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I . tone [təʊn, Am toʊn] N

1. tone of instrument, voice:

tone
ton m
in angry tones
gniewnym głosem

3. tone of colour:

tone
odcień m

4. tone (in telephone):

tone
sygnał m

II . tone [təʊn, Am toʊn] VB trans

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tone muscles:

tone
wzmacniać [perf wzmocnić]
pilot tone TELEC
ton pilotujący m

dialling tone N Brit

tone down VB trans

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tone down
tonować [perf s-]

tone up VB trans

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tone-deaf ADJ

Usage examples with tone

tone of the market ECON
nastroje pl na giełdzie
the moral tone
wydźwięk m moralny
to set the tone for sth
nadawać [perf nadać] czemuś ton
to lower the tone of the evening
psuć [perf ze-] nastrój wieczoru

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
A card held to the edge of a spinning toothed wheel will produce a tone whose pitch varies with the speed of the wheel.
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Some say it is high before a low tone and low before a high tone.
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However, the band was left unsatisfied and feeling that he didn't achieve the tones and overall sound they were looking for.
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This allows you to mix tones together to get just the right sound.
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Vowels with a mid tone are long while with a low tone are pulsated.
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The plot and characters are described, below, using in-universe tone.
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They were so violent, they were toned down before transmission.
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The announcement is in a male voice and begins 7.5 seconds before the minute tone.
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This influence led to a film with a more environmental tone.
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Dots and dashes were different tones of equal length.
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