film
gb/fˈɪlm/ us/fˈɪlm/
A2
Inglese
~ 800
Accezioni
0 accezioni
Sostantivo
A2
entity
1
A movie or motion picture
A story shown in a cinema or on TV, made of moving pictures.
Schema d'uso:
to watch [a film]
Errore comune:
Learners sometimes confuse 'film' (UK English) with 'movie' (US English) and think they are different things, but they mean the same.
Sinonimi
movie (More common in American English; otherwise the same meaning.)
|
motion picture (More formal and less common in everyday speech.)
Contrari
live performance (An entertainment performed in real time in front of an audience, not recorded.)
Collocazioni
watch a film
|make a film
|film industry
|film director
|film festival
Temi
entertainment
|media
|arts
|arts_entertainment
|communication
Esempi
- 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.
Esempi per chi studia
- 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.
Verbo
B1
action
2
To record with a camera
To use a camera to make a movie or video.
Schema d'uso:
to film [something/someone]
Errore comune:
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.
Sinonimi
record (General term for capturing audio or video; less specific to moving images.)
Contrari
erase (To remove recorded content so it no longer exists.)
Collocazioni
film a scene
|film an interview
|film on location
|film live
Temi
media
|arts
|technology
|arts_entertainment
|communication
Esempi
- They filmed the concert for television.
- She is filming her new documentary in Africa.
- We filmed the children playing in the park.
Esempi per chi studia
- I will film my trip.
- He films his dog every day.
- They filmed the game.
- She will film the party.
Sostantivo
B2
entity
3
Thin layer covering a surface
A thin layer of something on the surface of something else.
Errore comune:
Learners may confuse this meaning with movies, especially when reading without context.
Sinonimi
coating (General term for any covering layer; not necessarily as thin as 'film'.)
Contrari
bare surface (A surface without any covering layer.)
Collocazioni
thin film
|film of dust
|film of oil
Temi
science
|daily life
|core_vocabulary
Esempi
- 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.
Esempi per chi studia
- 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.
Sostantivo
technical
B2
entity
4
Photographic recording material
Special material used in cameras to take pictures before digital cameras existed.
Errore comune:
Learners may think 'film' here refers to movies, but it means the physical material used to capture images.
Sinonimi
celluloid (Refers specifically to early types of photographic film material.)
Collocazioni
roll of film
|load film
|develop film
Temi
photography
|technology
|arts_entertainment
Esempi
- 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.
Esempi per chi studia
- I put new film in the camera.
- He develops the film in his lab.
- The old camera uses film.
Grammatica
Forma base
film
IPA
GB/fˈɪlm/
US/fˈɪlm/
Sillabe e accento
film (1 sillaba)
Stress on 1st syllable (film)
Forme flesse
Noun
- Base: film
- Plural: film, films
Verb
- Base: film
- 3rd Person Singular: films
- Present Participle: filming
- Past: filmed
Famiglia di parole
Forms
films
noun
filming
verb
filmed
verb
Core family
filmmaker
noun B1
Related words
filmmaking
noun
Advanced or less common
filmic
adjective
filmography
noun
Espressioni
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.
Esempi
- 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.
Esempi
- 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.
Esempi
- 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.
Esempi
- 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.