SUBTITLE • E-FREE TRANSLATION.COM • Definition of Subtitle

Add this Dictionary
to your website!
See more options...

/sˈəbtˌaɪtəl/ Listen

Subtitle

noun

Translation of foreign dialogue of a movie or TV program; usually displayed at the bottom of the screen. Synonym: caption.

Secondary or explanatory title.

verb

Supply (a movie) with subtitles.

See images of 'Subtitle'

Etymology of 'Subtitle'

Share |

"Subtitle" Quotes from Famous Books

... know where they get titles for books from. The subtitle is "The Boy with no Skid to his Wheel", and that is the only mention of the word "skid" in the entire book. The only "wheel" mentioned is when the boy hero does cartwheels round the drawing-room. And the said boy is referred to as "a globule of quicksilver". So I suppose ...

— Quicksilver - The Boy With No Skid To His Wheel • George Manville Fenn

... article by Professor L. M. Tennan entitled "Adventures in Stupidity.—A Partial Analysis of the Intellectual Inferiority of a College Student." He should particularly note the percentages on page 34 in the second paragraph under the subtitle "The Psychology of Stupidity." ...

— The Minds and Manners of Wild Animals • William T. Hornaday