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talk·ie

(tô′kē)

n. Informal

A movie with a soundtrack.

talkie

(ˈtɔːkɪ)

(Film) informal an early film with a soundtrack. Full name: talking picture

talk′ing pic′ture

a motion picture with a soundtrack.

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Noun

talkie - a movie with synchronized speech and singing

talking picture

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"

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talkie

[ˈtɔːkɪ] N → película f sonora
the talkies → el cine sonoro

talkie

n (dated inf) → Tonfilm m

talkie

[ˈtɔːkɪ] n (Cine) (old) (fam) with the advent of the talkie → con l'avvenuto del sonoro

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