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doc·u·men·ta·ry
(dŏk′yə-mĕn′tə-rē)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
(Broadcasting) a factual film or television programme about an event, person, etc, presenting the facts with little or no fiction
ˌdocuˈmentarily adv
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doc•u•men•ta•ry
(ˌdɒk yəˈmɛn tə ri, -tri)adj., n., pl. -ries. adj.
1. Also, doc•u•men•tal (ˌdɒk yəˈmɛn tl) pertaining to, consisting of, or derived from documents.
2. depicting an actual event, era, life story, etc., accurately and without fictional elements.
n. 3. a documentary film, television program, etc.
[1795–1805]
doc`u•men•tar′i•ly, adv.
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documentary
Structured, factual film, sometimes partdramatized with actors.
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Noun | 1. | ![]() 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 |
2. | documentary - emphasizing or expressing things as perceived without distortion of personal feelings, insertion of fictional matter, or interpretation; "objective art" |
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documentary
adjective
1. documented, recorded, registered, archived, chronicled The government says it has documentary evidence.
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Translations
بَرْنامَج أو فيلم وَثائِقيفِيلْمٌ وَثائِقِيّوَثائِقي
dokumentární filmpísemný
dokumentarfilmdokumentariskdokumentarprogramdokumentarudsendelse
dokumentti
dokumentarac
dokumentumfilmokmányszerű
heimildakvikmyndskjalfestur
ドキュメンタリー
다큐멘터리
dokumentárny film
dokumentarni film
dokumentärfilm
สารคดี
belgeseldökümanter
phim tài liệu
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
documentary evidence N → pruebas fpl documentales
documentary (letter of) credit N → crédito m documentario
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
documentary
[ˌdɒkjuˈmɛntəri] n → documentaire m
adj [evidence] → par écritdocumentary film n → film m documentaire
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
documentary
adj
(Film, TV) a documentary film → ein Dokumentarfilm m; in documentary form → in Form einer Dokumentation
n (Film, TV) → Dokumentarfilm m
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
documentary
[ˌdɒkjʊˈmɛnt/ərɪ]1. adj → documentario/a; (evidence) → documentato/a
documentary letter of credit → lettera di credito contro documenti
documentary letter of credit → lettera di credito contro documenti
2. n (Cine, TV) → documentario
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document
(ˈdokjumənt) noun a written statement giving information, proof, evidence etc. She signed several legal documents relating to the sale of her house.
ˌdocuˈmentary (-ˈmen-) adjective of or found in documents. documentary evidence.
noun – plural docuˈmentaries – a film, programme etc giving information on a certain subject. a documentary on the political situation in Argentina.
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documentary
→ فِيلْمٌ وَثائِقِيّ dokumentární film dokumentarprogram Dokumentarfilm ντοκιμαντέρ documental dokumentti documentaire dokumentarac documentario ドキュメンタリー 다큐멘터리 documentaire dokumentarfilm film dokumentalny documentário документальная программа dokumentärfilm สารคดี belgesel phim tài liệu 纪录片Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009