cinema

  • 41cinema — [[t]sɪ̱nɪmɑː[/t]] ♦♦♦ cinemas 1) N COUNT A cinema is a place where people go to watch films for entertainment. [mainly BRIT] The country has relatively few cinemas. (in AM, usually use , movie house) 2) N SING: the N You can talk about the cinema …

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  • 42cinema — noun 1 (BrE) place where you go to see a film/movie ⇨ See also ↑theatre ADJECTIVE ▪ packed ▪ The cinema was packed, and we ended up sitting in the second row. ▪ multiplex ▪ a new multiplex cinema on the edge of town …

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  • 43Cinema —    The 1930s and 1940s are often regarded as Hollywood’s “Golden Age.” Cinema was as significant as radio during this period. The initial impact of the Great Depression caused a decline in the movie going audience, and with the closure of more… …

    Historical Dictionary of the Roosevelt–Truman Era

  • 44Cinema —    Few countries can boast a cinematic history as rich as Italy’s. The first kinetographs appeared at the end of the 19th century, and techniques developed rapidly. By the eve of World War I director Giovanni Pastrone was producing such… …

    Historical Dictionary of modern Italy

  • 45cinema — cin|e|ma S3 [ˈsınımə] n [Date: 1900 2000; Origin: cinematograph movie camera, movie show (19 20 centuries), from French cinématographe, from Greek kinema movement + French graphe recording instrument ] 1.) especially BrE a building in which films …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 46cinema */*/ — UK [ˈsɪnəmə] / US noun Word forms cinema : singular cinema plural cinemas 1) [countable] a building where you pay to go and watch a film. The usual American word is movie theater a 10 screen cinema go to the cinema: We went to the cinema last… …

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  • 47Cinema —    Journal. Founded in 1936 and published bimonthly, Cinema soon became one of the most important reference points for film culture in Fascist Italy. In spite of being directed from 1938 to 1943 by Benito Mussolini s son, Vittorio, the journal… …

    Guide to cinema

  • 48Cinema —    Journal. Founded in 1936 and published bimonthly, Cinema soon became one of the most important reference points for film culture in Fascist Italy. In spite of being directed from 1938 to 1943 by Benito Mussolini s son, Vittorio, the journal… …

    Historical dictionary of Italian cinema

  • 49cinema — s. m. inv. 1. settima arte 2. sala cinematografica 3. (fig.) bizzarria, stranezza □ macchietta, tipo bizzarro. NOMENCLATURA cinema ● caratteristiche: stereoscopico, tridimensiona …

    Sinonimi e Contrari. Terza edizione

  • 50cinéma — n.m. Comédie (au fig.). C est du cinéma, c est invraisemblable ; c est du chiqué. Faire tout un cinéma, faire une démonstration compliquée et vaniteuse. Se faire du cinéma, se faire des illusions ; être mythomane ; gamberger …

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