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Inglés		Español
tone n	(sound)	tono nm
	Each telephone key has its own tone.
	Cada tecla del teléfono tiene su propio tono.
tone n	(attitude expressed in voice) (inflexión en la voz)	tono nm
	Son, I don't like that tone of voice that you use with me!
	Hijo, ¡no me gusta el tono de voz que estás usando conmigo!
tone n	(style)	estilo nm
	The new boss struck a relaxed tone with his workers.
	El nuevo jefe adoptó un estilo relajado hacia sus empleados.
tone n	(color: tint, hue)	tonalidad nf
	We chose a light blue tone for the baby's room.
	Escogimos una tonalidad de azul pálido para la habitación del bebé.
tone n	UK (tonal value: relative light or dark)	tono nm
	The addition of darker tones will give your painting depth.
	El uso de tonos más oscuros le dará profundidad a tu pintura.

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Additional Translations
Inglés		Español
tone n	(quality of a sound)	tono, timbre nm
		sonoridad nf
	The trumpet had a beautiful tone.
	La trompeta tenía un hermoso tono (or: timbre).
	La trompeta tenía una sonoridad maravillosa.
tone n	(music: specific sound)	tono nm
	We need to sing half a tone higher.
	Tenemos que cantar un medio tono más alto.
tone n	(phonetics: some languages) (Lingüística)	tono nm
	In Mandarin, the meaning of a word can differ according to tone.
	En mandarín, el significado de las palabras puede variar según el tono.
tone n	(physiology: tension or responsiveness)	tono nm
	The physiotherapy Lesley received following her illness helped her limbs regain their normal tone.
	La fisioterapia que recibió Lesley después de su enfermedad ayudó a que sus miembros recuperasen el tono normal.
tone [sth]⇒ vtr	(fitness)	tonificar⇒ vtr
	She does sit-ups to tone her stomach muscles.
	Ella hace ejercicios abdominales para tonificar los músculos del estómago.

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Locuciones verbales
Inglés		Español
tone [sth] down, tone down [sth] vtr phrasal sep	(make more subtle)	bajar el tono de, bajar el tono a loc verb
	I toned down the photos because they were too bright.
		reducir el tono de, reducir el tono a loc verb
	Le reduje el tono a las fotos porque estaban muy brillantes.
tone [sth] down, tone down [sth] vtr phrasal sep	figurative (subdue) (figurado)	bajar el tono loc verb
		moderar⇒, suavizar⇒ vtr
	Mary asked her brother to tone down his bad language in front of the children.
tone up [sth], tone [sth] up vtr phrasal sep	(muscles: make more defined) (coloquial)	marcar los músculos loc verb
	I don't really need to lose weight, I just need to tone up my abs.
		tonificar⇒ vtr
	Realmente no necesito perder peso, sólo necesito tonificar mis abdominales.
tone up vi phrasal	(become more muscular)	ponerse en forma loc verb
	Let's go tone up at the gym.
		tonificarse⇒ v prnl
	Vayamos a tonificarnos al gimnasio.

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Compound Forms:
Inglés		Español
dial tone, also UK: dialling tone n	(phone signal)	tono nm
		señal de llamada nf + loc adj
	Wait for the dial tone to begin pressing the number keys.
	Espere a oír el tono antes de marcar.
earth tone n	(type of color) (color)	tono tierra nm + adj mf
busy signal (US), engaged tone, engaged signal (UK) n	(phone: sound when in use)	tono de ocupado nm + loc adj
flesh tone n	(colour of human skin)	color carne loc nom m
	The girl's flesh tone was darker from the two weeks she'd spent sunbathing in Greece.
	El color carne de la chica era más oscuro después de las dos semanas que había pasado tomando sol en Grecia.
ringing tone n	(phone: sound indicating connection is made) (teléfono)	tono de llamada grupo nom
		tono nm
	I got a ringing tone, so the phone wasn't out of order.
	Me dio tono de llamada, así que el teléfono andaba.
ringing tone n	(voice: resonant, loud)	voz altisonante nf + adj
		voz chillona nf + adj
		sonoro adj
		estridente adj
set the tone v expr	figurative (establish pattern)	establecer las pautas loc verb
	My disastrous first day at school set the tone for the rest of the semester.
skin tone n	(light or dark colour of the complexion)	color de piel grupo nom
		tono de piel grupo nom
subdued tone n	(soft or quiet sound)	sonido amortiguado, tono apagado nm + adj
subdued tone n	(low-key mood)	melancolía nf
		retraimiento, apocamiento nm
tone color (US), tone colour (UK) n	figurative (music: timber) (música)	timbre nm
		color nm
	(música)	tonalidad nf
tone language	(linguistics)	lengua tonal nf + adj
		idioma tonal nm + adj
tone of voice n	(vocal quality or intonation)	tono de voz nm
	He could sense she was really angry from her tone of voice.
	Se dio cuenta, por su tono de voz, de que ella estaba realmente enfadada.
tone quality n	(timbre of musical note) (Mús)	timbre musical nm
	El timbre musical permite distinguir una misma nota, emitida por diferentes instrumentos.
	(Mús)	calidad tonal nf
tone row, note row, twelve-tone row n	(music) (música)	escala cromática loc nom f
tone-deaf adj	(pitch differences)	que no tiene oído musical loc adj
		sin oído musical loc adj
	(formal)	amúsico adj
tone-deaf adj	figurative (inappropriate, tactless)	sin tacto loc adj
		inapropiado/a adj
tonearm, tone arm n	(needle arm of a record player)	brazo nm
touch-tone adj	(having tone-dialing system)	de tono loc adj
touch-tone adj	(operated by tone-dialing system)	de tono loc adj
two-tone adj	(having two colors)	bicolor adj mf
two-tone adj	(two sounds)	bitono adj mf

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