B1🎨 Art & Culture
Italian word
colonna sonora
soundtrack (literally: sound column)
Looks like
column / sonorous
a vertical pillar; resonant with sound
⚠️ The trap
'Colonna sonora' is a fixed phrase. 'Colonna' alone means a column (architecture or newspaper). 'Sonora' means 'sonorous'. Together they form the Italian term for 'soundtrack'. Never say 'soundtrack' using just these individual words.
To say "a vertical pillar; resonant with sound" in Italian:
colonna sonora (correct)
"colonna sonora" in English means:
soundtrack (literally: sound column)
Example
"La colonna sonora del film ha vinto il premio Oscar."
"The film's soundtrack won the Oscar."
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