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