LEARNit Dictionary

tone

noun
B2
1
B2
the quality of somebody’s voice, especially expressing a particular emotion
لحن, آهنگ صدا, تن صدا, کیفیت صدا
2
B2
the general character and attitude of something such as a piece of writing, or the atmosphere of an event
لحن, جو, حس و حال
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 .
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
B2
the quality of a sound, especially the sound of a musical instrument or one produced by electronic equipment
طنین, تن, زنگ, کیفیت صوت
the full rich tone of the trumpet
the sweet tone of the flute
the volume and tone controls on a car stereo
4
a shade of a colour
رنگمایه, سایهٔ رنگ, ته‌رنگ, درجهٔ رنگ
a carpet in warm tones of brown and orange
see also earth tone
5
how strong and tight your muscles or skin are
تون, سفتی, تنش عضلانی, تونوس
how to improve your muscle/skin tone
6
a sound heard on a phone line
زنگ
the dialling tone
(North American English)the dial tone
Please speak after the tone .
I keep getting the engaged tone.
see also ringtone
7
one of the five longer intervals in a musical scale, for example the interval between C and D or between E and F♯
فاصله کامل, تمام پرده, فاصله پرده کامل
compare semitone, step
8
the pitch (= how high or low a sound is) of a syllable in speaking
زیر و بمی, زیروبمی
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
نگ
10
having the type of tone mentioned
لحن, طنین, رنگ صوتی, حالت صدا, آهنگ
a bright-toned soprano
olive-toned skin
verb
1
to make your muscles, skin, etc. tighter and stronger
تقویت کردن, سفت کردن, محکم کردن
2
to match the colour of something
هماهنگ کردن, تطبیق دادن, منطبق کردن
The beige of his jacket toned (in) with the cream shirt.