off-key in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for off-key in the English»Italian Dictionary

off-key [Brit, Am ˈɔf ˈˌki] ADJ MUS

off-key

stonato, fuori tono

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to sing off key

cantare in modo stonato

to play off key

suonare in una tonalità sbagliata

Translations for off-key in the Italian»English Dictionary

I.stonato¹ [stoˈnato] VB pp

stonato → stonare

II.stonato¹ [stoˈnato] ADJ

1. stonato (non intonato):

stonato nota

false

stonato nota

wrong

stonato nota

off-pitch

stonato nota

flat

stonato strumento

out of tune

stonato strumento

off-key

sono stonato

I cannot sing in tune

2. stonato (fuori luogo):

stonato fig

out of place

stonato fig

clashing

stonato fig

jarring

nota -a

jarring note

un atteggiamento stonato con la circostanza

a behaviour that is out of keeping with the occasion

III.stonato¹ [stoˈnato]

essere stonato come una campana

= to sing atrociously

See also stonare¹, stonare²

I.stonare¹ [stoˈnare] VB trans

stonare una nota (cantando)

to sing or hit a wrong note

stonare una nota (suonando)

to play or hit a wrong note

ho stonato il do

my C was off-pitch or flat

II.stonare¹ [stoˈnare] VB intr aux avere

1. stonare (steccare):

stonare cantante:

to sing off-key

stonare musicista:

to play the wrong notes

2. stonare (non essere in armonia):

stonare colore, tende:

to clash

stonare colore, tende:

to jar con: with

stonare quadro, mobile:

to be out of place in mezzo a: among

parole che stonano sulla bocca di un prete

words that are most unsuitable coming from a priest

stonare² [stoˈnare] VB trans (turbare)

stonare notizia, comunicazione:

to upset

stonare persona

to bewilder

I.steccare [stekˈkare] VB trans

1. steccare (recingere):

steccare

to fence in

steccare terreno, giardino

to pale

2. steccare MED:

steccare braccio, gamba

to splint

3. steccare:

steccare una nota (cantando)

to sing or hit a wrong note

steccare una nota (suonando)

to play or hit a wrong note

4. steccare FOOD:

steccare un cosciotto d'agnello con spicchi d'aglio

to stud a leg of lamb with garlic

5. steccare (nel tennis):

steccare una palla

to hit a ball off the wood

II.steccare [stekˈkare] VB intr aux avere

1. steccare (nel biliardo):

steccare

to miscue

2. steccare:

steccare (cantando)

to sing off-key

steccare (suonando)

to play the wrong notes

I.stonare¹ [stoˈnare] VB trans

stonare una nota (cantando)

to sing or hit a wrong note

stonare una nota (suonando)

to play or hit a wrong note

ho stonato il do

my C was off-pitch or flat

II.stonare¹ [stoˈnare] VB intr aux avere

1. stonare (steccare):

stonare cantante:

to sing off-key

stonare musicista:

to play the wrong notes

2. stonare (non essere in armonia):

stonare colore, tende:

to clash

stonare colore, tende:

to jar con: with

stonare quadro, mobile:

to be out of place in mezzo a: among

parole che stonano sulla bocca di un prete

words that are most unsuitable coming from a priest

I.cantare¹ [kanˈtare] VB trans

1. cantare canzone, aria:

cantare

to sing

cantare il ritornello

to sing the chorus

2. cantare (celebrare in versi):

cantare

to sing of

cantare qn

to sing of sb

II.cantare¹ [kanˈtare] VB intr aux avere

1. cantare persona:

cantare

to sing

cantare a orecchio

to sing by ear

cantare a squarciagola

to belt out

cantare a pieni polmoni

to sing one's heart out

cantare in maniera intonata, stonata

to sing in tune, out of tune or off-key

cantare in play back

to lip-sync, to sing in playback

cantare da basso, da contralto

to sing bass, alto

cantare in coro

to sing in chorus

cantare insieme a qn

to sing along with sb

cantare come un usignolo, un fringuello

to sing like a bird, lark

2. cantare:

cantare uccello:

to sing

cantare grillo:

to chirp

cantare gallo:

to crow

3. cantare (parlare sotto interrogatorio):

cantare inf, fig

to squeal

cantare inf, fig

to sing

far cantare qn

to make sb talk or start singing

III.cantare¹ [kanˈtare]

