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10 Language-to-English Dictionariessous-titrer
Pronunciation / Transliteration: su titʁe
"Le film a été sous-titré en plusieurs langues."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To provide subtitles for a film or video.
"The movie was subbed in multiple languages to reach a wider audience." - 2
To replace the original audio of a video with translated text.
"The documentary was subbed to make it accessible to non-English speakers."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'sub' is derived from the Latin prefix 'sub-', meaning 'under' or 'below'. The usage of 'sub' in the context of subtitles emerged in the late 20th century with the rise of digital media, referring to the practice of providing translated text on screen.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Sub" is said worldwide
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sous-titrer
Transliteration: su titʁe
"Le film a été sous-titré en plusieurs langues."
untertiteln
Transliteration: ʊntɐˈtiːtln̩
"Der Film wurde in mehrere Sprachen untertitelt."
sottotitolare
Transliteration: sottoˈtitolaːre
"Il film è stato sottotitolato in diverse lingue."
subtitular
Transliteration: subtiˈtulaɾ
"La película fue subtitulada en varios idiomas."
legendagem
Transliteration: leʒẽˈdaʒẽ
"O filme foi legendado em várias línguas."
उपशीर्षक देना
Transliteration: upashirshak dena
"फिल्म को कई भाषाओं में उपशीर्षक दिया गया।"
加字幕
Transliteration: jiā zìmù
"这部电影被加上了多种语言的字幕。"
자막을 달다
Transliteration: jamageul dalda
"이 영화는 여러 언어로 자막이 달렸다."
字幕を付ける
Transliteration: jimaku o tsukeru
"その映画は多くの言語で字幕が付けられました。"
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