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dubbing

/ˈdʌbɪŋ/noun

उच्चारण डबिंग

डबिंग (फ़िल्म की आवाज़ दूसरी भाषा में बदलना)

Core word

noun
  1. 1

    [U]

    the process of replacing the original speech in a film or television programme with speech in a different language

    डबिंग (फ़िल्म की आवाज़ दूसरी भाषा में बदलना)

    • The Hindi dubbing of the film was excellent.
    • Many South Indian films reach a national audience through dubbing.
    • The dubbing of the cartoon was done by a team of voice artists.
    + 2 more examples
    • Good dubbing makes the actors' lips match the words.
    • Some viewers prefer subtitles to dubbing.
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    [U]

    the process of adding music, sound effects or new speech to a film or recording after it has been made

    (फ़िल्म में) बाद में आवाज़ या संगीत जोड़ना, डबिंग

    • The actors returned to the studio for dubbing.
    • The film's Hindi dubbing was done by famous actors.
    • After shooting, the director spent a month on dubbing and editing.
    + 2 more examples
    • Dubbing included adding rain and thunder to the final scene.
    • The studio is booked for dubbing next week.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4

dubbing (uncountable noun)

Dubbing is uncountable. It is the process of replacing film speech with another language.

'Dubbing' uncountable है। यह फिल्म के संवाद को दूसरी भाषा में बदलने की प्रक्रिया है।

  • Dubbing takes weeks for a long film.
  • The dubbing of the cartoon was excellent.

dubbing of + film

The film follows of, and the language follows into or in.

फिल्म 'of' के बाद और भाषा 'into' या 'in' के बाद आती है।

  • The dubbing of the film into Hindi began yesterday.

dubbing artist / studio / rights

Dubbing works as a modifier: dubbing artist, dubbing studio.

'Dubbing' modifier की तरह आता है: dubbing artist, dubbing studio।

  • Radhika's cousin is a dubbing artist in Mumbai.

dubbing vs subtitling

Dubbing replaces the speech; subtitling shows written words on the screen.

Dubbing बोली हुई भाषा बदलता है; subtitling स्क्रीन पर लिखे शब्द दिखाता है।

  • Many viewers prefer subtitling to dubbing.
+Collocations 4

adjective + dubbing

poorperfectliveHindiforeign

  • The poor dubbing spoiled the film.

verb + dubbing

dofinishstartsuperviserecord

  • They finished the dubbing in three days.

dubbing + noun

artiststudiosessionrightsquality

  • The dubbing studio is in Chennai.

dubbing + preposition

in Hindiinto Tamilfor TVfor children

  • The channel airs cartoons with Hindi dubbing.
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  • The dubbing of the old film took two months.

पुरानी फिल्म की डबिंग में दो महीने लगे।

  • Children's cartoons often need Hindi dubbing.

बच्चों के कार्टून को प्रायः हिंदी डबिंग की ज़रूरत होती है।

  • She earns a good income as a dubbing artist.

वह डबिंग कलाकार के रूप में अच्छी आय कमाती है।

  • The dubbing was out of sync with the actors' lips.

डबिंग अभिनेताओं के होंठों की गति से मेल नहीं खा रही थी।

  • Dubbing in several languages helped the film reach a wider audience.

कई भाषाओं में डबिंग से फिल्म को व्यापक दर्शक मिले।

!Common mistakes 2

✗ The film has a dubbing from Telugu in Hindi.

✓ The film has Hindi dubbing from Telugu.

Dubbing is uncountable and takes no article here.

'Dubbing' uncountable है और यहाँ article नहीं लेता।

✗ The dubbings were poor.

✓ The dubbing was poor.

Dubbing is uncountable; it has no plural.

'Dubbing' uncountable है; इसका plural नहीं बनता।

≠Thesaurus: which synonym when

These are ways of presenting a film in another language.

ये किसी फिल्म को दूसरी भाषा में प्रस्तुत करने के तरीके हैं।

dubbing

Replacing the original speech with another voice.

मूल आवाज़ की जगह दूसरी आवाज़ रखना।

  • Hindi dubbing.

subtitling

Adding written translation at the bottom of the screen.

स्क्रीन के नीचे लिखित अनुवाद जोड़ना।

  • English subtitling.

voice-over

A voice heard over images without showing the speaker.

वह आवाज़ जो दृश्यों के ऊपर सुनाई देती है, बोलने वाला दिखाई नहीं देता।

  • A voice-over explained the map.
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