Translation
film, movie
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Word origin
From Latin pellicula ('small skin, thin film'), a diminutive of pellis ('skin, hide'). The 'film' sense comes from the thin coated strip of cinema film.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- pellicula
- English cognates
- pellicle, pelt, film
Grammar
Examples
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We watched a very boring film last night.
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This film won several awards.
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What film is on at the cinema?
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This horror film kept me up all week.
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We are going to watch a film at home tonight.
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Start your free week (no card)This word is taught in chapter 7, lesson 3: película, blanco, muchacho and 7 more words.