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mov·ie  (mv)
n.
1.
a. A sequence of photographs projected onto a screen with sufficient rapidity as to create the illusion of motion and continuity.
b. A connected cinematic narrative represented in this form.
2. A showing of a movie. Often used in the plural: During the movie, the person in front of me kept talking. Would you like to go to the movies tonight?
3. movies The movie industry.

[Shortening and alteration of moving picture.]

movie [ˈmuːvɪ]
n
(Performing Arts)
a.  an informal word for film [1]
b.  (as modifier) movie ticket
[from mov(ing picture) + -ie]

movie
  • art movie - A movie intended to be an artistic work rather than a commercial movie of mass appeal.
  • longueurs - Boring periods of time or parts of a book, play, music, or movie are longueurs.
  • horse opera - A slang term for a western (movie).
  • vamp - Theda Bara's performance in the movie The Vampire brought us this word, meaning "seductive woman."
  • ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
    Noun1.movie - a form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movementmovie - 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"
    product, production - an artifact that has been created by someone or some process; "they improve their product every year"; "they export most of their agricultural production"
    sequence, episode - film consisting of a succession of related shots that develop a given subject in a movie
    credit - an entry on a list of persons who contributed to a film or written work; "the credits were given at the end of the film"
    subtitle, caption - translation of foreign dialogue of a movie or TV program; usually displayed at the bottom of the screen
    credits - a list of acknowledgements of those who contributed to the creation of a film (usually run at the end of the film)
    telefilm - a movie that is made to be shown on television
    scene, shot - a consecutive series of pictures that constitutes a unit of action in a film
    feature film, feature - the principal (full-length) film in a program at a movie theater; "the feature tonight is `Casablanca'"
    final cut - the final edited version of a movie as approved by the director and producer
    home movie - a film made at home by an amateur photographer
    collage film - a movie that juxtaposes different kinds of footage
    coming attraction - a movie that is advertised to draw customers
    shoot-'em-up - a movie featuring shooting and violence
    short subject - a brief film; often shown prior to showing the feature
    docudrama, documentary, documentary film, infotainment - a film or TV program presenting the facts about a person or event
    cinema verite - a movie that shows ordinary people in actual activities without being controlled by a director
    film noir - a movie that is marked by a mood of pessimism, fatalism, menace, and cynical characters; "film noir was applied by French critics to describe American thriller or detective films in the 1940s"
    skin flick - a pornographic movie
    rough cut - the first print of a movie after preliminary editing
    silent movie, silent picture, silents - a movie without a soundtrack
    slow motion - a movie that apparently takes place at a slower than normal speed; achieved by taking the film at a faster rate
    talkie, talking picture - a movie with synchronized speech and singing
    3-D, 3D, three-D - a movie with images having three dimensional form or appearance
    show - a social event involving a public performance or entertainment; "they wanted to see some of the shows on Broadway"
    musical, musical comedy, musical theater - a play or film whose action and dialogue is interspersed with singing and dancing
    dub - provide (movies) with a soundtrack of a foreign language
    synchronise, synchronize - make (motion picture sound) exactly simultaneous with the action; "synchronize this film"
    film, shoot, take - make a film or photograph of something; "take a scene"; "shoot a movie"
    videotape, tape - record on videotape
    reshoot - shoot again; "We had to reshoot that scene 24 times"

    movie
    noun film, picture, feature, flick (slang), motion picture, moving picture (U.S.) That was the first movie he ever made.
    the movies the cinema, a film, the pictures (informal), the flicks (slang), the silver screen (informal) He took her to the movies.
    Translations
    movie [ˈmuːvɪ] (esp US)
    A. Npelícula f, film(e) m
    the moviesel cine
    to go to the moviesir al cine
    B. CPD movie camera Ncámara f cinematográfica
    movie house N = movie theatre the movie industry Nla industria cinematográfica
    movie star Nestrella f de cine
    movie theatre Ncine m

    movie [ˈmuːvi] nfilm m
    the movies → le cinéma
    Let's go to the movies! → Si on allait au cinéma?
    movie camera ncaméra f

    movie
    n (esp US) → Film m; (the) moviesder Film; to go to the moviesins Kino gehen

    movie (esp US) in cpdsFilm-;
    movie camera
    nFilmkamera f
    moviegoer
    nKinogänger(in) m(f)
    movie house
    nKino nt, → Filmtheater nt
    movie star
    nFilmstar m
    movie theater
    nKino nt

    movie [ˈmuːvɪ] (esp Am)
    1. nfilm m inv
    to go to the movies → andare al cinema
    2. adj (star) → del cinema; (industry) → cinematografico/a

    movie move
    movie فيلم film film Film ταινία película elokuva film film film 映画 영화 film film film filme пленка, фильм film ภาพยนต์, ภาพยนตร์ film phim 电影


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