tone in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for tone in the English»French Dictionary

I.tone [Brit təʊn, Am toʊn] N

1. tone:

tone (quality of sound)

timbre m

tone (of radio, TV)

son m

2. tone (character of voice):

tone

ton m

his tone of voice

son ton

in a defiant tone

d'un ton provocant

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

ne me parle pas sur ce ton

in angry/serious tones

avec colère/avec sérieux

3. tone (character):

tone (of letter, speech, meeting)

ton m

to set the tone

donner le ton à (for à)

to lower the tone of conversation

rabaisser le niveau de

to lower the tone of area

dégrader l'image de

4. tone (colour):

tone

ton m

tone

couleur f

5. tone TELEC:

tone

tonalité f

6. tone PHYSIOL:

tone

tonus m

7. tone MUS (interval):

tone

ton m

8. tone LING:

tone

ton m

II.tone [Brit təʊn, Am toʊn] VB trans

1. tone PHYSIOL:

tone, a. tone up body, muscle, thigh

donner du tonus à, tonifier

2. tone (make firmer):

tone skin

tonifier

III.tone [Brit təʊn, Am toʊn] VB intr a. tone in (blend)

tone colours:

s'harmoniser (with avec)

tone colour Brit, tone color Am N MUS

tone colour

timbre m

dialling tone [Brit] N Brit

dialling tone

tonalité f

dial tone N Am

dial tone → dialling tone

See also dialling tone

dialling tone [Brit] N Brit

dialling tone

tonalité f

earth tone N ART

earth tone

couleur f d'automne

engaged tone N Brit

engaged tone

tonalité f ‘occupé’

I keep getting an engaged tone

ça sonne toujours occupé

ringing tone N Brit

ringing tone

tonalité f de sonnerie

two-tone ADJ

two-tone (in hue)

de deux tons

two-tone (in sound)

à deux tons or timbres

I.tone down VB [Brit təʊn -, Am toʊn -] (tone [sth] down, tone down [sth])

tone down colours

atténuer

tone down criticism, remark

atténuer

tone down letter, statement

adoucir le ton de

tone down policy, attitude

adoucir

tone arm N AUDIO

tone arm

bras m de lecture

tone in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for tone in the English»French Dictionary

I.tone [təʊn, Am toʊn] N

1. tone (sound):

tone

ton m

tone of instrument

timbre m

in a resigned tone of voice

avec un ton de voix résigné

2. tone (style):

tone

ton m

to lower the tone of the neighbourhood

faire baisser le standing du quartier

3. tone (shade of colour):

tone

ton m

4. tone no pl (healthy condition):

tone

tonicité f

muscle tone

tonus m musculaire

5. tone (difference in pitch):

tone

ton m

half tone

demi-ton m

6. tone (telephone noise):

tone

tonalité f

dial(ling) tone

tonalité

II.tone [təʊn, Am toʊn] VB trans (firm muscles)

tone

tonifier

tone down VB trans a. fig

tone down

adoucir

tone up VB trans

tone up

raffermir

quarter-tone N MUS

quarter-tone

quart m de ton

tone in VB intr

tone in

s'harmoniser

tone-deaf ADJ

to be tone-deaf

ne pas avoir l'oreille

tone poem N

tone poem

poème m symphonique

half tone N

1. half tone (semitone):

half tone

demi-ton m

2. half tone (printing method for pictures):

half tone

demi-teinte f

in half tone

à demi-teinte

tone control N

tone control

touche f de tonalité

ringing tone N

ringing tone

tonalité f de sonnerie

tone Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

in a resigned tone of voice

avec un ton de voix résigné

to lower the tone of the neighbourhood

faire baisser le standing du quartier

half tone

demi-ton m

in a conversational tone/style

d'un ton/style léger

in half tone

à demi-teinte

in a level tone

sur un ton calme

to raise the tone iron hum

élever la voix

to be tone-deaf

ne pas avoir l'oreille

to find the right tone of voice

trouver les intonations justes

wah-wah (imitation of a two-tone siren)

pin-pon

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Some say it is high before a low tone and low before a high tone.

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The resulting mix was darker in tone than the original.

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This allows you to mix tones together to get just the right sound.

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Jones says that this altered tone is part of the draw for him.

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This tone is noticeably shorter than the other tones.

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Dots and dashes were different tones of equal length.

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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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This influence led to a film with a more environmental tone.

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He helped set the tone and direction of the magazine, beginning with its design and production.

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It also has a volume and tone control.

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