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dub
(redirected from dubby)

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dub 1  (db)
tr.v. dubbed, dub·bing, dubs
1. To tap lightly on the shoulder by way of conferring knighthood.
2. To honor with a new title or description.
3. To give a name to facetiously or playfully; nickname.
4. To strike, cut, or rub (timber or leather, for example) so as to make even or smooth.
5. To dress (a fowl).
6. To execute (a golf stroke, for example) poorly.
n.
An awkward person or player; a bungler.

[Middle English dubben, from Old English dubbian, perhaps from Old French aduber.]

dub 2  (db)
v. dubbed, dub·bing, dubs
v.tr.
1. To thrust at; poke.
2. To beat (a drum).
v.intr.
1. To make a thrust.
2. To beat on a drum.
n.
1. The act of dubbing.
2. A drumbeat.

[Perhaps from Low German dubben, to hit, strike.]

dub 3  (db)
tr.v. dubbed, dub·bing, dubs
1.
a. To transfer (recorded material) onto a new recording medium.
b. To copy (a record or tape).
2. To insert a new soundtrack, often a synchronized translation of the original dialogue, into (a film).
3. To add (sound) into a film or tape: dub in strings behind the vocal.
n.
1. The new sounds added by dubbing.
2. A dubbed copy of a tape or record.
3. A mostly instrumental style of music originating in Jamaica, produced by remixing existing recordings to emphasize bass and drum rhythms and adding audio effects

[Short for double.]

dubber n.

dub 4  (db)
n. Scots
A puddle or small pool.

[Origin unknown.]

dub1
vb dubs, dubbing, dubbed
1. (tr) to invest (a person) with knighthood by the ritual of tapping on the shoulder with a sword
2. (tr) to invest with a title, name, or nickname
3. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Tanning) (tr) to dress (leather) by rubbing
4. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Angling) Angling to dress (a fly)
n
(Music / Instruments) the sound of a drum
[Old English dubbian; related to Old Norse dubba to dub a knight, Old High German tubili plug, peg]

dub2
vb dubs, dubbing, dubbed Films Television
1. (Performing Arts) to alter the soundtrack of (an old recording, film, etc.)
2. (Performing Arts) (tr) to substitute for the soundtrack of (a film) a new soundtrack, esp in a different language
3. (Performing Arts) (tr) to provide (a film or tape) with a soundtrack
4. (Electronics) (tr) to alter (a taped soundtrack) by removing some parts and exaggerating others
n
1. (Performing Arts) Films the new sounds added
2. (Music / Pop Music)
a.  Music a style of record production associated with reggae, involving the removal or exaggeration of instrumental parts, extensive use of echo, etc.
b.  (as modifier) a dub mix
[shortened from double]

dub3
vb dubs, dubbing, dubbed
Austral and NZ informal short for double-bank

dub4 US and Canadian informal
n
a clumsy or awkward person or player
vb dubs, dubbing, dubbed
(Individual Sports & Recreations) to bungle (a shot), as in golf
[of uncertain origin]

dub5
n
Scot and northern English dialect a pool of water; puddle
[Scottish dialect dubbe; related to Middle Low German dobbe]

dub6
vb dubs, dubbing, dubbed
(intr; foll by in, up, or out) Slang to contribute to the cost of (something); pay
[of obscure origin]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.dub - the new sounds added by dubbing
auditory sensation, sound - the subjective sensation of hearing something; "he strained to hear the faint sounds"
Verb1.dub - give a nickname to
call, name - assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to; "They named their son David"; "The new school was named after the famous Civil Rights leader"
2.dub - provide (movies) with a soundtrack of a foreign language
motion picture, motion-picture show, movie, moving picture, moving-picture show, pic, film, picture show, flick, picture - a form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement; "they went to a movie every Saturday night"; "the film was shot on location"
synchronise, synchronize - make (motion picture sound) exactly simultaneous with the action; "synchronize this film"
3.dub - raise (someone) to knighthood; "The Beatles were knighted"
ennoble, gentle, entitle - give a title to someone; make someone a member of the nobility

dub
verb
1. name, call, term, style, label, nickname, designate, christen, denominate He dubbed her the most exciting woman in the world.
2. knight, entitle, confer knighthood upon a picture of him being dubbed `Sir' Frank by a look-alike Queen
Translations
dub [dʌb] VT
1. (Cine) → doblar
the film was dubbed into Spanishla película estaba doblada al español
2. (= nickname) → apodar
they dubbed him "Shorty"lo apodaron "Shorty"
3. [+ knight] → armar caballero a

dub [ˈdʌb] vt
(= call) to dub sb sth → surnommer qn qch
a man dubbed 'the terminator' → un homme surnommé 'le finisseur'
to dub sb as sth (= describe as) → qualifier qn de qch
[+ film] → doubler
to be dubbed into sth [film] → être doublé(e) en qch
The film was dubbed into French → Le film était doublé en français.

