dub
/dʌb/verb
उच्चारण डब
नाम देना; डब करना
Core word
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[T]
to give somebody or something a particular name, often in a humorous or critical way; to replace the original speech in a film with words in another language
नाम देना; डब करना
- dubbed into Hindi
- dubbed the 'Missile Man'
- The press dubbed the captain 'the Wall' for his strong defence.
+ 2 more examples
- Foreign cartoons are dubbed into Hindi for children.
- The film was dubbed in four languages and released across the country.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
dub + sb/sth + noun (to name)
To dub someone something is to give them a nickname, often humorous or critical. It takes two objects, or a complement.
किसी को कुछ 'dub' करने का अर्थ उसे उपनाम देना है, प्रायः मज़ाकिया या आलोचनात्मक। इसमें दो object या complement आता है।
- The media dubbed him the Flying Sikh.
- Newspapers dubbed the match the game of the century.
dub + film into + language
To dub a film is to replace its original speech with another language. Use into for the new language.
फिल्म को 'dub' करने का अर्थ मूल संवाद को दूसरी भाषा से बदलना है। नई भाषा के लिए 'into' आता है।
- The film was dubbed into Hindi and Tamil.
- They dubbed the cartoon for Indian children.
be dubbed (passive)
The passive is more common than the active, especially in news about films.
फिल्मों की खबरों में active से अधिक passive का प्रयोग होता है।
- The Telugu hit has been dubbed in many languages.
dub (add sound)
Dub can also mean to add sound effects or music to a film or recording after it was made.
'Dub' का अर्थ फिल्म या रिकॉर्डिंग बनने के बाद उसमें ध्वनि-प्रभाव या संगीत जोड़ना भी है।
- Music was dubbed on to the silent scene.
+Collocations 4
dub + object
a filma seriesa cartoona songa voice
- The studio dubbed the series for Indian audiences.
dub + language
into Hindiinto Englishin Tamilinto Frenchin several languages
- The documentary was dubbed into English.
dub + nickname
dub sb the kingdub him a herodub it a failuredub it a revolution
- The press dubbed the scheme a failure.
dub + adverb
badlyperfectlypoorlyofficiallywrongly
- The movie was badly dubbed.
“More examples 5
- Many Hollywood films are dubbed into Hindi for Indian viewers.
कई Hollywood फिल्में भारतीय दर्शकों के लिए हिंदी में dub की जाती हैं।
- The cricketer was dubbed the Wall for his strong defence.
अपने मज़बूत बचाव के कारण क्रिकेटर को 'दीवार' का नाम दिया गया।
- Radhika's sister dubbed the voice of the cartoon princess.
राधिका की बहन ने कार्टून राजकुमारी की आवाज़ डब की।
- The scheme was dubbed a historic step by the minister.
मंत्री ने योजना को ऐतिहासिक कदम की संज्ञा दी।
- He dubbed the old film with new music.
उसने पुरानी फिल्म में नया संगीत जोड़ा।
!Common mistakes 1
✗ The press dubbed to him a hero.
✓ The press dubbed him a hero.
Dub takes the person as a direct object, with no to.
'Dub' व्यक्ति को direct object लेता है, उसके बाद 'to' नहीं आता।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
These verbs involve naming or labelling, with different force.
ये क्रियाएँ नाम देने या लेबल लगाने की हैं, पर प्रभाव अलग है।
To give a nickname or replace a film's speech.
उपनाम देना या फिल्म के संवाद बदलना।
- They dubbed him the Wall.
To describe someone in a fixed, often unfair way.
किसी का वर्णन स्थिर और प्रायः अनुचित ढंग से करना।
- He was labelled lazy.
To give a name at a baptism, or humorously give a name.
बपतिस्मा में नाम देना, या मज़ाक में नाम देना।
- They christened the boat Radhika.
§Grammar and usage
Usage: dubbed (called: 'Kolkata is dubbed the City of Joy').
प्रयोग में dubbed (कहा जाने वाला: 'Kolkata is dubbed the City of Joy')।