tone down in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for tone down in the English»French Dictionary

I.tone [Brit təʊn, Am toʊn] N

II.tone [Brit təʊn, Am toʊn] VB trans

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

I.down1 [Brit daʊn, Am daʊn] ADV Down often occurs as the second element in verb combinations in English (go down, fall down, get down, keep down, put down etc.). For translations, consult the appropriate verb entry (go, fall, get, keep, put etc.).
When used to indicate vague direction, down often has no explicit translation in French: to go down to London = aller à Londres; down in Brighton = à Brighton.
For examples and further usages, see the entry below.

2. down (indicating position at lower level):

II.down1 [Brit daʊn, Am daʊn] PREP

III.down1 [Brit daʊn, Am daʊn] ADJ

IV.down1 [Brit daʊn, Am daʊn] VB trans inf

See also put, keep, go, get, fall

I.put [Brit pʊt, Am pʊt] N

put FIN → put option

II.put <pres part putting, pret, pp put> [Brit pʊt, Am pʊt] VB trans

2. put (cause to go or undergo):

III.to put oneself in VB refl

I.keep [Brit kiːp, Am kip] N

II.keep <pret, pp kept> [Brit kiːp, Am kip] VB trans

III.keep <pret, pp kept> [Brit kiːp, Am kip] VB intr

1. go (move, travel):

aller (from de, to à, en)

18. go (extend in depth or scope):

II.go [Brit ɡəʊ, Am ɡoʊ] VB trans see usage note

III.go <pl goes> [Brit ɡəʊ, Am ɡoʊ] N

IV.go [Brit ɡəʊ, Am ɡoʊ] ADJ

he's all go inf!
it's all the go inf!
that was a near go inf!
to go off on one Brit inf
to go off like a frog in a sock Aus inf event:
there you go inf!

I.get <pres part getting, prét got, pp got, gotten Am> [ɡet] VB trans This much-used verb has no multi-purpose equivalent in French and therefore is very often translated by choosing a synonym: to get lunch = to prepare lunch = préparer le déjeuner.
get is used in many idiomatic expressions (to get something off one's chest etc.) and translations will be found in the appropriate entry (chest etc.). This is also true of offensive comments (get stuffed etc.) where the appropriate entry would be stuff.
Remember that when get is used to express the idea that a job is done not by you but by somebody else (to get a room painted etc.) faire is used in French followed by an infinitive (faire repeindre une pièce etc.).
When get has the meaning of become and is followed by an adjective (to get rich/drunk etc.) devenir is sometimes useful but check the appropriate entry (rich, drunk etc.) as a single verb often suffices (s'enrichir, s'enivrer etc.).
For examples and further uses of get see the entry below.

II.get <pres part getting, prét got, pp got, gotten Am> [ɡet] VB intr

get her inf!
get him inf in that hat!
to get it up vulg sl
bander vulg sl
to get it up vulg sl
to get one's in Am inf

I.fall [Brit fɔːl, Am fɔl] N

III.fall <pret fell, pp fallen> [Brit fɔːl, Am fɔl] VB intr

1. fall (come down):

9. fall ground → fall away

down2 [Brit daʊn, Am daʊn] N (all contexts)

tone down in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for tone down in the English»French Dictionary

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

See also up

American English

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
However, the designers ultimately decided to tone down the styling of the game a bit.
en.wikipedia.org
He would tone down these new influences in his subsequent symphonies as he strove for an eclectic mature style.
en.wikipedia.org
The technician can send a tone down either line and measure the response tone on the second line to determine the path loss parameters.
en.wikipedia.org
The seeds and white arches can be removed from the pepper to tone down its hotness.
en.wikipedia.org
To cover is to tone down a disfavored identity to fit into the main stream.
en.wikipedia.org
After surgery, he is able to go back to work - but has to tone down the dance routines.
en.wikipedia.org
Having spell levels allowed the game designers to tone down extremely powerful spells from the original, such as crater, volcano, earthquake, and meteor.
en.wikipedia.org
A small amount of quinine-bark flour is then added to the mixture in order to tone down some of the sweetness of the bananas.
en.wikipedia.org
This reaction prompted the magazine to tone down the images by printing them in black and white instead.
en.wikipedia.org
They asked him to tone down criticism of the president.
en.wikipedia.org

Would you like to add some words, phrases or translations?

Submit a new entry.

Choose your language Deutsch | Ελληνικά | English | Español | Français | Italiano | Polski | Português | Русский | Slovenščina | Srpski