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dub 1

(dŭb)
tr.v. dubbed, dub·bing, dubs
1. To tap lightly on the shoulder by way of conferring knighthood.
2. To honor with a new title or description.
3. To give a name to facetiously or playfully; nickname.
4. To strike, cut, or rub (timber or leather, for example) so as to make even or smooth.
5. To dress (a fowl).
6. To execute (a golf stroke, for example) poorly.
n.
An awkward person or player; a bungler.

[Middle English dubben, from Old English dubbian, perhaps from Old French aduber.]

dub 2

(dŭb)
v. dubbed, dub·bing, dubs
v.tr.
1. To thrust at; poke.
2. To beat (a drum).
v.intr.
1. To make a thrust.
2. To beat on a drum.
n.
1. The act of dubbing.
2. A drumbeat.

[Perhaps from Low German dubben, to hit, strike.]

dub 3

(dŭb)
tr.v. dubbed, dub·bing, dubs
1.
a. To transfer (recorded material) onto a new recording medium.
b. To copy (a record or tape).
2. To insert a new soundtrack, often a synchronized translation of the original dialogue, into (a film).
3. To add (sound) into a film or tape: dub in strings behind the vocal.
n.
1. The new sounds added by dubbing.
2. A dubbed copy of a tape or record.
3. A mostly instrumental style of music originating in Jamaica, produced by remixing existing recordings to emphasize drum and bass rhythms and adding audio effects.

[Short for double.]

dub′ber n.

dub 4

(dŭb)
n. Scots
A puddle or small pool.

[Origin unknown.]
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dub

(dʌb)
vb, dubs, dubbing or dubbed
1. (tr) to invest (a person) with knighthood by the ritual of tapping on the shoulder with a sword
2. (tr) to invest with a title, name, or nickname
3. (Tanning) (tr) to dress (leather) by rubbing
4. (Angling) angling to dress (a fly)
n
(Instruments) the sound of a drum
[Old English dubbian; related to Old Norse dubba to dub a knight, Old High German tubili plug, peg]

dub

(dʌb)
vb, dubs, dubbing or dubbed
1. (Film) to alter the soundtrack of (an old recording, film, etc)
2. (Film) (tr) to substitute for the soundtrack of (a film) a new soundtrack, esp in a different language
3. (Film) (tr) to provide (a film or tape) with a soundtrack
4. (Electronics) (tr) to alter (a taped soundtrack) by removing some parts and exaggerating others
n
5. (Film) films television the new sounds added
6. (Pop Music)
a. music a style of record production associated with reggae, involving the removal or exaggeration of instrumental parts, extensive use of echo, etc
b. (as modifier): a dub mix.
[C20: shortened from double]

dub

(dʌb)
vb, dubs, dubbing or dubbed
informal Austral and NZ short for double-bank

dub

(dʌb)
n
a clumsy or awkward person or player
vb, dubs, dubbing or dubbed
(Golf) to bungle (a shot), as in golf
[C19: of uncertain origin]

dub

(dʌb)
n
dialect Scot and Northern English a pool of water; puddle
[C16: Scottish dialect dubbe; related to Middle Low German dobbe]

dub

(dʌb)
vb, dubs, dubbing or dubbed
(intr; foll by in, up, or out) slang to contribute to the cost of (something); pay
[C19: of obscure origin]
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dub1

(dʌb)

v.t. dubbed, dub•bing.
1. to invest with name, epithet, nickname, or title: He was dubbed a hero.
2. to strike lightly with a sword in the ceremony of conferring knighthood.
[1175–1225; Middle English; late Old English *dubbian < Anglo-French dubber, dobber, aph. form of ad(o)uber=a- a-5 + -do(u)ber < Frankish *dubban to strike, beat, c. Low German dubben, dub 3; compare daube]
dub′ber, n.

dub2

(dʌb)

n. Slang.
an awkward, unskillful person.
[1885–90; of expressive orig., compare flub, flubdub, dub 3]

dub3

(dʌb)

v.t. dubbed, dub•bing.
1. to hit (a golf ball) poorly.
2. to execute poorly.
[1505–15; appar. same as dub 1]

dub4

(dʌb)

v. dubbed, dub•bing,
n. v.t.
1. to furnish (a film or tape) with a new sound track, as one recorded in the language of the country of import.
2. to add (music, speech, etc.) to a film or tape recording (often fol. by in).
3. to copy (a tape or disc).
n.
4. the new sounds added to a film or tape.
[1925–30; short for double]
dub′ber, n.

dub5

(dʌb)

n. Chiefly Scot.
a pool of water; puddle.
[1490–1500; of obscure orig.; perhaps akin to German Tümpel pond, puddle]
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dub

- Meaning "to provide a film with a soundtrack," it is an abbreviation of "double."
See also related terms for provide.
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dub


