tono grave
nm.
solemn tone
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[+de sonido] tone
en tono bajo in low tones, in a low tone
baja/sube un poco el tono del televisor turn down/up the television a little
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tono de discado (Cono Sur)
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tono de marcar (Telec) dialling tone, dial tone (EEUU)
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tono de llamada (Telec) ringtone
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tono de voz tone of voice
lo noté por el tono de su voz I could tell from his tone of voice
--ya me he dado cuenta --dijo, alzando el tono de voz "I can see that," he said, raising his voice
2
[+de palabras, discusión, escrito] tone
le molestó el tono de mi carta she was upset by the tone of my letter
¡cómo hablas en ese tono a tu padre! how dare you speak to your father in that tone (of voice)!
esa expresión tiene un tono despectivo that expression sounds insulting
contestó con tono de enfado she replied angrily
intenté tratar la cuestión en tono de broma I tried to treat the whole matter lightheartedly
nos habló con un tono distante her voice was rather distant as she spoke to us
un disco de tono más intimista a record with a more intimate feel (to it)
→ bajar el tono to soften one's tone
bajar el tono de algo to soften the tone of sth, tone sth down
→ cambiar de tono to change one's tone
cuando le dije eso se serenó y cambió de tono when I told him that he calmed down and changed his tone o his tone changed
fue él quien cambió el tono de la conversación it was him that changed the tone of the conversation
la reunión cambió de tono pasadas las nueve de la noche the tone of the meeting changed after nine o'clock
→ a este tono in the same vein
→ fuera de tono
[respuesta, comentario, actitud] uncalled for
→ subir de tono
[discusión, conversación] to grow o become heated
[conflicto] to intensify
[quejas] to grow louder
las voces empezaron a subir de tono they began to raise their voices
la oposición está subiendo el tono de sus ataques al gobierno the opposition is stepping up o intensifying its attacks on the government
chistes subidos de tono racy jokes
3 → a tono matching
ropa náutica y accesorios a tono sailing gear and matching accessories
→ estar a tono con algo
[color] to match sth
[diseño, comentarios] to be in keeping with sth
una escena final divertida, muy a tono con el resto de la película an amusing final scene, very much in keeping with the rest of the film
una ideología más a tono con los tiempos an ideology more in tune with the times
→ ponerse a tono
(=prepararse físicamente) to get (o.s.) into shape
(=animarse) to perk o.s. up *
voy a tomarme un whisky doble, a ver si me pongo a tono I'm going to have a double whisky to perk myself up *
4
(=clase, distinción)
→ una familia de tono a good family
eso no es de tono that's just not done
→ ser de buen/mal tono: ir a los balnearios era entonces una actividad de buen tono visiting spas was quite the done thing then
una fiesta de buen tono a fashionable party
es de mal tono hablar de esos temas it is bad form to talk about such matters, it's (simply) not done to talk about such things
MODISMOS darse tono to put on airs
5
[+de color] shade, tone
en tonos grises y azules in shades of grey and blue, in grey and blue tones
→ tonos pastel pastel shades, pastel tones
6 (Anat, Med) tone
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tono muscular muscle tone
7 (Mús)
(=intervalo) tone
(=tonalidad) key
(=altura) pitch
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tono mayor major key
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tono menor minor key
8 (Mús)
(=diapasón) tuning fork
(=corredera) slide
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