Locuciones verbales
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| tune in vi phrasal | (listen to [sth] broadcast) | sintonizar⇒ vtr |
| | Be sure to tune in to next week's episode of "Radio Murder Mystery Hour"! |
| | Asegúrate de sintonizar el próximo episodio de "Radio Murder Mystery Hour" la próxima semana. |
tune in to [sth],
tune into vi phrasal + prep | (listen to: [sth] broadcast) | sintonizar⇒ vtr |
tune in to [sth/sb],
tune into vi phrasal + prep | figurative (be aware of: feelings, needs) (figurado) | sintonizar con vi + prep |
| | (figurado) | sintonizar con alguien loc verb |
| tune out vi phrasal | figurative (lose concentration) | dejar de poner atención, dejar de prestar atención loc verb |
| | I tune out when my wife starts nagging me. |
| | Dejo de poner atención cuando mi mujer empieza a regañarme. |
| tune up vi phrasal | (musical instrument: adjust pitch) | afinar⇒ vtr |
| Note: A hyphen is used when the term is a noun |
| | There is something exciting about hearing an orchestra tune up just before a performance. |
| | Hay algo de emocionante al escuchar a la orquesta afinar justo antes de la función. |
| tune [sth] up vtr phrasal sep | (musical instrument: adjust pitch) | afinar⇒ vtr |
| | Dave was tuning his guitar up. |
| | Dave estaba afinando su guitarra. |
| tune [sth] up vtr phrasal sep | (vehicle, engine: adjust) | poner algo a tono, poner algo a punto loc verb |
| | My friend the mechanic tuned my car up for me. |
| | Mi amigo el mecánico puso a tono mi carro. |
| | | afinación nf |
| | Mi amigo el mecánico hizo la afinación del carro. |
| tune up vi phrasal | (prepare to sing) | afinar⇒ vi |
| | The choir was tuning up in preparation for the concert. |
| | El coro estaba afinando en preparación para el concierto. |
Compound Forms:
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call the shots,
call the tune v expr | (be in charge, make the decisions) (coloquial, figurado) | tener la sartén por el mango expr |
| | (coloquial, figurado) | llevar la batuta expr |
| | (coloquial, figura) | dirigir el cotarro expr |
| | (coloquial, figurado) | llevar los pantalones expr |
| | The pastor may think he calls the shots, but the organist really leads the worship service. |
| | El pastor puede creer que tiene la sartén por el mango, pero el hombre que toca el órgano es quien verdaderamente dirige la misa. |
| | | ser el jefe loc verb |
| | | estar al mando loc verb |
| | | estar a cargo loc verb |
| | El pastor puede creer que es el jefe, pero quien verdaderamente dirige la misa es el hombre que toca el órgano. |
| | (ES, coloquial, figurado) | cortar el bacalao expr |
| | | dirigir la orquesta expr |
| | | dirigir el cotarro expr |
| | El pastor puede creer que es él quien corta el bacalao, pero quien verdaderamente dirige la misa es el hombre que toca el órgano. |
| carry a tune v expr | figurative (sing correct notes) | seguir la melodía loc verb |
| | | cantar afinadamente loc verb |
| | He can't carry a tune. Every note he sings is wrong. |
| | No puede seguir la melodía. Cada nota que canta es la equivocada. |
change your tune,
sing a different tune v expr | figurative, informal (change opinion) | cambiar de idea loc verb |
| | Nate has changed his tune! He has always hated football, but today he said he'd love to watch the final with me. |
dance to another tune,
dance to a different tune v expr | figurative (change your behavior, attitude, etc.) | cambiar de parecer loc verb |
| fine-tune [sth]⇒ vtr | figurative (refine) | hacer ajustes loc verb |
| | | ajustar⇒ vtr |
| | | afinar⇒ vtr |
| | The basic process is good but we'll need to fine-tune it a bit as we go along. |
| | El proceso básico es bueno pero vamos a tener que hacer algunos ajustes a medida que avanzamos. |
| fine-tune [sth] vtr | (adjust precisely) | sintonizar⇒ vtr |
| | He found it impossible to fine-tune the radio using the dial. |
| | Le resultó imposible sintonizar la radio usando el dial. |
| in tune adj | (instrument: correctly tuned) | afinado participio |
| | If you don't keep your guitar in tune it'll sound awful. |
| | Si no mantienes tu guitarra afinada sonará horrible. |
| in tune adv | (sing: with correct notes) | entonado participio |
| | I'm looking for people who can sing in tune, to join the choir I'm starting. |
| | Estoy buscando gente que sepa cantar entonada para unirse al coro que estoy empezando. |
| | | afinado participio |
| | Estoy buscando gente que sepa cantar afinada para unirse al coro que estoy empezando. |
| be in tune with [sth] v expr | (instrument, sound: harmonious) | estar en armonía con loc verb |
| | This song is mediocre, but at least the guitarist is in tune with the rest of the band this time. |
| be in tune with [sth] v expr | figurative (in harmony with [sth]) (figurado) | estar en armonía con loc verb |
| out of tune adv | (sing: off key) | desafinado/a adj |
| | | desentonadamente adv |
| | | fuera de tono loc adv |
| | | desafinadamente adv |
| Note: hyphens used when term is an adj before a noun |
| | They don't want me in the church choir because I always sing out of tune. |
| | No me quieren en el coro de la iglesia porque siempre canto desafinado. |
out of tune,
out-of-tune adj | (singing, instrument: off key) | desafinado/a adj |
| | | desentonado adj |
| | Henry's out-of-tune singing became quite embarrassing after only a few bars. |
| | El canto desafinado de Henry se volvió vergonzoso después de unos cuantos compases. |
| out of tune adj | figurative (not conforming) | no en sintonía loc adj |
| | | en desacuerdo loc adj |
| | The educational system is out of tune with the needs of industry. |
| | El sistema educativo no está en sintonía con las necesidades industriales. |
| play a tune v expr | (music: perform a melody) | tocar una melodía loc verb |
| | Suzan taught me to play a tune on the piano. |
| | Susana me enseñó a tocar una melodía en el piano. |
| | | tocar una tonada loc verb |
| | Susana me enseñó a tocar una tonada en el piano. |
| signature tune n | (theme song) | tema de apertura nm + loc adj |
| | | canción de apertura nf + loc adj |
| to the tune of expr | informal, figurative (in the amount of) | alrededor de loc adv |
| | | aproximadamente adv |
| | They've conned the company to the tune of several hundred thousand pounds. |
| | The new car set him back to the tune of $30,000. |
| | Estafaron a la empresa por alrededor de varios cientos de miles de libras. |
| tune-up n | (adjustment of a motor, etc.) | ajuste nm |
| | (AR, coloquial) | tuneo nm |
| | The engine is running perfectly after the mechanic's tune-up. |
| | El motor anda perfecto después del ajuste del mecánico. |
tuneup,
tune-up n | (adjustments made to improve efficiency) (maquinaria) | puesta a punto grupo nom |
tuneup,
tune-up n | informal (preparatory practice or warm-up) (entrenamiento) | calentamiento nm |