subtitles

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words shown at the bottom of a film or television picture to show what is being said, or to translate it into a different language:

The Chinese movie was shown with English subtitles.

The evening news has subtitles for the hard of hearing.

The sound is so clear, you barely need the subtitles.

The opera was sung in French and broadcast with English subtitles.

I wouldn't be able to understand the Japanese without subtitles.