subtitle

ˈsʌbˌtaɪtəl

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Definition of subtitle - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

in filmstranslated text displayed on a screen to translate spoken dialogue

The foreign film had English subtitles for better understanding..

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surtitle

book titlesecondary title giving extra information about content

The subtitle explained the book's main theme.

strapline

subhead

subheading

cinema

Dated

explanatory text in silent films

Dated

Silent films often included subtitles for clarity.

Verb

tr.

mediaadd translated text under spoken lines in video

The documentary was subtitled in several languages.

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hard subtitle

subtitle permanently embedded in video frames

The foreign film had hard subtitles for English speakers.

Origin of subtitle

Latin, sub (under) + titulus (title)

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subtitle

text on screen translating foreign dialogue

sub

media

subtitle in films or TV shows

surtitle

theater translation

subtitle above a stage for translating opera or play dialogues

hard subtitle

media

subtitle permanently embedded in video frames

Examples of subtitle in a sentence

She read the subtitles to understand the foreign language.
The subtitle revealed the memoir's chronological focus.
I always read the subtitle before starting a novel.
A subtitle explained that the scene had moved to Paris.
The subtitle announced the hero's return.
They subtitled the film for the international audience.

The series was subtitled to reach a wider viewership.

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French:sous-titre, sous-titrer, ...
German:Untertitel, untertiteln, ...
Italian:sottotitolo, sottotitolare, ...
Spanish:subtítulo, subtitular, ...
Portuguese:legenda, legendar, ...
Chinese:字幕, 配字幕, ...
Japanese:字幕, 字幕を付ける, ...
Arabic:تَرْجَمَة مَكْتُوبَة, تَرْجَمَ, ...
Hebrew:כְּתּוּבִית, לִכְתֹּב כְּתוּבִיּוֹת, ...
Russian:субтитры, добавить субтитры, ...
Ukrainian:субтитри, субтитрувати, ...
Hindi:उपशीर्षक, उपशीर्षक देना, ...
Bengali:সাবটাইটেল, সাবটাইটেল করা, ...
Catalan:subtítol, subtitular, ...
Czech:titulky, titulkovat, ...
Danish:undertekst, tekste, ...
Dutch:ondertiteling, ondertitelen, ...
Greek:υπότιτλοι, υποτιτλίζω, ...
Hungarian:felirat, feliratozni, ...
Khmer:អក្សររត់ក្រោម, ដាក់អក្សររត់បកប្រែ, ...
Korean:자막, 자막을 달다, ...
Persian:زیرنویس, زیرنویس کردن, ...
Polish:napisy, napisywać, ...
Portuguese (BR):legenda, legendar, ...
Romanian:subtitrare, a subtitra, ...
Swedish:undertext, texta, ...
Thai:คำบรรยาย, ใส่คำบรรยาย, ...
Turkish:altyazı, altyazı eklemek, ...
Vietnamese:phụ đề, gắn phụ đề, ...

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