Слово англійською: tone

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Переклад tone українською: тон, то́нус

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tone

noun
/təʊn/

    of voice

  1. [countable] the quality of somebody’s voice, especially expressing a particular emotion
    • speaking in hushed/low/clipped/measured, etc. tones
    • a conversational tone
    • a tone of surprise
    • Don't speak to me in that tone of voice (= in that unpleasant way).
    • There's not need to take that tone (= speak critically or rudely) with me—it's not my fault we're late.
    2.

    character/atmosphere

  2. [singular] the general character and attitude of something such as a piece of writing, or the atmosphere of an event
    • The overall tone of the book is gently nostalgic.
    • She set the tone for the meeting with a firm statement of company policy.
    • Trust you to lower the tone of the conversation (= for example by telling a rude joke).
    • in tone The article was moderate in tone and presented both sides of the case.
    • a change in tone
    • The film takes a sudden shift in tone in the final minutes.
    • The newspaper said voters had been turned off by the negative tone of the campaign.
    3.

    of sound

  3. [countable] the quality of a sound, especially the sound of a musical instrument or one produced by electronic equipment
    • the full rich tone of the trumpet
    • the sweet tone of the flute
    • the volume and tone controls on a car stereo
    4.

    colour

  4. [countable] a shade of a colour
    • a carpet in warm tones of brown and orange
    see also earth tone
    5.

    of muscles/skin

  5. [uncountable] how strong and tight your muscles or skin are
    • how to improve your muscle/skin tone
    6.

    on phone

  6. [countable] a sound heard on a phone line (British English)
    • the dialling tone
    • (North American English) the dial tone
    • Please speak after the tone (= for example as an instruction on an answering machine).
    • I keep getting the engaged tone.
    see also ringtone

    7. in music

  7. (British English)
    (US English whole step)
    [countable] one of the five longer intervals in a musical scale, for example the interval between C and D or between E and F♯ compare semitone, step
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    • beat
    • harmony
    • melody
    • music
    • note
    • rhythm
    • sing
    • tempo
    • tone
    • vocal
    8.

    phonetics

  8. [countable] the pitch (= how high or low a sound is) of a syllable in speaking
    • a rising/falling tone
  9. a particular pitch pattern on a syllable in languages such as Chinese, that can be used to recognize the difference in meanings

    10. -toned

  10. (in adjectives) having the type of tone mentioned
    • a bright-toned soprano
    • olive-toned skin
    11. Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French ton, from Latin tonus, from Greek tonos ‘tension, tone’, from teinein ‘to stretch’.
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  • cluster
  • consonant
  • diphthong
  • elide
  • intonation
  • phonetics
  • pronunciation
  • stress
  • tone
  • voiced
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