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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesリップシンク
Pronunciation / Transliteration: rippushinku
"その歌手はコンサートでリップシンクをした。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To move one's lips in synchronization with recorded speech or song, making it appear as though one is actually speaking or singing.
"The pop star had to lip-sync her performance because of technical difficulties with the live microphone."
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The synchronization between mouth movements and spoken or sung audio, often used in film dubbing, animation, and live musical performances.
"The foreign film was praised for its seamless lip-sync in the English-dubbed version."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term is a modern clipped compound of 'lip' (from Old English lippa) and 'sync' (short for synchronization, derived from Greek synchronos meaning 'happening at the same time'). Emerging in the mid-20th century with the advent of sound film and television broadcasting, it originally described the technical alignment of audio and visual elements before expanding into performance contexts.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Lip-sync" is said worldwide
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doublage labial
Transliteration: dublahzh lahbyal
"La chanteuse fait du lip-sync pendant son concert."
lippensynchronisation
Transliteration: lipenzyNkʁonizaˈt͡sjoːn
Script: Lippensynchronisation
"Viele Popstars nutzen Lippensynchronisation bei ihren Shows."
sincronia labiale
Transliteration: sinkroˈniːa laˈbjaːle
"Il cantante è stato accusato di fare il playback."
sincronía labial
Transliteration: sinkroˈni.a laˈβjal
"Hizo playback durante toda la actuación en directo."
dublagem labial
Transliteration: duˈblaʒẽj̃ laˈbiw
"O artista foi pego fazendo dublagem labial no palco."
लिप-सिंक
Transliteration: lip-sink
"उसने संगीत कार्यक्रम के दौरान लिप-सिंक किया।"
对口型
Transliteration: duì kǒuxíng
"她在演唱会上表演了对口型。"
립싱크
Transliteration: ripsingkeu
"가수가 무대에서 립싱크를 했다."
リップシンク
Transliteration: rippushinku
"その歌手はコンサートでリップシンクをした。"
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