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Meanings of tune in English

Portuguese
toada
Catalan
aire
Spanish
aire
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A succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence.

      toada
      Portuguese
      sintonizar
      Catalan
      reglar
      Spanish
      acordar

      Adjust the pitches of (musical instruments)

          sintonizar
          Synonyms
          Examples for "tune up"
          Examples for "tune up"
          1
          The old violin was brought out and Diamond proceeded to tune up.
          Frank Merriwell's Cruise
          2
          Then he slipped off the platform, and the band began to tune up.
          The Measure of a Man
          3
          I had turned out for a stroll, and heard the hymn tune up.
          Island Nights' Entertainments
          4
          Let us sing, let us drink, and tune up our roundelays.
          Gargantua and Pantagruel, Illustrated, Book 1
          5
          But Opposition MPs argue it needs a major tune up.
          Radio NZ
          Usage of tune in English
          1
          That said; you may need to be quite in-tune with incoming information!
          The South African
          2
          Everyone needs to tune in and listen carefully for change to come.
          Reuters
          3
          But Ms Bolger said the Australian government was not changing its tune.
          Radio NZ
          4
          Surely the owner must have the principal say in calling the tune.
          Mufti
          5
          He's a fine lilter too, carrying a tune by any means necessary.
          The Irish Times
          6
          Ultimately, they hope to fine-tune the pulses to control muscles as well.
          Wired
          7
          The tune won the Song of the Year award, the final prize.
          Reuters
          8
          A military monument was certainly more in tune with the war sphinxes.
          Halo Cryptum
          9
          Special thanks to Fred for reading and helping me fine-tune the text.
          WATER FOR ELEPHANT
          10
          But now set the words to a catchy and easily remembered tune.
          Brave new world revisited
          11
          And as he'd already indicated, the words and tune were very familiar:
          A Matter of Trust
          12
          Fine-tune Body Position Coordination is the most important part of compression climbing.
          Climbing Magazine
          13
          No matter that Iraq sings, for the moment, to the Iranian tune.
          The Guardian
          14
          Each day brings a different tune and I follow whatever it is.
          Reuters
          15
          Because other politicians have said it previously and then changed their tune.
          Radio NZ
          16
          Really checking in and being in tune with what our body needs.
          Ebony
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          Translations for tune
          Tune through the time
          Tune across language varieties
          South Africa
          Common
          Ireland
          Common
          Australia
          Common
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