B1🔤 Letters T–Z
Italian word
tono
tone (of voice, color, muscle)
Looks like
tone
tone (same range of meanings, including phone dial tone)
⚠️ The trap
Very close in meaning, but 'tone' in music theory has subtleties. Also, an English 'tone' (phone) = 'segnale' in Italian. Mostly safe, but context matters.
To say "tone (same range of meanings, including phone dial tone)" in Italian:
segnale (for dial tone specifically)
"tono" in English means:
tone (of voice, color, muscle)
Example
"Ha risposto con un tono freddo e distante."
"He replied with a cold and distant tone."
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