documentary

doc·u·men·ta·ry  (dky-mnt-r)

adj.

1. Consisting of, concerning, or based on documents.

2. Presenting facts objectively without editorializing or inserting fictional matter, as in a book or film.

n. pl. doc·u·men·ta·ries

A work, such as a film or television program, presenting political, social, or historical subject matter in a factual and informative manner and often consisting of actual news films or interviews accompanied by narration.

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documentary [ˌdɒkjʊˈmɛntərɪ -trɪ]

adj

1. Also documental consisting of, derived from, or relating to documents

2. presenting factual material with little or no fictional additions the book gives a documentary account of the war

n pl -ries

(Communication Arts / Broadcasting) a factual film or television programme about an event, person, etc., presenting the facts with little or no fiction

documentarily  adv

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	documentary - a film or TV program presenting the facts about a person or event docudrama, documentary film, infotainment motion picture, motion-picture show, movie, moving picture, moving-picture show, pic, film, picture show, flick, picture - a form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement; "they went to a movie every Saturday night"; "the film was shot on location"
Adj.	1.	documentary - relating to or consisting of or derived from documents documental
	2.	documentary - emphasizing or expressing things as perceived without distortion of personal feelings, insertion of fictional matter, or interpretation; "objective art" objective real, existent - being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory; "real objects"; "real people; not ghosts"; "a film based on real life"; "a real illness"; "real humility"; "Life is real! Life is earnest!"- Longfellow

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documentary

noun

report, film, programme, account, broadcast, presentation a TV documentary on homelessness

adjective

documented, recorded, registered, archived, chronicled The government says it has documentary evidence.

Translations

documentary [ˌdɒkjʊˈmentərɪ]

A. ADJ → documental (Comm, Fin) → documentario

B. N (Cine, TV) → documental m

C. CPD documentary bill of exchange N → letra f de cambio documentaria
documentary evidence N → pruebas fpl documentales
documentary (letter of) credit N → crédito m documentario

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documentary [ˌdɒkjuˈmɛntəri]

n → documentaire m

adj [evidence] → par écrit
documentary film n → film m documentaire

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documentary

adj

→ dokumentarisch, urkundlich

(Film, TV) a documentary film → ein Dokumentarfilm m; in documentary form → in Form einer Dokumentation

n (Film, TV) → Dokumentarfilm m

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documentary [ˌdɒkjʊˈmɛnt/ərɪ]

1. adj → documentario/a; (evidence) → documentato/a
documentary letter of credit → lettera di credito contro documenti

2. n (Cine, TV) → documentario

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