under one's breath

English

Pronunciation

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Prepositional phrase

under one's breath

1. (of something said) Softly, so as not to be heard.

   Synonym: underneath one's breath

Synonyms

• sotto voce

Translations

softly

• Finnish: puoliääneen
• French: à voix basse (fr), dans sa barbe, entre ses dents
• German: leise (de)
• Italian: sotto voce, a bassa voce
• Ngazidja Comorian: ha mbapvi
• Polish: pod nosem (pl), pod wąsem
• Russian: под нос (ru) (pod nos)
• Spanish: en voz baja, entredientes