doblar
/doˈblaɾ/
To dub in Spanish is doblar.
The verb doblar is used to describe the action of replacing the soundtrack of a film with a translation. In a formal context, you may encounter the phrase Traducir y doblar, which implies both the translation and the dubbing of video or audio content into Spanish. If you are referring to the process of dubbing itself as a noun, the word is doblaje. Note that the word dub also exists in Spanish as a noun referring to the music genre.
Meaning: to replace soundtrack of a film with translation (verb)
Which one should you use?
While doblar refers to replacing the audio with a new language, subtitular refers to adding text translations to the screen.
Related words
How do you pronounce it?
/doˈblaɾ/
Did you know?
- The word doblar is a polysemous verb that also means 'to fold' a piece of paper or 'to turn' a corner.
- Historically, doblar also referred to a specific type of gold coin used in the Spanish Empire.
- Latin American countries often produce their own versions of doblaje for the same film to ensure the slang and accents match local regions.
Examples in context
- doblar una película al españoldubbing a movie into Spanish
- redoblar una serie animadaredubbing an animated series
- traducir y doblar una película en inglés al españoltranslating and dubbing an English film into Spanish
- Esta película está doblada al español.This movie is dubbed into Spanish.
- Van a doblar la película para el cine.They are going to dub the movie for the cinema.
- Es difícil doblar una serie de televisión.It is difficult to dub a television series.
Example conversation
Elena and Daniel are talking about their job at a media company.
- ElenaDaniel, ¿tienes que doblar este corto hoy?Daniel, do you have to dub this short film today?
- DanielSí, Elena, es un trabajo muy largo.Yes, Elena, it is a very long job.
- ElenaEspero que termines de doblar pronto.I hope you finish dubbing soon.
- DanielLo intentaré, pero es complicado.I will try, but it is complicated.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “dub” translations and entries doblar, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
