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# subtitle

noun (a subtitle, subtitles); verb (subtitle, subtitles, subtitled, subtitling)

«subtitle» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Subtitles are words shown at the bottom of a film or TV screen to translate what people say or to write it down for people who cannot hear it. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/subtitle/#m1)
2. A subtitle is a second, smaller title of a book or article that gives more detail. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/subtitle/#m2)
3. To subtitle a film is to add subtitles to it. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/subtitle/#m3)

### In the lessons

In everyday life subtitles help deaf people and people learning languages, and let you watch foreign films. In English lessons a subtitle in a book or non-fiction text adds information under the main heading. Phrases: turn on the subtitles, with subtitles, English subtitles, closed captions (US).

### Examples

- We watched a Japanese cartoon with English subtitles. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/subtitle/#x1)
- Turn on the subtitles so Grandad can follow the film. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/subtitle/#x2)
- Reading subtitles helps me learn French. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/subtitle/#x3)
- The book's title is «Space» and its subtitle is «A Journey to the Stars». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/subtitle/#x4)
- The film was subtitled in twelve languages. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/subtitle/#x5)
- The subtitles were too fast for my little sister. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/subtitle/#x6)
- Write a title and a subtitle for your science report. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/subtitle/#x7)

### Note

Usually plural for films: subtitles. In the US «closed captions» (CC) also show sounds like \[door slams\]. The prefix «sub» means «under»: subtitles sit under the picture.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «subtitle» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/subtitle/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«subtitle» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/subtitle.html) on Mova free.