Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
On Catch Up
English answer:
on a facility for watching TV programs broadcast earlier.
English term
United Arab Emirates
Translation services company in Dubai
Native in: Arabic
Works in: English to Arabic, Arabic to English, Arabic
On Catch Up
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What does it mean, and which "Catch Up" is capitalized?
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| 4 +5 | on a facility for watching TV programs broadcast earlier. |
Jack Doughty
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| 4 +2 | on the internet |
Robert Forstag
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| 4 -1 | reruns |
George Rabel
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Oct 2, 2013 07:14: Jack Doughty Created KOG entry
Non-PRO (2): Cilian O'Tuama, Tony M
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United Kingdom
Translator since 1953
Native in: English
Works in: Russian to English, German to English, English
on a facility for watching TV programs broadcast earlier.
Using one of these services is know as viewing "on catch-up".
United States
Translating words, preserving meaning
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, English
on the internet
See:
www.worldtvpc.com/onlinevideosites/?cat=Catchup TV Networks
TRANSLATIONS THAT READ LIKE ORIGINALS
Native in: Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish, Spanish to English, and 1 more.
reruns
It means to become up to date on popular programs, movies, or episodes that were previously shown.
For example, if you watch series "X" every week, but missed an episode for whatever reason, you can "catch up" and watch it on a later date.
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Tony M
: No, that implies a pro-active repeat broadcast by the content supplier, which is not what 'catch up' specifically means. / Well, it is your proposed term in the answer box.
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I agree that is not a passive "rerun" where you have to wait for the content provider. I did not offer the word as a definition
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