tuning fork in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for tuning fork in the English»Spanish Dictionary

tuning fork N

tuning fork

diapasón m

Translations for tuning fork in the Spanish»English Dictionary

diapasón (para afinar)

tuning fork

Translations for tuning fork in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.tune [Am t(j)un, Brit tjuːn] N

1. tune C:

tune (melody)

melodía f

tune (piece)

canción f

tune (piece)

tonada f

I remember the tune, but not the words

me acuerdo de la música pero no de la letra

there's not much tune to his songs U

sus canciones no tienen mucha melodía or no son muy melódicas

I'm sick of hearing the same old tune

estoy harto de oír siempre la misma cantinela inf

to call the tune

llevar la batuta or la voz cantante

to change one's tune

cambiar de parecer

to dance to another tune

ponerse como una malva

to the tune of sth expenses to the tune of $500 a day

500 dólares al día en concepto de gastos de representación

to the tune of the Marseillaise

con la música de la Marsellesa

2. tune U (correct pitch):

to sing out of tune

desafinar

to sing out of tune

desentonar

to sing in tune

cantar bien

this string is in/out of tune

esta cuerda está afinada/desafinada

to be in/out of tune with sth/sb, a leader in tune with the people

un líder en sintonía con el pueblo

the building is quite out of tune with its surroundings

el edificio desentona or no está en armonía con su entorno

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

1. tune MUS:

tune instrument

afinar

2. tune MOTOR:

tune engine

poner a punto

tune engine

afinar

3. tune:

tune RADIO, TV

sintonizar

stay tuned for more details

para más información permanezca en nuestra sintonía

III.to tune to VB intr RADIO TV

to tune to station/wavelength:

to tune to

sintonizar algo

tuning [Am ˈtunɪŋ, Brit ˈtjuːnɪŋ] N U

1. tuning (on string instrument):

tuning

afinación f

2. tuning (for frequency selection):

tuning

sintonía f

3. tuning MOTOR:

tuning

puesta f a punto

I.fork [Am fɔrk, Brit fɔːk] N

1.1. fork FOOD:

fork

tenedor m

1.2. fork (for gardening):

fork

horca f

fork

bieldo m

fork

horqueta f

2.1. fork (in road, river):

fork

bifurcación f

to take the left/right fork

tomar el desvío a la izquierda/derecha

2.2. fork (in tree):

fork

horqueta f

2.3. fork (on bicycle):

fork

horquilla f

II.fork [Am fɔrk, Brit fɔːk] VB intr

1. fork (split):

fork branch/road/river:

bifurcarse

2. fork (turn):

to fork (to the) right/left

desviarse a la derecha/izquierda

III.fork [Am fɔrk, Brit fɔːk] VB trans

fork food:

fork

levantar con el tenedor

tuning fork in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for tuning fork in the English»Spanish Dictionary

tuning fork N MUS

tuning fork

diapasón m

Translations for tuning fork in the Spanish»English Dictionary

diapasón normal (objeto)

tuning fork

Translations for tuning fork in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.tune [tun] N

1. tune MUS:

tune

melodía f

a catchy tune

una tonada pegajosa

2. tune (pitch):

to be in/out of tune

estar afinado/desafinado

to be in/out of tune with sth fig

armonizar/desentonar con algo

Phrases:

to change one's tune

cambiar de parecer

to sing another tune

cambiar de parecer

to the tune of $100

por valor de 100 dólares

II.tune [tun] VB trans

1. tune MUS:

tune

afinar

2. tune AUTO:

tune

poner a punto

tuning N

1. tuning MUS:

tuning

afinación f

2. tuning RADIO:

tuning

sintonización f

3. tuning AUTO:

tuning

puesta f a punto

I.fork [fɔrk] N

1. fork (cutlery):

fork

tenedor m

2. fork (tool):

fork

horca f

3. fork (in road):

fork

bifurcación f

4. fork pl on bicycle:

fork

horquilla f

II.fork [fɔrk] VB trans

fork

coger con tenedor

fork

agarrar con tenedor LatAm

III.fork [fɔrk] VB intr

fork road:

fork

bifurcarse

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The man on the cover is adjusting scanning wheel speed with a 125-hertz tuning fork.

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She has simply an eye and an ear sharp, shrewd, and true as a tuning fork.

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As he strikes the tuning fork that is buried with the robe-draped skeleton, bagpipe music fills the air and throws him into convulsions.

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Gyro is designed as an electronically-driven tuning fork, often fabricated out of a single piece of quartz or silicon.

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To properly fit the skin to the frame, a tuning fork had to be used.

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This comprises a number of vibrating metal reeds, each one having a tuned vibration frequency like a tuning fork.

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This rapid increase in pressure causes the barrel to vibrate at a certain natural frequency, much like a tuning fork.

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Low-frequency crystals, such as those used in digital watches, are typically cut in the shape of a tuning fork.

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These selectors used a tuning fork resonator rather than a simple single reed.

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The pitch of a tuning fork can vary slightly with weathering and temperature.

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