tone
noun
1 noun modulation of voicetuin fem2 speak with a relaxed tone labhair le tuin réidhdon't you take that tone with me ná labhair liomsa ar an mbealach sin, ná labhair mar sin liomsatone of voice tuin chainte 2 noun way of speakingguth masc3 glór masc1 she spoke in a low tone labhair sí de ghuth íseal, labhair sí go hísealaddress them in soft tones labhair go séimh leothey were whispering in hushed tones bhí siad ag cogarnach os ísealShow full entry
3 noun MUS sound of voice, instrumentton masc1 her violin has a rich tone tá ton lán ag a veidhlíntone hole tonpholl masc1tone quality toncháilíocht fem3 4 noun sound of equipmentton masc1 5 noun TELECOM ringtoneton buailteton masc1 clingthon masc1 6 noun atmosphere, characterit reflects the tone of the meeting léiríonn sé atmaisféar an chruinnithethe first session set the tone for the rest of the day leag an chéad seisiún síos an chaoi a mbeadh cúrsaí an chuid eile den láit lowered the tone of the conversation d'ísligh sé an comhrá, bhain sé de chaighdeán an chomhráthey lower the tone of the area cuireann siad droch-chuma ar an áit, baineann siad de cháil an cheantair 7 noun attitude, approachhis earlier films were more serious in tone bhí a scannáin luatha níos dáirírethe general tone of the responses was very positive bhí na freagraí an-dearfach tríd is trídthe tone of the book is very light-hearted tá an leabhar an-éadrom 8 noun shade, quality of colourton masc1 natural tone ton nádúrthaneutral tone ton neodrach 9 noun colourdath masc3 the rooms are painted in warm tones tá na seomraí péinteáilte i ndathanna teolaíyour skin tone dath do chraicinn 10 noun HEALTH of muscles etcteannas masc1 tónas masc1exercises to improve your muscle tone aclaíochtaí le teannas do chuid matán a fheabhsú 11 noun MUS intervalton masc1 whole tone lánton masc1 12 noun LING quality of pitchton masc1
verb
13 verb alter colour TRANSITIVEtonaigh verbton a chur arto tone sth with a marker rud a thonú le marcóir, rud a dhathú le marcóirto tone wood ton a chur ar adhmad, dath a chur ar adhmad 14 verb HEALTH improve muscle condition TRANSITIVEtónáil