film
Translation
film, movie
Examples
Let's watch a film tonight.
Let's watch a film tonight.
She put a new roll of film in the camera.
She put a new roll of film in the camera.
Grammar Patterns
((a/the film)) a movie We saw a great film yesterday.
Similar Words
Synonyms: movie, motion picture, picture
Etymology
From Old English 'filmen' (membrane, skin). The sense 'photographic layer' is from 1845, and 'movie' from 1895.
Memory Tips
Imagine a thin 'film' of images moving quickly to create a movie.