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