1. tune C:

tune (melody)

tune (piece)

tune (piece)

I remember the tune, but not the words

me acuerdo de la música pero no de la letra

there's not much tune to his songs U

sus canciones no tienen mucha melodía or no son muy melódicas

I'm sick of hearing the same old tune

estoy harto de oír siempre la misma cantinela inf

to call the tune

llevar la batuta or la voz cantante

to change one's tune

cambiar de parecer

to dance to another tune

ponerse como una malva

to the tune of sth expenses to the tune of $500 a day

500 dólares al día en concepto de gastos de representación

to the tune of the Marseillaise

con la música de la Marsellesa

2. tune U (correct pitch):

to sing out of tune

to sing out of tune

to sing in tune

this string is in/out of tune

esta cuerda está afinada/desafinada

to be in/out of tune with sth/sb, a leader in tune with the people

un líder en sintonía con el pueblo

the building is quite out of tune with its surroundings

el edificio desentona or no está en armonía con su entorno

II.tune [Am t(j)un, Brit tjuːn] VB trans

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1. tune MUS:

tune instrument

2. tune MOTOR:

tune engine

tune engine

III.to tune to VB intr RADIO TV

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to tune to station/wavelength:

sintonizar algo

of [Am əv, Brit ɒv, (ə)v] PREP

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1. of (indicating relationship, material, content):

the son of Mr and Mrs T Phipps

el hijo de los señores Phipps

it's made of wood

it's made of wood

está hecho de madera

a box of chocolates

una caja de bombones

a kilo of grapes

un kilo de uvas

that piece of Schumann's

esa pieza de Schumann

a colleague of mine/his/ours

un colega mío/suyo/nuestro

it's no business of yours

no es asunto tuyo

that brother of yours

el loco (or estúpido or irresponsable etc.) de tu hermano

2. of (descriptive use):

the city of Athens

la ciudad de Atenas

a girl by the name of Elizabeth

una niña llamada Elizabeth

a boy of ten

un niño de diez años

a woman of courage/character

una mujer valiente/de carácter

a matter of great urgency

un asunto de extrema urgencia

a brute of a man

una bestia de hombre

he's a giant of a man

a little gem of a play

una obra que es una joyita

3.1. of (partitive use):

there were eight of us

he invited the eight of us

nos invitó a los ocho

six of them survived

seis de ellos sobrevivieron

many of you

muchos de ustedes

the whole of the second floor

todo el segundo piso

of all the stupid things to say!

¡mira qué cosa de ir a decir!

fancy choosing her of all people!

¡mira que elegirla a ella!

you of all people should have known better

tú deberías haberlo sabido mejor que nadie

he drank of the wine arch

bebió del vino

4. of (indicating date, time):

the sixth of October

el seis de octubre

it is ten (minutes) of five Am

son las cinco menos diez

it is ten (minutes) of five Am

son diez para las cinco LatAm excl RioPl

it is a quarter of five Am

son las cinco menos cuarto

it is a quarter of five Am

son un cuarto para las cinco LatAm excl RioPl

of an evening we like to sit in the garden

por las noches nos gusta sentarnos en el jardín

Jane, his wife of six months …

Jane, con la que llevaba/lleva casado seis meses …

her friend of over 20 years

su amigo de hace más de 20 años

7.2. of (by):

of arch

beloved of all

querido por or de todos

I.out [Am aʊt, Brit aʊt] ADV out often appears as the second element of certain verb structures in English (come out, keep out, knock out, etc). For translations, see the relevant verb entry (come, keep, knock, etc).

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1.1. out (outside):

out

out

afuera esp LatAm

is the cat in or out?

¿el gato está (a)dentro or (a)fuera?

is he still in the bathroom? — no, he's out

¿está todavía en el baño? — no, ya ha salido

all the books on Dickens are out

todos los libros sobre Dickens están prestados

the jury is still out

el jurado todavía está deliberando

the jury's out on which will prove to be the right formula

está por ver(se) cuál será la fórmula correcta

1.2. out (not at home, work):

she's out; can I take a message?

no está ¿quiere dejar un recado?

he's out to or at lunch

ha salido a comer

tell him I'm out

dile que no estoy

I was out most of the day

estuve (a)fuera casi todo el día

we haven't had a night out for months

hace meses que no salimos de noche

they had a day out in York

pasaron un día en York

to eat or form dine out

to eat or form dine out

comer afuera esp LatAm

you must get out and about more

tienes que salir más

it was some weeks before he was out and about again

pasaron semanas antes de que pudiera reanudar sus actividades

3.2. out (outstretched, projecting):

the dog had its tongue out

el perro tenía la lengua fuera

the dog had its tongue out

el perro tenía la lengua afuera esp LatAm

arms out, legs together

brazos extendidos, piernas juntas

4.1. out (ejected, dismissed):

any more foul language and she's out!

