attune

attune
transitive verb
(make accustomed) gewöhnen (to an + Akk.)

be attuned to something — auf etwas (Akk.) eingestellt sein

* * *
at·tune
[əˈtju:n, AM esp əˈtu:n]
vt
1. (adjust)
to be \attuned to sth auf etw akk eingestellt sein
to become \attuned to sth sich akk an etw akk gewöhnen
to \attune sth to sth etw auf etw akk abstimmen
to \attune oneself to sth sich akk auf etw akk einstellen, sich akk an etw akk gewöhnen
to be well \attuned to one another gut aufeinander eingespielt sein
2. MUS (old)
to \attune an instrument ein Instrument stimmen
* * *
[ə'tjuːn]
vt (fig)
abstimmen (to auf +acc)

to attune oneself to sth — sich auf etw (acc) einstellen

to become attuned to sth — sich an etw (acc) gewöhnen

the two of them are well attuned to each other — die beiden sind gut aufeinander eingespielt

* * *
attune [əˈtjuːn; US auch əˈtuːn] v/t
1. MUS obs stimmen
2. fig (to) ein-, abstimmen, einstellen (auf akk), anpassen (dat), in Einklang bringen (mit)
* * *
transitive verb
(make accustomed) gewöhnen (to an + Akk.)

be attuned to something — auf etwas (Akk.) eingestellt sein

* * *
v.
abstimmen v.
sich einstellen v.

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