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10 Language-to-English DictionariesSub
/sʌb/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To provide subtitles for a film or video.
"The movie was subbed in multiple languages to reach a wider audience." - 2
To replace the original audio of a video with translated text.
"The documentary was subbed to make it accessible to non-English speakers."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived as an abbreviation of submarine, substitute, or subscription, emerging in late 19th and mid-20th century English colloquialisms. Over time, it expanded into digital and media contexts to denote subtitling or acting as a replacement.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Sub" is said worldwide
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sous-titrer
Transliteration: su titʁe
"Le film a été sous-titré en plusieurs langues."
untertiteln
Transliteration: ʊntɐˈtiːtln̩
"Der Film wurde in mehrere Sprachen untertitelt."
sottotitolare
Transliteration: sottoˈtitolaːre
"Il film è stato sottotitolato in diverse lingue."
subtitular
Transliteration: subtiˈtulaɾ
"La película fue subtitulada en varios idiomas."
legendagem
Transliteration: leʒẽˈdaʒẽ
"O filme foi legendado em várias línguas."
उपशीर्षक देना
Transliteration: upashirshak dena
"फिल्म को कई भाषाओं में उपशीर्षक दिया गया।"
加字幕
Transliteration: jiā zìmù
"这部电影被加上了多种语言的字幕。"
자막을 달다
Transliteration: jamageul dalda
"이 영화는 여러 언어로 자막이 달렸다."
字幕を付ける
Transliteration: jimaku o tsukeru
"その映画は多くの言語で字幕が付けられました。"
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