Tune (t n, tyn), Thomas James Known as "Tommy." Born 1939. American dancer, choreographer, and director whose contributions to Broadway productions, including The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (1978) and My One and Only (1983), have earned him critical acclaim. |
| tune (tn, tyn) n. 1. Music a. A melody, especially a simple and easily remembered one. b. A song. c. Correct pitch. d. The state of being properly adjusted for pitch: a piano out of tune. e. Agreement in pitch: play in tune with the piano. f. Obsolete A musical tone. 2. a. Concord or agreement; harmony: in tune with the times. b. Archaic Frame of mind; disposition. 3. Electronics Adjustment of a receiver or circuit for maximum response to a given signal or frequency. v. tuned, tun·ing, tunes v.tr. 1. a. Music To put into proper pitch: tuned the violin. b. Archaic To utter musically; sing. 2. To adopt or adjust, especially in order to bring into harmony. 3. Electronics a. To adjust (a receiver) to a desired frequency. b. To adjust (a circuit) so as to make it resonant with a given input signal. 4. To adjust (an engine, for example) for maximum usability or performance. v.intr. Phrasal Verbs: To become attuned. tune in 1. Electronics To adjust a receiver to receive signals at a particular frequency or a particular program. 2. Slang To make or become aware or responsive: "Nobody tunes in to what anybody else is saying" (Bruce Allen). tune out 1. Electronics To adjust a receiver so as not to receive a particular signal. 2. Slang a. To disassociate oneself from one's environment: "The average reader, used to seeing the world in three-dimensional color, tunes out" (Carlin Romano). b. To become unresponsive to; ignore: tuned out the children's screaming. tune up Idiom: 1. Music To adjust an instrument to a desired pitch or key. 2. To adjust a machine so as to put it into proper condition. 3. To prepare (oneself) for a specified activity. to the tune of To the sum or extent of: produced profits to the tune of $10 million. [Middle English, variant of tone, tone; see tone.] |
tune
Noun
1. a melody, esp. one for which harmony is not essential
2. the correct musical pitch: many of the notes are out of tune
3. call the tune to be in control of the proceedings
4. change one's tune to alter one's attitude or tone of speech
5. in or out of tune with in or not in agreement or sympathy with: in tune with public opinion
6. to the tune of Informal to the amount or extent of
Verb
[tuning, tuned]
1. to adjust (a musical instrument) so each string, key, etc., produces the right note
2. to make small adjustments to (an engine, machine, etc.) to obtain the proper or desired performance
3. to adjust (a radio or television) to receive a particular station or programme: the radio was tuned to the local station [variant of tone]
tuner n
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  tune - a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence; "she was humming an air from Beethoven"tucket, fanfare, flourish - (music) a short lively tune played on brass instruments; "he entered to a flourish of trumpets"; "her arrival was greeted with a rousing fanfare" glissando - a rapid series of ascending or descending notes on the musical scale roulade - (music) an elaborate run of several notes sung to one syllable music - an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner leitmotif, leitmotiv - a melodic phrase that accompanies the reappearance of a person or situation (as in Wagner's operas) theme song - a melody that recurs and comes to represent a musical play or movie signature tune, theme song, signature - a melody used to identify a performer or a dance band or radio/tv program melodic theme, musical theme, theme, idea - (music) melodic subject of a musical composition; "the theme is announced in the first measures"; "the accompanist picked up the idea and elaborated it" part, voice - the melody carried by a particular voice or instrument in polyphonic music; "he tried to sing the tenor part" musical phrase, phrase - a short musical passage |
