dial tone in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for dial tone in the English»Italian Dictionary

dial tone [Am ˈdaɪ(ə)l ˌtoʊn] N Am

dial tone → dialling tone

See also dialling tone

dialling tone [Brit] N Brit TELEC

dialling tone

segnale m di libero, di linea libera

Translations for dial tone in the Italian»English Dictionary

segnale di libero

dial tone Am

segnale di libero TELEC

dial tone Am

Translations for dial tone in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.dial [Brit dʌɪəl, Am ˈdaɪ(ə)l] N

dial (of clock, instrument etc.)

quadrante m

dial (on a telephone)

disco m combinatore

II.dial <forma in -ing ecc. dialling, dialled Brit dialing, dialed Am> [Brit dʌɪəl, Am ˈdaɪ(ə)l] VB trans

dial TELEC

fare

dial (more formal) number

comporre

dial person, city, country

chiamare

she dialled 73-35-49

fece, compose il 73-35-49

to dial 999 (for police, ambulance, fire brigade)

chiamare il pronto intervento

to dial the wrong number

fare il numero sbagliato, sbagliare numero

III.dial- COMP TELEC

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

= servizio telefonico di ascolto di musica, di ricette registrate

I.tone [Brit təʊn, Am toʊn] N

1. tone:

tone (quality of sound)

tono m

tone (quality of sound)

timbro m

tone (of radio, TV)

suono m

2. tone (character of voice):

tone

tono m

tone

timbro m

his tone of voice

il suo timbro di voce

in a defiant tone

in tono di sfida

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

non parlarmi con quel tono (di voce)

in angry, serious tones

con tono irato, serio

3. tone (character):

tone (of letter, speech, meeting)

tono m

to set the tone

dare tono a (for a)

to lower the tone of conversation

abbassare il livello di

to lower the tone of area

compromettere l'immagine di

4. tone (colour):

tone

tono m

tone

colore m

5. tone:

tone RADIO, TELEC

segnale m

6. tone PHYSIOL:

tone

tono m

7. tone MUS (interval):

tone

tono m

8. tone LING:

tone

tono m

II.tone [Brit təʊn, Am toʊn] VB trans

1. tone PHYSIOL:

tone, also tone up body, muscle, thigh

dare tono a, tonificare

2. tone (make firmer):

tone skin

tonificare

III.also tone in VB intr (blend)

also tone in colours:

intonarsi (with a, con)

dial tone in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for dial tone in the English»Italian Dictionary

dial tone N

dial tone

segnale m di libero

Translations for dial tone in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.dial [ˈda·ɪəl] N

1. dial (face of clock):

dial

quadrante m

2. dial (on telephone):

dial

disco (m combinatore)

3. dial (on radio):

dial

manopola f di sintonizzazione

II.dial <-l- [or -ll-], -l- [or -ll-]> [ˈda·ɪəl] VB intr

dial

fare un numero

to dial direct

chiamare direttamente

III.dial [ˈda·ɪəl] VB trans

1. dial phone number:

dial

chiamare

2. dial radio station:

dial

sintonizzarsi su

I.tone [toʊn] N

1. tone (sound):

tone

tono m

tone of instrument

tonalità f

tone of voice

timbro m

2. tone (style):

tone

tono m

3. tone (of color):

tone

tonalità f

4. tone (condition):

tone

tono m

II.tone [toʊn] VB trans

tone muscles, skin:

tone

tonificare

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

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

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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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These include making sure you can hear the dial tone when you call your bank, and never handing over your card.

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If, while listening to the phone's dial tone, research subjects move the phone from one ear to the other, the length of time between rings appears longer.

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When subscribers lift their phone handsets, they hear a dial tone.

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

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In practical terms, each additional user increases the total system load, leading to busy signals, the inability to get a dial tone, and poor customer support.

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It delivers dial tone to the customer.

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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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To make business calls from a cell phone, one dials an access number at the office, gets a new dial tone, and then dials the destination number.

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