Glossary entry

Spanish term or phrase:

cola

English translation:

voice-over

Added to glossary by Toby Wakely
Jun 24, 2020 14:53
3 yrs ago
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Spanish term

cola

Spanish to English Other Journalism type of news
La noticia es el formato más utilizado en todas las cadenas, aunque también destaca el uso de colas leídas por los presentadores y cubiertas con imágenes; y los directos, sobre todo, en la cadena pública que envió un equipo de periodista, cámara y sonido para cubrir el acontecimiento a bordo.

Please look at following link for the definition:

https://umh1840.edu.umh.es/2014/05/16/que-son-unas-colas/


There are explanations in Spanish of what this term means, but I can´t find any English equivalent.
Proposed translations (English)
4 +2 voice-over
References
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Discussion

Toni Castano Jun 24, 2020:
@Toby (Hi Toby, long time no see!). Due to lack of space in the answer box, I´m posting the full link here to the explanation I provided to Amanda´s reply. I believe she´s right. If there´s something more specific than "voiceover" for "colas" in English, it´s unknown to me.
http://tv_mav.cnice.mec.es/Informativos/InforPlasticayVisual...

And here another glossary of broadcasting terms:
https://people.uwec.edu/kapferja/02-Fall08/335/GlossaryofBro...

I was also thinking of "stand-up" as a possible option, but no, I believe "voiceover" is on the right track. Best of luck.

And by the way, "voice-over" should be the right spelling of the term rather than the non-hyphenated version I normally use :-(

Proposed translations

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voice-over

Google definition: a piece of narration in a movie or broadcast, not accompanied by an image of the speaker.

Cambridge dictionary definition: on a television show, movie, or ad, the spoken words of a person that you cannot see.
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/voice...
Peer comment(s):

agree Toni Castano : Official definition of "cola" by the Spanish national broadcaster TVE: COLAS: Emisión de noticias en las que el presentador introduce su voz en directo desde el estudio mientras se emiten las imágenes.. I think "voiceover" fits. "
4 hrs
Thanks, Toni!
agree Ana Franco
6 hrs
Thank you, Ana!
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Reference comments

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Reference:

Ref:

Vemos al presentador en pantalla que empieza a dar una noticia y rápidamente entra un vídeo con imágenes de lo que está contando y el periodista continúa hablando sobre ellas. Es lo que se llaman colas.
http://loquedigamcluhan.blogspot.com/2014/09/teoria-el-lengu...
Peer comments on this reference comment:

agree Toni Castano : Correct definition. I think, "voiceover" is okay (unless there´s something more "technical").
1 hr
agree Ramon Armora
2 hrs
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