Película (en. Movie)

/peˈlikula/

Meaning & Definition

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noun

A tape or photographic medium that captures moving images.

I saw a science fiction movie that fascinated me.

Vi una película de ciencia ficción que me fascinó.

A cinematographic work that is screened in movie theaters.

The movie won several international awards.

La película ganó varios premios internacionales.

Each of the elements used to record or reproduce images in digital or analog format.

The director decided to use film instead of digital to achieve a classic effect.

El director decidió utilizar película en lugar de digital para lograr un efecto clásico.

From Latin 'pellicula', meaning 'covering' or 'skin'.

to watch a movie

To attend the screening of a cinematographic work.

ver una película

cult film

A film that has a loyal and passionate following.

película de culto

to premiere a movie

To project a new cinematographic work for the first time.

estrenar una película

cinema

Place where movies are screened.

cine

acting

Representation of characters in a movie.

actuación

script

Text that contains the story and dialogues of a movie.

guion

To use the word 'pelín' to refer to a movie in an affectionate or informal tone.

Last night I saw a 'pelín' that made me laugh a lot.

Anoche vi un pelín que me hizo reír mucho.

In some contexts, 'movie' is used in English to refer to a film, especially among young people.

Let's go to the cinema to see that new movie that everyone recommends.

Vamos al cine a ver esa new movie que todo el mundo recomienda.