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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, dub3; 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 dub1]
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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| 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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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. eklemekmüzikseslendirmek
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.
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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).
2. to add sound effects or music to (a film etc).
ˈdubbing noundub2
(dab) – past tense, past participle dubbed – verb to nickname. He was dubbed Shorty because of his size.
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