whole-tone scale in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for whole-tone scale in the English»Italian Dictionary

whole-tone scale [Am ˈhoʊl ˌtoʊn ˌskeɪl] N Am MUS

whole-tone scale

scala f per toni interi

Translations for whole-tone scale in the English»Italian Dictionary

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)

I.whole [Brit həʊl, Am hoʊl] ADJ

1. whole:

whole (entire)

intero

whole (more emphatic)

tutto intero

her whole attention

la sua completa, tutta la sua attenzione

his whole body

tutto il suo corpo

to be aware of the whole person

essere consapevole della persona in tutti i suoi aspetti

his whole life

tutta la sua vita

I've never been so insulted in my whole life!

non mi hanno mai insultato così in tutta la mia vita!

to search the whole country

cercare in tutto il paese

the whole world

il mondo intero

the most beautiful city in the whole world

la città più bella di tutto il mondo

for three whole weeks

per tre intere settimane

a whole hour

un'ora intera

a whole day

un giorno intero

whole cities were devastated

intere città furono devastate

she drank a whole bottle of gin

bevve un'intera bottiglia di gin

the whole story

tutta la storia

the whole truth

tutta la verità

this doesn't give the whole picture

questo non dà un quadro completo della situazione

let's forget the whole thing!

dimentichiamo tutto!

she made the whole thing up

si è inventata tutto

2. whole (emphatic use):

he looks a whole lot better

ha un aspetto decisamente migliore

she's a whole lot nicer

è davvero molto più carina

there were a whole lot of them objects, people

ce n'erano un sacco

a whole lot of money

un sacco, un mucchio di soldi

that goes for the whole lot of you!

questo vale per tutti voi!

a whole new way of life

una vita completamente diversa

a whole new era

un'epoca del tutto nuova

that's the whole point of the exercise

lo scopo dell'esercizio sta tutto qui

the whole idea is to do

tutta l'idea sta nel fare

I find the whole idea absurd

trovo questa idea completamente assurda

3. whole (intact):

whole

integro

whole

intatto

there wasn't a plate left whole

non era rimasto intero neanche un piatto

to make sb whole

guarire qn

II.whole [Brit həʊl, Am hoʊl] ADV

whole swallow, cook:

whole

intero, tutto intero

to swallow a story whole

bersi tutta una storia, bersela tutta

III.whole [Brit həʊl, Am hoʊl] N

1. whole (total unit):

whole

insieme m

whole

totale m

whole

complesso m

to consider the whole

considerare tutto l'insieme

as a whole (not in separate parts)

globalmente

as a whole (overall)

complessivamente

to sell sth as a whole

vendere qc in blocco

taken as a whole

preso nell'insieme

for the country as a whole

per l'intero paese

this will benefit society as a whole

questo gioverà all'intera società

2. whole (all):

the whole of

tutto

the whole of London is talking about it

tutta Londra ne parla

the whole of the weekend, morning

l'intero fine settimana, l'intera mattinata

the whole of the time

tutto il tempo

the whole of August

l'intero mese di agosto

nearly the whole of Berlin was destroyed

Berlino fu quasi completamente distrutta

3. whole:

on the whole

nel complesso, nell'insieme

on the whole I agree

nel complesso, sono d'accordo

the film is on the whole good

il film nel suo insieme è bello

I.scale¹ [Brit skeɪl, Am skeɪl] N

1. scale ZOOL (on fish, insect):

scale

squama f

2. scale (deposit):

scale (in kettle, pipes)

