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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.
v.t. 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.
4. to give a subtitle or subtitles to.
[1875–80]
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subtitle
Past participle: subtitled
Gerund: subtitling
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| Noun | 1. | subtitle - translation of foreign dialogue of a movie or TV program; usually displayed at the bottom of the screen 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 |
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Translations
تَرْجَمَة الفِلْم على الشّاشَهعُنْوان فَرْعي
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undertekstundertitel
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òÿîingartextiundirtitill
paantraštėsubtitras
apakšvirsrakstssubtitrs
podtitul
textremsaundertitel
alt başlıkalt yazıaltyazı
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
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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
(ˈsabtaitl) noun1. a second or explanatory title to a book.
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.
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