tune

air, mélodie

Suite de notes qui forme une chanson ou un morceau de musique reconnaissable.

En anglais simple : A series of musical notes that form a song or a recognizable piece of music.

• I like this tune.
• She hummed a cheerful tune while cooking.
• Can you play that tune on the piano?

Synonymes : melody, song

Expressions courantes : catchy tune, play a tune, hum a tune, familiar tune

réglage, mise au point

Réglage d’une machine ou d’un moteur pour améliorer son fonctionnement.

En anglais simple : An adjustment to a machine or engine to make it work better.

• The engine needs a tune.
• A good tune made the old motor run smoothly.
• The mechanic gave my car a thorough tune.

Synonymes : tune-up, adjustment

Expressions courantes : engine tune, good tune, needs a tune

accorder

Régler un instrument de musique pour qu’il produise les notes justes.

En anglais simple : To adjust a musical instrument so that it produces the correct notes.

• Please tune your guitar.
• He tuned the piano before the concert.
• Have you learned how to tune a violin?

Comment l'utiliser : tune something to something (She tuned her guitar to a lower pitch.)

Expressions courantes : tune a guitar, tune the piano, tune an instrument

regarder, écouter

Regarder une émission de télévision ou écouter une émission de radio.

En anglais simple : To watch a television program or listen to a radio broadcast.

• Tune in tonight!
• Millions tuned in to watch the final.
• Do you tune in to her weekly radio show?

Comment l'utiliser : tune in to something (We tune in to the news every evening.); tune in for something (Tune in for tomorrow's live interview.)

Synonymes : watch, listen

Expressions courantes : tune in, tune in tonight, tune into something

régler, syntoniser

Régler une radio ou un téléviseur pour recevoir une station ou une chaîne précise.

En anglais simple : To adjust a radio or television so it receives a particular station or channel.

• Can you tune the radio?
• She tuned the receiver to a stronger station.
• Tune to this frequency for emergency information.

Comment l'utiliser : tune something to something (Tune the radio to the local news station.); tune to something (Tune to channel four for the weather report.)

Expressions courantes : tune the radio, tune to something, tune a receiver

régler, optimiser

Régler une machine ou un système pour qu’il fonctionne le mieux possible.

En anglais simple : To adjust a machine or system so that it works as well as possible.

• The mechanic tuned the engine.
• We tuned the system to use less energy.
• Carefully tuning these settings can improve performance.

Comment l'utiliser : tune something for something (They tuned the engine for maximum power.)

Synonymes : adjust, optimize

Expressions courantes : tune an engine, tune the system, tune for performance

orienter, mettre à l'écoute

Diriger ses sens ou ses pensées vers quelque chose pour mieux le percevoir ou le comprendre.

En anglais simple : To direct your senses or thoughts toward something so you notice or understand it better.

• Tune your ears to the music.
• Her attention was tuned to changes in his voice.
• He gradually tuned into the needs of his new team.

Comment l'utiliser : tune something to something (She tuned her ears to the birds' calls.); be tuned to something (His senses were tuned to every sound in the dark.); tune into something (Try to tune into your child's feelings.)

Synonymes : attune, focus

Expressions courantes : tune into something, tune your ears, tune your senses

quel morceau

Exclamation pour montrer qu’on aime beaucoup le morceau qui passe.

En anglais simple : Something you say to show that you really like the song playing.

• Tune! Turn it up!
• Tune, mate! I love this song.
• When the DJ played her favorite song, she shouted, 'Tune!'

Expressions courantes : tune mate, yes tune