tuning in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for tuning in the English»French Dictionary

tuning [Brit ˈtjuːnɪŋ, Am ˈtunɪŋ] N

1. tuning MUS:

tuning

accord m

tuning key, pin

d'accord

2. tuning:

tuning AUDIO, TV, MECH

réglage m

tuning dial, knob

de réglage

fine tuning N

fine tuning

ajustement m

tuning fork N MUS

tuning fork

diapason m

I.tune [Brit tjuːn, Am t(j)un] N

1. tune MUS:

tune

air m

to dance/sing sth to the tune of sth

danser/chanter qc sur l'air de qc

2. tune MUS (accurate pitch):

to be in/out of tune

être/ne pas être en accord (with avec)

to sing in/out of tune

chanter juste/faux

an out-of-tune piano/violin

un piano/violon désaccordé

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

tune musical instrument

accorder (to à)

tune car engine, radio, TV, signal

régler (to sur)

stay tuned!

restez à l'écoute!

III.tune [Brit tjuːn, Am t(j)un]

to call the tune

mener la danse

to change one's tune , to sing a different tune

changer d'avis

to dance to sb's tune

se plier aux exigences de qn

to the tune of (to the amount of) inf

pour un montant de

to be in debt/have costs to the tune of £50, 000

avoir des dettes/des frais pour un montant de 50 000 livres

fine-tune VB trans

fine-tune

ajuster

tune in VB [Brit tjuːn -, Am t(j)un -] (tune [sth] in)

tune in

mettre la radio

to tune in to programme

se mettre à l'écoute de

to tune in to channel

régler sur

tune in

régler (to sur)

I.tune out VB [Brit tjuːn -, Am t(j)un -] inf Am (tune out)

tune out

décrocher inf

II.tune out VB [Brit tjuːn -, Am t(j)un -] inf Am (tune [sb] out)

tune out

ne pas écouter

signature tune N

signature tune

indicatif m

Translations for tuning in the French»English Dictionary

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accordage

tuning

accordoir

tuning hammer, tuning key

tuning in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for tuning in the English»French Dictionary

tuning N no pl

1. tuning MUS:

tuning

accord m

2. tuning (adjustment):

tuning

réglage m

tuning fork N MUS

tuning fork

diapason m

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

1. tune (melody):

tune

air m

2. tune no pl (pitch):

tune

accord m

to be in tune

être accordé

to be out of tune

être désaccordé

3. tune Brit AUTO, TECH:

tune

réglage m

Phrases:

to change one's tune

changer de ton

to the tune of sth

d'un montant de qc

to be in/out of tune with sth

être en accord/désaccord avec qc

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

1. tune MUS:

tune

accorder

2. tune TECH:

tune

régler

to be tuned to the BBC

être branché sur la BBC

tune in, tune into VB trans

1. tune in RADIO, TV:

to tune in to sth

se brancher sur qc

tune in again next week

à la semaine prochaine sur la même longueur d'ondes

2. tune in fig inf:

tune in

se brancher sur

tune-up N AUTO, TECH

tune-up

réglage m

I.tune up VB intr MUS

tune up

s'accorder

II.tune up VB trans

1. tune up AUTO, TECH:

tune up

mettre au point

tune up engine

régler

2. tune up MUS:

tune up

accorder

Translations for tuning in the French»English Dictionary

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réglage d'un moteur

tuning

diapason

tuning fork

siffloter

to whistle a tune

désaccordé(e)

out of tune

tuning Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

tune in again next week

à la semaine prochaine sur la même longueur d'ondes

to be in tune

être accordé

to be out of tune

être désaccordé

to be in/out of tune with sth

être en accord/désaccord avec qc

to pick out a tune on an instrument

pianoter un air sur un instrument

to pick up the tune

trouver l'air

he who pays the piper calls the tune prov

quelqu'un qui paye a bien le droit de choisir

the piano is out of tune

le piano n'est pas juste

to sing in tune/out of tune

avoir la voix fausse/juste

your instrument is out of tune

votre instrument est faux

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Furthermore, mechanistic models of orientation tuning are used to assess the neural basis of experimental findings on tilt effects.

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As this is a fifth below the most common contrabass tuning, some call this a subcontrabass.

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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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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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The strings pass over a bridge near the playing end of the instrument, and are tuned at the other end by two tuning pegs.

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Tuning adaptors and tuning adaptor interfaces have been added to provide communication back to the headend needed for switched video.

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Fine-tuning the budget, downsizing the military, and conducting humanitarian, peacekeeping, and military operations provided him with a full agenda.

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

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In the tuning system known as equal temperament the augmented sixth is equal to ten semitones and is a dissonant interval.

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