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"Hue" is a noun which is often translated as "el color", and "tone" is a noun which is often translated as "el tono". Learn more about the difference between "hue" and "tone" below.
hue(
hyu
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (pigment)
2. (shade)
a. el tono (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Daphne didn't think the makeup fit the hue of her skin very well.Daphne no creía que el maquillaje encajara muy bien con el tono de su piel.
b. el matiz (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The faded old t-shirt was far from the dark red hue that it used to be.La camiseta desteñida no se parecía nada al matiz rojo intenso que tenía antes.
3. (politics)
a. el color (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
There are some basic issues that people of every political hue can agree on.Hay algunos temas sobre los cuales las personas de todos los colores políticos pueden ponerse de acuerdo.
tone(
ton
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
2. (music)
b. el tono (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
That baritone singer has a beautiful and rich tone to his voice.Ese cantante barítono tiene un bello tono sonoro e intensoa su voz.
a. el tono (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The tone of your writing doesn't match the immediacy of your thesis.El tono de tu escritura no combina bien con la inmediatez de tu tesis.
a. el tono (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
I don't think those bikers add much to the tone of the restaurant.No creo que esos moteros contribuyan a mejorar el tono del restaurante.
5. (shade)
a. el tono (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
I want my house to be painted in soft tones of yellow, green, and blue.Quiero que mi casa esté pintada en tonos suaves de amarillo, verde y azul.
a. la señal (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
I can't answer the phone, so please leave a message after the tone.No puedo contestar el teléfono, así que por favor deje un mensaje después de la señal.
a. el tono (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
It took me many years to master the tones of the Vietnamese language.Me llevó muchos años a dominar los tonos del idioma vietnamita.
8. (of muscles)
a. el tono (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Lots of cardio and little weight training helped me maintain muscle tone.Mucho cardio y poco entrenamiento con pesas me ayudaba a mantener el tono muscular.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
a. tonificar
These exercises will tone your shoulders and and upper back.Estos ejercicios tonificarán los hombros y la espalda superior.
10. (photography)
a. virar
You can tone a photograph to enhance the image.Puedes virar una fotografía para dar realza a la imagen.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
11. (to harmonize)
tones
A plural noun indicates that there is more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
b. el sonido (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The tones of the bagpipes came to them from the other side of the lake.El sonido de las gaitas les llegó desde el otro lado del lago.
