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Concise Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary © 2009 Oxford University Press:
tone /təʊn/
- noun
- gen, Mus (quality of sound) timbre m;
Telecom tonalité f;
- (character of voice) ton m;
his ~ of voice son ton;
in angry/serious ~s avec colère/avec sérieux;
- (character) (of letter, speech, meeting) ton m;
to set the ~ donner le ton à ( for à);
to lower the ~ of rabaisser le niveau de (conversation);
dégrader l'image de (area);
- (colour) ton m;
- (firmness of muscle) tonus m.
- gen, Mus (quality of sound) timbre m;
- transitive verb (also ~ up) tonifier.
- intransitive verb (also ~in) (blend) (colours) s'harmoniser.
▶ ~ down [sth], ~ [sth] down lit atténuer (colours, criticism);
adoucir le ton de (letter, statement).
adoucir le ton de (letter, statement).
'tone' found in these Oxford entries:
English:
abrasive
- acid
- adopt
- angry
- astringent
- break
- brisk
- brittle
- casualness
- cheerful
- clear
- cutting
- decided
- decisive
- deepen
- dialling
- dial
- domineering
- earthy
- emphatic
- engaged tone
- expressionless
- flat
- flippant
- fruity
- full
- humourless
- impatient
- imperative
- injured
- level
- low
- matter-of-fact
- measured
- mellow
- no-nonsense
- opinionated
- piping
- ponderous
- pontifical
- positive
- questioning
- raise
- reedy
- resent
- sanitize
- scathing
- seriousness
- set
- shade
French:
atténuer
- avoir
- bicolore
- bip
- calmer
- déconsidérer
- édulcorer
- fréquence
- hausser
- la
- oreille
- pin-pon
- prendre
- raffermir
- raillerie
- reproche
- rouiller
- sécheresse
- signal
- sombre
- son
- sonorité
- sourdine
- timbre
- ton
- tonal
- tonalité
- tonicité
- tonifier
- tonus
- virer
tone: WordReference English-French Dictionary © 2012
| Principal Translations/Principales traductions | |||
| tone | n | (sound) | tonalité nf |
| Each telephone key has its own tone. | |||
| Chaque touche du téléphone portable avait sa propre tonalité. | |||
| tone | n | (intonation) | ton nm |
| Son, I don't like that tone of voice that you use with me! | |||
| Mon fils, je n'aime pas le ton que tu prends avec moi ! | |||
| tone | n | (style) | ton nm |
| The new boss struck a relaxed tone with his workers. | |||
| Le patron prit un ton décontracté avec ses ouvriers. | |||
| Additional Translations/Traductions supplémentaires | |||
| tone | n | (quality of a sound) | sonorité nf |
| The trumpet had a beautiful tone. | |||
| La trompette avait une excellente sonorité. | |||
| tone | n | (music: specific sound) musique | ton nm |
| We need to sing half a tone higher. | |||
| Nous devons chanter d'un demi-ton plus élevé. | |||
| tone | n | (colour: tint) couleur | ton nm |
| We chose a light blue tone for the baby's room. | |||
| Nous avons choisi un ton bleu clair pour la chambre du bébé. | |||
| tone | vtr | (fitness) | tonifier⇒ vtr |
| She does sit-ups to tone her stomach muscles. | |||
| Elle fait des abdos pour tonifier les muscles de son estomac. | |||
| Report an error | |||
tone: WordReference English-French Dictionary © 2012
| Compound Forms/Formes composées | |||
| continuous tone | ton continu nm | ||
| dial tone | n | (phone signal) téléphone | tonalité nf |
| Wait for the dial tone to begin pressing the number keys. | |||
| À la tonalité, composez le numéro. | |||
| dialling tone | téléphone | tonalité nf | |
| engaged tone | tonalité occupé nf | ||
| flesh tone | n | (colour of human skin) | couleur chair nf |
| The foreign prince politely pointed out that the flesh tone pants weren't the tone of his skin. | |||
| The girl's flesh tone was darker after sunbathing on her holiday. | |||
| Je n'aime pas du tout ce pantalon couleur chair, je trouve que ça fait vulgaire. | |||
| teint nm | |||
