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sotto voce

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sot·to vo·ce  (st vch, stt vch)
adv. & adj.
1. In soft tones, so as not to be overheard; in an undertone: "There were aspersions cast, sotto voce, but knees quickly folded into curtsies when introductions were in order" (Barbara Lazear Ascher).
2. Music In very soft tones. Used chiefly as a direction.
[Italian : sotto, under + voce, voice.]
sotto voce [ˈsɒtəʊ ˈvəʊtʃɪ]
adv
(Music / Classical Music) in an undertone
[from Italian: under (one's) voice]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adv.1.sotto voce - in an undertone; "he uttered a curse sotto voce"
in a low voice
Translations
sotto voce [ˈsɒtəʊˈvəʊtʃɪ] ADV → en voz baja
sotto voce
adv → leise; (= conspiratorially) → mit unterdrückter Stimme; (Mus) → sotto voce


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A more elastic footstep entered next; and now I opened my mouth for a 'good-morning,' but closed it again, the salutation unachieved; for Hareton Earnshaw was performing his orison SOTTO VOCE, in a series of curses directed against every object he touched, while he rummaged a corner for a spade or shovel to dig through the drifts.
Wuthering Heights by Bronte, Emily View in context
Poyser would probably have brought her rejoinder to a further climax, if every one's attention had not at this moment been called to the other end of the table, where the lyricism, which had at first only manifested itself by David's sotto voce performance of "My love's a rose without a thorn," had gradually assumed a rather deafening and complex character.
Adam Bede by Eliot, George View in context
He replaces them all by faint sensations, and especially by pronunciation of words sotto voce.
The Analysis of Mind by Russell, Bertrand View in context
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