Spanish word

film

Pronunciation

IPA/film/

Meaning

  • masculine nounmovie

Example

¿Has visto el film?

Have you seen the movie?

Illustration for film (movie)

More examples

Voy a ver el film esta noche.

I'm going to see the movie tonight.

Core concept

A strip of photographic film that holds a sequence of frames.

Common phrases

  • ver un film

    see a movie

  • el film favorito

    the favorite movie

  • estreno del film

    movie premiere

Similar words

película: A general, everyday movie commonly mentioned in casual conversation.

Definition in Spanish

Designa el material fotosensible o la película cinematográfica como objeto, y por extensión la obra cinematográfica resultante.

Word origin

It is borrowed from English film and ultimately comes from a Germanic root meaning 'skin' or 'membrane', originally used for the thin photosensitive layer and later extended to motion pictures.

Usage tips

  • In everyday Spanish película is the usual word for a movie, while film tends to appear in technical, journalistic, or artistic contexts or when referring to the physical material.

Other meanings

  • thin filmnoun

Related words

  • filmarfilmverb
  • filmaciónfilmingnoun
  • filmadofilmedadjective

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