With the translation

[Rachel Adams]

Is it wrong to omit "the" before "translation"? The sentence is mine.

"Watching movies in the original language is better than watching them with the translation."

 

[Rachel Adams]

What do you mean by 'with the translation'? Are you thinking of dubbing or subtitles?

I am talking about dubbing.

 

[emsr2d2]

It's better to watch films with the original soundtrack than dubbed [ones/films].

 

[Rover_KE]

Is it wrong to omit "the" before "translation"? The sentence is mine.

Yes.

 

[Rachel Adams]

It's better to watch films with the original soundtrack than dubbed [ones/films].

Is it better not to use my sentence? Is it unnatural?

 

[emsr2d2]

Is it better not to use my sentence? Is it unnatural?

Absent any other context, I would take "without [the] translation" to mean "without subtitles".

 

[Rachel Adams]

Absent any other context, I would take "without [the] translation" to mean "without subtitles".

Do you mean without subtitles in one's native language? As in "English Patient" without Russian subtitles/translation.

 

[Rover_KE]

"Watching movies in the original language is better than watching them with the translation."

Better for who? and Better than what?

My wife watches a lot of films in Danish and Swedish. Without subtitles she wouldn't understand a word.

 

[Rachel Adams]

Better for who? and Better than what?

My wife watches a lot of films in Danish and Swedish. Without subtitles she wouldn't understand a word.

In the original sentence I was talking about watching English movies in English is better than watching them in Russian. After finding out that the removal of the article before "translation"can mean "with subtitles in your language" I can say that watching them with subtitles is better when you are a beginner.

 

[Rachel Adams]

Absent any other context, I would take "without [the] translation" to mean "without subtitles".

Is "the" optional here? In "without the translation" to mean "without subtitles"?
As in 1. "She can't watch movies without the translation."
2. "She can only watch movies with the translation."

 

[Charlie Bernstein]

You can say:

- without the translation
- without translation
- without the subtitles
- without subtitles

 

[GoesStation]

Subtitles is more natural. It tells us how the translation is presented.

 

[emsr2d2]

"without the translation" is too vague. It could mean "without subtitles", "in the original language", or even "without a separate written translation (on paper)".

 

[Yankee]

It's better to watch films with the original soundtrack than dubbed [ones/films].

Or "....than with dubbing".

 

[GoesStation]

Or "....than with dubbing".

That does not look natural to me.

 

[Rachel Adams]

"without the translation" is too vague. It could mean "without subtitles", "in the original language", or even "without a separate written translation (on paper)".

But if I am watching an English movie with English subtitles which one should I use? "With the translation", "with translation" "with the subtitles" "with subtitles"?

 

[GoesStation]

But if I am watching an English movie with English subtitles which one should I use? "With the translation", "with translation" "with the subtitles" "with subtitles"?

The first two are fine. The last two don't tell us what kind of translation you're using and aren't natural.

 

[Yankee]

That does not look natural to me.

FYI from Collins Dictionary:
dubbing
NOUN cinema, television
1. the replacement of a soundtrack in one language by one in another language


"Additionally, it is a very good movie; boasting superb voice acting (even in the English dubbing), excellent writing and, of course, Otomo's masterful direction."

 

[Rachel Adams]

The first two are fine. The last two don't tell us what kind of translation you're using and aren't natural.

Strange. "With subtitles" and "with the subtitles" are unnatural, but "without the subtitles" and "without subtitles" are used.