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The habit of combining one- or two-word titles with a subtitle for foreign release so the public will have a better idea what the work is about. It's a way to give people who haven't heard about the original work an idea of the premise without making it unknown to the people who do know the original work by name. Sometimes the subtitle is a direct translation of the original title (if it is kept in the original language), making the name redundant, or it may be something that explains the plot.

 

Usually a case of [[Woolseyism]] or [[Macekre]] and a case of foreign [[Colon Cancer]]. See also [[Completely Different Title]].

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* '''''[[Big Brother]]''': Velky Bratr''

 

* '''''[[Alien]]''': Den 8. passager'' ("The Eighth Passenger"; you'll see most translations added this subtitle)

* '''''[[Superman (film)|Superman]] <s>II</s>''': På Nye Eventyr'' ("[On] new adventures")

 

* '''''[[Pulp Fiction]]''': Tarinoita väkivallasta'' ("Stories about violence")

 

* '''''[[Alien]]''', Le huitième passager'' (''The Eighth Passenger'')

* '''''[[The Dark Knight]]''': Le Chevalier Noir''

* '''''[[FX]]''', Effets de choc'' (''Shocking (special) Effects'')

** And '''''[[FX the Series|FX]]''', Effets Spéciaux, [[Title: the Adaptation|la série]]'' (''Special Effects'')

* '''''[[Masked Rider]]''': Le Justicier de l'espace'' (''The Hero of Space'')

* '''''[[NCIS]]''': Enquêtes spéciales'' (''Special investigations'')

* '''''[[The Patriot]]''': Le chemin vers la liberté'' (''The path towards freedom'')

* '''''[[The X-Files]]''': Aux frontières du réel'' (''At the Borders of Reality''). Here again, to tie with the series's French title.

 

* '''''[[Alien]]''' – Das unheimliche Wesen aus einer fremden Welt'' (The sinister creature from a foreign world)

* '''''The Crow''' - Die Kraehe'' (The crow)

* '''''[[The Da Vinci Code]]''''' - ''Sakrileg'' (sacrilege). ''Sakrileg'' is the [[Completely Different Title|German title of the novel]], and apparently when the movie came out, they wanted to make sure that the people know [[The Film of the Book|which (best-selling) book it is the film of]].

* '''''[[Superman (film)|Superman]] II''' - Allein gegen alle'' (Alone against all)

* '''''[[Superman (film)|Superman]] III''' - Der stahlerne Blitz'' (The iron thunderbolt)

* Everything on [http://rateyourmusic.com/list/XonE/horrible_german_film_title_translations__with_re_translations____/ this] list.

 

* '''''[[Alien vs. Predator]]'''- A Halál a Ragadozó ellen'' (''The Death VS the Predator'')

* '''''[[Monk]]''' - Flúgos nyomozó'' (''The Wacky Detective'')

* '''''[[Psych]]''' - Dilis detektívek'' (''Goofy Detectives'')

* '''''[[Primeval]]''' - Őslények kalandorai'' (''Adventurers of Prehistoric Creatures'')

* '''''[[Terminator]]''' - A halálosztó'' (''The Death Giver'')

 

* '''''[[Cold Case]]''': Delitti irrisolti'' (''Unsolved crimes'')

* '''''[[ER]]''': Medici In Prima Linea (''Physicians Ready For Action'')

* '''''[[A Nightmare on Elm Street|Nightmare]]''': Dal profondo della notte'' (''From the depths of the night'')

* '''''[[Ghost Whisperer]]''': Presenze'' (''Presences'')

* '''''[[NCIS]]''': Unità anticrimine'' (''Crime fighting unit'')

* '''''[[Ocean's Eleven]]''': Fate il vostro gioco'' (''Make Your Play'')

* '''''[[Epic Mickey]]''''': La Leggendaria Sfida di Topolino'' (''The Legendary Challenge of Mickey Mouse'')

* '''''[[Die Hard With a Vengeance|Die Hard 3]]''''': ''Hard to Kill''

 

* ''Chō Eiyū Densetsu'' (Super Hero Legend) '''''[[Wonder Boy in Monster World|Dynastic Hero]]'''''

* '''''[[Cloverfield]]''': Hakaisha'' (''Destroyer'')

* '''''FIFA''': World Class Soccer'' {{[[[Electronic Arts]] EA Sports}} games]

* ''Jūryoku Sōkō'' (Gravitational Armored) '''''[[Metal Storm]]'''''

* '''''[[Kill Bill]] Vol. 2''': The Love Story''

* '''''[[Sonic Generations]]''': Shiro no Jikuu'' (White Time-Space) [console version]

* '''''[[Sonic Generations]]''': Ao no Bouken'' (Blue Adventure) [[[Nintendo 3DS]] version]

* '''''[[Contra|Super Contra]]:''' Erian no Gyakushu'' (The Alien Strikes Back) [arcade version]

* '''''[[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles the Arcade Game|Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]]:''' Super Kame Ninja'' (Super Turtle Ninjas) [the Konami arcade game]

** '''''[[X Men Origins: Wolverine|Wolverine]]:''' X-Men Zero''

** '''''[[X-Men: First Class|X Men First Class]]:''' First Generation''

* '''''[[Dante's Inferno (video game)|Dantes Inferno]]''': Shinkyoku: Jigoku-hen'' (Divine Comedy: Inferno Episode)

 

* '''''[[Alien (franchise)|Alien]]''': Den åttende passasjer'' (The eighth passenger)

* '''''[[Enchanted]]''': Eventyr i New York'' (Fairytale in New York)

 

* '''''[[Alien]]''', o Oitavo Passageiro'' (The Eighth Passenger)

* '''''[[Alien (franchise)|Alien S]]''': O Resgate'' (The Rescue)

* '''''[[Blade (film)|Blade]]''', O Caçador de Vampiros'' (The Vampire Hunter)

* '''''[[Blade Runner]]''': O Caçador de Andróides'' (The Android Hunter)

* '''''[[Cloverfield]]''': Monstro'' (Monster) (Brazil); Portugal inverts the trope: ''Nome de Código: '''Cloverfield''''' (Codename: Cloverfield).

