tuning in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for tuning in the English»Spanish Dictionary

tuning [Am ˈtunɪŋ, Brit ˈtjuːnɪŋ] N U

1. tuning (on string instrument):

tuning

afinación f

2. tuning (for frequency selection):

tuning

sintonía f

3. tuning MOTOR:

tuning

puesta f a punto

tuning fork N

tuning fork

diapasón m

tuning knob N

tuning knob

botón m sintonizador

fine tuning N U

fine tuning

ajuste m

I.tune [Am t(j)un, Brit tjuːn] N

1. tune C:

tune (melody)

melodía f

tune (piece)

canción f

tune (piece)

tonada f

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

desafinar

to sing out of tune

desentonar

to sing in tune

cantar bien

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

1. tune MUS:

tune instrument

afinar

2. tune MOTOR:

tune engine

poner a punto

tune engine

afinar

3. tune:

tune RADIO, TV

sintonizar

stay tuned for more details

para más información permanezca en nuestra sintonía

III.to tune to VB intr RADIO TV

to tune to station/wavelength:

to tune to

sintonizar algo

signature tune N Brit

signature tune

sintonía f

signature tune

cortina f musical CSur

theme tune N Brit

theme tune

música f del programa

theme tune

cortina f musical CSur

tune in VB [Am t(j)un -, Brit tjuːn -] (v + adv)

1. tune in RADIO, TV:

to tune in to sth

sintonizar (con) algo

tune in (to us) again tomorrow

sintonícenos otra vez or sintonice otra vez con nosotros mañana

2. tune in (become receptive) inf:

to tune in to sth

sintonizar con algo

to tune in to sb's way of thinking

sintonizar con la manera de pensar de alguien

I.tune out VB [Am t(j)un -, Brit tjuːn -] (v + prep + o)

tune out (stop listening to) inf:

tune out speaker

dejar de prestar atención

tune out news

dejar de escuchar

II.tune out VB [Am t(j)un -, Brit tjuːn -] (v + o + adv) (exclude)

tune out interference/signal

deshacerse de

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afinación

tuning

tuning in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for tuning in the English»Spanish Dictionary

tuning N no pl

1. tuning MUS:

tuning

afinación f

2. tuning RADIO:

tuning

sintonización

3. tuning AUTO:

tuning

puesta f a punto

tuning fork N MUS

tuning fork

diapasón m

I.tune [tju:n, Am tu:n] N

1. tune MUS:

tune

melodía f

a catchy tune

una melodía pegadiza

a catchy tune

una tonada pegajosa LatAm

2. tune no pl (pitch):

to be in tune

estar afinado

to be out of tune

estar desafinado

to be in tune with sth fig

armonizar con algo

to be out of tune with sth fig

desentonar con algo

Phrases:

to change one's tune

cambiar de parecer

to sing another tune

cambiar de parecer

to the tune of 100 euros

por valor de 100 euros

II.tune [tju:n, Am tu:n] VB trans

1. tune MUS:

tune

afinar

2. tune AUTO:

tune

poner a punto

tune-up [ˈtju:nʌp] N

1. tune-up MUS:

tune-up

afinado m

2. tune-up AUTO:

tune-up

puesta f a punto

tune up VB trans AUTO

tune up

poner a punto

I.tune in VB intr

1. tune in RADIO, TV:

to tune in to a station

sintonizar una emisora

2. tune in fig inf:

tune in

sintonizar con

II.tune in VB trans Am, Aus RADIO, TV

tune in

sintonizar

theme song N, theme tune N no pl

theme song

sintonía f

tune into VB

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to tune into sth (a. fig)

sintonizar con algo

Translations for tuning in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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sintonizador (botón, dial)

tuning knob

sintonía

tuning

sintonía

signature tune

tuning Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

this tune is pitched (too) high/low

esta afinación es (demasiado) alta/baja

to be out of tune

estar desafinado

to be in tune with sth fig

armonizar con algo

to be out of tune with sth fig

desentonar con algo

to the tune of 100 euros

por valor de 100 euros

to lift a tune

copiar una melodía

he who pays the piper calls the tune prov

quien paga, manda

to tune in to a station

sintonizar una emisora

to be in tune with sth

estar a tono con algo

to march in time to a tune

llevar el paso al ritmo de una melodía

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Maths are also used to consider form and structure, stylistic tendencies, instrument manufacture, tuning systems, and many other aspects.

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Master tuning and modulation depth are not altered by the emulation.

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When the front panel tuning controls are rotated, this system raises and lowers ferrite slugs in and out of the receiver's tuning coils.

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A complete gamelan consists of two of sets of instrument, one in each tuning system.

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Fine-tuning of some parameters (i.e., radiation hardness, afterglow, transparency) can be achieved by varying the conditions of the crystal growth.

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Other features were reverse headstock (with the tuners on the treble side) and banjo -style planetary geared tuning keys, as well as mini-humbucking pickups.

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Larger and heavier than a lyre, the cithara was a loud, sweet and piercing instrument with precision tuning ability.

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This type of self-tuning can be close to instantaneous.

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Where tuning was essential, a compromise usually was made between the resistance of the klystron to microphonism and the obtainable performance.

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The brothers' skill was unequaled in their time; after their death, their guarded trade secrets were lost, and not until the 19th century were bells of comparable tuning quality cast.

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