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fansub

noun · verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.

  • /ˈfænˌsʌb/

1

noun

Meaning 1

Subtitles translated by amateurs.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Translation of subtitles by amateurs.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

To translate subtitles as an amateur.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: intransitive

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Short for fan subtitle.

Across languages

Translations

21 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: fansub — subtitles translated by amateurs
  • Chinese Mandarin: 字幕組 /字幕组 (zìmùzǔ) — subtitles translated by amateurs
  • Finnish: fanitekstitys — subtitles translated by amateurs
  • French: fansub — subtitles translated by amateurs
  • French: sous-titrage sauvage — subtitles translated by amateurs
  • German: Fansub — subtitles translated by amateurs
  • Hebrew: פאנסאב — subtitles translated by amateurs
  • Japanese: ファンサブ (fansabu) — subtitles translated by amateurs
  • Portuguese: fansub — subtitles translated by amateurs
  • Russian: фэнсаб (fɛnsab) — subtitles translated by amateurs
  • Russian: фансаб (fansab) — subtitles translated by amateurs
  • Spanish: fansub — subtitles translated by amateurs
  • Thai: แฟนซับ (faensáp) — subtitles translated by amateurs
  • Turkish: fansub — subtitles translated by amateurs
  • Chinese Mandarin: 字幕組翻譯 /字幕组翻译 (zìmùzǔ fānyì) — translation of subtitles by amateurs
  • Finnish: fanitekstitys — translation of subtitles by amateurs
  • Finnish: fanitekstittäminen — translation of subtitles by amateurs
  • Catalan: fansubejar — translate subtitles as an amateur
  • Chinese Mandarin: 字幕組翻譯 /字幕组翻译 (zìmùzǔ fānyì) — translate subtitles as an amateur
  • Finnish: tehdä fanitekstitys — translate subtitles as an amateur
  • French: fansuber — translate subtitles as an amateur