Meanings (ES + gloss)
melodía
A melody.
Eric played a catchy tune on his acoustic guitar and Alyssa played the drums.
tonada
A song, or short musical composition.
Phrases
auto-tunecall the tunecan't carry a tune in a bucketcarry a tunechange of tunechange one's tunechange someone's tunecoon tunecrooked tunecross-tunedance to a different tunedance to a new tunedance to someone's tunehe who pays the piper calls the tunein tuneloony tuneout of tunepop tuneshow tuneshowtunesig tunesignature tunesing a different tunesing the same tunesubtunetheme tunethere's many a good tune played on an old fiddleto the tune oftune the old cow died oftune-uptunefultunelesstuneliketunemeistertunesmithtunewisetunywho pays the piper calls the tune
Meanings (ES + gloss)
afinar • concurrir
To adjust (a musical instrument) so that it produces the correct pitches.
to tune a piano or a violin
afinar • ajustar • tunear
To adjust or modify (especially a mechanical or electrical device) so that it functions optimally.
Tune your mind, and anything becomes possible.
Tuning the engine gave me an extra twenty horsepower.
sintonizar
To adjust the frequency on a radio or TV set, so as to receive the desired channel.
Tune to Channel 6 for all your favourite daytime shows.
afinar • ajustar • tunear
Of faculties, senses, etc.: to adapt to or direct towards a particular target.
My ears were tuned to the sounds of the forest.
adaptar • afinar • ajustar • tunear
To make more precise, intense, or effective; to put into a proper state or disposition.