| 2. |  tune - the property of producing accurately a note of a given pitch; "he cannot sing in tune"; "the clarinet was out of tune"pitch - the property of sound that varies with variation in the frequency of vibration | |
| 3. |  tune - the adjustment of a radio receiver or other circuit to a required frequencymodification, adjustment, alteration - the act of making something different (as e.g. the size of a garment) | |
| Verb | 1. |  tune - adjust for (better) functioning; "tune the engine"adjust, correct, set - alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard; "Adjust the clock, please"; "correct the alignment of the front wheels" service - make fit for use; "service my truck"; "the washing machine needs to be serviced" tune in - regulate (a radio or television set) in order to receive a certain station or program |
| 2. | tune - adjust the pitches of (musical instruments); "My piano needs to be tuned" adjust, correct, set - alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard; "Adjust the clock, please"; "correct the alignment of the front wheels" untune - cause to be out of tune; "Don't untune that string!" |
tune
Translations
tune [tjuːn] n (= melody) → melodía
vt (MUS) → afinar;
(RADIO, TV, AUT) → sintonizar;
to be in/out of tune [instrument] → estar afinado/desafinado; [singer] → afinar/desafinar;
to be in/out of tune with (fig) → armonizar/desentonar con;
tune in vi (RADIO, TV): to tune in (to) → sintonizar (con)
tune up vi [musician] → afinar (su instrumento)
tune [tjuːn] n (= melody) → air m
vt (Mus) → accorder;
tune in vi (Radio, TV);
tune up vi [musician] → accorder son instrument
tune [tjuːn] n (= melody) → Melodie f
vt (Mus) → stimmen;
(Radio, TV, Aut) → einstellen;
to be in/out of tune [instrument] → richtig gestimmt/verstimmt sein; [singer] → richtig/falsch singen;
she was robbed to the tune of 10,000 pounds → sie wurde um einen Betrag in Höhe von 10.000 Pfund beraubt
tune in tune vi (Radio, TV) → einschalten;
to tune in to BBC1 → BBC1 einschalten
tune up tune vi (Mus) → (das Instrument/die Instrumente) stimmen
tune [tjuːn] n (= melody) → melodia, aria
vt (MUS) → accordare;
tune in vi (RADIO, TV): to tune in (to) → sintonizzarsi (su)
n tune [tjuːn]
musical notes put together in a particular (melodic and pleasing) order; a melody He played a tune on the violin. wysie, melodie نَغَم، لَحْن мелодия melodie; písnička melodi die Melodie σκοπός, μελωδία melodía viis, meloodia آهنگ sävelmä air לַחַן, מַנגִינָה धुन napjev, melodija dallam lagu lag melodia, motivo 旋律 가락 melodija melodija tiun wijsje melodi, låt melodia melodia melodie мелодия melódia; pesnička napev melodija melodi, låt ทำนอง melodi, nağme 曲調 мотив, мелодія سُر، لے giai điệu 曲调
v
1 to adjust (a musical instrument, or its strings etc) to the correct pitch The orchestra tuned their instruments. instem يَضْبُط أوتار الآلَه настройвам ladit stemme stimmen κουρδίζω, ρυθμίζω afinar häälestama کوک کردن virittää accorder לְכַווֵן सुर मिलाना ugoditi (fel)hangol melaras stilla accordare 調律する (악기를) 조율하다 derinti uzskaņot menalakan stemmen stemme (do)stroić afinar a acorda настраивать ladiť uglasiti štimovati stämma ตั้งเสียง akort yapmak/etmek 調音 настроювати سُر ملانا điều chỉnh giai điệu 调音