* '''''[[Cobra]]''': O Braço Forte da Lei''(Portugal) In Brazil it's a weird case: ''Stallone Cobra'' ([[Billed Above the Title|blame it on]] [http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/41/Cobra_movie_poster.jpg/200px-Cobra_movie_poster.jpg the poster]).

* '''''[[Con Air]]''' - Fortaleza Voadora'' (Aerial Fortress) (Portugal)

* '''''[[Con Air]]''': A Rota da Fuga'' (The Escape Route) (Brazil)

* '''''[[FX]]''': Assassinato Sem Morte'' (Murder without Death)

* '''''[[Forrest Gump]]''': O Contador de Histórias''' (The Story Teller)

* '''''[[The Incredibles]]''' - Os Super-Heróis'' (Portugal)

* '''''[[Top Gun]]''': Ases Indomáveis'' (Indomitable Aces) (Brazil)

 

* '''''Quiz Show''': El dilema'' ("The Dilemma")

* '''''[[Serenity]]''': Furia imparable'' ("Unstoppable Fury")

* '''''[[Adaptation]]''': El ladrón de orquídeas'' ("The Orchid Thief")

* '''''[[Alien]]''', el octavo pasajero'' ("The Eighth Passenger")

* '''''Antwone Fisher''': El triunfo del espíritu'' ("The Spirit's Triumph")

* '''''Arlington Road''': Temerás a tu vecino'' ("You Will Fear Your Neighbor")

* '''''Encantada''': La historia de Giselle'' ("[[Enchanted]]: Giselle's Tale")

* '''''[[Kill Bill]]''': La vengaza'' (The Revenge)

* '''''[[Resident Evil (film)|Resident Evil]]''': El huésped maldito'' ("The Cursed Guest")

* '''''[[Terminator]]''': El exterminador''

* '''''[[Top Gun]]''': Pasión y gloria'' ("Passion and Glory")

* '''''[[Superman (film)|Superman]] II''': La aventura continua'' ("The Adventure Continues")

* '''''[[Kick-Ass (film)|Kick-Ass]]''': Un superheroe sin superpoderes'' ("A superhero without superpowers")

* '''''[[Sunshine (film)|Sunshine]]''': Alerta solar'' ("Solar Alert")

* '''''[[Recess]]''': The Animated Series

 

* '''''[[Alien]]''' den åttonde passageraren'' (The eighth passenger)

* '''''[[Superman (film)|Superman]] II''' - Äventyret fortsätter'' (The adventure continues)

* '''''[[Superman (film)|Stålmannen]]''' - går på en krypto-NIT ("Superman III [[Incredibly Lame Pun|Draws a krypto-blank]]")''

 

* '''''[[Das Boot]]''': The Boat''

* Inverted in '''''[[M]]''' - Eine Stadt sucht einen Mörder'' (M: A City Looks for a Murderer)

 

* '''''[[One Piece]]''': Hǎizéi Wáng'' (Pirate King)

* '''''Kakurenbo''': Hide and Seek''

* '''''Kai no Bōken''': The Quest of Ki''

* '''''[[Sayonara, Zetsubou-sensei]]''': The Power Of Negative Thinking''. Actually an intelligent choice, considering that every chapter title is also a [[Literary Allusion Title]].

* ''[[When They Cry]]: '''[[Higurashi no Naku Koro ni]]''''', in an example of a Foreign Supertitle. "When They Cry" is the franchise title, and does appear as a supertitle for ''the original games'', but is removed for [[The Anime of the Game]], and was put back on by [[Geneon]].

** The name that is most used here is Higurashi - When they cry (and Umineko - When they Cry for the sequel).

** '''''Onimusha 3:''' Demon's Siege''

** ''Onimusha: Dawn of Dreams'' is an aversion, since the subtitle already existed in the Japanese title. However, the word ''Shin'' (for "new") was omitted for the overseas version.

* '''''[[Mario & Luigi]] (RPG)''': [[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga|Superstar Saga]]''

** '''''[[Mario & Luigi]] (2)''': [[Mario & Luigi: Partners In Time|Partners In Time]]''

* Inverted with ''[[Sin and Punishment]]'', where the "Successor of the Earth" subtitle was omitted in the English release.

 

* ''[[Choudenshi Bioman|Bioman]] [[Dolled-Up Installment|3]]: '''[[Choujuu Sentai Liveman|Liveman]]'''''

 

* '''''[[Honey and Clover]]''' - Méz és lóhere''

* '''''[[Trinity Blood]]''' - Vér és kereszt'' (''Blood and Cross'')

* '''''[[Yu Yu Hakusho]]''' - A szellemfiú'' (''The Ghost Boy'')

 

* ''What's My Destiny: '''[[Dragon Ball]] (Z)''''' (At least initially, it later became better known by its original title.)

 

* '''''[[Sailor Moon]] (first season)''''': ''The Moon In A Sailor Suit''

 

* '''''[[Doraemon]]''': El Gato Cosmico'' (''The Space Cat'')

* '''''[[Kinnikuman]]''''': El Hombre Músculo (''The Muscle Man'')

 

* '''''[[Uzumaki]]''''': Spiralerna (''The spirals'')

 

* '''''[[The Raid]]''''': Redemption

 

* '''''[[Robot Taekwon V|Taekwon V]]''''': Mision Espacial (''Mission on Space'')

 

 

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