noun

film

Translation

film, movie, layer

Let's watch a film tonight.

There was a thin film of dust on the table.

I need to buy some film for my old camera.

a ((about sth.)) a movie about a topic It's a film about a famous artist.

a ((of sth.)) a thin layer of (sth.) A film of oil covered the water.

Synonyms: movie, picture (for cinema); layer, coating (for a thin covering)

From Old English 'filmen' meaning membrane or skin, originally referring to a thin layer.

Picture an old cinema projector running a roll of 'film'.