Past participle: dubbed
Gerund: dubbing

Imperative
dub
dub
Present
I dub
you dub
he/she/it dubs
we dub
you dub
they dub
Preterite
I dubbed
you dubbed
he/she/it dubbed
we dubbed
you dubbed
they dubbed
Present Continuous
I am dubbing
you are dubbing
he/she/it is dubbing
we are dubbing
you are dubbing
they are dubbing
Present Perfect
I have dubbed
you have dubbed
he/she/it has dubbed
we have dubbed
you have dubbed
they have dubbed
Past Continuous
I was dubbing
you were dubbing
he/she/it was dubbing
we were dubbing
you were dubbing
they were dubbing
Past Perfect
I had dubbed
you had dubbed
he/she/it had dubbed
we had dubbed
you had dubbed
they had dubbed
Future
I will dub
you will dub
he/she/it will dub
we will dub
you will dub
they will dub
Future Perfect
I will have dubbed
you will have dubbed
he/she/it will have dubbed
we will have dubbed
you will have dubbed
they will have dubbed
Future Continuous
I will be dubbing
you will be dubbing
he/she/it will be dubbing
we will be dubbing
you will be dubbing
they will be dubbing
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been dubbing
you have been dubbing
he/she/it has been dubbing
we have been dubbing
you have been dubbing
they have been dubbing
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been dubbing
you will have been dubbing
he/she/it will have been dubbing
we will have been dubbing
you will have been dubbing
they will have been dubbing
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been dubbing
you had been dubbing
he/she/it had been dubbing
we had been dubbing
you had been dubbing
they had been dubbing
Conditional
I would dub
you would dub
he/she/it would dub
we would dub
you would dub
they would dub
Past Conditional
I would have dubbed
you would have dubbed
he/she/it would have dubbed
we would have dubbed
you would have dubbed
they would have dubbed
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun 1. dub - the new sounds added by dubbing
auditory sensation, sound - the subjective sensation of hearing something; "he strained to hear the faint sounds"
Verb 1. dub - give a nickname to
call, name - assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to; "They named their son David"; "The new school was named after the famous Civil Rights leader"
2. dub - provide (movies) with a soundtrack of a foreign language
motion picture, motion-picture show, movie, moving picture, moving-picture show, pic, film, picture show, flick, picture - a form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement; "they went to a movie every Saturday night"; "the film was shot on location"
synchronise, synchronize - make (motion picture sound) exactly simultaneous with the action; "synchronize this film"
3. dub - raise (someone) to knighthood; "The Beatles were knighted"
ennoble, gentle, entitle - give a title to someone; make someone a member of the nobility
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dub

verb
1. name, call, term, style, label, nickname, designate, christen, denominate He dubbed her the most exciting woman in the world.
2. knight, entitle, confer knighthood upon a picture of him being dubbed `Sir' Frank by a look-alike Queen
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dub

verb
To give a name or title to:
noun
A clumsy person:
Slang: screwup.
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Translations
يُدَبْلِج، يُضيف صَوْتا بِلُغَةٍ أخْرىيُضيفُ مُؤَثِّراتٍ صَوْتِيَّهيُلَقِّب، يُسَمّي
dabovatpřezdívatprovést postsynchron
dubbeeftersynkroniseregive tilnavnkalde
kutsualyödä ritariksinimittää
hljóîsetjanefna, kalla
dot palamu/iesaukudublētieskaņot
dabovať
ad takmakdublaj yapmakkonuşma vb. eklemekmüzik seslendirmek

dub

[dʌb] VT
1. (Cine) → doblar
the film was dubbed into Spanishla película estaba doblada al español
2. (= nickname) → apodar
they dubbed him "Shorty"lo apodaron "Shorty"
3. [+ knight] → armar caballero a
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dub

[ˈdʌb] vt
(= call) to dub sb sth → surnommer qn qch
a man dubbed 'the terminator' → un homme surnommé 'le finisseur'
to dub sb as sth (= describe as) → qualifier qn de qch
[+ film] → doubler
to be dubbed into sth [film] → être doublé(e) en qch
The film was dubbed into French → Le film était doublé en français.
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dub

1
vt
to dub somebody a knightjdn zum Ritter schlagen
(= nickname)taufen
filmsynchronisieren ; the film was dubbed into Frenchder Film war französisch synchronisiert

dub

2
n (US inf) → Tollpatsch m

dub

3
n (Mus) → Dub nt
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dub

[dʌb] vt
a. (Cine) → doppiare
b. (nickname) → ribattezzare, soprannominare
they dubbed him "Shorty" → l'hanno ribattezzato or soprannominato "Shorty"
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dub1

