film
gb/fˈɪlm/ us/fˈɪlm/
A2
Engelsk
~ 800
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A2
entity
1
A movie or motion picture
A story shown in a cinema or on TV, made of moving pictures.
Brugsmønster:
to watch [a film]
Typisk fejl:
Learners sometimes confuse 'film' (UK English) with 'movie' (US English) and think they are different things, but they mean the same.
Synonymer
movie (More common in American English; otherwise the same meaning.)
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motion picture (More formal and less common in everyday speech.)
Antonymer
live performance (An entertainment performed in real time in front of an audience, not recorded.)
Ordforbindelser
watch a film
|make a film
|film industry
|film director
|film festival
Temaer
entertainment
|media
|arts
|arts_entertainment
|communication
Eksempler
- We watched a romantic film last night.
- The film won several awards at the festival.
- He is working on a new science fiction film.
- That film was based on a true story.
- She studied film at university.
Læringseksempler
- I like this film.
- The film is very funny.
- We saw a film at the cinema.
- This is my favorite film.
- The film is about a young girl.
Udsagnsord
B1
action
2
To record with a camera
To use a camera to make a movie or video.
Brugsmønster:
to film [something/someone]
Typisk fejl:
Learners sometimes confuse 'film' as a verb with 'shoot' in photography, which can also mean to record video but is more common in professional contexts.
Synonymer
record (General term for capturing audio or video; less specific to moving images.)
Antonymer
erase (To remove recorded content so it no longer exists.)
Ordforbindelser
film a scene
|film an interview
|film on location
|film live
Temaer
media
|arts
|technology
|arts_entertainment
|communication
Eksempler
- They filmed the concert for television.
- She is filming her new documentary in Africa.
- We filmed the children playing in the park.
Læringseksempler
- I will film my trip.
- He films his dog every day.
- They filmed the game.
- She will film the party.
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B2
entity
3
Thin layer covering a surface
A thin layer of something on the surface of something else.
Typisk fejl:
Learners may confuse this meaning with movies, especially when reading without context.
Synonymer
coating (General term for any covering layer; not necessarily as thin as 'film'.)
Antonymer
bare surface (A surface without any covering layer.)
Ordforbindelser
thin film
|film of dust
|film of oil
Temaer
science
|daily life
|core_vocabulary
Eksempler
- A thin film of ice covered the pond.
- The glass had a greasy film on it.
- There was a film of dust on the table.
Læringseksempler
- There is a film of ice on the lake.
- I see a film of oil on the water.
- The table has a film of dust.
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technical
B2
entity
4
Photographic recording material
Special material used in cameras to take pictures before digital cameras existed.
Typisk fejl:
Learners may think 'film' here refers to movies, but it means the physical material used to capture images.
Synonymer
celluloid (Refers specifically to early types of photographic film material.)
Ordforbindelser
roll of film
|load film
|develop film
Temaer
photography
|technology
|arts_entertainment
Eksempler
- I need to buy another roll of film for my camera.
- The photographer developed the film in a darkroom.
- Old films can be damaged by heat and light.
Læringseksempler
- I put new film in the camera.
- He develops the film in his lab.
- The old camera uses film.
Grammatik
Opslagsform
film
IPA
GB/fˈɪlm/
US/fˈɪlm/
Stavelser og tryk
film (1 stavelse)
Stress on 1st syllable (film)
Ordformer
Noun
- Base: film
- Plural: film, films
Verb
- Base: film
- 3rd Person Singular: films
- Present Participle: filming
- Past: filmed
Ordfamilie
Forms
films
noun
filming
verb
filmed
verb
Core family
filmmaker
noun B1
Related words
filmmaking
noun
Advanced or less common
filmic
adjective
filmography
noun
Udtryk
film crew
1/fˈɪlm kɹˈu/
fixed phrase
Group making a movie/video
The group of people who work together to make a movie or TV show.
Eksempler
- The film crew set up cameras around the stage.
- She worked as part of a small film crew in Paris.
film set
1/fˈɪlm sˈɛt/
fixed phrase
Place where movie scenes are filmed
The place where scenes for a movie are filmed, often made to look like another place.
Eksempler
- Visitors were not allowed on the film set during shooting.
- They built an entire street on the film set.
short film
1/ʃˈɔɹt fˈɪlm/
fixed phrase
Movie under 40 minutes long
A movie that is much shorter than normal movies, often less than 40 minutes long.
Eksempler
- They entered their short film into the festival.
- The director became famous after making a short film.
feature film
1/fˈit͡ʃɚ fˈɪlm/
fixed phrase
full-length main movie
A long movie that is the main one people come to see.
Eksempler
- His first feature film was released last year.
- The director’s first feature film won several awards.
- They are shooting a new feature film in New Zealand.
- They are shooting a new feature film in Paris.