sapere qc cantando fig

to have sth off pat Brit

sapere qc cantando fig

to have sth down pat Am

cantare vittoria

to crow over a victory

cantarle chiare

to speak one's mind

canta che ti passa prov

= cheer up you'll get over it

cantare le lodi di qn

to sing sb's praises

carta canta

= it's always better to put things down in writing

tono [ˈtɔno] N m

1. tono (della voce):

tono

tone

tono

pitch

in tono grave

grimly

con un or in tono sprezzante

depreciatingly

con un tono brusco, irritato, risentito

churlishly, irritably, resentfully

con un tono colloquiale

in a conversational tone

il suo tono irriverente

his flippant tone

in tono di protesta

protestingly

un insopportabile tono di superiorità

a maddeningly superior tone

“l'amore!” disse in tono di scherno

“love!” she scoffed

avere un tono melodrammatico

to sound melodramatic

dal tono flautato

fluty

dire in tono conciliante, di sfida, d'accusa, di scusa

to say accommodatingly, defiantly, accusingly, apologetically

parlare in tono derisorio, esitante

to speak derisively, hesitantly

un tono di minaccia si insinuò nella sua voce

a threatening tone or note crept into his voice

si sentiva un tono di sufficienza nella sua voce

his voice dripped smugness

dal suo tono si capiva che aveva fretta

there was a note of urgency in his voice

l'ha detto con un tono talmente ostile che …

he said it in such a hostile way that …

rispondere a tono (in modo pertinente)

to answer to the point

rispondere a tono (in modo impertinente)

to answer back

non usare quel tono con me!

don't speak to me like that or in that tone!

alzare, abbassare il tono (di voce)

to pitch one's voice higher, lower

i toni si fecero accesi

the discussion became heated

2. tono LING:

tono

tone

lingua a toni

tone language

tono ascendente, discendente

rising, falling tone

3. tono (stile):

un'opera dai toni brillanti

a work full of colour

una celebrazione in tono minore

a muted celebration

avere toni Joyciani

to have overtones of Joyce

il resto del discorso era sullo stesso tono

the rest of the speech was in the same strain

abbassare il tono della conversazione

to lower the tone of the conversation

attenuare il tono di una lettera

to tone down or water down a letter

continuare con un tono simile

to continue in a similar vein

beh, se la metti su questo tono

well, if you are going to take it like that

4. tono MUS:

tono

key

tono

pitch

tono

tone

quarto di tono

quarter tone

in un tono maggiore, minore

in a major, minor key

fuori tono

off-key

i toni bassi del sax

the deep tone of a saxophone

alzare il tono

to raise the tone also fig

5. tono (gradazione di colore):

tono

shade

tono

tone

tono intenso

deep shade

toni caldi, freddi

warm, cold colours

toni sfumati

soft tones

un tono rosato

a shade of pink

toni pastello

pastel shades

tono su tono

in matching tones

6. tono PHYSIOL:

tono

tone

tono muscolare

tonus, muscle tone

assenza di tono

tonelessness

e avanti di questo tono

and so on

darsi un tono

to give oneself airs

essere giù di tono

not to have much energy

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suonare in una tonalità giusta, sbagliata

to play in, off key

off-key in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for off-key in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.off-key MUS ADV

to play/sing off-key

stonare

II.off-key MUS ADJ

off-key

stonato, -a

off-key

fuori tono

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to go off key

stonare

off-key Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to go off key

stonare

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The golden age is gone because the new number one record would be off-key in certain parts, the content has nothing significant.

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Frail and off-key, he often barely managed to get words out of his mouth.

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At a moment in time in which outsiders of many kinds face exclusion or prejudice in our society, this kind of behavior is embarrassingly off-key.

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The song's hopeful, scared lyrics get a touch-more-dramatic punch thanks to just off-key, haunting high-end piano, some cymbal rolls, and a massive, wordless choir harmony.

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I'll spare you the remainder of her routine but rest assured it was more than a little off-key.

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His diffidence, his reluctance to talk about what had supposedly happened, his off-key behaviour -- all of this she says she attributed to his three-year ordeal.

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To contemporary sensibilities, some of these technical modifications sound as heretical as singing off-key.

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From off-key singing to intense ab workouts, find out what they do behind the scenes while the magic unfolds onstage.

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It would sour the start of the formal campaign if it were off-key, got a thumbs-down from the media, and the public reacted negatively.

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Furthermore, most of them are just plain bad, playing lousy covers, or singing off-key, or being hideously drunk.

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