surtitle

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɜː(ɹ)taɪtəl/

• Audio (US):

  (file)

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
• Portuguese: legenda (pt) f

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