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Word List: Film
- cinema, cinemas [sɪn.ə.mə]
(noun) - Definition:
- a public place where movies are shown
- Example:
- The cinema is right across the street from the restaurant.
- Synonym(s):movie theater
- actor, actors ['æktə]
(noun) - Definition:
- a person who performs in a theatrical play or film
- Example:
- Johnny Depp is a famous actor.
- actress, actresses [ˈaktɹəs]
(noun) - Definition:
- a female actor on the stage or in films
- Example:
- My mental anguish, and the dreadful scenes in which I had been an actress, advanced the period of my labour.
- act [ækt]
(verb) - Definition:
- to perform a theatrical role; to behave in a certain way
- Example:
- I started acting at the age of eleven in my local theatre.
- star, stars [stɑr]
(noun) - Definition:
- a widely-known person; actors in leading roles in movies, television shows and other dramatic media
- Example:
- George Clooney can be called a star.
- Synonym(s):celebrity
- director, directors [dɪˈrɛktə]
(noun) - Definition:
- the person in charge of managing a production (as in a show or film, e.g., film director)
- Example:
- Who's the director of that movie?
- subtitle, subtitles
(noun) - Definition:
- textual versions of the dialogue in films, usually displayed at the bottom of the screen
- Example:
- Do you need English subtitles while watching the film?
Source: http://www.learning-english-online.net/areas/vocabulary/public-life/media-and-communication/film/
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