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An artificially created or enhanced sound, used to accompany the action of a dramatic production, such as a film, play or video game.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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A caption in a comic strip representing a sound.
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an effect that imitates a sound called for in the script of a play
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: effect
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Across languages
Translations
30 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Arabic:
مُؤَثِّر صَوْتِيّ
(muʔaṯṯir ṣawtiyy)
— artificially created or enhanced sound in films, plays or video games
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Chinese Mandarin:
音效
(yīnxiào)
— artificially created or enhanced sound in films, plays or video games
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Czech:
zvukový efekt
— artificially created or enhanced sound in films, plays or video games
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Danish:
lydeffekt
— artificially created or enhanced sound in films, plays or video games
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Dutch:
geluidseffect
— artificially created or enhanced sound in films, plays or video games
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Esperanto:
sonefekto
— artificially created or enhanced sound in films, plays or video games
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Finnish:
ääniefekti
— artificially created or enhanced sound in films, plays or video games
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Finnish:
äänitehoste
— artificially created or enhanced sound in films, plays or video games
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French:
bruitage
— artificially created or enhanced sound in films, plays or video games
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French:
effet sonore
— artificially created or enhanced sound in films, plays or video games
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German:
Soundeffekt
— artificially created or enhanced sound in films, plays or video games
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Hungarian:
hangeffektus
— artificially created or enhanced sound in films, plays or video games
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Hungarian:
hanghatás
— artificially created or enhanced sound in films, plays or video games
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Japanese:
効果音
(kōkaon)
— artificially created or enhanced sound in films, plays or video games
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Japanese:
音響効果
(onkyō kōka)
— artificially created or enhanced sound in films, plays or video games
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Japanese:
サウンドエフェクト
(saundo efekuto)
— artificially created or enhanced sound in films, plays or video games
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Korean:
효과음
(hyogwa'eum)
— artificially created or enhanced sound in films, plays or video games
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Korean:
음향효과
(eumhyanghyogwa)
— artificially created or enhanced sound in films, plays or video games
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Korean:
사운드 이펙트
(saundeu ipekteu)
— artificially created or enhanced sound in films, plays or video games
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Māori:
orotaunaki
— artificially created or enhanced sound in films, plays or video games
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Norwegian:
lydeffekt
— artificially created or enhanced sound in films, plays or video games
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Polish:
efekt dźwiękowy
— artificially created or enhanced sound in films, plays or video games
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Portuguese:
efeito sonoro
— artificially created or enhanced sound in films, plays or video games
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Romanian:
efect sonor
— artificially created or enhanced sound in films, plays or video games
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Russian:
звуково́й эффе́кт
(zvukovój effékt)
— artificially created or enhanced sound in films, plays or video games
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Spanish:
efecto sonoro
— artificially created or enhanced sound in films, plays or video games
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Spanish:
efecto de sonido
— artificially created or enhanced sound in films, plays or video games
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Swahili:
athari ya sauti
— artificially created or enhanced sound in films, plays or video games
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Swedish:
ljudeffekt
— artificially created or enhanced sound in films, plays or video games
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Ukrainian:
звукови́й ефе́кт
(zvukovýj efékt)
— artificially created or enhanced sound in films, plays or video games
