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tune [tjuːn] n 1. (Music, other) a melody, esp one for which harmony is not essential 2. (Music, other) the most important part in a musical texture the cello has the tune at that point 3. (Music, other) the condition of producing accurately pitched notes, intervals, etc. (esp in the phrases in tune, out of tune) he can't sing in tune 4. (Music, other) accurate correspondence of pitch and intonation between instruments (esp in the phrases in tune, out of tune) the violin is not in tune with the piano 5. (Electronics) the correct adjustment of a radio, television, or some other electronic circuit with respect to the required frequency (esp in the phrases in tune, out of tune) 6. a frame of mind; disposition or mood 7. (Music, other) Obsolete a musical sound; note call the tune to be in control of the proceedings change one's tune or sing another (or a different) tune to alter one's attitude or tone of speech to the tune of Informal to the amount or extent of costs to the tune of a hundred pounds vb
1. (Music, other) to adjust (a musical instrument or a changeable part of one) to a certain pitch 2. (Music, other) to adjust (a note, etc.) so as to bring it into harmony or concord 3. (tr) to adapt or adjust (oneself); attune to tune oneself to a slower life 4. (Engineering / Automotive Engineering) (tr; often foll by up) to make fine adjustments to (an engine, machine, etc.) to obtain optimum performance 5. (Electronics) Electronics to adjust (one or more circuits) for resonance at a desired frequency ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
tune noun verb 2. regulate, adapt, modulate, harmonize, attune, pitch He will rapidly be tuned to the keynote of his new associates. change your tune change your attitude, reconsider, think again, change your mind, have a change of heart, take a different tack, do an about-face He changed his tune, saying that the increase was experimental. in tune with something in accord, in line, in keeping, harmonious, in concert, in agreement, in step, consonant, in sympathy His change of direction seems more in tune with the times. out of tune with something at odds (informal), out of step, at variance, in disagreement, not in harmony, out of kilter The campaigners were out of tune with most ordinary people. Translations tune [tjuːn] A. N 1. (= melody) → melodía f; (= piece) → tema m; (= song) → canción f can you remember the tune? → ¿te acuerdas de la melodía or la música? the cello has the tune at that point → el chelo lleva la melodía en esa parte it hasn't got much tune → no es muy melódico, no tiene mucha melodía dance tune → canción f bailable come on, give us a tune! (= sing) → ¡vamos, cántanos algo! he gave us a tune on the piano → nos tocó un tema al piano to hum a tune → tararear una melodía/canción to the tune of sth (lit) (sung) to the tune of Rule Britannia → con la música de Rule Britannia (fig) repairs to the tune of £300 → arreglos por la bonita suma de 300 libras he was in debt to the tune of £4,000 → tenía deudas que llegaban a 4.000 libras to call the tune → llevar la voz cantante to change one's tune → cambiar de parecer to sing another or a different tune → bailar a un son distinto the same old tune: I'm bored with politicians singing the same old tune → estoy harto de oír a los políticos siempre hablar de lo mismo see also dance C see also piper, signature 2. (= accurate pitch) to be in tune [instrument] → estar afinado he can't sing in tune → no sabe cantar sin desafinar, no sabe cantar afinado to be out of tune [instrument] → estar desafinado to go out of tune → desafinar to sing out of tune → cantar desafinado, desafinar to be in/out of tune with sth/sb he is in/out of tune with the people → sintoniza con/está desconectado con el pueblo his ideas were in/out of tune with the spirit of his age → sus ideas estaban a tono/desentonaban con el espíritu de su época B. VT 1. (Mus) [+ piano, guitar] → afinar 2. (Mech) [+ engine, machine] → poner a punto, afinar 3. (TV, Rad) → sintonizar you are tuned (in) to → está usted sintonizando(la cadena)... stay tuned to this station for a further announcement → sigan en sintonía con esta emisora para escuchar otro anuncio C. VI (TV, Rad) to tune to sth (to programme, channel) → sintonizar algo tune in A. VI + ADV (Rad, TV) → sintonizar tune in again tomorrow → sintonice con nosotros mañana to tune in to sth (Rad, TV) → sintonizar(con)algo (fig) (to needs, feelings) → conectar con algo B. VT + ADV 1. (Rad, TV) you are tuned in to → está usted sintonizando(la cadena)... 2. (fig) to be tuned in to sth (to new developments) → estar al corriente de algo; (to sb's feelings) → estar conectado con algo tune out A. VI + ADV (US) 1. (lit) → desconectar la televisión/radio 2. (fig) → desconectar, desconectarse he tuned out of the conversation → (se)desconectó de la conversación B. VT + ADV 1. (Rad, TV) → dejar de sintonizar 2. (fig) [+ distractions, noises] → desconectar de, desconectarse de she yelled constantly so I learned to tune her out → gritaba constantemente, así es que aprendí a desconectar tune up A. VT + ADV 1. (Mus) → afinar 2. (Aut) → poner a punto, afinar B. VI + ADV (Mus) → afinar tune [ˈtjuːn] n (= correct pitch) to be in tune [instrument] → être accordé(e); [singer] → chanter juste to be out of tune [instrument] → être désaccordé(e); [singer] → chanter faux to go out of tune [instrument] → se désaccorder to play in tune → jouer juste to sing in tune → chanter juste to sing out of tune → chanter faux to be in tune with sth (fig) → être en accord avec qch to be out of tune with sth (fig) → être en désaccord avec qch vt (MUSIC) → accorder [+ radio, TV] to tune a radio to a station → mettre la radio sur une station, caler la