cinema
A movie theatre, a movie houseA movie theatre, a movie house.
Meaning
6 senses(countable)A movie theatre, a movie house.
The cinema is right across the street from the restaurant.
Kino, Filmtheater, Lichtspielhaus
кинотеа́трkinoteátr, кино́kinó, кино́шкаkinóška
кінотеа́трkinoteátr, кіно́kinó
(uncountable)Films collectively.
Despite the critics, he produced excellent cinema.
Kino
кино́kinó
кіно́kinó
a theater where films are shown
(uncountable)The film and movie industry.
In the long history of Spanish cinema[…].
Filmindustrie, Kino
кино́kinó, кинематогра́фияkinematográfija, кинемато́графkinematógraf
кінематогра́фіяkinematohráfija, кінемато́графkinematóhraf
(countable, uncountable)The art of making films and movies; cinematography.
Throughout the history of cinema, filmmakers[…].
Kino
кино́kinó, кинематогра́фияkinematográfija, кинемато́графkinematógraf
кіномисте́цтвоkinomystéctvo
(Internet, uncountable)A sophisticated or exemplary film, representative of the art of cinema.
A sophisticated or exemplary film, representative of the art of cinema.
(Internet, broadly, countable, humorous, uncountable)Any media or event that is exemplary.
That game was absolute cinema.
Examples
401 sentencesI love going to the cinema.
Я люблю ходити в кіно. — uaspeaker
ruЯ люблю ходить в кино. — zmoo
deIch liebe es, ins Kino zu gehen. — Espi
He often goes to the cinema with her.
Він часто ходить з нею у кіно. — ttnaa
ruОн часто ходит с ней в кино. — las
deEr geht oft mit ihr ins Kino. — MUIRIEL
He lost his cinema ticket.
Він загубив свій квиток в кіно. — anastasishko
deEr hat seine Kinokarte verloren. — Manfredo
I was at the cinema.
Я був у кіно. — deniko
ruЯ был в кино. — Selena777
deIch war im Kino. — samueldora
Let's go to the cinema.
Ходімо в кіно! — ascolto
ruПойдём в кино. — marafon
deLasst uns ins Kino gehen. — al_ex_an_der
Translations
9 languagesBy meaning 3
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By meaning 2
Origin
Borrowed from French cinéma, clipping of cinématographe (term coined by the Lumière brotheBorrowed from French cinéma, clipping of cinématographe (term coined by the Lumière brothers in the 1890s), from Ancient Greek κίνημα (kínēma, “movement”) + γράφω (gráphō, “write, record”). Compare German Kino (“cinema”), ultimately from the same Greek source.
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Forms
plural: cinemasSynonyms
11 synonyms- a theater where films are shown:movie theatermovie theatremovie housepicture palace
- a medium that disseminates moving pictures:filmcelluloid
Word family
39 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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