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title: dubbing — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «dubbing» in the school dictionary: Dubbing is replacing the spoken words of a film or show with words in another language, said by new voice actors. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# dubbing

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**Who acts:** Dubbing, ceremony, grease, Dubbing actors, dad, They · **What happens:** replace, speak, say, word, give, be · **To what, where:** spoken words, language, film, someone, ceremony, knight · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«dubbing» in the school dictionary: its 4 meanings for a pupil and its 7 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [dubbing in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/dubbing.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Dubbing is replacing the spoken words of a film or show with words in another language, said by new voice actors.

<!-- fold The tree, 21 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dubbing:m1:1
# text = Dubbing is replacing the spoken words of a film or show with words in another language, said by new voice actors.
1	Dubbing	dubbing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	replacing	replace	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	spoken	speak	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	amod	_	_
6	words	word	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	film	film	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
10	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	show	show	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	conj	_	_
12	with	with	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	words	word	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
14	in	in	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	another	another	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	16	det	_	_
16	language	language	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
18	said	say	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	16	acl	_	_
19	by	by	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
20	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	22	amod	_	_
21	voice	voice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	compound	_	_
22	actors	actor	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	18	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **replace** | present · progressive | Dubbing | the spoken words of a film or show |  |  |  | with words in another language | vn substitute-13.6.2-1 «NP V NP PP.co-theme»: agent=Theme word=Location with word=Co-Theme |
| 2 | **speak** *speech: other* | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **say** *speech: assert* | participle |  | another language *not said here* |  |  |  | by new voice actors | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **word** |  |  | a film or show |  |  |  |  | nom word «communication transitive»: of=patient |

<!-- .note -->
One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Dubbing is giving someone or something a nickname.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dubbing:m2:1
# text = Dubbing is giving someone or something a nickname.
1	Dubbing	dubbing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	giving	give	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
4	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	3	obj	_	_
5	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	4	conj	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	nickname	nickname	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | present · progressive | Dubbing | someone |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent someone=Theme |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: history — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Dubbing is the ceremony of making someone a knight.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dubbing:m3:1
# text = Dubbing is the ceremony of making someone a knight.
1	Dubbing	dubbing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	ceremony	ceremony	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
6	making	make	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	4	acl	_	_
7	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	6	obj	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	knight	knight	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Dubbing | the ceremony |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **make** | gerund | the ceremony *not said here* | a knight | someone |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP NP»: agent=Asset someone=Beneficiary knight=Product |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: old — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Dubbing (also «dubbin») is a grease for making leather boots soft and waterproof.

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dubbing:m4:1
# text = Dubbing (also «dubbin») is a grease for making leather boots soft and waterproof.
1	Dubbing	dub	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	10	csubj	_	_
2	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	also	also	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
4	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	dubbin	dubbin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	5	punct	_	_
8	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	grease	grease	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nsubj	_	_
11	for	for	SCONJ	IN	_	12	mark	_	_
12	making	make	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	10	acl	_	_
13	leather	leather	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	_
14	boots	boot	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
15	soft	soft	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	xcomp	_	_
16	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
17	waterproof	waterproof	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	14	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **dub** | gerund |  | dubbin |  |  |  |  | vn dub-29.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent dubbin=Theme |
| 2 | **is a** | present | Dubbing | a grease |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **make** | gerund | a grease *not said here* | leather |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset leather=Product |
| 4 | **boot** | present | a grease |  |  |  |  | soft *property* | vn banish-10.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The dubbing in this cartoon is really good.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dubbing:x1:1
# text = The dubbing in this cartoon is really good.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	dubbing	dubbing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	5	det	_	_
5	cartoon	cartoon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
7	really	really	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | the dubbing in this cartoon |  |  |  |  | good *property* | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Dubbing actors must match the mouth movements.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dubbing:x2:1
# text = Dubbing actors must match the mouth movements.
1	Dubbing	dub	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	amod	_	_
2	actors	actor	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
3	must	must	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	match	match	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	mouth	mouth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	movements	movement	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **dub** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn dub-29.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **match** | must | Dubbing actors | the mouth movements |  |  |  |  | vn amalgamate-22.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent movement=Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My dad hates dubbing and prefers subtitles.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dubbing:x3:1
# text = My dad hates dubbing and prefers subtitles.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	dad	dad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	hates	hate	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	dubbing	dubbing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	prefers	prefer	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
7	subtitles	subtitle	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hate** | present | My dad | dubbing |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer dubbing=Stimulus |
| 2 | **prefer** | present | My dad *not said here* | subtitles |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer subtitle=Stimulus |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
They are dubbing the film into Spanish.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dubbing:x4:1
# text = They are dubbing the film into Spanish.
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	dubbing	dub	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	film	film	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	into	into	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	Spanish	Spanish	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **dub** | present · progressive | They | the film |  | Spanish |  |  | vn dub-29.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent film=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The dubbing of a knight was a special ceremony.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dubbing:x5:1
# text = The dubbing of a knight was a special ceremony.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	dubbing	dubbing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	knight	knight	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	special	special	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	ceremony	ceremony	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | the dubbing of a knight | a special ceremony |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Fans were dubbing him «the Flash».

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dubbing:x6:1
# text = Fans were dubbing him «the Flash».
1	Fans	fan	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
2	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	dubbing	dub	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
4	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	obj	_	_
5	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	Flash	Flash	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **dub** | past · progressive | Fans | him *= he* |  |  |  |  | vn dub-29.3.2 «NP V NP NP»: agent=Agent he=Result |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Rub some dubbing on your football boots to keep them soft.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dubbing:x7:1
# text = Rub some dubbing on your football boots to keep them soft.
1	Rub	rub	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	3	det	_	_
3	dubbing	dubbing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	on	on	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
5	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	football	football	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	boots	boot	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	advcl	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	keep	keep	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	xcomp	_	_
10	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	obj	_	_
11	soft	soft	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **rub** | imperative | you *not said here* | some dubbing |  |  |  |  | vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent dubbing=Theme |
| 2 | **boot** | present | your football |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **keep** | to-infinitive | your football *not said here* | them *= they* |  |  |  | soft *property* | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Theme |

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