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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.
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
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| dub |
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| I dub |
| you dub |
| he/she/it dubs |
| we dub |
| you dub |
| they dub |
| Preterite |
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| I dubbed |
| you dubbed |
| he/she/it dubbed |
| we dubbed |
| you dubbed |
| they dubbed |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am dubbing |
| you are dubbing |
| he/she/it is dubbing |
| we are dubbing |
| you are dubbing |
| they are dubbing |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have dubbed |
| you have dubbed |
| he/she/it has dubbed |
| we have dubbed |
| you have dubbed |
| they have dubbed |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was dubbing |
| you were dubbing |
| he/she/it was dubbing |
| we were dubbing |
| you were dubbing |
| they were dubbing |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had dubbed |
| you had dubbed |
| he/she/it had dubbed |
| we had dubbed |
| you had dubbed |
| they had dubbed |
| Future |
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| I will dub |
| you will dub |
| he/she/it will dub |
| we will dub |
| you will dub |
| they will dub |
| Future Perfect |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| I would dub |
| you would dub |
| he/she/it would dub |
| we would dub |
| you would dub |
| they would dub |
| Past Conditional |
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| 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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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
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"
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dub
verb
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dub
verbnoun
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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] VTCollins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
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
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.
to be dubbed into sth [film] → être doublé(e) en qch
The film was dubbed into French → Le film était doublé en français.
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
dub
[dʌb] vta. (Cine) → doppiare
b. (nickname) → ribattezzare, soprannominare
they dubbed him "Shorty" → l'hanno ribattezzato or soprannominato "Shorty"
they dubbed him "Shorty" → l'hanno ribattezzato or soprannominato "Shorty"
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
dub1
(dab) – past tense, past participle dubbed – verb1. 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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