tone

tono

Forma en que lo que dices o escribes transmite tus sentimientos o tu actitud.

En inglés sencillo: The way your speech or writing shows your feelings or attitude.

• Please use a kinder tone.
• Her letter had a friendly tone.
• I could hear worry in his tone of voice.

Cómo se usa: in a ... tone (She spoke in a gentle tone.); tone of something (The tone of his email seemed angry.)

Expresiones frecuentes: tone of voice, friendly tone, angry tone

timbre

Cualidad particular de una voz o un sonido musical, como ser cálido, claro o áspero.

En inglés sencillo: The particular quality of a voice or musical sound, such as being warm, clear, or rough.

• Her voice has a warm tone.
• This violin produces a rich tone.
• The singer worked on improving his tone.

Cómo se usa: tone of something (I love the tone of her voice.)

Sinónimos: timbre, sound quality

Expresiones frecuentes: warm tone, rich tone, tone of something

ambiente, tono

Sensación o carácter general de un lugar, un acontecimiento o una situación.

En inglés sencillo: The overall feeling or character of a place, event, or situation.

• The party had a cheerful tone.
• His arrival changed the tone of the meeting.
• The opening ceremony set the tone for the festival.

Cómo se usa: set the tone for something (The music set the tone for the evening.)

Sinónimos: mood, atmosphere

Expresiones frecuentes: set the tone, festive tone, tone of something

tono

Sonido de una altura determinada, más grave o más aguda.

En inglés sencillo: A sound at a particular height, from low to high.

• The machine produced a high tone.
• Can you hear the two different tones?
• The test began with a low, steady tone.

Expresiones frecuentes: high tone, low tone, pure tone

tono, tonalidad

Variante de un color que puede ser más clara, oscura, cálida o fría.

En inglés sencillo: A particular form of a colour, which may be lighter, darker, warmer, or cooler.

• Choose a warmer tone for the walls.
• The painting combines several tones of green.
• This shirt suits her skin tone.

Cómo se usa: tone of a colour (The walls are painted in a pale tone of blue.)

Sinónimos: shade, hue

Expresiones frecuentes: skin tone, warm tone, tone of something

tono

Variación de la altura de la voz que cambia el significado de una palabra en algunas lenguas.

En inglés sencillo: The rise or fall of your voice that changes a word’s meaning in some languages.

• Mandarin uses tones to distinguish words.
• Say this syllable with a rising tone.
• Using the wrong tone can change the meaning.

Sinónimos: lexical tone

Expresiones frecuentes: rising tone, falling tone, lexical tone

tonificar

Hacer que los músculos o el cuerpo estén más firmes mediante ejercicio.

En inglés sencillo: To make your muscles or body firmer through exercise.

• Swimming helps tone your muscles.
• She toned her arms by lifting weights.
• These exercises will tone your legs.

Sinónimos: firm, strengthen

Expresiones frecuentes: tone your muscles, tone your arms, tone your body

matizar, teñir

Modificar el color de algo, especialmente del cabello o de una fotografía.

En inglés sencillo: To change the colour of something, often hair or a photograph.

• This shampoo helps tone blonde hair.
• The photographer toned the print brown.
• She had her hair toned at the salon.

Sinónimos: tint

Expresiones frecuentes: tone blonde hair, tone a photograph, tone a print