noun · verb · 7 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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General-American:/ˈsaʊndˌtɹæk/
Southern-England:Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
CMU ARPABET:S AW1 N D T R AE2 K
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
CMU ARPABET 2:S AW1 N T R AE2 K
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
A narrow strip running down a movie film that carries the recorded sound in synchronization with the pictures.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
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2
noun
Meaning 2
The sound (especially the music) component of a movie, video game, etc.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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3
noun
Meaning 3
A recording or compilation of recordings of such music for sale.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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4
noun
Meaning 4
A background sound that is part of a larger event.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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5
noun
Meaning 5
Popular music associated with a particular historical era or time of one's life, especially nostalgically.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
the soundtrack of our relationship
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6
verb
Meaning 6
To provide, or to act as, the sound or music component of a film.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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7
noun
Meaning 7
sound recording on a narrow strip of a motion picture film
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
52 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Bulgarian:
звукова пътечка
(zvukova pǎtečka)
— a narrow strip running down a movie film that carries the recorded sound in synchronization with the pictures
Finnish:
ääniraita
— a narrow strip running down a movie film that carries the recorded sound in synchronization with the pictures
French:
bande son
— a narrow strip running down a movie film that carries the recorded sound in synchronization with the pictures
French:
piste sonore
— a narrow strip running down a movie film that carries the recorded sound in synchronization with the pictures
German:
Tonspur
— a narrow strip running down a movie film that carries the recorded sound in synchronization with the pictures
Hebrew:
פסקול
(pasqol)
— a narrow strip running down a movie film that carries the recorded sound in synchronization with the pictures
Italian:
pista sonora
— a narrow strip running down a movie film that carries the recorded sound in synchronization with the pictures
Polish:
soundtrack
— a narrow strip running down a movie film that carries the recorded sound in synchronization with the pictures
Polish:
ścieżka dźwiękowa
— a narrow strip running down a movie film that carries the recorded sound in synchronization with the pictures
Portuguese:
banda sonora
— a narrow strip running down a movie film that carries the recorded sound in synchronization with the pictures
Portuguese:
trilha sonora
— a narrow strip running down a movie film that carries the recorded sound in synchronization with the pictures
Russian:
звукова́я доро́жка
(zvukovája doróžka)
— a narrow strip running down a movie film that carries the recorded sound in synchronization with the pictures
Spanish:
banda sonora
— a narrow strip running down a movie film that carries the recorded sound in synchronization with the pictures
Spanish:
banda de sonido
— a narrow strip running down a movie film that carries the recorded sound in synchronization with the pictures
Catalan:
banda sonora
— the sound (especially the music) component of a movie
Chinese Mandarin:
原聲帶 /原声带
(yuán shēngdài)
— the sound (especially the music) component of a movie
Esperanto:
sontrako
— the sound (especially the music) component of a movie
Esperanto:
akustika trako
— the sound (especially the music) component of a movie
Finnish:
elokuvamusiikki
— the sound (especially the music) component of a movie
French:
bande son
— the sound (especially the music) component of a movie
German:
Soundtrack
— the sound (especially the music) component of a movie
Hebrew:
פַּסְקוֹל
(paskól)
— the sound (especially the music) component of a movie
Italian:
colonna sonora
— the sound (especially the music) component of a movie
Japanese:
サウンドトラック
(saundotorakku)
— the sound (especially the music) component of a movie
Kazakh:
саундтрек
(saundtrek)
— the sound (especially the music) component of a movie
Korean:
사운드트랙
(saundeuteuraek)
— the sound (especially the music) component of a movie
Polish:
soundtrack
— the sound (especially the music) component of a movie
Polish:
ścieżka dźwiękowa
— the sound (especially the music) component of a movie
Portuguese:
banda sonora
— the sound (especially the music) component of a movie
Portuguese:
trilha sonora
— the sound (especially the music) component of a movie
Russian:
звукова́я доро́жка
(zvukovája doróžka)
— the sound (especially the music) component of a movie
Russian:
саундтре́к
(saundtrɛ́k)
— the sound (especially the music) component of a movie
Russian:
му́зыка к фи́льму
(múzyka k fílʹmu)
— the sound (especially the music) component of a movie
Russian:
фо́новая му́зыка
(fónovaja múzyka)
— the sound (especially the music) component of a movie
Russian:
фоногра́мма
(fonográmma)
— the sound (especially the music) component of a movie
Spanish:
banda sonora
— the sound (especially the music) component of a movie
Spanish:
banda sónica
— the sound (especially the music) component of a movie
Vietnamese:
nhạc phim
— the sound (especially the music) component of a movie
Chinese Mandarin:
原聲帶 /原声带
(yuán shēngdài)
— a recording of such music for sale
Finnish:
soundtrack
— a recording of such music for sale
French:
musique de film
— a recording of such music for sale
French:
bande originale de film
— a recording of such music for sale
Italian:
registrazione
— a recording of such music for sale
Japanese:
サウンドトラック
(saundotorakku)
— a recording of such music for sale
Korean:
사운드트랙
(saundeuteuraek)
— a recording of such music for sale
Polish:
soundtrack
— a recording of such music for sale
Polish:
ścieżka dźwiękowa
— a recording of such music for sale
Portuguese:
banda sonora
— a recording of such music for sale
Portuguese:
trilha sonora
— a recording of such music for sale
Russian:
саундтре́к
(saundtrɛ́k)
— a recording of such music for sale
Russian:
фоногра́мма
(fonográmma)
— a recording of such music for sale
Spanish:
banda sonora
— a recording of such music for sale
