tune

The members of the orchestra were tuning up their instruments when we took our seats.
Les membres de l'orchestre accordaient leurs instruments lorsque nous avons pris place.
So the old days before digital radio when you were tuning in your radio and you heard "crrcckkk" on the station you wanted to hear, that was the noise.
Dans le temps avant la radio digitale, quand vous allumiez votre radio et entendiez "crrcckkk" au lieu de la station que vous vouliez écouter, c'était le bruit.
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