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niánsa shade, hue, tone; figurativno nuance; light an shade; (čustva, mnenja) nuance, slight variation of expression

je majhna niánsa med obema besedama there is a slight shade of difference between the two words

tón glasba tone; sound; note; voice; manner of speaking; (barvni) tint, shade of colour

obseg tonov diapason
višina tóna glasba pitch
s posmehljivim tónom (glasom) jeeringly
z jeznim tónom (glasom) in an angry tone
dati tón glasba to give the note
dajati tón za (figurativno) to set the tone of, to set the style
prepovedujem si ta tón (od vas)! I won't have you talk to me in that tone of voice!
spremeniti tón to change one's tone (ali one's tune)
znižati (zvišati) svoj tón to drop (to raise) one's voice

dvobárven two-coloured; two-tone

dvobárven i tisk twocoloured print(ing)

flažolét glasba harmonic (in string playing), flageolet note, flageolet tone

glušíti to deafen; to make deaf; (zvok) to muffle; (barvo) to tone down

glušíti vesla to muffle the oats

oblažíti to alleviate; to soothe; to relieve; to tone down; (kazen) to mitigate

oblažíti se to soften

ublažíti to alleviate; to ease; to soothe; to relieve; (kazen) to mitigate; (barvo, ton) to tone down; medicina to palliate

léstvica scale; glasba scale

davčna léstvica tax scale
mezdna léstvica wage scale
plačilna léstvica pay scale
odčitanje léstvice scale reading
zdrsniti po léstvici navzdol to sink down the scale
celotonska (diatonična, durova, molova, kromatična) léstvica whole-tone (diatonic, major, minor, chromatic) scale

poslúh musical ear, ear for music

brez poslúha tone deaf
on ima dober poslúh za glasbo he has an ear for music
nima poslúha he has no musical ear
igrati, peti po poslúhu to play by ear, to sing by ear
poslúh! attention!

potápljati ➞ potopiti

potápljati se to dive, to sink, to drown, to go down; (podmornica) to submerge
potápljati se (le z masko in dihalnim aparatom) to skindive, to go skin-diving
kdor se potaplja (tone), se še bilke oprijemlje (figurativno) a drowning man clutches at a straw

srebŕn (made of) silver; silvery

srebŕna doba silver age
srebŕn (zvonek) glas silvery tone
srebŕn novec silver coin, silver money
srebŕna jelka silver fir
srebŕna lisica zoologija silver fox
srebŕna folija (staniol) silver foil
srebŕna kopel fotografija silver bath
srebŕna poroka silver wedding
srebŕn papir silver paper
srebŕna posoda silver, silver plate
srebŕna (okrasna) ribica silver fish, silversides
srebŕna ruda silver ore
srebŕn sijaj silveriness
srebŕna ura silver watch
srebŕna valuta silver currency, silver standard
srebŕna zlitina silver alloy
srebŕn zven silvery sound
srebŕna žica silver wire
srebŕnih las silverhaired
dal mi je dva funta v srebŕnem denarju he gave me two pounds in silver

strúna string; chord; (iz črev) catgut

strúna na reketu (loparju) the strings of a racket
napeti strúne na violino to string a violin
preveč napeti strúne to tune the strings too high
to strúno ubrati to harp on that subject (ali topic)
druge strúne ubrati to change one's tune, to sing another song
ubrati milejše strúne to adopt a milder tone
pravo strúno ubrati (zadeti) to touch the right chord
udariti na ustrezno strúno to strike a responsive chord
vedno isto strúno ubirati to be always harping on the same subject (ali topic)
ubirati strúne to pluck the strings

telefónski telephonic, telephone(-)

telefónska centrala (telephone) exchange, ZDA telephone central (office)
javna telefónska kabina callbox, ZDA telephonebooth (ali box)
telefónski imenik telephone directory
telefónska linija telephone line
telefónska mreža telephone network
telefónski naročnik telephone subscriber
telefónska številka telephone number
telefónska slušalka (telephone) receiver, handset
telefónski pogovor telephone conversation, (na veliko oddaljenost) long-distance telephone conversation
telefónska instalacija telephone installation
telefónski poziv telephone call
telefónski urad telephone office
telefónska zveza telephone communication, ZDA telephone connection
telefónska žica telephone wire
vzpostaviti telefónsko zvezo to put through a call
naprava za prisluškovanje telefónskih pogovorov bug
prisluškovati telefónskemu pogovoru to tap a telephone
telefónski znak, da je telefónska linija prosta dialling tone

tíh still, noiseless, silent; (miren) quiet, tranquil; (utišan) hushed; (nem) silent, mute, dumb; (redkobeseden) (a man) of few words, taciturn

Tihi ocean the Pacific (Ocean)
tíha bolečina silent grief
s tíhim glasom in a low voice, in a subdued tone
tího družabništvo sleeping (ZDA silent) partnership
tíhi družabnik sleeping (ZDA silent) partner
tíha maša religija low mass
tíha molitev silent prayer
tíha poroka quiet wedding
tíha sezona dull (ali dead) season
tíh sporazum tacit agreement
tíhe (skrite) rezerve passive reserve, hidden assets pl
tího upanje secret hope (ali hopes pl)
prosimo za tího sožalje! we request your silent sympathy!
tíh kot miš as quiet as a mouse
na tíhem si misliti to think to oneself
na tíhem si svoje misliti to keep one's own counsel (o čem about something)
tíha voda calm (ali smooth) water
tíha voda globoko dere (bregove podira) still waters run deep

tóna ton

metrska tóna (1.000 kg) metric ton
angleška tóna (2240 funtov, 1016kg) long ton
ameriška tóna (2.000 funtov, 907kg) short ton
ladja z 2.000 tónami a 2,000-tonner
registrska tóna (2,83m3), bruto registrska tóna (gross) register ton
tovorna tóna freight (measurement) ton
on ima denarja na tóne (kot smeti) he has tons of money
tehtati celo tóno (biti zelo težak) to weigh a ton