surtitle

English

Etymology

From French sur (“over, above”), from Latin super, + title, from Latin titulum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɜː(ɹ)taɪtəl/

• Audio (US):

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Noun

surtitle (plural surtitles)

1. A translation of a segment of the libretto or other text or sometimes a brief summary of the plot projected onto a screen above the stage during a performance of an opera or other similar performance sung in a foreign language; a supertitle.

Synonyms

• supertitle

Related terms

• subtitle
• super
• title

Translations

translation

Chinese: Mandarin: please add this translation if you can Danish: please add this translation if you can Finnish: tekstitys (fi) French: surtitre (fr) m Italian: please add this translation if you can Polish: tłumaczenie libretta n, napis teatralny m Portuguese: legenda (pt) f Russian: супрати́тр m (supratítr) Spanish: please add this translation if you can

Verb

surtitle (third-person singular simple present surtitles, present participle surtitling, simple past and past participle surtitled)

1. To provide surtitles for a performance.

Synonyms

• supertitle

Translations

provide surtitles

Chinese: Mandarin: please add this translation if you can Danish: please add this translation if you can Finnish: tekstittää (fi) French: surtitrer (fr) Portuguese: please add this translation if you can

Anagrams

• sluttier, truliest