¡otra palabrota más y se va or la echo!

he couldn't get the tenants out

no pudo echar a los inquilinos

4.2. out (from hospital, jail):

he's been out for a month now

ya hace un mes que salió

4.3. out (out of office):

the socialists will be out next time

los socialistas van a perder las próximas elecciones

5.1. out (displayed, not put away):

are the plates out yet?

¿están puestos ya los platos?

he left his toys out all over the room

dejó los juguetes tirados por la habitación

5.2. out (in blossom):

out

6.1. out (revealed, in the open):

once the news was out, she left the country

en cuanto se supo la noticia, se fue del país

word was out that …

corría el rumor de que …

out with it! who stole the documents?

¡dilo ya! ¿quién robó los documentos?

6.3. out (in existence) inf:

it's the fastest car out

es el coche más rápido que hay (en el mercado)

8. out (clearly, loudly):

he read out the names of the winners

leyó (en voz alta) los nombres de los ganadores

he said it out loud

lo dijo en voz alta

9. out (in horseracing, athletics):

it's Kirk's second time out this season

es la segunda vez que Kirk corre esta temporada

10. out (end of message):

out RADIO, TELEC

II.out [Am aʊt, Brit aʊt] ADJ

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1.1. out pred (extinguished):

to be out fire/light/pipe:

1.3. out pred (not functioning):

our telephone is out

no nos funciona el teléfono

2.1. out pred (at an end):

before the day/month/year/summer is out

antes de que acabe el día/mes/año/verano

school's out Brit

han terminado las clases

2.2. out pred (out of fashion):

out

sideburns are out

las patillas están pasadas de moda or ya no se llevan

2.3. out pred (out of the question) inf:

smoking in the bedrooms is absolutely out

ni hablar de fumar en los dormitorios inf

smoking in the bedrooms is absolutely out

está terminantemente prohibido fumar en los dormitorios

3.1. out SPORTS (eliminated):

quedar out or fuera

to be out team:

quedar eliminado

3.2. out SPORTS (unable to play) pred:

she's out with a broken ankle

no puede jugar porque tiene el tobillo roto

3.3. out SPORTS (outside limit):

cayó or fue fuera

out! (call by line-judge or umpire)

5. out (without, out of) inf pred:

coffee? sorry, I'm completely out

¿café? lo siento, no me queda ni gota inf

6. out homosexual:

out

III.out [Am aʊt, Brit aʊt] PREP

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IV.out [Am aʊt, Brit aʊt] N

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1.1. out (in baseball):

out

out m

out

1.2. out (escape) Am:

out inf

he's looking for an out

está buscando una escapatoria

2.1. out Am <outs, pl >:

to be on the outs with sb

estar enemistado con alguien

2.2. out Am <outs, pl > (those not in power):

los partidos de la oposición

V.out [Am aʊt, Brit aʊt] VB trans

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out

revelar la homosexualidad de

See also speak out, out of, go out, cry out, call out

speak out VB [Am spik -, Brit spiːk -] (v + adv)

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out of PREP

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2.2. out of (distant from):

100 miles out of Murmansk NAUT

a 100 millas de Murmansk

they were four days out of port

llevaban cuatro días de navegación

they live 15 miles out of the capital

viven a 15 millas de la capital

3.2. out of (not involved in):

I've been out of teaching for a year

hace un año que dejé la enseñanza

to be/feel out of it inf

sentirse excluido

4.1. out of (indicating source, origin):

out of

I got the idea out of a book

saqué la idea de un libro

you look like something out of a horror movie

pareces salido de una película de terror

4.2. out of (indicating substance, makeup):

out of

made out of steel/wood

hecho de acero/madera

4.3. out of (indicating motive):

out of

out of charity/envy/loyalty

por caridad/envidia/lealtad

4.4. out of (indicating mother of horse):

out of

out of the same mare

de la misma yegua

6. out of (indicating lack):

we're out of bread

nos hemos quedado sin pan

we're out of bread

no nos queda pan

go out VB [Am ɡoʊ -, Brit ɡəʊ -] (v + adv)

