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Meaning of "sotto voce" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SOTTO VOCE

From Italian: under (one's) voice.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF SOTTO VOCE

sotto voce  [ˈsɒtəʊ ˈvəʊtʃɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SOTTO VOCE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Sotto voce is an adverb.
The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.

WHAT DOES SOTTO VOCE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Sotto voce

Sotto voce means intentionally lowering the volume of one's voice for emphasis. The speaker gives the impression of uttering involuntarily a truth which may surprise, shock, or offend. Galileo Galilei's utterance "Eppur si muove", spoken after recanting his heliocentric theory, is an example of sotto voce utterance.

Definition of sotto voce in the English dictionary

The definition of sotto voce in the dictionary is in an undertone.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SOTTO VOCE


Balochi
bəˈləʊtʃɪ
Bauchi
ˈbaʊtʃɪ
catchy
ˈkætʃɪ
coachy
ˈkəʊtʃɪ
crunchy
ˈkrʌntʃɪ
dolce
ˈdɒltʃɪ
duce
ˈduːtʃɪ
grouchy
ˈɡraʊtʃɪ
Hitachi
hɪˈtætʃɪ
Karachi
kəˈrɑːtʃɪ
Leonardo
ˌliːəˈnɑːdəʊdəˈvɪntʃɪ
Medici
ˈmɛdɪtʃɪ
penoche
pɪˈnəʊtʃɪ
poachy
ˈpəʊtʃɪ
pouchy
ˈpaʊtʃɪ
raunchy
ˈrɔːntʃɪ
semplice
ˈsɛmplɪtʃɪ
slouchy
ˈslaʊtʃɪ
veloce
vɪˈləʊtʃɪ
Vinci
ˈvɪntʃɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SOTTO VOCE

sot
soterial
soteriologic
soteriological
soteriology
Sothic
Sothic year
Sothis
Sotho
Soto
sotol
sottedly
sottish
sottishly
sottishness
sottisier
sou
sou-sou
sou´wester
souari

WORDS THAT END LIKE SOTTO VOCE

ace
advance
advice
Alice
appearance
assistance
at a price
at any price
at your convenience
audience
balance
chance
chief of police
choice
Croce
dooce
mezza voce
piece
symploce
viva voce

Synonyms and antonyms of sotto voce in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «sotto voce» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SOTTO VOCE

Find out the translation of sotto voce to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of sotto voce from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «sotto voce» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

心腹之声
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

sotto voce
570 millions of speakers

English

sotto voce
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

दबी आवाज़ में
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

سوتو شفوي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

вполголоса
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

sotto voce
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সটো ভয়েস
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

sotto voce
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Sotto voce
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

sotto voce
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ソットのヴォーチェ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

소토 의 은 구두
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Sotto voce
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

khe khẻ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

Sotto voce
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

क्षोभभाव
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Sotto voce
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

sottovoce
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Sotto Voce
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

напівголосно
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

sotto voce
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

χαμηλόφωνα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

sotto voce
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

sotto voce
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

sotto voce
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of sotto voce

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SOTTO VOCE»

The term «sotto voce» is regularly used and occupies the 72.312 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SOTTO VOCE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «sotto voce» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «sotto voce» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about sotto voce

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SOTTO VOCE»

