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Meaning of "surtitles" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SURTITLES

surtitles  [ˈsɜːˌtaɪtəlz] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SURTITLES

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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Surtitles is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SURTITLES MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Surtitles

Surtitles, also known as supertitles, are translated or transcribed lyrics/dialogue projected above a stage or displayed on a screen, commonly used in opera or other musical performances. The word "surtitle" comes from the French language "sur", meaning "over" or "on", and the English language word "title", formed in a similar way to the related subtitle. The word Surtitle is a trademark of the Canadian Opera Company. Surtitles are used either to translate the meaning of the lyrics into the audience's language, or to transcribe lyrics that may be difficult to understand in the sung form. The two possible types of presentation of surtitles are as projected text, or as the electronic libretto system. Titles in the theatre have proven a commercial success in areas such as opera, and are finding increased use for allowing hearing impaired patrons to enjoy theatre productions more fully. Surtitles are used in live productions in the same way as subtitles are used in movie and television productions.

Definition of surtitles in the English dictionary

The definition of surtitles in the dictionary is brief translations of the text of an opera or play that is being sung or spoken in a foreign language, projected above the stage.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SURTITLES


abuttals
əˈbʌtəlz
battels
ˈbætəlz
bristols
ˈbrɪstəlz
buttals
ˈbʌtəlz
Decretals
dɪˈkriːtəlz
genitals
ˈdʒɛnɪtəlz
Immortals
ɪˈmɔːtəlz
regimentals
ˌrɛdʒɪˈmɛntəlz
skittles
ˈskɪtəlz
subtitles
ˈsʌbˌtaɪtəlz
supertitles
ˈsuːpəˌtaɪtəlz
titles
ˈtaɪtəlz
victuals
ˈvɪtəlz
vitals
ˈvaɪtəlz

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SURTITLES

surround
surround sound
surrounding
surroundings
surrounds
surroyal
sursum corda
surtarbrand
surtax
Surtees
surtout
surturbrand
surucucu
surv.
surveil
surveillance
surveillance society
surveillant
surveille
survey

WORDS THAT END LIKE SURTITLES

Acts of the Apostles
Antilles
at right angles
beer and skittles
bells and whistles
Catholic Epistles
Charles
credit titles
de los Angeles
Knowles
los Angeles
miles
new wine in old bottles
Ortles
Rules
sales
Seychelles
tales
Teaching of the Twelve Apostles
Wales

Synonyms and antonyms of surtitles in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «surtitles» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SURTITLES

Find out the translation of surtitles to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of surtitles from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «surtitles» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

surtitles
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

subtítulos
570 millions of speakers

English

surtitles
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

surtitles
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

surtitles
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

субтитрами
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

legendagem
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

surtitles
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

surtitres
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Sarjana
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Übertiteln
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

surtitles
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

surtitles
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Surya
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

surtitles
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

surtitles
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सुतारित्र
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

üstyazı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

sopratitoli
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

napisami
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

субтитрами
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

surtitles
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

υπέρτιτλους
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

boskrifte
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

textmaskin
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

surtitles
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of surtitles

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SURTITLES»

The term «surtitles» is normally little used and occupies the 132.974 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SURTITLES» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «surtitles» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «surtitles» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about surtitles

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SURTITLES»

