Definitions for subtitleˈsʌbˌtaɪt l
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
sub•ti•tleˈsʌbˌtaɪt l(n.; v.)-tled, -tling.
(n.)a secondary or subordinate title of a literary work, usu. of explanatory character.
Category: Literature
a repetition of the leading words in the full title of a book at the head of the first page of text.
Category: Literature
(in motion pictures and television) the text of dialogue, speeches, etc., translated into another language and projected onto the bottom of the screen. (in silent motion pictures) a caption.
Category: Showbiz, Motion Pictures
(v.t.)to give a subtitle or subtitles to.
Origin of subtitle:
1875–80
Princeton's WordNet
subtitle, caption(noun)
translation of foreign dialogue of a movie or TV program; usually displayed at the bottom of the screen
subtitle(verb)
secondary or explanatory title
subtitle(verb)
supply (a movie) with subtitles
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
subtitleˈsʌbˌtaɪt l
a title under the main title in a book, article, etc.
the subtitle of/to her book
Wiktionary
subtitle(Noun)
A heading below or after a title.
subtitle(Noun)
Textual versions of the dialog in films, usually displayed at the bottom of the screen.
subtitle(Verb)
To create subtitles for the dialog in a film.
Translations for subtitle
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
subtitle(noun)
a second or explanatory title to a book.
- subtitelAfrikaans
- عُنْوان فَرْعيArabic
- подзаглавиеBulgarian
- subtítuloPortuguese (BR)
- podtitulCzech
- der UntertitelGerman
- undertitelDanish
- υπότιτλοςGreek
- subtítuloSpanish
- alapealkiriEstonian
- عنوان فرعيFarsi
- alaotsikkoFinnish
- sous-titreFrench
- כּוֹתֶרֶת מִשנִיתHebrew
- उपशीर्षकHindi
- podnaslovCroatian
- alcímHungarian
- subjudulIndonesian
- undirtitillIcelandic
- sottotitoloItalian
- 副題Japanese
- 부제Korean
- paantraštėLithuanian
- apakšvirsrakstsLatvian
- tajuk kecilMalay
- ondertitelDutch
- undertittelNorwegian
- podtytułPolish
- عنوان فرعيPersian
- فرعی عنوانPashto
- subtítuloPortuguese
- subtitluRomanian
- подзаголовокRussian
- podtitulSlovak
- podnaslovSlovenian
- podnaslovSerbian
- undertitelSwedish
- คำบรรยายหนังสือThai
- alt başlıkTurkish
- 副標題Chinese (Trad.)
- підзаголовокUkrainian
- ذیلی عنوانUrdu
- đề phụVietnamese
- 副标题Chinese (Simp.)
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