dial tone in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for dial tone in the English»French Dictionary

dial tone N Am

dial tone → dialling tone

See also dialling tone

dialling tone [Brit] N Brit

dialling tone

tonalité f

Translations for dial tone in the French»English Dictionary

tonalité

dial tone Am

Translations for dial tone in the English»French Dictionary

I.dial [Brit dʌɪəl, Am ˈdaɪ(ə)l] N

dial

cadran m

II.dial <pres part dialling, Brit dialing, Am pret, pp dialled Brit dialed Am> [Brit dʌɪəl, Am ˈdaɪ(ə)l] VB trans

dial

faire

dial (more formal) number

composer

dial person, city, country

appeler

she dialled 73-35-49

elle a fait le 73-35-49

to dial 999 (for police, ambulance)

appeler police secours

to dial 999 (for fire brigade)

appeler les pompiers

to dial the wrong number

faire un faux or mauvais numéro

III.dial+ COMP

dial-a-disc/-a-recipe (service)

disque/recette du jour par téléphone

I.tone [Brit təʊn, Am toʊn] N

1. tone:

tone (quality of sound)

timbre m

tone (of radio, TV)

son m

2. tone (character of voice):

tone

ton m

his tone of voice

son ton

in a defiant tone

d'un ton provocant

don't speak to me in that tone (of voice)

ne me parle pas sur ce ton

in angry/serious tones

avec colère/avec sérieux

3. tone (character):

tone (of letter, speech, meeting)

ton m

to set the tone

donner le ton à (for à)

to lower the tone of conversation

rabaisser le niveau de

to lower the tone of area

dégrader l'image de

4. tone (colour):

tone

ton m

tone

couleur f

5. tone TELEC:

tone

tonalité f

6. tone PHYSIOL:

tone

tonus m

7. tone MUS (interval):

tone

ton m

8. tone LING:

tone

ton m

II.tone [Brit təʊn, Am toʊn] VB trans

1. tone PHYSIOL:

tone, a. tone up body, muscle, thigh

donner du tonus à, tonifier

2. tone (make firmer):

tone skin

tonifier

III.tone [Brit təʊn, Am toʊn] VB intr a. tone in (blend)

tone colours:

s'harmoniser (with avec)

dial tone in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for dial tone in the English»French Dictionary

dial(ling) tone

tonalité

Translations for dial tone in the French»English Dictionary

tonalité

dial tone Am

Translations for dial tone in the English»French Dictionary

I.tone [təʊn, Am toʊn] N

1. tone (sound):

tone

ton m

tone of instrument

timbre m

in a resigned tone of voice

avec un ton de voix résigné

2. tone (style):

tone

ton m

to lower the tone of the neighbourhood

faire baisser le standing du quartier

3. tone (shade of colour):

tone

ton m

4. tone no pl (healthy condition):

tone

tonicité f

muscle tone

tonus m musculaire

5. tone (difference in pitch):

tone

ton m

half tone

demi-ton m

6. tone (telephone noise):

tone

tonalité f

dial(ling) tone

tonalité

II.tone [təʊn, Am toʊn] VB trans (firm muscles)

tone

tonifier

I.dial [ˈdaɪəl] N

1. dial (clock face):

dial

cadran m

2. dial (disc on a telephone):

dial

cadran m téléphonique

3. dial (movable plate):

dial

boussole f

4. dial Brit inf (face):

dial

visage m

II.dial <Brit -ll- [or Am -l-]> [ˈdaɪəl] VB intr

dial

faire le numéro

to dial direct

appeler directement

III.dial [ˈdaɪəl] VB trans

dial a number

composer

dial a country, a person

avoir

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The exchange provides dial tone at that time to indicate to the user that the exchange is ready to receive dialed digits.

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Large numbers of calls would otherwise have overloaded switching equipment causing slow dial tone and blocked long distance circuits.

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An analogue telephone line may send tones such as a busy signal, reorder tone or dial tone to indicate a call has ended.

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The pair does not provide dial tone or battery (continuous electric potential), as opposed to a "wet pair", a line usually without dial tone but with battery.

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The central office sends dial tone and the rest of the call proceeds normally.

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Unlike a normal dial tone, a secondary dial tone is provided when a connection has already been established and, except for free calls, is being charged for.

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Stray too far from a line, and a dial tone-like noise increases.

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It delivers dial tone to the customer.

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Claiming to be an authority from a particular business, he calls a phone company and claims they have no dial tone.

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More consistently, the forwarded line indicates its condition by stutter dial tone.

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