Problems in Subtitling Cultural-Bound Expressions in “Theeb” Movie: A Case Study

Subtitling is a challenging task making subtitlers use precise strategies to improve the quality of subtitles. This paper aims at identifying subtitling employed in culture-bound terms Jordanian movie entitled “Theeb” and assessing translation such terms. The dialect used this Bedouin Arabic. So, translator faced two dilemmas: (1) Understanding Jordanian-Arabic understanding dimensions features distinguished culture. (2) Translating work, which loaded with cultural expressions, into English. Furthermore, study deals issue overcoming difficulties by Arabic-language audiovisual dialogues To achieve purpose study, data was collected from "Theeb" then analyzed. results show that not all were used. Those left unused dislocation, condensation, decimation, resignation strategies. Hence, article critically evaluates subtitling, exposing pitfalls offering more efficient renderings practical context.