dub

BrE /dʌb/ AmE /dʌb/

verb en → es

past dubbed pp dubbed ing dubbing

1 VOICE-OVER [transitive] B2

to record a new voice for an actor or character in a film, video, etc., to replace the original sound

doblaje, doblar la voz

  • take somebody/something and dub it

Collocations dub a film · dub an actor's voice

  • The film was dubbed into several languages.

    La película se dobló en varios idiomas.

2 NAME [transitive] C1

to give someone a nickname or title, especially one that describes them well

llamar, nombrar

  • take somebody and dub them

Collocations dub someone the king/queen of something · dub someone a genius

  • He was dubbed 'the King of Pop'.

    Se le llamó 'el Rey del Pop'.

3 COPY [transitive] B2

to make a copy or duplicate of something, especially using a computer program

copiar, duplicar

  • take something and dub it

Collocations dub a file · dub an image

  • She dubbed the video to her computer.

    Ella copió el vídeo a su computadora.

4 SING [intransitive] C1

to sing in a recording studio, often as an additional voice or for a different language version of the song

cantar en el estudio de grabación

  • take place

Collocations dub in a studio · dub for a different language version

  • The singer dubbed the song in French.

    El cantante grabó la canción en francés.