tone

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Manière dont les paroles ou les écrits révèlent les sentiments ou l’attitude de quelqu’un.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : in a ... tone (She spoke in a gentle tone.); tone of something (The tone of his email seemed angry.)

Expressions courantes : tone of voice, friendly tone, angry tone

timbre, sonorité

Qualité particulière d’une voix ou d’un son musical, par exemple douce, claire ou rauque.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : tone of something (I love the tone of her voice.)

Synonymes : timbre, sound quality

Expressions courantes : warm tone, rich tone, tone of something

ambiance, atmosphère

Impression ou caractère général d’un lieu, d’un événement ou d’une situation.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : set the tone for something (The music set the tone for the evening.)

Synonymes : mood, atmosphere

Expressions courantes : set the tone, festive tone, tone of something

ton

Son d’une hauteur précise, plus grave ou plus aigu.

En anglais simple : 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.

Expressions courantes : high tone, low tone, pure tone

ton, nuance

Variante d’une couleur, plus claire, plus foncée, plus chaude ou plus froide.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : tone of a colour (The walls are painted in a pale tone of blue.)

Synonymes : shade, hue

Expressions courantes : skin tone, warm tone, tone of something

ton

Variation de la hauteur de la voix qui change le sens d’un mot dans certaines langues.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : lexical tone

Expressions courantes : rising tone, falling tone, lexical tone

tonifier, raffermir

Rendre les muscles ou le corps plus fermes grâce à l’exercice.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : firm, strengthen

Expressions courantes : tone your muscles, tone your arms, tone your body

nuancer, teinter

Changer la couleur de quelque chose, notamment des cheveux ou d’une photographie.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : tint

Expressions courantes : tone blonde hair, tone a photograph, tone a print