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voice-over en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈvɔɪsəʊvə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ˈvɔɪsoʊvɚ/ (General-American)
  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

From voice + over.

Meanings

  1. A production technique, in which pictures are accompanied by the voice of an unseen actor or reporter.
  2. A voice-overed release, especially of foreign content.
  3. The voice audio track of such a broadcast.
    • Fogel, working with a script by the journalist Kerry Howley, follows Winner from the age of nine to the aftermath of her plea, and organizes the movie around voice-over reminiscences by Reality (the character is played by Emilia Jones). […] With Reality [Winner]’s voice-overs doing the bulk of the dramatic work, the movie depends heavily on editing to keep the action moving visually, and “Winner” may well prove to be one of the best-edited movies this year. 2024 September 11, Richard Brody, ““Winner” Takes Political Comedy Seriously”, in The New Yorker, archived from the original on 20 Sep 2024:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
voiceover alternative lexicographic
voice-overs Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

voice-over artist

Relateds

dub · revoice · dubbing

Translations (42)

hu hangalámondás (production technique) · es voz sobrepuesta (production technique) · de Voice-over (voice-overed release) · ru зака́дровое озвуча́ние (production technique) · pl wersja lektorska (voice-overed release) · nl voice-over (voice-overed release) · es pista de doblaje (audio track) · id tindih suara (voice-overed release) · es doblaje (voice-overed release) · vi lời thuyết minh (voice-overed release) · eo eksterscena voĉo (production technique) · pl wydanie lektorskie (voice-overed release) · fr voix hors champ (production technique) · pt dublado (voice-overed release) · ja ボイスオーバー (voice-overed release) · de Offstimme (audio track) · pl szeptanka (production technique) · pl tłumaczenie lektorskie (production technique) · fr voix off (audio track) · fi selostus (voice-overed release) · el σπικάζ (voice-overed release) · el σπικάζ (production technique) · ru войсо́вер (production technique) · es voz superpuesta (production technique) · fr voix off (voice-overed release) · fi selostus (audio track) · sv lektorsdubbning (voice-overed release) · es sobrevoz (production technique) · et pealelugemine (voice-overed release) · ru войсо́вер (voice-overed release) · pl tłumaczenie lektorskie (voice-overed release) · el σπικάζ (audio track) · pl ścieżka lektorska (audio track) · pl lektor (audio track) · ru зака́дровая озву́чка (voice-overed release) · no fortellerstemme (voice-overed release) · pl lektor (voice-overed release) · es voz en off (production technique) · cmn 畫外音 /画外音 (voice-overed release) · mi reo āpiti (audio track) · fi selostettu ohjelma (voice-overed release) · ru зака́дровый перево́д (production technique)

voice-over en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • /ˈvɔɪsəʊvə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ˈvɔɪsoʊvɚ/ (General-American)
  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

From voice + over.

Meanings

  1. (ambitransitive) To supply the voice audio track for (a broadcast).

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
voice-overs Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
voiceover alternative lexicographic
voice-overed Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
voice-overed Tense=Past lexicographic
voice-overing Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic