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Subtext
An implicit meaning of a text, often a literary one, or a speech or dialogueAn implicit meaning of a text, often a literary one, or a speech or dialogue.
US/sˈʌbtˌɛkst/
» You have to read the subtext.
Sie müssen zwischen den Zeilen lesen. — VirtuOZ
Ти маєш читати між рядків. — deniko
MrShoval · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)An implicit meaning of a text, often a literary one, or a speech or dialogue.
Everyone heard the announcement, but not everyone agrees on what the subtext was.
Subtext
подте́кстpodtékst
Examples
2 sentencesTranslations
6 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
implicit meaning of a text:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
implicit meaning of a text:
Forms
plural: subtextsWord family
6 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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