surtitles
Britishplural noun
Example Sentences
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A vital storyteller, he thrillingly illustrates Maurice Maeterlinck’s original play, as thoughtfully used surtitles made especially apparent.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2024
With nearly 1,500 shows on offer in small and big venues all around the city, it dwarves the official lineup, but very few productions offer English versions or surtitles.
From New York Times ● Jul. 13, 2023
Although non-Spanish speakers may have trouble keeping up with the English surtitles, which needed some fine tuning at Sunday’s performance, that’s of little consequence for a show that’s more spectacle than story.
From Washington Post ● May 9, 2022
After each dies, the surtitles announce that the wind blows.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 21, 2022
In a final layer of confusion, the English lines and surtitles are peppered with 21st-century references to Advil, limousines and bikini tops, while the 17th-century French is mostly left alone.
From Economist ● Jun. 5, 2018
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