tone

the quality of a person's voice, especially the way it sounds when they are speaking or singing

tono de voz, timbre

• a deep/low/high tone

Collocations tone of voice · high-pitched tone

• She spoke in a low, soothing tone.

  Ella habló en un tono bajo y tranquilizador.

the general meaning or attitude of something that is written, spoken, or expressed in some other way

tono (de un texto), sentido

• a serious/friendly tone

Collocations tone of a letter · friendly tone

• The article had an aggressive tone.

  El artículo tenía un tono agresivo.

the quality of a surface, especially how smooth or rough it feels

textura, suavidad

• a soft/smooth tone

Collocations tone of fabric · smooth tone

• The silk has a very smooth tone.

  La seda tiene un tacto muy suave.

the quality of the colours used in a painting or photograph, especially how bright and clear they are

tonalidad, colorido

• a rich/bright tone

Collocations tone of a painting · rich tones

• The picture has very bright tones.

  La imagen tiene tonos muy brillantes.

to change the quality of something, especially a sound or colour

cambiar la calidad de algo

• tone sth up/down

Collocations tone the picture down · tone the sound up

• He decided to tone down his aggressive attitude.

  Decidió moderar su actitud agresiva.

to train your voice or the voices of other people, especially singers

entrenar la voz

• tone sb's voice

Collocations tone a singer's voice · voice training

• She has been toning her voice for the opera.

  Ella ha estado entrenando su voz para la ópera.

to make a telephone call to someone

llamar por teléfono, marcar un número

• tone sb

Collocations tone the number · make a call

• I'll tone you later.

  Te llamaré más tarde.

a signal that is used to send information over a telephone line or other electronic system

señal de tono, tono

• tone signal

Collocations tone signal · telephone tone

• The system uses a high-pitched tone.

  El sistema utiliza un tono de alta frecuencia.