caption

• Nom désignant un titre, une légende ou une explication qui accompagne une illustration, une photographie ou une vidéo.

A noun referring to a title, explanation, or description that accompanies an illustration, photograph, or video.

1. Text accompanying an imageB1formal

   A brief explanation or description that accompanies an illustration, photograph, or diagram.

   Légende d'une image

   • The caption under the photo explained the historical event.
   • She wrote a funny caption for her Instagram post.
   • The textbook includes captions for all diagrams.

   Synonymesdescriptionexplanationlabellegend

2. Subtitle for videoB1formal

   Text displayed on a screen that represents spoken dialogue or audio content.

   Sous-titre pour vidéo

   • The movie had English captions for the hearing impaired.
   • I always turn on captions when watching foreign films.
   • The video's captions were synchronized perfectly with the audio.

   Synonymeslegendsubsubtitletitle

• Verbe utilisé pour désigner l'action d'ajouter un titre, une légende, une explication ou une description à une image, une vidéo ou un document.

A verb used to indicate the act of adding a title, explanation, or description to an image, video, or document.

1. Add explanatory textB1formal

   To provide a title, description, or explanation for an image, video, or illustration.

   Légender

   • The photographer captioned the photo with the location and date.
   • She captioned her Instagram post with a funny quote.
   • The museum captioned each painting with the artist's name.

   Synonymesannotatedescribelabeltagtitle

2. Add subtitlesB2formal

   To add text that displays spoken dialogue or audio content on a screen.

   sous-titrer

   • The video was captioned for hearing-impaired viewers.
   • They captioned the documentary in multiple languages.
   • The editor captioned the interview for the online version.

   Synonymessubtitle