Spanish word

película

Pronunciation

IPA/peˈlikula/

Meaning

  • feminine nounmovie

Example

¿Dónde viste la película?

Where did you see the movie?

Illustration for película (movie)

More examples

Compré una entrada para la película de esta noche.

I bought a ticket for the movie tonight.

Core concept

An audiovisual work that tells a story or documents events for screen viewing.

Common phrases

  • entrada para la película

    ticket for the movie

  • película subtitulada

    movie with subtitles

  • película en versión original

    original-language movie

Similar words

vídeo: Recorded moving images stored as a digital file or clip, often shot on a camera.
serie: Story or program told across multiple episodes released on broadcast or streaming.
cortometraje: Short audiovisual work with a notably brief runtime.
documental: Nonfiction audiovisual work that records real people or events to inform.

Definition in Spanish

Producción audiovisual, de duración variable, que cuenta una historia o documenta hechos mediante secuencias de imágenes y sonido para su proyección o visualización.

Word origin

From Latin pellicula 'little skin' (diminutive of pellis 'skin'), originally referring to a thin photographic film and later extended to a motion-picture work.

Usage tips

  • Spanish uses cine for the movie theater and película for the film itself, so speakers say 'Voy al cine' to go to the cinema but 'Vi una película' to report what they watched.

Other meanings

  • photographic filmnoun
  • thin filmnoun

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