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film

film

Meaning of film

story shown in moving pictures

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British English/fɪlm/
American English/ˈmuːvi/
Russian transcription[fʲilm]
movie
film - фильм
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film with Russian translation

film usage examples

🇬🇧UK

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Этот фильм заставил всех смеяться.

That film made everyone laugh.

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Мы посмотрели фильм после обеда.

We saw a film after lunch.

🇺🇸US

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Этот фильм заставил всех смеяться.

That movie made everyone laugh.

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Мы посмотрели фильм после обеда.

We saw a movie after lunch.

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film synonyms

Related word breakdowns

What's the difference between film / motion picture / flick / feature / documentary / short

🇬🇧English
film

a neutral general word for a movie; common in British English

A1Very Often

That film won several awards.

Этот фильм получил несколько наград.

M
🇬🇧English
motion picture

a formal word for a movie

A1Rarely

The motion picture was restored by the studio.

Кинофильм был восстановлен студией.

F
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flick

an informal word for a film, often a light or simple one

A1Often

Let’s go see a flick tonight.

Давай сегодня сходим на фильм.

🇬🇧English

a full-length film, not a short

A1Often

The cinema is showing a new feature this week.

В кинотеатре на этой неделе показывают новый полнометражный фильм.

D
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documentary

a film about real people, events, or facts

A1Often

We watched a documentary about space.

Мы посмотрели документальный фильм о космосе.

🇬🇧English

a short film, shorter than a feature

A1Often

Her short was shown at the festival.

Её короткометражный фильм показали на фестивале.

C
🇬🇧English
cartoon

an animated film, often for children

A1Often

The children wanted to watch a cartoon.

Дети хотели посмотреть мультфильм.

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How to pronounce film and what this word means

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

how to pronounce film

/fɪlm/

film translation

фильм

film examples

That film made everyone laugh.

film transcription

/fɪlm/, /ˈmuːvi/

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film meaning: what does it mean?

story shown in moving pictures

film pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

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

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

That film made everyone laugh. Translation: Этот фильм заставил всех смеяться.

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