| Tu devrais sortir davantage. Tu as le teint blême. | |||
| half tone | musique | demi-ton | |
| high-tone | (music) | ton élevé nm | |
| ringing tone | n | (phone: sound indicating connection is made) | tonalité nf |
| I got a ringing tone, so the phone wasn't out of order. | |||
| J'ai la tonalité, donc mon téléphone marche. | |||
| ringing tone | n | (voice: resonant, loud) | voix de stentor nf |
| voix tonitruante nf | |||
| voix retentissante nf | |||
| skin tone | n | (light or dark colour of the complexion) | teint nm |
| Cette couleur flatte votre teint mat. | |||
| carnation nf | |||
| couleur de peau nf | |||
| subdued tone | n | (soft or quiet sound) | bruit étouffé nm |
| bruit sourd nm | |||
| subdued tone | n | (low-key mood) | ambiance feutrée nf |
| tone cluster | cluster nm | ||
| tone color | US | timbre sonore nm | |
| tone colour, US: tone color | n | (timbre of musical note) musique | timbre nm |
| musique | couleur (musicale) nf | ||
| J'aime bien la couleur musicale très sombre de cet album... | |||
| tone control | réglage de la tonalité nm | ||
| tone down | vtr | literal (subdue) couleur, contraste | adoucir vtr |
| I toned down the photos because they were too bright. | |||
| J'ai adouci les rouges de la photo pour faire ressortir les tons verts. | |||
| couleur, contraste | atténuer⇒ vtr | ||
| Le peintre a mélangé du blanc au bleu pour l'atténuer. | |||
| couleur, contraste | estomper⇒ vtr | ||
| contraste | diminuer⇒ vtr | ||
| contraste | réduire⇒ vtr | ||
| tone of voice | n | (vocal quality or intonation) | ton (de la voix) nm |
| He could sense her anger from her tone of voice. | |||
| On a compris à son ton / au ton de sa voix qu'il était sérieux. | |||
| timbre de la voix nm | |||
| tone poem | poème symphonique | ||
| tone quality | n | (timbre of musical note) musique | timbre nm |
| tone up | vtr | (muscles: make more defined) | tonifier⇒ vtr |
| I don't really need to lose weight, I just need to tone up my abs. | |||
| raffermir⇒ vtr | |||
| renforcer⇒ vtr | |||
| muscler⇒ vtr | |||
| tone up | vi | (become leaner, fitter) | se tonifier⇒ v pron |
| Let's go tone up at the gym. | |||
| Allons à la salle de sports pour nous tonifier ! | |||
| tone with | s'harmoniser avec v | ||
| tone-deaf | qui n'a pas d'oreille musicale | ||
| twelve-tone | musique | dodécaphonique adj | |
| two-tone | à deux tons adj | ||
| Report an error | |||
Forums WR : discussions dont le titre comprend le mot(s) "tone".
a tone towards / with somebody
a tone wrested from her
adopt a tone
among an earth tone color scheme
break tone
chest tone
conciliatory tone
converse in a civil tone
Describe the author's tone
dual tone
earth tone colors
even tone
Gourdon (?) (singing a tone?)
Guide Tone
hectoring tone
her indifferent tone (of discussion)
his tone one of exhaustion
in a thoughtful tone
in a tone meant only for him
in a tone untinged with bitterness
lower the tone
mean-tone
multi-tone car horn
muscle tone
no dial tone
normal tone of voice
Pejorative Tone
Planisphere representant tone L'entendue du monde
probe tone
Promote muscle tone and strength
Suite...
a tone wrested from her
adopt a tone
among an earth tone color scheme
break tone
chest tone
conciliatory tone
converse in a civil tone
Describe the author's tone
dual tone
earth tone colors
even tone
Gourdon (?) (singing a tone?)
Guide Tone
hectoring tone
her indifferent tone (of discussion)
his tone one of exhaustion
in a thoughtful tone
in a tone meant only for him
in a tone untinged with bitterness
lower the tone
mean-tone
multi-tone car horn
muscle tone
no dial tone
normal tone of voice
Pejorative Tone
Planisphere representant tone L'entendue du monde
probe tone
Promote muscle tone and strength
Suite...
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