subtitle
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3.2
- noun
- /ˈsʌbˌtaɪtəl/
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subtítulo
- Over their tear-drenched faces, subtitles indicate: 12:03 AM on the 27th of February, 1985.
- English subtitles
- film subtitles
I would love to be able to watch foreign films, but I can read the subtitles fast enough.
- I would love to be able to watch foreign films, but I can read the subtitles fast enough.
- And now they have subtitles in French, German, Spanish and Portuguese for all the classes.
- First question is from Justin Parrish, who says when will Snowflake host the news and will there be subtitles and or dubs available?
- My wife and I were cracking up about this because five years ago, we would never watch a movie with subtitles.
- When you go to watch a foreign film, you and you know you're going to be watching the the subtitles to get the dialogue.
- And so, and so the subtitles are then varied.
- It's in Norwegian, but you have subtitles.
- The screen here with his poems on it will eerily be a reminder of subtitles in movies.
Examples
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But he had no language barrier either, because this flashback sequence was equipped with subtitles.
Fiction book (2001) -
When watching a foreign film, having subtitles makes it easier to understand the characters' dialogue.
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I would love to be able to watch foreign films, but I can read the subtitles fast enough.
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Now we can choose whether we want to include the subtitles on the on the video, whether we want to burn them in or not.
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For the first time in the film, their conversation appears as English subtitles.
Fiction book (2001) -
But you could show the translated subtitles in the target language, say of German.
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First, the videos include subtitles that go along with the audio.
Academic text (2018) -
"You know, I borrowed an Indian movie with subtitles from Sheila the other day.
Fiction book (2001) -
After the first scene, almost the entire film is spoken in the Tupi language, with subtitles in Portuguese.
Academic text (2000) -
First question is from Justin Parrish, who says when will Snowflake host the news and will there be subtitles and or dubs available?
Synonyms
21
2.8
Words at the bottom of a screen that show the spoken words
1
8.8
A translation of sung words shown above the stage so the audience can follow
Text always shown on the screen that cannot be turned off
Translated words shown above the stage to help the audience follow an opera or musical
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Etymology
Subtitle comes from the parts sub- and title, where sub- means 'under', as in subway, and title is the name of a work. So a subtitle is a 'title under' the main one, which is why film subtitles are the lines of text you see at the bottom of the screen to show dialogue.