dub1
vt
to dub somebody a knightjdn zum Ritter schlagen
(= nickname)taufen
filmsynchronisieren; the film was dubbed into Frenchder Film war französisch synchronisiert

dub2
n (US inf) → Tollpatsch m

dub3
n (Mus) → Dub nt

dub [dʌb] vt
a. (Cine) → doppiare
b. (nickname) → ribattezzare, soprannominare
they dubbed him "Shorty" → l'hanno ribattezzato or soprannominato "Shorty"

dub [dʌb] vt
a. (Cine) → doppiare
b. (nickname) → ribattezzare, soprannominare
they dubbed him "Shorty" → l'hanno ribattezzato or soprannominato "Shorty"

dub1
v dub [dab]
1 to give (a film) a new sound-track (eg in a different language). oorklank يُدَبْلِج، يُضيف صَوْتا بِلُغَةٍ أخْرى дублирам dabovat dubbe synchronisieren μεταγλωττίζω doblar dubleerima دوبله کردن dubata doubler לְדַבֵּב दूसरी भाषा में किसी फिल्म का नया साउंड-ट्रैक तैयार करना sinkronizirati szinkronizál mengganti suara hljóðsetja doppiare 吹き替えをする (다른 나라 말로) 재 녹음하다 dubliuoti dublēt (filmu) memasukkan suara ke dalam filem nasynchroniseren dubbe, legg ny lyd dubbingować dublar a dubla (un film) дублировать dabovať sinhronizirati sinhronizovati dubba, eftersynkronisera พากย์ dublaj yapmak, seslendirmek 為(電影等)配音(譯成另一語言) дублювати фільм دوسری سماعی پٹی لگانا lồng tiếng
2 to add sound effects or music to (a film etc). inklank يُضيفُ مُؤَثِّراتٍ صَوْتِيَّه прибавям звукови ефекти provést postsynchron eftersynkronisere synchronisieren ντουμπλάρω sonorizar (järel)helindama صداگذاری کردن dubata postsynchroniser לְהוֹסִיף אֱפֶקטִים מוזיקאליים किसी फिल्म इत्यादि में साउंड इफेक्ट या संगीत डालना ozvučiti film hangeffektusokkal kísér menambah suara hljóðsetja effettuare la postsincronizzazione*, sonorizzare 音響効果をつける 음향효과를 넣다 įgarsinti ieskaņot (filmu) mengalih suara bijmixen ettersynkronisere dodać efekty dźwiękowe sonorizar a sincroniza добавлять звуковые эффекты postsynchronizovať ozvočiti sinhronizovati lägga på ljudeffekter อัดเสียงลงบนแผ่นฟิล์ม müzik, konuşma vb. eklemek 為(電影等)加上音響效果 накладати фонограму فلم وغیرہ میں موسیقی یا صوتی اثرات داخل کرنا lồng nhạc; lồng tiếng
n dubbing
oorklanking دَبْلَجَه، إضافَة مُؤَثِّراتٍ صَوْتِيَّه дублиране dabing dubbing; eftersynkronisering die Synchronisation ντουμπλάρισμα doblaje dublaaþ دوبلاژ jälkiäänitys doublage דִיבּוּב दूसरी भाषा में तैयार किसी फिल्म का नया साउंड-ट्रैक ozvučenje (utó)szinkronizálás pemberian suara hljóðsetning doppiaggio 吹き替え 더빙 dubliavimas (filmas) dublēšana; ieskaņošana alih sunting het nasynchroniseren dubbing, ettersynkronisering dubbing dublagem dublaj; sincronizare дублирование dabing sinhronizacija sinhronizacija dubbning, eftersynkronisering การอัดเสียงลงบนแผ่นฟิล์ม dublaj 配音 дублювання; копія фонограми فلم وغیرہ کی متبادل صوتی پٹی sự lồng tiếng

dub2
v dub [dab]
to nickname He was dubbed Shorty because of his size. vernoem يُلَقِّب، يُسَمّي давам прякор přezdívat kalde; give tilnavn nennen κολλώ παρατσούκλι σε κπ. apodar (kellekski) kutsuma نامیدن antaa lempinimi surnommer לְכָנוֹת उपनाम रखना dati nekome nadimak gúnynevet ad vkinek menjuluki nefna, kalla soprannominare あだ名をつける (~이라는) 별명을 붙이다 pravardžiuoti dot palamu/iesauku gelaran een bijnaam geven kalle; som kjælenavn/klengenavn przezywać alcunhar a porecli давать прозвище prezývať dati vzdevek nadenuti ime kalla för ตั้งฉายา ad takmak 給某人起綽號 давати прізвисько; охрестити کوئی لقب یا نام دینا đặt biệt danh


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