noun · neutral
subtitle
/ˈsʌbˌtaɪt(ə)l/SUB·ti·tle
Band 5-6speakingtask2
text shown at the bottom of a screen that translates or transcribes spoken dialogue
Examples
“I watch most foreign films with English subtitles.”
“Turn on the subtitles if you can't hear the audio clearly.”
“The documentary included subtitles for non-native speakers.”
Band 8 sentence
“The subtitled release broadened the film's international appeal without altering the original audio.”
Collocations
- English subtitles
- turn on/off subtitles
- subtitled version
Word family
subtitle nounsubtitled adjectivesubtitling noun/verb
Common mistakes
caption→subtitle
sub-title→subtitle
Say it for a higher band
5caption→6translation→7+subtitle
Synonyms
caption
Easily confused
caption
“The caption under the photo explained where it was taken.”
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