2 to adjust a radio so that it receives a particular station The radio was tuned to a German station. instem, instel يَضْبُط الراديو настройвам naladit (na) indstille einstellen συντονίζω, πιάνω σταθμό στο ραδιόφωνο sintonizar häälestama, kruttima تنظیم کردن virittää régler (sur) לְכַווֵן के अनुकूल बना लेना namjestiti beállít menyetel stilla á sintonizzare 波長を合わせる (라디오·TV를 특정 방송국 채널에) 맞추다 nustatyti noskaņot; noregulēt menalakan afstemmen stille inn, avstemme nastawić sintonizar a regla/a selecta un post de radio/de televiziune настраивать naladiť (na) naravnati (na) uključiti se ställa in ตั้งคลื่นวิทยุ ayarlamak (收音機)調(台) настроювати ريڈيو لگانا chỉnh sóng （收音机）调（台）
3 to adjust (an engine etc) so that it runs well. instel يَضْبُط الآلَه أو الماكِنَه настройвам seřídit justere; tune einstellen ρυθμίζω poner a punto reguleerima رگلاژ کردن؛ تنظیم کردن virittää mettre au point לְכַווֵן के अनुकूल होना prilagoditi, ugoditi beszabályoz menyetel stilla regolare 調整する 최고 상태로 조정하다 sureguliuoti noregulēt menalakan afstellen trimme, justere wyregulować afinar a ajusta, a face mici schimbări în structura unui mecanism pentru a funcţiona optim регулировать nastaviť naravnati podesiti finjustera ปรับ ayar yapmak 調節 відрегулювати صحيح حالت ميں کرنا chỉnh máy 调节
adj tuneful
having a good, clear, pleasant etc tune That song is very tuneful. melodieus متآلِف النَّغَم мелодичен melodický melodiøs melodisch μελωδικός melodioso meloodiline خوش آهنگ melodinen mélodieux עָרֵב לָאוֹזֶן सुरीला pjevan, milozvučan dallamos enak didengar kliðmjúkur, hljómfagur melodioso 調子のよい 가락이[] 아름다운 melodingas melodisks merdu melodieus harmonisk, melodisk melodyjny melodioso melodios мелодичный melodický, ľubozvučný melodičen melodičan melodisk มีเสียงเพราะ güzel ezgili, hoş nağmeli 曲調優美的 мелодійний; гармонійний سريلا có sóng, bắt sóng tốt 曲调优美的
adv tunefully
melodieus بنَغَمٍ متآلِف мелодично melodicky melodiøst melodisch μελωδικά melodiosamente meloodiliselt بطور خوش آهنگ sointuisasti mélodieusement בְּצוּרָה מֶלוֹדִית सुरीलेपन से pjevno, milozvučno dallamosan secara laras hljómfagurt melodiosamente 調子よく 선율적으로 melodingai melodiski dgn merdu welluidend melodiøst, harmonisk melodyjnie melodiosamente melodios мелодично melodicky, harmonicky melodično melodično melodiskt อย่างมีท่วงทำนอง ahenkle, nağmeli 悅耳(地) мелодійно سريلے انداز ميں du dương, êm ái 悦耳（地）
n tunefulness
melodieusheid تآلُف النَّغَم мелодичност melodičnost melodiøsitet die Melodik μελωδικότητα cualidad de melodioso meloodilisus خوش آهنگی sointuisuus caractère mélodieux מֶלוֹדִיוּת सुरीलापन pjevnost, milozvučnost dallamosság kelarasan hljómfegurð, kliðmÿkt armoniosità 調子のよさ 가락이 아름다움 melodingumas melodiskums kemerduan welluidendheid melodirikdom melodyjność melodia caracter melodios мелодичность melodickosť melodičnost melodičnost melodiskhet ความมีเสียงเพราะ ahenklilik 悅耳 мелодійність سريلا پن sự du dương 悦耳
adj tuneless
without a good etc tune; unmusical The child was singing in a tuneless voice. toonloos بنَغَمٍ غَيْر متآلِف немелодичен nelibozvučný umusikalsk unmelodisch παράφωνος disonante, discordante; carente de armonía ebamusikaalne ناموزون epämusikaalinen discordant לא מֶלוֹדִי बेसुरा, कर्ण-कटु nemelodičan, bez sluha dallamtalan tidak laras falskur disarmonico 調子はずれの 가락이 맞지 않는 nemuzikalus, nemelodingas neskanīgs; nemelodisks tdk merdu onwelluidend melodifattig niemelodyjny inarmónico discordant; fals немелодичный nemelodický, falošný, neharmonický neubran nemelodičan omelodisk ซึ่งไร้เสียง ahenksiz, nağmesiz 不合調的 немелодійний; немузикальний بے سُر mất giọng 不合调的
