en voz alta
Spanish
Alternative forms
Etymology
Literally, “in a high voice”.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /em ˌboθ ˈalta/ [ẽm ˌboθ ˈal̪.t̪a] (Spain)
- IPA(key): /em ˌbos ˈalta/ [ẽm ˌbos ˈal̪.t̪a] (Latin America, Philippines)
- Syllabification: en voz al‧ta
Adverb
- (idiomatic) out loud; aloud; using the voice; not silently
- Estoy pensando en voz alta.
- I am thinking out loud.
Further reading
- “en voz alta”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024