film

1 عمومی:: فیلم‌، غشا، فیلم‌ سینما، (درجمع‌) سینما، فیلم‌ عكاسی‌، پرده‌ نازك‌

شبکه مترجمین ایران

1 general:: film especially British English , movie especially American English a series of images that tell a story and are shown in a cinema or on television: • What’s your favourite movie? • It won the award for best foreign film. • a made-for-TV movie motion picture formal ( also picture ) a film – used especially by people who make films or by critics: • a major Hollywood motion picture • Tell us about your latest picture. blockbuster informal a very successful film: • Steven Spielberg’s latest Hollywood blockbuster flick informal a film – a very informal use: • an action flick documentary a film that gives detailed information and facts about a particular subject: • a documentary on the rain forest feature film a film made to be shown in cinemas: • The book was later made into a full-length feature film starring Sean Penn. comedy a film intended to make people laugh: • Monroe appeared in a number of comedies. romantic comedy ( also romcom British English informal ) a film about two people who are in love, which is intended to make the people who watch it feel happy: • ‘Notting Hill’ is a romantic comedy starring Julia Roberts and Hugh Grant. thriller an exciting film, especially about murder or serious crimes: • ‘The Birds’ is a classic Hitchcock thriller. film noir a film that shows strong feelings of fear or evil and whose characters are often immoral, or these films in general: • ‘The Big Sleep’ is a classic Hollywood film noir. action film/movie a film that has lots of fighting, explosions etc: • Stallone’s latest action movie horror film/movie a frightening film about ghosts, murders etc: • She loves watching old horror movies. western a film with cowboys in it: • John Wayne is famous for making westerns. science fiction film/movie ( also sci-fi film/movie informal ) a film about imaginary events in the future or in outer space: • ‘2001’ is probably the most famous sci-fi movie ever made. gangster film/movie a film about violent criminals silent film/movie an old film without any sound: • The 1920s were the golden age of silent movies. an independent film/movie a film made by a small film company animated film/movie/cartoon a film with characters that are drawn or made using a computer: • One of his first animated films was ‘Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs’. anime a type of Japanese animated film, which often has a science fiction story: • Miyazaki’s anime film ‘Spirited Away’ became an international success. • an anime character CGI the use of computers to create characters and images in a film: • The film uses CGI. • Disney’s latest CGI movie short a short film, usually shown before a longer movie in the cinema: • an animated short trailer a series of short scenes from a film or programme, shown in order to advertise it in a cinema, on television etc: • We had to sit through all the trailers.

Longman-Thesaurus

2 general:: noun movie: We saw a film about Japan. noun pictures: I use color film in my camera. noun layer: There was a film on the water.

Simple Definitions

3 general::   noun movie ADJ. long | short | exciting, good, interesting | successful | awful, bad, boring | epic | violent She thought the film far too violent to show to children. | X-rated | silent | black-and-white | low-budget | Hollywood, independent | television, video | adventure, children's, comedy, documentary, feature, gangster, horror, pornographic VERB + FILM see, watch | go to (see), take sb to (see) We went to an awful film last night. | direct, make, produce, shoot She makes children's films. The film was shot on location in Kenya. | take film taken by security cameras | cut, edit The film was heavily edited for screening on television. | distribute, release, screen, show The film was finally released after weeks of protest by religious groups. | ban, censor FILM + VERB be on, show There's an interesting film on at the local cinema. | come out, open, premiere The film came out last week. | be based on sth a film based on the novel by Charles Potter | be called sth, be entitled sth a film entitled ‘Bitter Moon’ | capture sth The film manages to capture the mood of the times. | contain sth, include sth The film contains explicit scenes of violence. | depict sth, present sth, represent sth, show sth The film depicts immense courage amid the horrors of war. | tell sth This film tells the remarkable story of a disabled actor. | feature sb, star sb The film stars Nicole Kidman as a nightclub singer. | record sth a film recording the film) to see who the music was by. | critic | buff, fan | premiere | censor, censorship | screenplay, script | music, score, soundtrack | narrative | scene | stunt He was killed when a film stunt went wrong. | poster | studio | set They built a massive film set of an airport. | props | adaptation, version the film version of the best-selling novel | classic the film classic ‘Fantasia’ | documentary, drama | genre | clip, footage, sequence | report The news always contains several film reports. | series the ‘Star Wars’ film series | archives, library | business, company, industry | mogul Tyrannical Hollywood film moguls ruled their stars' lives. | distributor | making, production | festival | show | awards | camera, equipment, projector, recorder | rights The scramble for the film rights to her next novel has already begun. | school, student PREP. in a/the ~ There is a great car chase in the film. | on ~ They captured the incident on film. | ~ about a film about Queen Victoria | ~ of They've just started shooting a film of the novel. PHRASES the beginning/end of the film, be in films (= work in the film industry), a film with subtitles, the screening/showing of a film used for taking photographs ADJ. black-and-white, colour | fast Fast film would be best for such action shots. | 35 millimetre, etc. QUANT. length, reel, roll a roll of 35 millimetre film VERB + FILM load, put in | remove, take out | rewind | develop, first powered flight | deal with sth a film dealing with old age process I get my films developed | open The film opens with a bird's-eye shot of London. | end FILM + NOUN crew, director, editor, maker, people, producer, team, unit, writer The film has plenty of what film people call ‘bankability’. | world | actor, actress, legend, star | part, role | career, debut, work | credits His film credits (= the films he has made) as director include ‘Mood Music’ and ‘Lies’. We stayed for the film credits (= the names of people involved in the making of a at a local shop. | expose In the darkroom they found that only half the film had been exposed. | splice He spliced the two lengths of film together. thin layer of a substance/material ADJ. fine, thin VERB + FILM be covered in/with The books were covered in a thin film of dust. PREP. ~ of There was a fine film of sweat on her forehead.,   verb ADV. secretly The controversial experiment involved secretly filming a group of children. | on location The serial was filmed on location in Italy. PHRASES beautifully filmed fast-paced, well acted and beautifully filmed in the Blue Ridge Mountains