adv tunelessly
toonloos بدون تآلُف نَغَمي немелодично falešně umusikalskt unmelodisch παράφωνα de modo disonante ebamusikaalselt بطور ناموزون riitasointuisesti faux חוֹסֶר מֶלוֹדִיוּת कर्णकटुतापूर्वक, मौन ढंग से nemelodično dallamtalanul secara tidak laras falskt in maniera disarmonica 調子をはずれて 비선율적으로 nemuzikaliai, nemelodingai neskanīgi; nemelodiski dgn tdk merdu onwelluidend melodifattig, monotont niemelodyjnie inarmonicamente fals немелодично falošne neubrano nemelodično omelodiskt อย่างไร้เสียง ahenksizce 不合調地 немелодійно بے سُري سے mất giọng 不合调地
n tunelessness
toonloosheid عَدَم تآلُف النَّغَم немелодичност nemelodičnost umusikalitet das Unmelodische παραφωνία disonancia, discordancia ebakõla, ebamusikaalsus ناموزونی epäsointuisuus discordance מֶלוֹדִיוּת nemelodiočnost dallamtalanság ketidaklarasan mishljómur l'essere disarmonico 調子はずれ 선율적이 아님 nemuzikalumas neskanīgums tdk merdunya onwelluidendheid melodifattigdom niemelodyjność desafinação discordanţă немелодичность nemelodickosť neubranost nemelodičnost omelodiskhet ความไม่มีเสียง ahenksizlik 不合調 немелодійність بے سُري sự mất giọng 不合调
n tuner
1 (alsopiˈano-tuner) a person whose profession is tuning pianos. instemmer, stemmer مُدَوْزِن آلات العَزْف акордъор ladič klaverstemmer der/die Instrumentenstimmer(in) κουρδιστής πιάνων afinador klaverihäälestaja کوک کننده virittäjä accordeur/-euse מְכַווֵן वादक ugađač zongorahangoló pelaras hljóðfærastillari accordatore 調律師 조율사 derintojas skaņotājs penala stemmer pianostemmer stroiciel fortepianów afinador acordor настройщик ladič uglaševalec štimer pianostämmare ผู้ตั้งเสียง akortçu 鋼琴調音師 настроювач پيانو بجانے والا người lên dây nhạc cụ 钢琴调音师
2 the dial on a radio etc used to tune in to the different stations. instemmer إبْرَة ضَبْط مَحَطّات الراديو механизъм за настройване ladění tuner der Tuner επιλογέας σταθμού στο ραδιόφωνο sintonizador häälestusseadis تکمه یا پیچ تنظیم viritysvalitsin réglage de syntonisation מְכַווֵן बजाने वाला podešavač állomáskereső jarum penyetel stillitakki sintonizzatore 波長調整器 (TV·라디오의) 튜너 rankenėlė radio skalas regulētājs penala tuner innstillingsknapp pokrętło strojenia sintonizador reglaj (de frecvenţă) механизм настройки ladenie gumb za uglaševanje podešivač inställningsratt ปุ่มปรับคลื่นของวิทยุ ayar göstergesi 收音機上的調諧器 настроювач; диск для настроювання اسٹيشن پکڑانا phím điều chỉnh 收音机上的调谐器
3 a radio which is part of a stereo system. instemmer راديو جزءٌ من جِهاز ستيريو радио tuner tuner der Tuner ραδιόφωνο (ως μέρος ηχοσυστήματος) sintonizador tuuner تونر viritin syntonisateur טְיוּנֵר रेडियो का पुर्जा radio podešavač tuner radio magnaralaust útvarpsviðtæki í hljómflutningssamstæðu sintonizzatore チューナー radijo imtuvas radiouztvērējs radio tuner tuner tuner sintonizador radio тюнер tuner tuner radio tuner วิทยุที่เป็นส่วนหนึ่งของเครื่องเสียง stereo radyosu 立體聲系統中的收音機部分 радіоприймач ايک قسم کا ريڈيو bộ điều hưởng 立体声系统中的收音机部分
change one's tune
to change one's attitude, opinions etc. jou wysie verander يُغَيِّر موقِفَه أو آراءَه променям отношението си změnit tón ændre holdning; lade piben få en anden lyd seine Einstellung ändern αλλάζω τη στάση μου cambiar de disco/opinión arvamust muutma تغییر روش یا عقیده دادن olla toinen ääni kellossa changer de ton לְשָנוֹת אֶת הַיַחֲס रंग बदलना promijeniti mišljenje más hangon beszél skipta um skoðun (cambiare tono) 態度を変える 태도[]를 바꾸다 pakeisti toną, kitaip užgiedoti mainīt toni; sākt pūst citā stabulē berubah een andere toon aanslaan få en annen låt zmienić taktykę mudar de opinião a-şi schimba părerea запеть на другой лад zmeniť tón ubrati druge strune promeniti mišljenje เปลี่ยนทัศนคติ ağız değiştirmek, fikrinden/kararından dönmek 轉變態度 змінити тон برتاؤ بدل دينا thay đổi ý kiến 转变态度
