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surtitles

British  
/ ˈsɜːˌtaɪtəlz /

plural noun

  1. brief translations of the text of an opera or play that is being sung or spoken in a foreign language, projected above the stage

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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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

Not that we hear him speak, of course; this being a solo act, whatever the father says is refracted through the son — and again through the surtitles, if you’re not a Francophone.

From New York Times • May 23, 2022

I can’t read sign language, but I can read body language, facial language, movement language and surtitles.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2022

The show will be performed in Spanish with English surtitles.

From Washington Post • Sep. 13, 2021

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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