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dubbese

dubbese noun: the use of unnatural language in dubbing.

Noun

dubbese (uncountable)

  1. The use of unnatural language in dubbing.
    • Dubbese is the register of dubbing, and as such it can be described using the four traditional language levels: particular features of dubbese are found at phonetic, morphological, syntactical and lexical levels.2019, Roberto A. Valdeón, The Routledge Handbook of Spanish Translation Studies, page 1999

Origin of dubbese

From dub + -ese.

Questions about dubbese

What does dubbese mean?
Dubbese means the use of unnatural language in dubbing.
What part of speech is dubbese?
Dubbese is a noun.

Words near dubbese in the dictionary

  1. dubbeltjies
  2. dubber
  3. Dubberly
  4. Dubberlys
  5. dubbers
  6. dubbese
  7. dubbies
  8. dubbin
  9. dubbined
  10. dubbing
  11. dubbing up

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