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Detailed Translations for tones from English to German

tones:

tones [the ~] nom

  1. the tones (intonations)
    der Tonfall; die Tonfälle

Translation Matrix for tones:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
Tonfall intonations; tones
Tonfälle intonations; tones cadences; inflections; intonations

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tone:

tone [the ~] nom

  1. the tone (intonation; sound; pitch; )
    der Klang; der Laut; der Ton
  2. the tone (musical note; note)
    der Ton; die Musiknote; die Note; der Klang
  3. the tone (intonation; timbre; pitch; )
    die Klangfarbe; Timbre

Translation Matrix for tone:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
Klang intonation; musical note; note; pitch; sound; timber; timbre; tone
Klangfarbe intonation; note; pitch; sound; timber; timbre; tone; tone colour
Laut intonation; note; pitch; sound; timber; timbre; tone
Musiknote musical note; note; tone
Note musical note; note; tone grade; grading mark; hue; mark; musical note; report mark; term result; tinge
Timbre intonation; note; pitch; sound; timber; timbre; tone; tone colour
Ton intonation; musical note; note; pitch; sound; timber; timbre; tone audio; clay; foreword; introduction; introductory remarks; loam; mud; pitch; preamble; preface; prologue
- feel; feeling; flavor; flavour; look; musical note; note; pure tone; quality; shade; smell; spirit; step; timber; timbre; tincture; tint; tone of voice; tonicity; tonus; whole step; whole tone
VerbRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- chant; inflect; intone; modulate; strengthen; tone up
OtherRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- nuance; shade

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Synonyms for "tone":


Antonyms for "tone":

  • atonicity

Related Definitions for "tone":

  1. a quality of a given color that differs slightly from another color1
  2. (linguistics) a pitch or change in pitch of the voice that serves to distinguish words in tonal languages1
    • the Beijing dialect uses four tones1
  3. (music) the distinctive property of a complex sound (a voice or noise or musical sound)1
    • the muffled tones of the broken bell summoned them to meet1
  4. the quality of something (an act or a piece of writing) that reveals the attitudes and presuppositions of the author1
    • the general tone of articles appearing in the newspapers is that the government should withdraw1
    • from the tone of her behavior I gathered that I had outstayed my welcome1
  5. a steady sound without overtones1
  6. a musical interval of two semitones1
  7. a notation representing the pitch and duration of a musical sound1
  8. the quality of a person's voice1
    • he began in a conversational tone1
  9. the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people1
    • a clergyman improved the tone of the meeting1
  10. the elastic tension of living muscles, arteries, etc. that facilitate response to stimuli1
  11. give a healthy elasticity to1
    • Let's tone our muscles1
  12. change to a color image1
    • tone a photographic image1
  13. change the color or tone of1
    • tone a negative1
  14. vary the pitch of one's speech1
  15. utter monotonously and repetitively and rhythmically1

Wiktionary Translations for tone:

tone
noun
  1. specific pitch, quality and duration; a note
  2. recitational melody
  3. character of a sound, especially the timbre of an instrument or voice
  4. pitch of a word that distinguishes a difference in meaning
  5. manner in which speech or writing is expressed
  6. shade or quality of a colour
tone
noun
  1. Medizin: Grad des ständigen Spannungszustandes von lebendem Gewebe, Organen oder Organteilen, insbesondere der Muskeln, Gefäße und Nerven
  2. akustischer Begriff, Klang, Laut
  3. Abstufung einer Farbe
  4. kein Plural: die Art wie etwas klingt

Cross Translation:
FromToVia
tone Stimmung; Gestimmtsein; Einstellung; Gemütslage; Ton tonson d’une certaine fréquence.

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