tekstballon

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Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From tekst (text) +‎ ballon (balloon).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (file)

Noun[edit]

tekstballon m (plural tekstballonnen, diminutive tekstballonnetje n)

  1. speech bubble
    In de strip staan de woorden in een tekstballon om aan te geven wat de personages zeggen.
    In the comic, the words are placed in a speech bubble to indicate what the characters are saying.
    De cartoonist gebruikte creatieve tekstballonnen om de grappige dialogen weer te geven.
    The cartoonist used creative speech bubbles to represent the humorous dialogues.
    In strips en stripverhalen worden vaak tekstballonnetjes gebruikt om de dialogen weer te geven.
    Speech bubbles are commonly used in comics and graphic novels to display dialogues.

Usage notes[edit]

Very often used in the diminutive.