noun🔗ShareTonoA specific pitch."The piano teacher praised the student for the even tone of her practice piece. "El profesor de piano elogió a la estudiante por el tono uniforme de su pieza de práctica.musicsoundessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareTono(in the diatonic scale) An interval of a major second."The melody had a beautiful tone, rising a major second between each note. "La melodía tenía un tono hermoso, subiendo un tono entre cada nota.musicsoundnumberessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareTono(in a Gregorian chant) A recitational melody."The choir practiced the Gregorian chant's gentle tone. "El coro practicó el tono suave del canto gregoriano.musicreligionessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareTono, timbreThe character of a sound, especially the timbre of an instrument or voice."The piano's tone was bright and clear, making it easy to hear every note. "El tono del piano era brillante y claro, lo que facilitaba escuchar cada nota.soundmusiclanguagecommunicationcharacteressentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareCarácter general, estado de ánimo, tendenciaGeneral character, mood, or trend."Her rousing speech gave an upbeat tone to the rest of the evening."Su discurso entusiasta dio un tono optimista al resto de la velada.stylecharacterattitudecommunicationlanguagewritingmedialiteratureessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareTonoThe pitch of a word that distinguishes a difference in meaning, for example in Chinese."The speaker's tone in her presentation was polite, but the rising tone on the word "unfortunately" suggested she was disappointed. "El tono del orador en su presentación fue cortés, pero el tono ascendente en la palabra "desafortunadamente" sugería que estaba decepcionada.linguisticsphoneticslanguagesoundwordcommunicationessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareTono lastimero, tono quejumbrosoA whining style of speaking; a kind of mournful or artificial strain of voice; an affected speaking with a measured rhythm and a regular rise and fall of the voice."Children often read with a tone."Los niños a menudo leen con un tono lastimero.languagestylecommunicationsoundessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareTono, maneraThe manner in which speech or writing is expressed."Her tone in the meeting was serious, indicating that she wanted everyone to listen carefully. "Su tono en la reunión fue serio, lo que indicaba que quería que todos escucharan con atención.languagewritingstylecommunicationessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareEstado de ánimo, humorState of mind; temper; mood."Her tone suggested she was disappointed with the test results. "Su estado de ánimo sugería que estaba decepcionada con los resultados del examen.mindattitudecharacterstylecommunicationliteraturelinguisticsmusicessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareTono, matizThe shade or quality of a colour."The painting's tone was a soft, muted yellow-green. "El tono de la pintura era un amarillo verdoso suave y apagado.colorqualityessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareTonoThe favourable effect of a picture produced by the combination of light and shade, or of colours."This picture has tone."Esta imagen tiene tono.artappearancestylequalityessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareTono, firmezaThe definition and firmness of a muscle or organ; see also: tonus."The doctor said the athlete's hamstring had good tone, meaning the muscle was strong and healthy. "El médico dijo que el tendón de la corva del atleta tenía buen tono, lo que significa que el músculo era fuerte y saludable.physiologyanatomybodymedicineorganessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareEstado, condiciónThe state of a living body or of any of its organs or parts in which the functions are healthy and performed with due vigor."The athlete's strong tone allowed him to lift heavy weights easily. "La buena condición física del atleta le permitió levantar pesas pesadas con facilidad.physiologymedicinebiologybodyconditionessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareTono, tensiónNormal tension or responsiveness to stimuli."The baby's tone was normal; she reacted happily to the sound of her mother's voice. "El tono del bebé era normal; reaccionó felizmente al sonido de la voz de su madre.physiologymedicinebodyessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareTonoA gun"My grandfather used to carry a heavy hunting tone. "Mi abuelo solía llevar un tono de caza pesado.weaponmilitaryessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareDar tono a, matizarTo give a particular tone to"The teacher toned down her criticism, making the feedback less harsh and more helpful. "La profesora suavizó sus críticas, haciendo que la retroalimentación fuera menos dura y más útil.communicationlanguagewritingstyleessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTeñir, dar tonoTo change the colour of"The artist used a special dye to tone the fabric a deeper shade of blue. "El artista usó un tinte especial para teñir la tela de un tono azul más oscuro.coloressentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTonificar, fortalecerTo make (something) firmer"The chef toned the dough before rolling it out to make the perfect pizza crust. "El chef tonificó la masa antes de extenderla para hacer la corteza de pizza perfecta.bodyphysiologyessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareArmonizar, matizarTo harmonize, especially in colour"The artist carefully toned the paint colours to create a soft, calming effect in the bedroom. "El artista matizó cuidadosamente los colores de la pintura para crear un efecto suave y relajante en el dormitorio.colorartappearanceessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareDecir con un tono afectadoTo utter with an affected tone."To impress his classmates, he toned his voice, speaking in a deliberately dramatic way. "Para impresionar a sus compañeros de clase, dijo con un tono afectado, hablando de una manera deliberadamente dramática.communicationlanguageattitudeessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
pronoun🔗ShareEl unoThe one (of two)"My brother and I both wanted the last slice of pizza; tone of us got it. "Mi hermano y yo queríamos la última porción de pizza; el uno de nosotros la consiguió.grammarlanguageessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