Discover the use of sotto voce in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to sotto voce and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Perfect Screenplay: Writing It and Selling It
11. Scene Heading/Slug Line/Scene Slug: This is the basic information at the beginning of each scene. It indicates if the scene is interior (INT.) or exterior (EXT. ), where the scene is taking place, and what time of day it is. 12. Sotto Voce and Ad ...
Katherine Herbert, 2010
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Guide to the Tuba Repertoire, Second Edition: The New Tuba ...
Gannett, Dave Stevens, Halsey: Sonatina for Tuba and Piano: Brewer, Robert; Perantoni, Daniel; Randolph, David; Self, James Stevens, John: Adagio: Symphonia Stevens, John: Benediction: Sotto Voce Stevens, John: Dances: Dutch Tuba ...
R. Winston Morris, 2006
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Puck
Office Boy (sotto voce, but audible to the clerical staff). — For pity's sake, tell him! Dis suspense is killin' me! CARPENTER (still to telephone). — Were you? Were you, really f Did you think ot your horrid old boy? (Pause.) Yes, he is horrid, too.
‎1891
4
Overhearing Film Dialogue
The pressures of not speaking also account for the fact that Now, Voyager contains two sotto voce scenes. The first is at the dinner party where Charlotte and Jerry meet unexpectedly, where they are surrounded by the very society that must ...
Sarah Kozloff, 2000
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The Fall of Troy: From "Les Troyens" : Lyric Opera, Words, ...
IM &u sotto voce un poco ritenuto вш a tempo -m ш ш wm :r «• i=í* t 0 0 4 и bloodL is sight chills my blood! sotto roce :di!lhis sight chills шу bl oo d ! ^m Lao- coon, a m^ ^^ ÏPPPP h lood! this i *¡M bloo this eight chills niv blood! sotto voce ...
Hector Berlioz, 1881
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baby talk
MEANIE: (Nudges JOKER with an elbow; sotto voce.) You're gonna get it, Joker! TATTLE: (Sotto voce.) You two behave, or I'll tell. MRS. WITHERSPOON: Watching our seniors go out into the world is always a bittersweet experience for me.
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The Hollywood Standard: The Complete and Authoritative Guide ...
An important exception to this rule, as writer John August has pointed out, occurs in scripts for animation, where speeches commonly end in parenthetical directionslike “(sigh)” and “(nervous laugh).” Sotto voce, beat, re: Three termsget heavy ...
Christopher Riley, 2009
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Guide to the Euphonium Repertoire: The Euphonium Source Book
Sotto Voce Quartet Stevens, Thomas, A New Carnival of Venice: Mead, Steven Stockhausen, Karlheinz, Chin-Dance: Svoboda, Michael Stradella, Alessandro/ Barbagallo, Aria di chiesa: Mead, Steven Strauss, Johann, Impressario, The: Swiss ...
R. Winston Morris, Lloyd E. Bone, Jr., Eric Paull, 2007
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The Menaechmus Twins, and Two Other Plays
DAEMONES (sotto voce) How much did you pay for that other girl? Ampelisca, I mean. LABRAX (sotto voce) Five thousand dollars. DAEMONES (sotto voce) How 'd you like me to make you a good offer for her? LABRAX (sOttO VOCe) I SUTC ...
Titus Maccius Plautus, Lionel Casson, 1971
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The Tone Placed and Developed
When the breath can be vocalized and the tone can be made of long duration, the sotto voce can be diminished to a thin, thread-like fineness by simply bringing the lips closer and closer together. The best results with sotto voce can be ...
Carl Preetorius, 1907

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SOTTO VOCE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term sotto voce is used in the context of the following news items.
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Enjoy Sotto Voce Arts Festival this month
Sotto Voce Arts is a unique cultural arts event which will bring 15 Italian artists, musicians and actors from South East Italy here to collaborate with 15 local ... «Hastings and St. Leonards Observer, Jul 15»
2
Theatre: Asolo Rep's Sotto Voce
SARASOTA — Based on actual events, The Asolo Repertory Theatre's production of Sotto Voce brings a story of love, heartbreak and tragedy to the stage of the ... «The Bradenton Times, Apr 15»
3
PREMIERE: Tinlicker – Harvest (Original Mix) [Sotto Voce]
Micha Heijboer and Mike Luck of Dutch duo Tinlicker are about to drop their latest batch of originals in the five-track Into The Open EP, and LessThan3 has the ... «LessThan3, Apr 15»
4
Asolo Rep explores Nilo Cruz's 'Sotto Voce'
Expand your repertoire with Sotto Voce, Cruz's tale of love playing at Sarasota's Asolo Theatre through April 26. The show examines the life of a German-born ... «Tampabay.com, Apr 15»
5
New Nilo Cruz play opens at Historic Asolo Theatre in Sarasota
So far, his latest play, "Sotto Voce," has not made as much of an impression in the theater world as "Anna In the Tropics," but it's received some great reviews. «Bradenton Herald, Apr 15»
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Marcel Mascaro Joins Asolo Rep's SOTTO VOCE, Opening Next …
Asolo Repertory Theatre has announced a casting update for its upcoming production of SOTTO VOCE. Marcel Mascaró will be playing the role of 'Saquiel/Ariel' ... «Broadway World, Mar 15»
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Sotto Voce to Come to Historic Asolo Theatre in April
SARASOTA — The Asolo Repertory Theatre's production of Sotto Voce, the Pulitzer Prize and Greenfield Prize-winning musical by Nilo Cruz opens Thursday, ... «The Bradenton Times, Mar 15»
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Asolo Repertory Theatre to Present SOTTO VOCE, 3/31-4/26
Pulitzer Prize- and Greenfield Prize-winner Nilo Cruz's exquisite new play Sotto Voce opens Thursday, April 2, 2015 at 8pm in the Historic Asolo Theater and ... «Broadway World, Feb 15»
9
Spor Album Given Title 'Caligo,' Release Date
The album will be released through Gooch's recently created label Sotto Voce on BitTorrent March 9 and then iTunes and Beatport March 11. He released a ... «Music Times, Feb 15»
10
Sotto Voce, Dominique Lévy
Sotto Voce is a collection of white paintings, sculptures and reliefs made by European, British and North and South American artists from the 1930s to 1970s. «The Arts Desk, Feb 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Sotto voce [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/sotto-voce>. Apr 2024 ».
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