Grammatical class

Noun

ton

tone (sound of a particular frequency)

Details

Syllables

ton

Phonetics

tɔ̃

Grammatical class

Noun

Freq. (books)

391

Freq. (movies)

1013

Freq. (news)

1630

Sentences

Il y a un ton entre do et ré

Doh and ray are separated by one tone.

A1

Je n’aime pas le ton sur lequel tu me parles!

I don’t like your tone! (I don’t like the way you are talking to me!)

A1

Différents tons de rouge.

Several shades of red.

A1

Baisse le ton.

Cool it down.

A1

Baisse d'un ton.

Watch your tone.

A1

Baissez d'un ton.

Keep it down.

A1

Sais-tu donner le ton ?

Can you pitch?

A1

Sami dut hausser le ton.

Sami had to raise his voice.

A2

Pourriez-vous baisser un peu le ton ?

Could you lower your voice?

A2

Baisse d'un ton, Robert.

Take it down a notch, Bob.

B1

Sami se mit à hausser le ton.

Sami started raising his voice.

B1

N'utilise pas ce ton avec ton père.

Don't use that tone of voice with your father.

B1