in tune
1 (of a musical instrument) having been adjusted so as to give the correct pitches Is the violin in tune with the piano? in harmonie met مُتآلِف النَّغَم مَع акордиран naladění stemt richtig gestimmt κουρδισμένος, ρυθμισμένος afinado hääles هماهنگ vireessä accordé בַּצלִיל הַנָכוֹן समस्वर ugođen s, usklađen s felhangolt; összehangolt selaras rétt stilltur accordato 調子が合って 조율되어 suderintas harmonēt; saskanēt setala goed gestemd reinstemt, i harmoni med dostrojony afinado acordat в тон настроенный naladený uglašen usklađen stämd, i harmoni med (ระดับเสียง) ให้ตรง akortlu 協調 настроєний ہم آواز đúng giai điệu 协调
2 (of a person's singing voice) at the same pitch as that of other voices or instruments Someone in the choir isn't (singing) in tune. in harmonie مُتَوافِق النَّغَم строй čistě rent richtige Tonhöhe στο σωστό τόνο afinado puhtalt هم نوا samassa vireessä juste בַּצלִיל הַנָכוֹן u skladu, usklađeno tisztán (énekel) selaras það að halda lagi in tono 調子が合って 가락이 맞아 (dainuojantis) į toną turēt toni; tonī setala zuiver (synge) reint czysto, w harmonii afinado corect в унисон čisto pravilno biti melodičan rent (ระดับเสียง) เข้ากับ ahenkli (唱得)合調 в тон; в унісон سُر ملاکر khớp nhạc （唱得）合调
out of tune
not in tune uit harmonie لا يَتَماشى مع، لا يَنْسَجِم مَع разстроен falešně ikke på bølgelængde med verstimmt σε λάθος τόνο desafinado häälest ära ناهماهنگ epävireessä faux לא בַּצלִיל הַנָכוֹן प्रतिकूल neusklađeno hamis(an); elhangolt tidak selaras falskur fuori tono 調子はずれの 가락[]이 맞지 않아 nederantis, išsiderinęs nesaskanēt; nesaderēt berbunyi sumbang vals ustemt; (som spiller) falskt rozstrojony, fałszując desafinado fals расстроенный; в тон не falošne neuglašen raštimovan falskt ไม่ประสานเสียง (กับ) akortsuz 不合調 іти врозріз, бути не в злагоді سُر سے الگ chệch giai điệu 不合调
tune in
to tune a radio (to a particular station or programme) We usually tune (the radio) in to the news. inskakel يَضْبُط الراديو على مَحَطَّةٍ ما настройвам vyladit stille ind på einstellen συντονίζω (τηλεοπτικό ή ραδιοφωνικό δέκτη) sintonizar häälestama (millelegi) گرفتن؛ میزان کردن virittää taajuudelle régler (sur) לְהַאֲזִין, לִצפוֹת समस्वर podesiti beállít, vesz menyetel radio stilla á rás/bylgjulengd sintonizzare ダイヤルを合わせる 다이얼을 ...에 맞추다 nustatyti, įjungti uzgriezt/noskaņot radio memasang afstemmen op slå på radioen, stille inn nastawiać sintonizar a regla/a potrivi (pe) настраивать приёмник (на радиостанцию, программу) vyladiť naravnati (na) uključiti se ta in en []station ปรับคลื่นวิทยุ istasyonu ayarlamak 收聽 настроювати اسٹيشن لگانا chuyển sóng 收听
tune up
(of an orchestra etc) to tune instruments. stem يُضْبُط لَحْن آلات الأوركسْترا акордирам ladit stemme stimmen κουρδίζω όργανα afinar pille häälestama میزان کردن؛ کوک کردن virittää soittimet accorder לְכַווֵן स्वर मिलान ugoditi instrument hangol melaras stilla (saman) accordare 調子を合わせる 음조를 맞추다 derinti instrumentus uzskaņot membuat penalaan stemmen stemme instrumentene stroić instrumenty afinar a acorda настраивать инструменты ladiť uglasiti naštimovati stämma ปรับเสียงเครื่องดนตรี akort etmek 調音，調弦 настроювати інструменти بجانا bắt đầu chơi nhạc 调音，调弦
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