Translation
special effect
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Word origin
A blend of спец- (from специальный, 'special') and эффект ('effect'), itself from Latin effectus.
- Origin
- Russian/Latin
- Root
- специальный + effectus
- English cognates
- effect
Grammar
Examples
потряса́ющие .
This film has amazing special effects.
Режиссёр компью́терный пожа́ра.
The director used a computer-generated special effect for the fire scene.
боеви́к .
Without good special effects, the action film would have looked cheap.
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