sommesso
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /somˈmes.so/
- Rhymes: -esso
- Hyphenation: som‧més‧so
Participle
sommesso (feminine sommessa, masculine plural sommessi, feminine plural sommesse)
- past participle of sommettere
Adjective
sommesso (feminine sommessa, masculine plural sommessi, feminine plural sommesse)
- soft, low, subdued (of a sound, voice, etc.)
- 2013, F. Scott Fitzgerald, translated by Ferruccio Russo, Il Grande Gatsby [The Great Gatsby], Edizioni Scientifiche e Artistiche, page 114:
- Poi dal soggiorno percepii una sorta di mormorio sommesso e parte di una risata seguita dalla voce di Daisy su una nota limpida e artificiale.
- Then from the living room I heard a sort of choking murmur and part of a laugh followed by Daisy's voice on a clear artificial note.
- (literally, “Then from the living room I heard a sort of soft murmur and part of a laugh followed by Daisy's voice on a clear and artificial note.”)
Derived terms
Adverb
sommesso
- in a soft, low, or subdued manner (of a style of speaking, etc.)
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