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mov·ie
(mo͞o′vē)n.
1.
a. A recorded sequence of film or video images displayed on a screen with sufficient rapidity as to create the illusion of motion and continuity.
b. Any work, as of art or entertainment, having this form, usually including a soundtrack: a movie about the cost of war.
c. The presentation of such a work: During the movie, the person in front of me kept talking.
d. A long narrative work of this form: a television channel that shows foreign movies.
2. movies Screenings of movies at a public theater: Would you like to go to the movies tonight?
3. movies The movie industry.
[Shortening and alteration of moving picture.]
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movie
(ˈmuːvɪ)n
(Film)
a. an informal word for film1
b. (as modifier): movie ticket.
[C20: from mov(ing picture) + -ie]
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mov•ie
(ˈmu vi)n.
2. a motion-picture theater (often prec. by the).
3. movies,
a. the business of making motion pictures; motion-picture industry.
b. the showing of a motion picture.
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movie
- art movie - A movie intended to be an artistic work rather than a commercial movie of mass appeal.
- longueurs - Boring periods of time or parts of a book, play, music, or movie are longueurs.
- horse opera - A slang term for a western (movie).
- vamp - Theda Bara's performance in the movie The Vampire brought us this word, meaning "seductive woman."
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| Noun | 1. |  movie - a form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement; "they went to a movie every Saturday night"; "the film was shot on location"motion picture, motion-picture show, moving picture, moving-picture show, pic, film, picture show, flick, picture product, production - an artifact that has been created by someone or some process; "they improve their product every year"; "they export most of their agricultural production" sequence, episode - film consisting of a succession of related shots that develop a given subject in a movie credit - an entry on a list of persons who contributed to a film or written work; "the credits were given at the end of the film" subtitle, caption - translation of foreign dialogue of a movie or TV program; usually displayed at the bottom of the screen credits - a list of acknowledgements of those who contributed to the creation of a film (usually run at the end of the film) telefilm - a movie that is made to be shown on television feature film, feature - the principal (full-length) film in a program at a movie theater; "the feature tonight is `Casablanca'" final cut - the final edited version of a movie as approved by the director and producer home movie - a film made at home by an amateur photographer collage film - a movie that juxtaposes different kinds of footage coming attraction - a movie that is advertised to draw customers shoot-'em-up - a movie featuring shooting and violence short subject - a brief film; often shown prior to showing the feature docudrama, documentary, documentary film, infotainment - a film or TV program presenting the facts about a person or event cinema verite - a movie that shows ordinary people in actual activities without being controlled by a director film noir - a movie that is marked by a mood of pessimism, fatalism, menace, and cynical characters; "film noir was applied by French critics to describe American thriller or detective films in the 1940s" skin flick - a pornographic movie rough cut - the first print of a movie after preliminary editing slow motion - a movie that apparently takes place at a slower than normal speed; achieved by taking the film at a faster rate talkie, talking picture - a movie with synchronized speech and singing show - a social event involving a public performance or entertainment; "they wanted to see some of the shows on Broadway" musical, musical comedy, musical theater - a play or film whose action and dialogue is interspersed with singing and dancing dub - provide (movies) with a soundtrack of a foreign language synchronise, synchronize - make (motion picture sound) exactly simultaneous with the action; "synchronize this film" reshoot - shoot again; "We had to reshoot that scene 24 times" |
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movie
noun film, picture, feature, flick (slang), motion picture, moving picture (U.S.) That was the first movie he ever made.
the movies the cinema, a film, the pictures (informal), the flicks (slang), the silver screen (informal) He took her to the movies.
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Translations
filmkino
film=-filmbiograf
filmo
elokuva
film
filmmozi
kvikmyndmyndbíó, kvikmyndirbíómynd
映画
영화
film
kino
biofilm
ภาพยนตร์
phim
movie
[ˈmuːvɪ] (esp US)B. CPD movie camera N → cámara f cinematográfica
movie house N = movie theatre the movie industry N → la industria cinematográfica
movie star N → estrella f de cine
movie theatre N → cine m
movie house N = movie theatre the movie industry N → la industria cinematográfica
movie star N → estrella f de cine
movie theatre N → cine m
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
movie
[ˈmuːvi] n → film mthe movies → le cinéma
Let's go to the movies! → Si on allait au cinéma?movie camera n → caméra f
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
movie
movie
(esp US) in cpds → Film-;movie camera
n → Filmkamera f
moviegoer
n → Kinogänger(in) m(f)
movie house
n → Kino nt, → Filmtheater nt
movie star
n → Filmstar m
movie theater
n → Kino nt
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
move
(muːv) verb1. to (cause to) change position or go from one place to another. He moved his arm; Don't move!; Please move your car.
2. to change houses. We're moving on Saturday.
3. to affect the feelings or emotions of. I was deeply moved by the film.
noun1. (in board games) an act of moving a piece. You can win this game in three moves.
2. an act of changing homes. How did your move go?
ˈmovable, ˈmoveable adjectiveˈmovement noun
1. (an act of) changing position or going from one point to another. The animal turned sideways with a swift movement.
2. activity. In this play there is a lot of discussion but not much movement.
3. the art of moving gracefully or expressively. She teaches movement and drama.
4. an organization or association. the Scout movement.
5. the moving parts of a watch, clock etc.
6. a section of a large-scale piece of music. the third movement of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony.
7. a general tendency towards a habit, point of view etc. There's a movement towards simple designs in clothing these days.
movie (-vi) noun (especially American).
1. a cinema film. a horror movie.
2. (in plural. with the) the cinema and films in general: to go to the movies.
ˈmoving adjective having an effect on the emotions etc. a very moving speech.
ˈmovingly adverbget a move on
to hurry or move quickly. Get a move on, or you'll be late!
make a move1. to move at all. If you make a move, I'll shoot you!
2. (with for or towards) to move (in the direction of). He made a move for the door.
move along to keep moving, not staying in one place. The police told the crowd to move along.
move heaven and earth to do everything that one possibly can.
move house to change one's home or place of residence. They're moving house next week.
move in to go into and occupy a house etc. We can move in on Saturday.
move off (of vehicles etc) to begin moving away. The bus moved off just as I got to the bus stop.
move out to leave, cease to live in, a house etc. She has to move out before the new owners arrive.
move up to move in any given direction so as to make more space. Move up and let me sit down, please.
on the move1. moving from place to place. With his kind of job, he's always on the move.
2. advancing. The frontiers of scientific knowledge are always on the move.
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movie
→ فِيلْم, فِيلْمٌ film film Film ταινία película elokuva film film film 映画 영화 film film film filme фильм film ภาพยนตร์ film phim 电影Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
- Where can we go to see a movie? (US)
Where can we go to see a film? (UK) - What's playing at the movie theater? (US)
What's on at the cinema? (UK) - Which film is playing at the movie theater? (US)
Which film is on at the cinema? (UK) - What's playing tonight at the movie theater? (US)
What's on tonight at the cinema? (UK) - When does the movie start? (US)
When does the film start? (UK)
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