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Dictionary: at·tune   (ə-tūn', ə-tyūn') pronunciation
tr.v., -tuned, -tun·ing, -tunes.
  1. To bring into a harmonious or responsive relationship: an industry that is not attuned to market demands.
  2. Music. To tune (an instrument).

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verb

  1. To bring into accord: accommodate, conform, coordinate, harmonize, integrate, proportion, reconcile, tune. See agree/disagree.
  2. To alter for proper functioning: adjust, fix, regulate, set, tune (up). See change/persist, help/harm/harmless.

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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: To bring into harmony or agreement.

pronunciation Mr. Lindley worked hard to attune his lecture to the audience.

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - afstemme, tilpasse, justere

idioms:

  • be attuned to    være indstillet på, være tilpasset

Nederlands (Dutch)
afstemmen, wennen, stemmen (muziek)

Français (French)
v. tr. - harmoniser, mettre à l'unisson, accorder avec

idioms:

  • be attuned to    concorder avec, être en accord avec

Deutsch (German)
v. - (ab)stimmen, einstellen

idioms:

  • be attuned to    gewöhnt sein an

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - (μουσ.) τονίζω, χορδίζω, κουρδίζω, εναρμονίζω, συντονίζω

idioms:

  • be attuned to    είμαι εναρμονισμένος με

Português (Portuguese)
v. - afinar

idioms:

  • be attuned    estar afinado
  • be attuned to    estar afinado com

Русский (Russian)
настраивать

idioms:

  • be attuned    настроиться
  • be attuned to    привыкнуть к

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - adaptar, afinar, armonizar

idioms:

  • be attuned to    estar habituado a

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - stämma, anpassa

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
调音, 使合调, 使相合

idioms:

  • be attuned to    合拍, 协调...

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 調音, 使合調, 使相合

idioms:

  • be attuned to    合拍, 協調...

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - ~에 맞추다, ~을 조화시키다

idioms:

  • be attuned to    조절되다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 調音する, 調子を合わせる

idioms:

  • be attuned    適合する
  • be attuned to    ~と適合している

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يدوزن الأوتار, يناغم‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮הרגיל, כיוון, התאים‬


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