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documentary

documentary

Meaning of documentary

a film or television programme about real events or people

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British English/ˌdɒkjuˈmentəri/
American English/ˌdɑːkjəˈmɛntri/
Russian transcription[dəkʊmʲɪnˈtalʲnɨj fʲilm]
documentary
documentary - документальный фильм
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documentary usage examples

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Документальный фильм рассказывал о семье фермеров.

The documentary followed a family of farmers.

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Мы многому научились из документального фильма.

We learned a lot from the documentary.

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documentary translation: документальный фильм. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce documentary

/ˌdɒkjuˈmentəri/

documentary translation

документальный фильм

documentary examples

The documentary followed a family of farmers.

documentary transcription

/ˌdɒkjuˈmentəri/, /ˌdɑːkjəˈmɛntri/

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documentary meaning: what does it mean?

a film or television programme about real events or people

documentary pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

documentary is pronounced as /ˌdɒkjuˈmentəri/. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

documentary definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?

The documentary followed a family of farmers. Translation: Документальный фильм рассказывал о семье фермеров.

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