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1.1. go out (leave, exit):

go out

I went out for some fresh air

salí a tomar el aire

nobody is to go out of the building

que nadie salga del edificio

some of the old spirit has gone out of him

ha perdido un poco del empuje que tenía

to go out hunting/shopping

salir de caza/de compras

they went out looking for him

salieron a buscarlo

let's go out for a walk

salgamos a dar un paseo

to go out to work

the doctor's gone out on an urgent call

el médico ha salido a hacer una visita urgente

1.2. go out (socially, for entertainment):

go out

I'm going out to a concert tonight

esta noche voy a un concierto

to go out for a meal

salir a comer fuera

1.3. go out (as boyfriend, girlfriend):

go out

to go out with sb

salir con alguien

how long have they been going out (together)?

¿cuánto hace que salen (juntos)?

3. go out (be extinguished):

go out fire/cigarette:

4. go out (travel abroad):

go out

irse (al extranjero)

5. go out tide:

go out

6.1. go out (be eliminated):

go out

6.2. go out (in card game):

go out

go out

7.1. go out (become outmoded):

go out clothes/style/custom:

7.2. go out (come to an end):

go out

the year/the week went out in spectacular style

el año/la semana terminó de un modo espectacular

cry out VB [Am kraɪ -, Brit krʌɪ -] (v + adv)

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2. cry out (need):

to cry out for sth

pedir algo a gritos

call out VB [Am kɔl -, Brit kɔːl -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

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2. call out (on strike):

call out Brit

llamar a la huelga

3. call out (utter):

he called out her name

he called out her name

pronunció su nombre liter

Translations for out-of-tune in the English»Spanish Dictionary (Go to Spanish»English)

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I.tune [tun] N

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1. tune MUS:

tune

a catchy tune

una tonada pegajosa

II.tune [tun] VB trans

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1. tune MUS:

tune

2. tune AUTO:

tune

of [əv, stressed: ʌv] PREP

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1. of:

3. of (done by):

it's kind of him

es amable de su parte

4. of (representing):

a drawing of Paul

un dibujo de Paul

7. of (away from):

to be north of Atlanta

estar al norte de Atlanta

9. of (to):

it is ten/(a) quarter of two

son las dos menos diez/cuarto

14. of (a portion of):

there's a lot of it

hay mucho de eso

one of the best

uno de los mejores

the best of friends

los mejores amigos

many of them came

muchos de ellos vinieron

there are five of them

hay cinco de ellos

he knows the five of them

los conoce a los cinco

two of the five

dos de los cinco

he of all people knows that

él lo sabe mejor que nadie

today of all days

precisamente hoy

15. of (to amount of):

80 years of age

80 años de edad

I.out [aʊt] VB trans

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out

revelar la homosexualidad de

II.out [aʊt] ADJ

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1. out (absent):

2. out (released):

out book, news

3. out BOT (in blossom):

out

4. out (visible):

the sun/the moon is out

ha salido el sol/la luna

5. out (finished):

before the week is out

antes de que acabe la semana

6. out (not functioning):

out fire, light

7. out SPORTS (out of bounds):

out

8. out (unfashionable):

out

pasado, -a de moda

9. out (not possible):

estar descartado

10. out (in baseball):

out

III.out [aʊt] ADV

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4. out (available):

the best one out right now

el mejor disponible en este momento

IV.out [aʊt] PREP

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2. out (outside from):

out of sight/of reach

fuera de vista/de alcance

to drink out of a glass

beber de un vaso

to be out of it

estar en otra onda inf

5. out (not included in):

to get out of the habit of doing sth

quitarse el hábito de hacer algo

his dog is out of control

su perro está fuera de control

7. out (because of):

to do sth out of politeness

hacer algo por cortesía

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English

The lower fret area is therefore out of tune. en.wikipedia.org

If he was out of tune with the mood of the 1980s in his business philosophy, he was nevertheless an ardent industrial moderniser. www.telegraph.co.uk

Sometimes bandstands were too small, public address systems inadequate, pianos out of tune. en.wikipedia.org

However, if the engine was out of tune or if a spark plug became fouled, the shaking overwhelmed the dampening of the mounts. en.wikipedia.org

Her high notes were unrivaled in clearness and sweetness, and her intonation was so absolutely true that she seemed incapable of singing out of tune. en.wikipedia.org

Participants studied with original excerpts in which tempo and consonance (in or out of tune) were manipulated, nondescript noise, and silence. en.wikipedia.org

Ratings of musical incongruity were higher for out of tune pitch melodies than for out of key pitch. en.wikipedia.org

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