caption

BrE /ˈkæp.ʃən/ AmE /ˈkæp.ʃən/

noun / verb en → es

1 TEXT [singular] B2

a short piece of text that explains or comments on a picture, map, etc.

legenda, subtítulo, leyenda

  • caption for

Collocations caption for an image · caption for a map

  • The caption under the photograph explained where it was taken.

    La leyenda debajo de la fotografía explicaba dónde fue tomada.

2 SUBTITLE [singular] C1

a short piece of text that appears on a screen during a film, television programme, etc., to show what is being said or written in another language.

subtítulo

  • caption for

Collocations caption for a film · caption for a TV show

  • The film had English captions.

    La película tenía subtítulos en inglés.

3 COMMENT [singular] C1

a short piece of text that appears on a screen during a television programme, often to give extra information or comment.

comentario, subtítulo informativo

  • caption for

Collocations caption during a news broadcast · caption on a sports programme

  • The caption at the bottom of the screen gave information about the weather.

    El subtítulo en la parte inferior de la pantalla daba información sobre el tiempo.

4 WRITE [transitive] B2

(verb) to write a caption for an image or other visual material.

añadir una leyenda, escribir una leyenda

  • caption something

Collocations caption a photograph · caption an illustration

  • She captioned the photo with her name and address.

    Ella añadió su nombre y dirección como leyenda en la foto.