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tone1

UK: /təʊn/ US: /toʊn/

Translation

n [c, u]
(de un sonido)
tono
tone of voice
tono de voz
n [c]
(en el teléfono)
tono
señal
(de un color)
tono
tonalidad
n [u, no pl]
tono
tónica
cariz
Véase tb: dialling tone
(Definition of tone nnn from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact English-Spanish © Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)

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