sub (redirected from subbed)

sub ¹  (sb)

n. Informal

1. See submarine.

2. See submarine. See Regional Note at submarine.

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sub ²  (sb) Informal

n.

A substitute.

intr.v. subbed, sub·bing, subs

To act as a substitute.

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sub [sʌb]

n

1. short for several words beginning with sub-, such as subaltern, subeditor, submarine, subordinate, subscription, substandard, substitute, and substratum (in photography)

2. (Business / Industrial Relations & HR Terms) Brit informal an advance payment of wages or salary Formal term subsistence allowance

vb subs, subbing, subbed

1. (intr) to serve as a substitute

2. (intr) Informal to act as a substitute (for)

3. (Business / Industrial Relations & HR Terms) Brit informal to grant or receive (an advance payment of wages or salary)

4. (Communication Arts / Journalism & Publishing) (tr) Informal short for subedit

5. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Photography) (tr) Photog to apply a substratum to (a film or plate base)

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	sub - a large sandwich made of a long crusty roll split lengthwise and filled with meats and cheese (and tomato and onion and lettuce and condiments); different names are used in different sections of the United States hero sandwich, hoagie, hoagy, Italian sandwich, poor boy, Cuban sandwich, grinder, submarine sandwich, zep, torpedo, wedge, submarine, bomber, hero sandwich - two (or more) slices of bread with a filling between them
	2.	sub - a submersible warship usually armed with torpedoes pigboat, submarine, U-boat attack submarine - a military submarine designed and armed to attack enemy shipping auxiliary research submarine - a submarine for research purposes conning tower - a raised bridge on a submarine; often used for entering and exiting escape hatch - hatchway that provides a means of escape in an emergency fleet ballistic missile submarine - a submarine carrying ballistic missiles nautilus, nuclear submarine, nuclear-powered submarine - a submarine that is propelled by nuclear power periscope - an optical instrument that provides a view of an otherwise obstructed field schnorchel, schnorkel, snorkel breather, breather, snorkel - air passage provided by a retractable device containing intake and exhaust pipes; permits a submarine to stay submerged for extended periods of time asdic, echo sounder, sonar - a measuring instrument that sends out an acoustic pulse in water and measures distances in terms of the time for the echo of the pulse to return; "sonar is an acronym for sound navigation ranging"; "asdic is an acronym for antisubmarine detection investigation committee" submersible warship, submersible - a warship designed to operate under water
Verb	1.	sub - be a substitute; "The young teacher had to substitute for the sick colleague"; "The skim milk substitutes for cream--we are on a strict diet" stand in, substitute, fill in exchange, interchange, change - give to, and receive from, one another; "Would you change places with me?"; "We have been exchanging letters for a year"

Translations

sub² [sʌb] VI to sub for sb → hacer las veces de algn

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sub³ [sʌb]

A. N (= advance on wages) → avance m, anticipo m

B. VT → anticipar dinero a

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sub [ˈsʌb]

n

(SPORT) (= substitute) → remplaçant(e) m/f

(= submarine) → sous-marin m

(US) (= sandwich) sandwich dans un pain allongé subs

npl (British) → cotisations fpl
sub- [ˈsʌb-] prefix → sub, sous

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sub:

subaqua

adj attr → unter Wasser; sub club → Taucherklub m

subaquatic

adj → Unterwasser-

subarctic

adj → subarktisch

subatomic

adj particle → subatomar

subbasement

n → Kellergeschoss nt, → Kellergeschoß nt (Aus, Sw)

subcategory

n → Subkategorie f, → Untergruppe f

subclass

n → Unterabteilung f

subclassify

vti → unterteilen

subcommittee

n → Unterausschuss m

subcompact

n (US Aut) → Kleinstwagen m

subconscious

adj → unterbewusst

n the sub → das Unterbewusstsein; in his sub → im Unterbewusstsein

subconsciously

adv → im Unterbewusstsein

subcontinent

n → Subkontinent m

subcontract

vt → (vertraglich) weitervergeben (→ to an +acc)

n → Nebenvertrag m, → Untervertrag m

subcontractor

n → Unterkontrahent(in) m(f), → Subunternehmer(in) m(f)

subculture

n → Subkultur f

subcutaneous

adj → subkutan

subdirectory

n (Comput) → Unterverzeichnis nt

subdivide

vt → unterteilen

vi → sich aufteilen

subdivision

n (= act) → Unterteilung f; (= subgroup) → Unterabteilung f

subdominant

n → Subdominante f

adj sub chord → Subdominantakkord m

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sub:

subedit

vti (esp Brit) → redigieren

subeditor

n (esp Brit) → Redakteur(in) m(f)

subentry

n (Book-keeping) → Nebenposten m

subfamily

n (esp Biol) → Unterfamilie f

subfolder

n (Comput) → untergeordneter Ordner

sub-frame

n (of car) → Zwischenrahmen m, → Nebenrahmen m

subgrade

n (of road etc) → Unterbau m

subhead (inf), subheading

n → Untertitel m

subhuman

adj treatment, person → unmenschlich; they were treated as if they were sub → sie wurden behandelt, als seien sie Untermenschen

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sub:

sublease

n (= contract, on farm etc) → Unterpachtvertrag m → (on für); (on house etc) → Untermietvertrag m → (on für); they have a sub on that house → das Haus ist an sie untervermietet worden

vt land → unter- or weiterverpachten (→ to an +acc); house → unter- or weitervermieten (→ to an +acc); she has subd the flat from the tenants → sie hat die Wohnung in Untermiete

sublessee

n (of house) → Untermieter(in) m(f); (of land) → Unterpächter(in) m(f)

sublessor

n (of house) → Untervermieter(in) m(f); (of land) → Unterverpächter(in) m(f)

sublet pret, ptp <sublet>

vt house, room → unter- or weitervermieten (→ to an +acc)

vi → untervermieten

subletting

n → Untervermietung f

sublieutenant

n (esp Brit) → Leutnant m → zur See

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sub:

subpolar

adj → subpolar

sub-postmaster/-postmistress

n (Brit) → Poststellenleiter(in) m(f)

sub-post office

n (Brit) → Poststelle f

sub rosa (form)

adj → geheim, sub rosa (geh)

adv → im Geheimen, sub rosa (geh)

subroutine

n (Comput) → Unterroutine f, → Unterprogramm nt

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sub:

subsoil

n → Untergrund m

subsonic

adj → Unterschall-; sub speed → Unterschallgeschwindigkeit f

subspecies

n → Unterart f, → Subspezies f

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sub

n sub [sab]

short for several words egsubmarine, ~subscriptionetc He's the commander of a sub; Several people still haven't paid their subs.