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film

UK

/fɪlm/

US

/fɪlm/

Translations

filmnoun

films

pl

UK

/fɪlm/

US

/fɪlm/

I watched a great film last night.

Я посмотрел отличный фильм прошлой ночью.

The photographer used a special film for the shoot.

Фотограф использовал специальную пленку для съемки.

Additional translations

Synonyms

motion picture

filmverb

filmed

Past Simple

filmed

Past Participle

filming

Gerund

UK

/fɪlm/

US

/fɪlm/

They decided to film the documentary in the mountains.

Они решили снимать документальный фильм в горах.

записывать

The director will film the scene tomorrow.

Режиссёр будет записывать сцену завтра.

Synonyms

filmadjective

UK

/fɪlm/

US

/fɪlm/

Attributive use meaning ‘related to motion pictures’ (e.g., film studio)

Synonyms

Definitions

filmnoun

A thin layer or coating.

A film of dust covered the old furniture.

A motion picture; a movie.

We went to see a film at the cinema last night.

A thin flexible strip of plastic or other material coated with light-sensitive emulsion for exposure in a camera, used to produce photographs or motion pictures.

I bought a roll of film for my old camera.

A thin skin or membrane.

A film of ice formed on the pond overnight.

The art, study, or industry of making motion pictures.

She decided to major in film at university.

filmverb

To record moving images using a camera.

The director decided to film the scene at sunset for better lighting.

To cover or become covered with a thin layer or coating.

The pond began to film over with ice as the temperature dropped.

filmadjective

Relating to, characteristic of, or used in motion pictures.

The city hosts a famous film festival every spring.