Oxford Collocations Dictionary

4 general:: film verbs watch a film • He stayed in and watched a film on TV. see a film • We saw a good film last night at the cinema. appear in a film • She once appeared in a film with Al Pacino. star in a film (= be one of the main characters in a film ) • Robert Mitchum starred in a film called 'River of No Return' with Marilyn Monroe. direct a film • The film was directed by Jean-Luc Godard. edit a film • The film was edited using the latest digital technology. make/shoot a film • Sutton has been making a film for Australian television. show/screen a film • The film is being shown in cinemas all across the country. distribute a film • Warner Bros became the first major studio to distribute its films over the Internet. a film stars/features somebody • The film starred Brad Pitt. a film is released/comes out (= it is made available for people to see ) • The film is due to come out in May. a film is showing ( also a film is on British English ) (= it is being shown at a cinema ) • The film is on at the Odeon Cinema. ADJECTIVES/NOUN + film a horror/adventure/war film • He likes watching horror films. a cowboy/gangster etc film • John Wayne was best-known for his roles in cowboy films. a feature film (= a full-length film shown in the cinema ) • Shane Meadows’ first feature film was 'TwentyFourSeven'. a documentary film • He has just completed a documentary film about Thomas Jefferson. an independent film (= a film made by a small film company ) • Young directors began making small independent films. a foreign-language film (= a film in a language that is not the audience’s native language ) • Foreign-language films seldom do well at the box office. a low-budget film • He’s currently producing his own low-budget film. a big-budget film • a big-budget film aimed at the mass market a silent film (= made in the time before films had sound ) • a star of silent films film + NOUN the film industry • Scorsese is a highly respected figure in the film industry. a film company/studio (= a company that produces films ) • a European film company trying to compete with the major Hollywood studios a film studio (= a special building where films are made ) • Many of the scenes were shot in a film studio. a film actor/star • John Voight, the American film star, is perhaps best known for his Oscar winning performance in 'Midnight Cowboy'. a film director • This year’s festival includes a tribute to the French film director Bertrand Tavernier. a film producer (= someone who controls the preparation of a film ) • British film producer Alexander Korda decided to make a movie about Vienna. a film maker (= someone who makes films, especially as a director ) • He is one of several exciting young film makers. a film soundtrack (= the recorded music for a film ) • The film’s soundtrack was composed by Ennio Morricone. film music • In 'La Strada', Nino Rota demonstrates the poetic power of film music. a film festival • The Berlin Film Festival attracted more than 400 films from around the world. a film premiere (= the first showing of a film ) • Film premieres tend to be glamorous occasions. a film crew/unit (= a group of people working together to make a film ) • The film crew are making a documentary about village life. a film camera • The company produces digital film cameras. a film buff (= someone who is interested in films and knows a lot about them ) • Film buffs will enjoy reading 'The 100 Best Movies of All Time'. a film critic • The review was written by 'The Daily Telegraph’s' film critic. a film school • He graduated from film school in 1998. film studies • She’s studying for a diploma in film studies.

transnet.ir

5 general:: film over If something films over, it becomes lightly covered with a thin layer of something • Her eyes suddenly filmed over ( with tears).

Cambridge-Phrasal Verbs