supertitles
Britishplural noun
Example Sentences
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Unlike in opera productions, there are no supertitles conveying the original English.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026
English supertitles, spotlighting Harnick’s unmatched skill, were projected prominently behind the orchestra.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2025
The work, sung in English with Chinese supertitles, ran in Shanghai through Nov. 20.
From Reuters ● Nov. 21, 2023
Chowdhury also accomplishes the not-insignificant task of successfully writing a bilingual play, with some of the Bangla dialogue translated via supertitles and some left to nonspeakers’ imagination.
From New York Times ● Mar. 2, 2023
A slight delay in the supertitles on Saturday had the audience best-guessing their German throughout the opening scene, in which all but one of Elektra’s maids hang around talking trash about their visibly traumatized mistress.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 30, 2022
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