film
gb/fˈɪlm/ us/fˈɪlm/
A2
Αγγλικά
~ 800
Σημασίες
0 σημασίες
Ουσιαστικό
A2
entity
1
A movie or motion picture
A story shown in a cinema or on TV, made of moving pictures.
Μοτίβο χρήσης:
to watch [a film]
Συχνό λάθος:
Learners sometimes confuse 'film' (UK English) with 'movie' (US English) and think they are different things, but they mean the same.
Συνώνυμα
movie (More common in American English; otherwise the same meaning.)
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motion picture (More formal and less common in everyday speech.)
Αντώνυμα
live performance (An entertainment performed in real time in front of an audience, not recorded.)
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
watch a film
|make a film
|film industry
|film director
|film festival
Θέματα
entertainment
|media
|arts
|arts_entertainment
|communication
Παραδείγματα
- 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.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
- 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.
Ρήμα
B1
action
2
To record with a camera
To use a camera to make a movie or video.
Μοτίβο χρήσης:
to film [something/someone]
Συχνό λάθος:
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.
Συνώνυμα
record (General term for capturing audio or video; less specific to moving images.)
Αντώνυμα
erase (To remove recorded content so it no longer exists.)
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
film a scene
|film an interview
|film on location
|film live
Θέματα
media
|arts
|technology
|arts_entertainment
|communication
Παραδείγματα
- They filmed the concert for television.
- She is filming her new documentary in Africa.
- We filmed the children playing in the park.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
- I will film my trip.
- He films his dog every day.
- They filmed the game.
- She will film the party.
Ουσιαστικό
B2
entity
3
Thin layer covering a surface
A thin layer of something on the surface of something else.
Συχνό λάθος:
Learners may confuse this meaning with movies, especially when reading without context.
Συνώνυμα
coating (General term for any covering layer; not necessarily as thin as 'film'.)
Αντώνυμα
bare surface (A surface without any covering layer.)
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
thin film
|film of dust
|film of oil
Θέματα
science
|daily life
|core_vocabulary
Παραδείγματα
- 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.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
- 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.
Ουσιαστικό
technical
B2
entity
4
Photographic recording material
Special material used in cameras to take pictures before digital cameras existed.
Συχνό λάθος:
Learners may think 'film' here refers to movies, but it means the physical material used to capture images.
Συνώνυμα
celluloid (Refers specifically to early types of photographic film material.)
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
roll of film
|load film
|develop film
Θέματα
photography
|technology
|arts_entertainment
Παραδείγματα
- 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.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
- I put new film in the camera.
- He develops the film in his lab.
- The old camera uses film.
Γραμματική
Λημματική μορφή
film
IPA
GB/fˈɪlm/
US/fˈɪlm/
Συλλαβές και τόνος
film (1 συλλαβή)
Stress on 1st syllable (film)
Τύποι λέξης
Noun
- Base: film
- Plural: film, films
Verb
- Base: film
- 3rd Person Singular: films
- Present Participle: filming
- Past: filmed
Οικογένεια λέξεων
Forms
films
noun
filming
verb
filmed
verb
Core family
filmmaker
noun B1
Related words
filmmaking
noun
Advanced or less common
filmic
adjective
filmography
noun
Εκφράσεις
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.
Παραδείγματα
- 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.
Παραδείγματα
- 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.
Παραδείγματα
- 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.
Παραδείγματα
- 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.