overtone

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overtone
[ˈəʊvətəʊn]
sustantivo
1tinte (m) matiz (m) (of sadness, bitterness)

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overtone [ˈəʊvətəʊn]
noun
1 (hint, element)
a speech with a hostile overtone un discurso con cierto tono hostil; the strike has political overtones la huelga tiene un trasfondo político; a play with religious overtones una obra con connotaciones religiosas; a wine with citrus overtones un vino con un cierto sabor cítrico
2 (connotation) [of word, phrase] connotación; (f)
3 (insinuation) insinuación; (f)
his behaviour was full of sexual overtones no paraba de insinuarse
4 (Mús) armónico; (m)

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