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English
Etymology
From French chuchotage (“whispering”).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ʃu.ʃəʊˈtɑːʒ/
- (US) IPA(key): /ʃu.ʃoʊˈtɑʒ/
- Hyphenation: chu‧cho‧tage
Noun
chuchotage (uncountable)
- The interpretation or translation of speech in a whisper to a single person in proximity to other people.
- Synonyms: whisper interpreting, whispered interpreting, whispered interpretation
2011, David Bellos, Is That a Fish in Your Ear?: Translation and the Meaning of Everything, London: Penguin Books, →ISBN, page 141:Eventually, the words of such Aramaic whisper-translations (called chuchotage in the modern world of international interpreters) were written down, mostly in small fragments, and these targums now provide precious linguistic and historical records for scholars of Judaism.
Translations
interpretation of a speech in a whisper
French
Etymology
From chuchoter + -age.
Pronunciation
Noun
chuchotage m (plural chuchotages)
- (rare) whispering
- chuchotage
Further reading
Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from French chuchotage.
Noun
chuchotage m (invariable)
- chuchotage