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subtitling plot-pertinent information (2 questions)
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whitelighter
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Jul 1, 2022

In the current subtitling project I'm working on, to indicate that third language is being spoken, without actually translating from the third language, I have subtitled "говоря по-испански" ("speaking Spanish") in brackets. Should this subtitle stay on the screen the whole time the person is speaking Spanish, or should it just be on the screen long enough to be easily read?

Also, when translating onscreen text such as date and location (eg "New York City, 1980), sh... See more
In the current subtitling project I'm working on, to indicate that third language is being spoken, without actually translating from the third language, I have subtitled "говоря по-испански" ("speaking Spanish") in brackets. Should this subtitle stay on the screen the whole time the person is speaking Spanish, or should it just be on the screen long enough to be easily read?

Also, when translating onscreen text such as date and location (eg "New York City, 1980), should this be a different size/font from the rest of the subtitles? ▲ Collapse
 
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говоряТ по-испански Jul 2, 2022

whitelighter wrote:
"говоря по-испански" ("speaking Spanish")
There is a typo in your translation, it must be "говорят по-испански".
You'd better ask this question here: https://www.proz.com/forum/subtitling/283471-ask_me_anything_about_subtitling.html

[Edited at 2022-07-02 02:33 GMT]
 


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