aparté — meaning in English
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English meaning
- aside adv To one side, or out of the way.
Senses
aparté is used for these senses in English:
- aside An incidental remark to a person next to one made discreetly but not in private, audible only to that person. (theatre) A brief comment by a character addressing the audience, unheard by other characters.
- stage whisper (theater) A line that is performed on stage as if it were whispered, but is spoken loud enough for the audience to hear.
aside — full definition
- adv To one side, or out of the way.
- adv Excluded from consideration, used to set a topic apart before moving on.
- noun A remark made quietly to one person, or (in theater) a line spoken by a character directly to the audience that other characters are assumed not to hear.