soliloquy in German
soliloquy in German is Selbstgespräch, Monolog — soliloquy means a speech in a play in which a character, alone on stage, speaks their thoughts aloud so the audience can hear them.
soliloquy in German
Selbstgespräch
(drama) The act of a character speaking to themselves so as to reveal their thoughts to the audience.
Selbstgespräch
(authorship) A speech or written discourse in this form.
Monolog
(authorship) A speech or written discourse in this form.
What does "soliloquy" mean?
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noun A speech in a play in which a character, alone on stage, speaks their thoughts aloud so the audience can hear them.
"Hamlet's 'To be, or not to be' is the most quoted soliloquy in English."
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noun Any long speech someone makes to themselves rather than to a listener.
"He launched into a soliloquy about the state of the roads while I washed up."
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soliloquy in a sentence
- Hamlet's 'To be, or not to be' is the most quoted soliloquy in English.
- The soliloquy lets us hear what the character would never admit to anyone else.
- He launched into a soliloquy about the state of the roads while I washed up.
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What is "soliloquy" in German?
"soliloquy" in German is Selbstgespräch, Monolog. soliloquy means: A speech in a play in which a character, alone on stage, speaks their thoughts aloud so the audience can hear them.
How do you use "soliloquy" in a sentence?
Example: "Hamlet's 'To be, or not to be' is the most quoted soliloquy in English." In German, "soliloquy" is Selbstgespräch, Monolog.
Are there other ways to say "soliloquy" in German?
Yes — German has 2 translations listed for "soliloquy": Selbstgespräch, Monolog.
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