film
gb/fˈɪlm/ us/fˈɪlm/
A2
English
~ 800
film, mozi, filmez, forgat, lefilmez, réteg, hártya, fotófilm
NOUN
A2
1
Usage pattern:
to watch [a film]
We watched a romantic film last night.
Tegnap este megnéztünk egy romantikus filmet.
The film won several awards at the festival.
A film több díjat is nyert a fesztiválon.
He is working on a new science fiction film.
That film was based on a true story.
She studied film at university.
Learner examples
I like this film.
Szeretem ezt a filmet.
The film is very funny.
Ez a film nagyon vicces.
We saw a film at the cinema.
This is my favorite film.
The film is about a young girl.
Common mistake:
Learners sometimes confuse 'film' (UK English) with 'movie' (US English) and think they are different things, but they mean the same.
Meaning
A movie or motion picture
Collocations
watch a film
|make a film
|film industry
|film director
|film festival
Synonyms
movie (More common in American English; otherwise the same meaning.)
|
motion picture (More formal and less common in everyday speech.)
Antonyms
live performance (An entertainment performed in real time in front of an audience, not recorded.)
Themes
entertainment
|media
|arts
|arts_entertainment
|communication
Definition
A story shown in a cinema or on TV, made of moving pictures.
A story or event recorded by a camera and shown on a screen as a series of moving images.
VERB
B1
2
Usage pattern:
to film [something/someone]
They filmed the concert for television.
A koncertet televíziós adáshoz lefilmezték.
She is filming her new documentary in Africa.
Afrikában forgatja az új dokumentumfilmjét.
We filmed the children playing in the park.
Learner examples
I will film my trip.
Le fogom filmezni az utazásomat.
He films his dog every day.
Mindennap filmezi a kutyáját.
They filmed the game.
She will film the party.
Common mistake:
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.
Meaning
To record with a camera
Collocations
film a scene
|film an interview
|film on location
|film live
Synonyms
record (General term for capturing audio or video; less specific to moving images.)
Antonyms
erase (To remove recorded content so it no longer exists.)
Themes
media
|arts
|technology
|arts_entertainment
|communication
Definition
To use a camera to make a movie or video.
To capture moving images using a camera for later viewing or broadcast.
NOUN
B2
3
A thin film of ice covered the pond.
A tavat vékony jégréteg borította.
The glass had a greasy film on it.
Az üvegen zsíros réteg volt.
There was a film of dust on the table.
Learner examples
There is a film of ice on the lake.
Jégréteg van a tavon.
I see a film of oil on the water.
Olajréteget látok a vízen.
The table has a film of dust.
Common mistake:
Learners may confuse this meaning with movies, especially when reading without context.
Meaning
Thin layer covering a surface
Collocations
thin film
|film of dust
|film of oil
Synonyms
coating (General term for any covering layer; not necessarily as thin as 'film'.)
Antonyms
bare surface (A surface without any covering layer.)
Themes
science
|daily life
|core_vocabulary
Definition
A thin layer of something on the surface of something else.
A very thin layer of liquid, powder, or other substance that covers something.
NOUN
B2
TECHNICAL
4
I need to buy another roll of film for my camera.
Vennem kell még egy tekercs filmet a fényképezőgépembe.
The photographer developed the film in a darkroom.
A fotós a sötétkamrában hívta elő a filmet.
Old films can be damaged by heat and light.
Learner examples
I put new film in the camera.
Új filmet tettem a fényképezőgépbe.
He develops the film in his lab.
A laborjában hívja elő a filmet.
The old camera uses film.
Common mistake:
Learners may think 'film' here refers to movies, but it means the physical material used to capture images.
Meaning
Photographic recording material
Collocations
roll of film
|load film
|develop film
Synonyms
celluloid (Refers specifically to early types of photographic film material.)
Themes
photography
|technology
|arts_entertainment
Definition
Special material used in cameras to take pictures before digital cameras existed.
A thin strip or sheet of flexible material coated with light-sensitive emulsion used for taking photographs or motion pictures.
Grammar
Dictionary form
film
IPA
GB/fˈɪlm/
US/fˈɪlm/
Syllables & stress
film (1 syllable)
Stress on 1st syllable (film)
Word forms
Noun
- Base: film
- Plural: film, films
Verb
- Base: film
- 3rd Person Singular: films
- Present Participle: filming
- Past: filmed
Word family
Forms
films
noun
filming
verb
filmed
verb
Core family
filmmaker
noun B1
Related words
filmmaking
noun
Advanced or less common
filmic
adjective
filmography
noun
Expressions
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.
Examples
- 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.
Examples
- 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.
Examples
- 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.
Examples
- 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.