(deposito di) calcare m

scale (on teeth)

tartaro m

II.scale¹ [Brit skeɪl, Am skeɪl] VB trans

1. scale (take scales off):

scale fish

squamare

2. scale (in kettle, pipes):

scale

togliere il calcare a

III.scale¹ [Brit skeɪl, Am skeɪl]

the scales fell from my eyes

d'un tratto capii la verità

I.scale² [Brit skeɪl, Am skeɪl] N (for weighing)

scale

bilancia f

II.scales N

scales npl:

scales

bilancia f

I.scale³ [Brit skeɪl, Am skeɪl] N

1. scale (extent):

scale (of crisis, disaster, success, defeat, violence, development, recession)

dimensioni fpl

scale (of crisis, disaster, success, defeat, violence, development, recession)

ampiezza f (of di)

scale (of reform, task, activity, operation)

portata f (of di)

scale (of support, change)

ampiezza f (of di)

on a large scale

su vasta scala

on a small scale

in piccole proporzioni

on an unexpected, a modest scale

di dimensioni inaspettate, modeste

2. scale (grading system):

scale

scala f

pay scale, salary scale

scala retributiva, delle retribuzioni

scale of values

scala di valori

at the other end of the scale

all'altra estremità della scala

on a scale of 1 to 10

in una scala da 1 a 10

3. scale (for maps, models):

scale

scala f

on a scale of 2 km to 1 cm

su scala di 1 cm per 2 km

the model is out of or not to scale

il modello non è in scala

4. scale (on thermometer, gauge etc.):

scale

scala f

scale

gradazione f

5. scale MUS:

scale

scala f

to play, sing a scale

fare una scala

the scale of G

la scala di sol maggiore

II.scale³ [Brit skeɪl, Am skeɪl] VB trans (climb)

scale wall, peak, tower

scalare

whole-tone scale in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for whole-tone scale in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.whole [hoʊl] ADJ

1. whole (entire):

whole

tutto, -a

the whole world

tutto il mondo

2. whole (in one piece, intact):

whole

intero, -a

3. whole inf (big):

a whole lot of people

un sacco di gente

to be a whole lot faster

essere molto più veloce

II.whole [hoʊl] N

1. whole (a complete thing):

whole

tutto m

as a whole (concept)

nella sua interezza

on the whole

nel complesso

2. whole (entirety):

whole

totalità f

the whole of Los Angeles

tutta Los Angeles

the whole of next week

tutta la settimana prossima

III.whole [hoʊl] ADV

whole

completamente

whole new

completamente nuovo

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

I.scale¹ [skeɪl] N

1. scale ZOOL:

scale

squama f

2. scale:

scale MED

tartaro m

scale TECH

calcare m

II.scale¹ [skeɪl] VB trans

1. scale (remove scales):

scale

squamare

2. scale:

scale MED

togliere il tartaro da

scale TECH

togliere il calcare da

scale² [skeɪl] N

scale (weighing device):

scale

piatto m (di bilancia)

scales

bilancia f

Phrases:

to tip the scales

far pendere la bilancia

I.scale³ [skeɪl] N (range, magnitude, proportion)

scale a. MUS

scala f

a sliding scale ECON

una scala mobile

on a large/small scale

su larga/piccola scala

to draw sth to scale

disegnare qc in scala

II.scale³ [skeɪl] VB trans

1. scale (climb):

scale

scalare

to scale the heights (of sth)

scalare le vette (di qc)

2. scale TECH, ARCHIT:

scale

ridurre in scala

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The music uses modal and whole-tone scales, as well as a great deal of chromaticism.

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He employed tone clusters, angular fragments, whole-tone scales and bizarre moments of repetition, space and contrast.

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In it, semitones alternate with whole tones, and the harmonic functions are comparable to those of the whole-tone scale.

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The whole-tone scale is also maximally even, for instance adjacent notes are separated only by whole-tones.

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The first movement is in sonata form, with a main theme based on the whole-tone scale.

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A rare alternate form is one in which each row of bars is arranged in a whole-tone scale, and the rows are a semitone apart.

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While the overall atmosphere is restrained and devout in feeling, the harmony underpinning the music is experimental, including an extensive use of the whole-tone scale.

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Its polyrhythmic melodies use whole-tone scales.

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The chromatic and whole-tone scales, each containing only steps of uniform size, have only a single mode each, as any rotation of the sequence results in the same sequence.

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Asymmetrical phrasing, whole-tone scales, and polytonality are foreign to music of the classical era.

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