subtitle

subtitle

a secondary and usually explanatory title, as in a literary work

Not to be confused with:

subtopic – one of the divisions into which a main topic may be divided

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sub·ti·tle

 (sŭb′tīt′l)

n.

1. A secondary, usually explanatory title, as of a literary work.

2. A printed translation of foreign-language dialogue shown at the bottom of the screen, as in a film or a television broadcast.

tr.v. sub·ti·tled, sub·ti·tling, sub·ti·tles

1. To give a subtitle to.

2. To provide with subtitles: a film that was subtitled for English-speaking audiences.

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subtitle

(ˈsʌbˌtaɪtəl)

n

1. (Literary & Literary Critical Terms) an additional subordinate title given to a literary or other work

2. (Film) (often plural) films

a. a written translation superimposed on a film that has foreign dialogue

b. explanatory text on a silent film

vb

(tr; usually passive) to provide a subtitle for

subtitular adj

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sub•ti•tle

(ˈsʌbˌtaɪt l)

n., v. -tled, -tling. n.

1. a secondary or subordinate title of a literary work, usu. of explanatory character.

2. a repetition of the leading words in the full title of a book at the head of the first page of text.

3.

a. (in motion pictures and television) the text of dialogue, speeches, etc., translated into another language and projected onto the bottom of the screen.

b. (in silent motion pictures) a caption.

v.t.

4. to give a subtitle or subtitles to.

[1875–80]

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subtitle

Past participle: subtitled
Gerund: subtitling

Imperative

subtitle

subtitle

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	subtitle - translation of foreign dialogue of a movie or TV program; usually displayed at the bottom of the screen caption interlingual rendition, translation, version, rendering - a written communication in a second language having the same meaning as the written communication in a first 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"
	2.	subtitle - secondary or explanatory title title - a general or descriptive heading for a section of a written work; "the novel had chapter titles"
Verb	1.	subtitle - supply (a movie) with subtitles performing arts - arts or skills that require public performance furnish, provide, supply, render - give something useful or necessary to; "We provided the room with an electrical heater"

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Translations

تَرْجَمَة الفِلْم على الشّاشَهعُنْوان فَرْعي

podtitultitulek

undertekstundertitel

Untertitel

sous-titresous-titrer

alcímfelirat

òÿîingartextiundirtitill

soprannominaresottotitolaresottotitolo

paantraštėsubtitras

apakšvirsrakstssubtitrs

tekstundertittel

субтитрсубтитры

podtitul

textremsaundertitel

alt başlıkalt yazıaltyazı

副标题译文字幕

subtitle

[ˈsʌbˌtaɪtl]

A. N [of book, play etc] → subtítulo m
subtitles (Cine, TV) → subtítulos mpl

B. VT

1. (Cine, TV) → subtitular

2. [+ book, play] → subtitular

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subtitle

[ˈsʌbtaɪt^əl]

n subtitles

npl (CINEMA) → sous-titres mpl

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

subtitle

n → Untertitel m (also Film)

vt film → mit Untertiteln versehen; book etc → einen Untertitel geben (+dat); the film is subtitled in English → der Film hat englische Untertitel; the book is subtitled … → das Buch hat den Untertitel …

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subtitle

[ˈsʌbˌtaɪtl] n (Cine) → sottotitolo

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subtitle

(ˈsabtaitl) noun

1. a second or explanatory title to a book. subtitel عُنْوان فَرْعي подзаглавие subtítulo podtitul der Untertitel undertitel υπότιτλοςsubtítulo alapealkiri عنوان فرعي alaotsikko sous-titre כּוֹתֶרֶת מִשנִית उपशीर्षक podnaslov alcím subjudul undirtitill sottotitolo 副題 부제 paantraštė apakšvirsraksts tajuk kecil ondertitelundertittel podtytuł فرعی عنوان subtítulo subtitlu подзаголовок podtitul podnaslov podnaslov undertitel คำบรรยายหนังสือ alt başlık 副標題 підзаголовок ذیلی عنوان đề phụ 副标题

2. on a cinema film etc, a translation of foreign speech appearing at the bottom of the screen. I found it difficult to read the subtitles. onderskrif تَرْجَمَة الفِلْم على الشّاشَه субтитри legenda titulek der Untertitel undertekst υπότιτλοςsubtítulos (sub)tiiter زيرنويس tekstitys sous-titreתרגום सबटाइटल titlovi felirat teks film þÿðingartexti sottotitolo 字幕 (영화의) 설명자막 subtitras subtitrs sari kata ondertiteltekstnapis وړونکی عنوان legenda sub­titrare субтитр titulok podnapis titl text คำแปลที่เขียนไว้ข้างล่างในภาพยนตร์ alt yazı 譯文字幕 субтитр غیر ملکی زبان کے مکالمے کا چھپا ہوا ترجمہ جو فلم میں پردے کے نیچے نظر آتا ہے phụ đề 译文字幕

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