tune

melodía, canción

Sucesión de notas que forma una canción o una pieza musical reconocible.

En inglés sencillo: A series of musical notes that form a song or a recognizable piece of music.

• I like this tune.
• She hummed a cheerful tune while cooking.
• Can you play that tune on the piano?

Sinónimos: melody, song

Expresiones frecuentes: catchy tune, play a tune, hum a tune, familiar tune

puesta a punto

Ajuste de una máquina o un motor para que funcione mejor.

En inglés sencillo: An adjustment to a machine or engine to make it work better.

• The engine needs a tune.
• A good tune made the old motor run smoothly.
• The mechanic gave my car a thorough tune.

Sinónimos: tune-up, adjustment

Expresiones frecuentes: engine tune, good tune, needs a tune

afinar

Ajustar un instrumento musical para que produzca las notas correctas.

En inglés sencillo: To adjust a musical instrument so that it produces the correct notes.

• Please tune your guitar.
• He tuned the piano before the concert.
• Have you learned how to tune a violin?

Cómo se usa: tune something to something (She tuned her guitar to a lower pitch.)

Expresiones frecuentes: tune a guitar, tune the piano, tune an instrument

sintonizar, seguir

Ver un programa de televisión o escuchar una emisión de radio.

En inglés sencillo: To watch a television program or listen to a radio broadcast.

• Tune in tonight!
• Millions tuned in to watch the final.
• Do you tune in to her weekly radio show?

Cómo se usa: tune in to something (We tune in to the news every evening.); tune in for something (Tune in for tomorrow's live interview.)

Sinónimos: watch, listen

Expresiones frecuentes: tune in, tune in tonight, tune into something

sintonizar

Ajustar una radio o un televisor para recibir una emisora o un canal determinado.

En inglés sencillo: To adjust a radio or television so it receives a particular station or channel.

• Can you tune the radio?
• She tuned the receiver to a stronger station.
• Tune to this frequency for emergency information.

Cómo se usa: tune something to something (Tune the radio to the local news station.); tune to something (Tune to channel four for the weather report.)

Expresiones frecuentes: tune the radio, tune to something, tune a receiver

ajustar, poner a punto

Ajustar una máquina o un sistema para que funcione lo mejor posible.

En inglés sencillo: To adjust a machine or system so that it works as well as possible.

• The mechanic tuned the engine.
• We tuned the system to use less energy.
• Carefully tuning these settings can improve performance.

Cómo se usa: tune something for something (They tuned the engine for maximum power.)

Sinónimos: adjust, optimize

Expresiones frecuentes: tune an engine, tune the system, tune for performance

sintonizar, orientar

Orientar los sentidos o los pensamientos hacia algo para percibirlo o entenderlo mejor.

En inglés sencillo: To direct your senses or thoughts toward something so you notice or understand it better.

• Tune your ears to the music.
• Her attention was tuned to changes in his voice.
• He gradually tuned into the needs of his new team.

Cómo se usa: tune something to something (She tuned her ears to the birds' calls.); be tuned to something (His senses were tuned to every sound in the dark.); tune into something (Try to tune into your child's feelings.)

Sinónimos: attune, focus

Expresiones frecuentes: tune into something, tune your ears, tune your senses

temazo

Exclamación con la que muestras que te encanta la canción que está sonando.

En inglés sencillo: Something you say to show that you really like the song playing.

• Tune! Turn it up!
• Tune, mate! I love this song.
• When the DJ played her favorite song, she shouted, 'Tune!'

Expresiones frecuentes: tune mate, yes tune