tone of voice

English

Noun

tone of voice (plural tones of voice)

1. The quality, manner, or way someone speaks.

   You could tell by his tone of voice that he was uncomfortable.

Synonyms

• intonation
• tone

Translations

way someone speaks

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 語調／语调 (zh) (yǔdiào), 語氣／语气 (zh) (yǔqì), 聲調／声调 (zh) (shēngdiào), 腔調／腔调 (zh) (qiāngdiào)

• Finnish: äänensävy (fi)
• Russian: please add this translation if you can
• Swedish: tonfall (sv) n