poco más que un susurro
/poko mas ke un susuro/from spelling rules
In Spanish, "just above a whisper" is expressed as poco más que un susurro.
The phrase is used to describe a volume of speech that is very quiet, only slightly louder than a whisper.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of poco (little), más que (more than) and un susurro (a whisper).
How does it change in a sentence?
The phrase utilizes the comparative structure más que to indicate that the volume is slightly higher than a whisper.
Did you know?
- The word susurro is an onomatopoeia derived from Latin, designed to mimic the actual sound of whispering.
- The English word 'master' and the Spanish word más are distant cousins, as both can be traced back to the Latin 'magis', meaning 'more'.
- While susurro is a noun, the act of whispering is often described as hablar bajito in casual conversation.
Examples in context
- Hablaba en un tono poco más que un susurro.He/she was speaking in a tone just above a whisper.
- Su voz era poco más que un susurro.Her voice was just above a whisper.
- Fue poco más que un susurro en la oscuridad.It was just above a whisper in the dark.
Example conversation
Alejandro and Elena are in a quiet library.
- Alejandro¿Qué dijiste? Fue poco más que un susurro.What did you say? It was just above a whisper.
- ElenaDije que tengo mucha hambre, Alejandro.I said I am very hungry, Alejandro.
- AlejandroNo te escuché porque era poco más que un susurro.I didn't hear you because it was just above a whisper.
- ElenaLo repetiré un poco más fuerte.I will repeat it a little louder.