Discover the use of surtitles in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to surtitles and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Doubts and Directions in Translation Studies: Selected ...
Reception, text and context in the study of opera surtitles Marta Mateo University of Oviedo, Spain Opera surtitles have not received much attention within Translation Studies - not even within the field of multimedia translation, in which they ...
Yves Gambier, Miriam Shlesinger, Radegundis Stolze, 2007
2
(Multi) Media Translation: Concepts, Practices, and Research
French surtitles Est-il d 'dme plus noble de subir les traits du sort. . . (6) Sterben - schlafen- Nichts welter! - und zu wissen, daft ein Schlaf Das Herzweh und die tausend Stofie endet, Dutch surtitles Sterven, slapen, niets meer. En weten dat de  ...
Yves Gambier, Henrik Gottlieb, 2001
3
Methods and Strategies of Process Research: Integrative ...
one or two lines of subtitled text) or with additional metalinguistic explanations ( i.e. innovative subtitling that included both subtitles and surtitles). The latter is already practiced in amateur subtitling on the internet. The surtitles explained the use ...
Cecilia Alvstad, Adelina Hild, Elisabet Tiselius, 2011
4
Music, Text and Translation
The. origins. of. surtitles. In Europe, during the first half of the twentieth century, opera was predominantly performed in the vernacular. There were a number of reasons for this. First, the world wars had strengthened feelings of national identity, ...
Helen Julia Minors, 2013
5
Dubbing and Subtitling in a World Context
But surtitles in the theatre are put on either the sides or the top of the stage. The audience have to look away from the image onstage to see them. The surtitles are at the same time a help and a distraction. Over-frequent changeover of the ...
Gilbert Chee Fun Fong, Kenneth K. L. Au, 2009
6
Translation in Theatre and Performance
Thus the surtitles' primary function was to provide a faithful English translation by reproducing what was delivered on stage in French. However, during rehearsals, the playwright and director, Marc Prescott, placed the translator on stage and ...
Silvia Bigliazzi, Paola Ambrosi, Peter Kofler, 2013
7
Theatre Translation in Performance
Thus the surtitles' primary function was to provide a faithful English translation by reproducing what was delivered on stage in French. However, during rehearsals, the playwright and director, Marc Prescott, placed the translator on stage and ...
Silvia Bigliazzi, Paola Ambrosi, Peter Kofler, 2013
8
Travels of a Doctor: A Medical Drive Through the EU
Usually I like to go through an opera at home with the CD and the libretto in the weeks before the performance, especially as there would be no English surtitles but I knew these operas quite well and had no difficulty following them. Talking ...
Gerald Michael, 2009
9
Audiovisual Translation, Subtitling
Surtitles. Also known as supertitles in the USA and supratitles by some scholars ( Gambier 1994:276) they are a close relative to subtitles. They were developed by the Canadian Opera Company in Toronto, and the ...
Jorge Diaz-Cintas, Aline Remael, 2014
10
Translation and the Reconfiguration of Power Relations: ...
Different “side texts” (Carlson) may be enacted by “playful translation”, including interpreters intervening in the new production, the redistribution of lines among actors in a bilingual performance and the ludic use of surtitles (Carlson's ...
Beatrice Fischer, Matilde Nisbeth Jensen, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SURTITLES»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term surtitles is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Making theatre personal - glasses that translate the dialogue
If you've watched an opera or a foreign play, you may have noticed the surtitles above the stage. One company in France is trying to revolutionise the theatre ... «euronews, Jul 15»
2
A nice ring to it: Bells of Baddeck a love story in song, drama
The show includes surtitles projected onto a screen to make it accessible for those who are hard of hearing or deaf, something MacDonald said a small number ... «TheChronicleHerald.ca, Jul 15»
3
Breakthrough: These opera glasses deliver subtitles
Dramatic reductions in neck pain from craning to view surtitles is one expected outcome. Viewers who already wear prescription glasses, however, may grumble ... «Slipped Disc, Jul 15»
4
Smart glasses translate words from the stage
High-tech glasses that project theatre surtitles solely for the wearer have been premiered at the Avignon Festival in France. The augmented-reality glasses are ... «The Stage, Jul 15»
5
The wind whispers Murakami
... other than when his scene partners need to repeat his Thai lines, making sure that the audience understands them without having to read the English surtitles. «The Nation, Jul 15»
6
Surtitles would buoy Titanic
Surtitles have made it possible for everyone in the audience to follow all the sung dialogue, which is not always clear enough to be heard even in English. «Toronto Star, Jun 15»
7
Paris theatres adopt English surtitling
English surtitles have been added to two theatres in Paris in an attempt to attract a wider tourist audience. Theatre Edouard VII will now feature English language ... «The Stage, Jun 15»
8
Top Paris theatres convert to English 'surtitles' to help foreigners
Two of Paris' top theatres are launching a dramatic revolution by introducing English “surtitles” to their performances to attract non-French speaking tourists, in a ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jun 15»
9
Thoughtful new tales on offer for TNO's next season
“Un vent se lève qui éparpille (Scattered in a Rising Wind,” about an incident that shattered four people's lives, runs in March, with English surtitles March 4 and ... «NorthernLife.ca, Jun 15»
10
The Paris theatre scene - now open for expats too
He quit his job as the marketing director of a multinational company last year to focus on making theatre accessible for English speakers by introducing surtitles ... «The Local.fr, Feb 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Surtitles [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/surtitles>. Apr 2024 ».
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