tone

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈtəʊn/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/toʊn/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(tōn)

Inflections of 'tone' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
tones
v 3rd person singular
toning
v pres p
toned
v past
toned
v past p
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
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
InglésEspañol
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
InglésEspañol
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)tonificar⇒ vtr
 I don't really need to lose weight, I just need to tone up my abs.
 Realmente no necesito perder peso, sólo necesito tonificar mis abdominales.
  (coloquial)marcar los músculos loc verb
tone up vi phrasal (become more muscular)tonificarse⇒ v prnl
 Let's go tone up at the gym.
 Vayamos a tonificarnos al gimnasio.
  ponerse en forma loc verb
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Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
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/a 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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'tone' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
angry - atmosphere - atony - chatty - coloring - confidential - conversational - crisply - damper pedal - dark - deepen - dodecaphonic - equalizer - flat - intoner - key - leaven - low - lower - monotonously - monotony - note - pedal point - pitch - praising - preaching - quality - replicate - ring - set the mood - shade - shade in - sharp - sharpness - skin color - solemnization - solemnize - squawk - timbre - tonal - touch-tone - treble - twang - voice quality - whispering
Spanish:
modelado - tonificar - sonido - tónica - virar - a tono de - atonía - bicolor - color carne - color de voz - con tono de - desentono - dodecafonismo - en clave - entonación - entonar - esfumar - figura retórica - magisterio - muscular - oscurecer - pito - preparar el cuerpo - retintín - semitono - silenciar el celular - sonsonete - suavizar - temperar - tónica general - tonillo - tono - tono de advertencia - tono de piel - tono de voz - tono muscular - tono pastel - tornear - voz

Collocations: tone (up) your [body, muscles, abs, arms], a [blue, gold, beige] tone, the [moth, old lady] is tone deaf, more...

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