Meaning

3 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)A series of comments or annotations; especially, a book of explanations or expositions on the whole or a part of some other work.

    Kommentar

    коммента́рийkommentárij, аннота́цияannotácija

  2. (countable, usually plural, uncountable)A brief account of transactions or events written hastily, as if for a memorandum.

    Caesar's Commentaries on the Gallic War

  3. (countable, uncountable)An oral relation of an event, especially broadcast by television or radio, as it occurs.

    We listened to the football commentary while watching the match.

    репорта́жreportáž

More definitions
  • a written explanation or criticism or illustration that is added to a book or other textual material

Examples

10 sentences
  1. What a sad commentary!

    Який сумний коментар!

    deWas für ein trauriger Kommentar!

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  2. The football highlights were broadcast without presenters or commentary.

    deDie Fußballhöhepunkte wurden ohne Moderation oder Kommentar gezeigt.

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  3. Am I right in assuming that my commentaries irritate you?

    deGehe ich recht in der Annahme, dass du dich von meinen Kommentaren genervt fühlst?

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  4. People sometimes narrate their actions to themselves as a running commentary.

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  5. Tom's running commentary made it impossible to focus on the film.

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Translations

5 languages
Русский
By meaning 2
A series of comments or annotations:
An oral description of an event, especially broadcast by television or radio, as it occurs:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
A series of comments or annotations:

Origin

From Middle French commentaire, from Latin commentārius, commentārium (“notebook”), compar

From Middle French commentaire, from Latin commentārius, commentārium (“notebook”), compare French commentaire. See comment.

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Forms

plural: commentaries
Singularcommentary
Pluralcommentaries

regular

Synonyms

3 synonyms
series of comments or annotations:secondary sourcescholia
Close in meaning
  • a written explanation or criticism or illustration that is added to a book or other textual material:comment

Word family

14 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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