The orchestra makes discordant noises when tuning up.
Source: tatoeba (1917)
Tuning
//ˈtjuːnɪŋ//
Synonyms for "tuning" (18 found)
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32 translations across 15 languages.
Bulgarian
3 entries- настро́йка noun (action of the verb to tune)
- настро́йка noun (the calibration of a musical instrument to a standard pitch)
- настройка noun (the adjustment of a system or circuit to secure optimum performance)
Chinese Mandarin
2 entries- 調整 /调整 noun (action of the verb to tune)
- 調音 /调音 noun (the calibration of a musical instrument to a standard pitch)
Czech
1 entries- ladění noun (the calibration of a musical instrument to a standard pitch)
Finnish
4 entries- hienosäätö noun (the adjustment of a system or circuit to secure optimum performance)
- virittäminen noun (action of the verb to tune)
- viritys noun (the calibration of a musical instrument to a standard pitch)
- viritys noun (the adjustment of a system or circuit to secure optimum performance)
French
4 entries- accordage noun (the calibration of a musical instrument to a standard pitch)
- paramétrage noun (the adjustment of a system or circuit to secure optimum performance)
- réglage noun (action of the verb to tune)
- tuning noun (the adjustment of a system or circuit to secure optimum performance)
German
2 entries- Anpassung noun (action of the verb to tune)
- Stimmung noun (the calibration of a musical instrument to a standard pitch)
Indonesian
1 entries- penalaan noun (the calibration of a musical instrument to a standard pitch)
Japanese
2 entries- チューニング noun (the adjustment of a system or circuit to secure optimum performance)
- 調律 noun (the calibration of a musical instrument to a standard pitch)
Korean
1 entries- 조율 noun (the calibration of a musical instrument to a standard pitch)
Malay
1 entries- penalaan noun (the calibration of a musical instrument to a standard pitch)
Norwegian Bokmål
1 entries- stemming noun (the calibration of a musical instrument to a standard pitch)
Norwegian Nynorsk
1 entries- stemming noun (the calibration of a musical instrument to a standard pitch)
Portuguese
1 entries- afinação noun (the calibration of a musical instrument to a standard pitch)
Russian
4 entries- нала́дка noun (the adjustment of a system or circuit to secure optimum performance)
- настро́йка noun (action of the verb to tune)
- настро́йка noun (the calibration of a musical instrument to a standard pitch)
- регулиро́вка noun (action of the verb to tune)
Spanish
3 entries- afinación noun (the calibration of a musical instrument to a standard pitch)
- tuneado noun (action of the verb to tune)
- tuneo noun (action of the verb to tune)
Sample sentences
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The best ear training is tuning a piano or harpsichord.
Source: tatoeba (637741)
The standard pitch A is used as referential pitch for tuning most of all instruments and is set to 440 Hertz.
Source: tatoeba (787656)
The orchestra's tuning up.
Source: tatoeba (2784320)
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