(dab) past tense, past participle dubbed verb
1. to give (a film) a new sound-track (eg in a different language). oorklank يُدَبْلِج، يُضيف صَوْتا بِلُغَةٍ أخْرى дублирам dublar dabovat synchronisieren dubbe μεταγλωττίζω doblar dubleerima دوبله کردن dubata doubler לְדַבֵּב दूसरी भाषा में किसी फिल्म का नया साउंड-ट्रैक तैयार करना sinkronizirati szinkronizál mengganti suara hljóðsetja doppiare 吹き替えをする (다른 나라 말로) 재 녹음하다 dubliuoti dublēt (filmu) memasukkan suara ke dalam filem nasynchroniseren dubbe, legg på ny lyd dubbingować دوبله كول dublar a dubla (un film) дублировать dabovať sinhronizirati sinhronizovati dubba, eftersynkronisera พากย์ dublaj yapmak, seslendirmek 配音 дублювати фільм دوسری سماعی پٹی لگانا lồng tiếng 配音
2. to add sound effects or music to (a film etc). inklank يُضيفُ مُؤَثِّراتٍ صَوْتِيَّه прибавям звукови ефекти sonorizar provést postsynchron synchronisieren eftersynkronisere ντουμπλάρω sonorizar (järel)helindama صداگذاری کردن dubata postsynchroniser לְהוֹסִיף אֱפֶקטִים מוזיקאליים किसी फिल्म इत्यादि में साउंड इफेक्ट या संगीत डालना ozvučiti film hangeffektusokkal kísér menambah suara hljóðsetja effettuare la postsincronizzazione*, sonorizzare 音響効果をつける 음향효과를 넣다 įgarsinti ieskaņot (filmu) mengalih suara bijmixen ettersynkronisere dodać efekty dźwiękowe ږغ اضافه كول sonorizar a sincroniza добавлять звуковые эффекты postsynchronizovať ozvočiti sinhronizovati lägga på ljudeffekter อัดเสียงลงบนแผ่นฟิล์ม müzik, konuşma vb. eklemek 配樂,加上音效 накладати фонограму فلم وغیرہ میں موسیقی یا صوتی اثرات داخل کرنا lồng nhạc; lồng tiếng 为(电影等)加上音响效果
ˈdubbing noun
oorklanking دَبْلَجَه، إضافَة مُؤَثِّراتٍ صَوْتِيَّه дублиране dublagem dabing die Synchronisation dubbing; eftersynkronisering ντουμπλάρισμα doblaje dublaaþ دوبلاژ dubbaus doublage דיבוב दूसरी भाषा में तैयार किसी फिल्म का नया साउंड-ट्रैक ozvučenje (utó)szinkronizálás pemberian suara hljóðsetning doppiaggio 吹き替え 재 녹음 dubliavimas (filmas) dublēšana; ieskaņošana alih sunting het nasynchroniseren dubbing, ettersynkronisering dubbing دوبله dublagem dublaj; sincronizare дублирование dabing sinhronizacija sinhronizacija dubbning, eftersynkronisering การอัดเสียงลงบนแผ่นฟิล์ม dublaj 配音,配樂 дублювання; копія фонограми فلم وغیرہ کی متبادل صوتی پٹی sự lồng tiếng 配音

dub2

(dab) past tense, past participle dubbed verb
to nickname. He was dubbed Shorty because of his size. vernoem يُلَقِّب، يُسَمّي давам прякор apelidar přezdívat nennen kalde; give tilnavn κολλώ παρατσούκλι σε κπ. apodar (kellekski) kutsuma نامیدن antaa lempinimi surnommer לְכָנוֹת उपनाम रखना dati nekome nadimak gúnynevet ad vkinek menjuluki nefna, kalla soprannominare あだ名をつける (~이라는) 별명을 붙이다 pravardžiuoti dot palamu/iesauku gelaran een bijnaam geven kalle; få som kjælenavn/klengenavn przezywać نومول alcunhar a porecli давать прозвище prezývať dati vzdevek nadenuti ime kalla för ตั้งฉายา ad takmak 取綽號,戲稱 давати прізвисько; охрестити کوئی لقب یا نام دینا đặt biệt danh 给某人起绰号
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Pike and Dub followed on his heels, with the rest of the team behind.
Dub was badly injured in a hind leg; Dolly, the last husky added to the team at Dyea, had a badly torn throat; Joe had lost an eye; while Billee, the good-natured, with an ear chewed and rent to ribbons, cried and whimpered throughout the night.
Another night Dub and Joe fought Spitz and made him forego the punishment they deserved.
At the mouth of the Tahkeena, one night after supper, Dub turned up a snowshoe rabbit, blundered it, and missed.
"No taking chances with a dub that's likely to sneak a lucky one across."
Silverstein is a dub, and a softy, and a knocker," he said good-humoredly.
"It's a fine job this day, and no better crew to clean up after the dubs of motormen.
Muntasar Barwani, Dub Drive GCC organiser and Volkswagen Owner said: "As a customer it is a priviledge to have been apart of this fantastic experience in Europe, and myself and the rest of the customer team are thriving to make our next regional event even bigger and better than ever before.
Writes Shaan, "Please don't destroy an iconic film with [a] Hindi dub. No difference in Shah Rukh's voice, it's like any other voice over he does for his films.
(Writer's note: I love 'Thievery' for their unique meld of reggae, dub, bossa nova, jazz, and world music into an incredible synthesis.

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