radio sur une station to be tuned to a station [radio] → être mis(e) sur une station, être calé(e) sur une station to tune a TV to a channel → mettre une télévision sur une chaîne To watch videos, tune the TV to Channel 0 → Pour regarder des films, mettez la télévision sur la chaîne 0. The TV was tuned to a soap opera → La télévision était mise sur un soap. [+ engine, car] → régler tune in vi (on TV, radio) (= watch, listen) → allumer son posteTune in next week to hear how → Dans l'émission de la semaine prochaine, vous apprendrez comment ... to tune in to sth [+ radio programme] → se caler sur qch; [+ TV programme] → mettre Millions of people regularly tune in to her chat show BUT Des millions de personnes regardent régulièrement son émission. tune to vt fus (= select) [+ radio programme] → se caler sur; [+ TV programme] → mettreto tune to a channel → mettre une chaîne to tune to a programme → mettre une émission tune up vi [musician] → accorder son instrument; [musicians, orchestra] → accorder leurs instrumentstune n (= melody) → Melodie f; sung to the tune of … → gesungen nach der Melodie (von) …; there’s not much tune to it → das ist or klingt nicht sehr melodisch; give us a tune! → spiel uns was vor!; to change one’s tune (fig) → seine Meinung ändern; to dance to somebody’s tune (fig) → nach jds Pfeife tanzen; to call the tune (fig) → den Ton angeben; to the tune of £100 → in Höhe von £ 100 (= pitch) to sing in tune/out of tune → richtig/falsch singen; the piano is out of tune → das Klavier ist verstimmt; to go out of tune (instrument) → sich verstimmen; (singer) → anfangen, falsch zu singen; the piano is not in tune with the flute → das Klavier und die Flöte sind nicht gleich gestimmt; to be in/out of tune with somebody/something (fig) → mit jdm/etw harmonieren/nicht harmonieren, mit jdm/etw in Einklang/nicht in Einklang stehen; he’s a successful teacher because he’s in tune with young people → er ist ein erfolgreicher Lehrer, weil er auf der gleichen Wellenlänge mit den Jugendlichen ist (inf); he felt out of tune with his new environment → er fühlte sich in seiner neuen Umgebung fehl am Platze (Aut) the carburettor is out of tune → der Vergaser ist falsch eingestellt vt (Mus) instrument → stimmen (Rad, TV) → einstellen; you are tuned to the BBC World Service → Sie hören den or hier ist der BBC World Service (Aut) engine, carburettor → einstellen tune [tjuːn] 1. n a. (melody) → melodia, aria he gave us a tune → ci ha suonato qualcosa to change one's tune (fig) → cambiare tono to the tune of (fig) (amount) → per la modesta somma di b. in tune (instrument) → accordato/a; (person) → intonato/a out of tune (instrument) → scordato/a (person) → stonato/a to sing in tune → cantare senza stonare to sing out of tune → stonare in tune with (fig) → in accordo con tune in vi + adv (Radio, TV) to tune in (to) → sintonizzarsi (su) tune [tjuːn] 1. n a. (melody) → melodia, aria he gave us a tune → ci ha suonato qualcosa to change one's tune (fig) → cambiare tono to the tune of (fig) (amount) → per la modesta somma di b. in tune (instrument) → accordato/a; (person) → intonato/a out of tune (instrument) → scordato/a (person) → stonato/a to sing in tune → cantare senza stonare to sing out of tune → stonare in tune with (fig) → in accordo con tune in vi + adv (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 악곡 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 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 주파수를 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 säätää mettre au point לְכַווֵן के अनुकूल होना prilagoditi, ugoditi beszabályoz menyetel stilla regolare 調整する 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 sointuva mélodieux עָרֵב לָאוֹזֶן सुरीला pjevan, milozvučan dallamos enak didengar kliðmjúkur, hljómfagur melodioso 調子のよい 선율이 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 soinnuton discordant לא מֶלוֹדִי बेसुरा, कर्ण-कटु nemelodičan, bez sluha dallamtalan tidak laras falskur disarmonico 調子はずれの 선율적이 아닌 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 pianonvirittäjä 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 viritinnuppi réglage de syntonisation מְכַווֵן बजाने वाला podešavač állomáskereső jarum penyetel stillitakki sintonizzatore 波長調整器 (라디오) 튜너 다이얼 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 (라디오) 튜너 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 muuttaa mielipidettään changer de ton לְשָנוֹת אֶת הַיַחֲס रंग बदलना promijeniti mišljenje más hangon beszél skipta um skoðun (cambiare tono) 態度を変える 견해를 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 음조가 맞는 suderintas harmonēt; saskanēt setala goed gestemd reinstemt, i harmoni med dostrojony afinado acordat настроенный в тон 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 vireessä juste בַּצלִיל הַנָכוֹן u skladu, usklađeno tisztán (énekel) selaras það að halda lagi in tono 調子が合って 가락이 조화되어 (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 음조가 맞지 않는 nederantis, išsiderinęs nesaskanēt; nesaderēt berbunyi sumbang vals ustemt; (som spiller) falskt rozstrojony, fałszując desafinado fals расстроенный; не в тон 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 régler (sur) לְהַאֲזִין, לִצפוֹת समस्वर podesiti beállít, vesz menyetel radio stilla á rás/bylgjulengd sintonizzare ダイヤルを合わせる (특정한 프로그램에) 채널을 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 accorder לְכַווֵן स्वर मिलान ugoditi instrument hangol melaras stilla (saman) accordare 調子を合わせる 음조를 맞추어 보다 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 Tune → مقطوعة موسيقية melodie sang Melodie μελωδία tonada sävelmä air uskladiti melodia 曲 곡조 wijsje melodi melodia melodia мелодия melodi ทำนอง melodi giai điệu 音调 How to thank TFD for its existence? 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