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Spanish word
cinema
Pronunciation
IPA/θiˈnema/
Meaning
- masculine nouncinema
Example
En algunos carteles aparece cinema en vez de cine.
On some signs the word cinema appears instead of movie theater.
More examples
Fuimos al cinema anoche.
We went to the cinema last night.
Core concept
A theater entrance topped by a prominent Cinema marquee.
Common phrases
ir al cinema
go to the cinema
entrada al cinema
cinema ticket
taquilla del cinema
cinema box office
Similar words
cine: A physical movie-theater building where films are presented to audiences.
película: The film itself, an audiovisual work that tells a story or documents events.
sesión: One screening session at a set time when a film is shown to viewers.
taquilla: The box office or window at a cinema where tickets are issued and sold.
Definition in Spanish
Término prestado usado sobre todo en rótulos y nombres propios para nombrar el local donde se proyectan películas o, en contextos internacionales, el ámbito del cine; en el habla cotidiana se.
Word origin
Borrowed from French cinéma (from cinématographe) and ultimately from Greek kinema 'movement', the word entered Spanish as a loan for places and the field of motion pictures.
Usage tips
- Spanish stress falls on the second syllable (ci-NE-ma), unlike common English stress on the first syllable.
Opposites
- televisióntelevisionnoun
Related words
- cinematografíacinematographynoun
- cinematográficocinematicadjective
- cinematógrafofilm projectornoun