Advertisement
Advertisement
subtitle
[ suhb-tahyt-l ]
noun
- a secondary or subordinate title of a literary work, usually of explanatory character.
- a repetition of the leading words in the full title of a book at the head of the first page of text.
- Movies, Television, Digital Technology.
- a translation or transcription of spoken language in a television program, film, video, or video game, as of dialogue in a foreign language or speech that is audible but may not be easily understood, displayed as a graphic overlay on the lower part of the screen.
- (in silent films) an intertitle or caption.
verb (used with object)
- to supply a subtitle or subtitles for.
subtitle
/ ˈsʌbˌtaɪtəl; -ˈtɪtʃə-; sʌbˈtɪtjʊlə /
noun
- an additional subordinate title given to a literary or other work
- Also calledcaption often plural films
- a written translation superimposed on a film that has foreign dialogue
- explanatory text on a silent film
verb
- tr; usually passive to provide a subtitle for
Derived Forms
- subtitular, adjective
Other Word Forms
- ܲ·پ·· [suhb-, tich, -, uh, -ler, -, tit, -y, uh, -], adjective
- ܲ·ܲ·پ·ٱ adjective
Example Sentences
Others have claimed the subtitles are closer to what the speaker intends rather than a literal translation.
She rarely attended her university lectures in person, instead opting to watch them online and with subtitles.
The subtitle is “Seven or Eight Pieces for Dance.”
With a subtitle that draws comparisons to Aldous Huxley’s dystopian novel and Shakespeare’s “The Tempest,” the film embraces the sense of a fresh start, director Julius Onah said.
That data set had subtitles from OpenSubtitles.org, a website that provides subtitles to movies and TV shows in different languages, according to a November story from the Atlantic.
Advertisement
Related Words
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Browse