overtone
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USAGE NOTE
This word is often used in the plural in the sense shown in #2).
overtone
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (music)
a. el armónico (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).
While a given note will have the same overtones on any instrument, the volume of each of those frequencies will vary.Aunque una nota determinada tiene los mismos armónicos sin importar el instrumento, el volumen de cada una de esas frecuencias varía.
b. el sobretono (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).
We talk about cymbals with more complex overtones as having a "darker" sound.Hablando de los platillos con sobretonos más complejos, decimos que tienen un sonido más "oscuro".
c. la connotación (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).
Even if the political overtones are a bit on the nose, it's still a good movie.A pesar de que las connotaciones políticas sean un poco demasiado obvias, sigue siendo una buena película.
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