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Latin
Participle
subtextō
- dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of subtextus
Portuguese
Etymology
From sub- + texto.
Pronunciation
Noun
subtexto m (plural subtextos)
- subtext (implicit or implied message in what someone says or writes)
- subtext (theme or content addressed tacitly in a book, film, etc.)
Further reading
Spanish
Noun
subtexto m (plural subtextos)
- subtext
2015 July 18, “Berlín, capital del cuero”, in El País:Incluso el escaparate de una aparentemente inofensiva tienda de zapatillas deportivas en Mehrigndamm (Just Sneakers) juega con un evidente subtexto sexual.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)