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Pronunciation / Transliteration: ka.me.ʁa
"Il a filmé la scène avec sa vieille caméra."
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A motion picture camera, especially a portable one used for filming movies.
"The vintage cine-camera was carefully loaded with 16mm film before shooting began."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the combining form 'cine-' (short for cinema, originating from the Greek 'kīnēma' meaning movement) combined with 'camera' (from Latin 'camera' meaning vaulted room, later referring to a photographic apparatus). The compound emerged in the early 20th century with the rapid popularization of motion picture technology.
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caméra
Transliteration: ka.me.ʁa
"Il a filmé la scène avec sa vieille caméra."
Schmalfilmkamera
Transliteration: ˈʃmaːl.fɪlm.kaˌmaː.ʁa
"Er benutzte eine alte Schmalfilmkamera für den Dokumentarfilm."
cinepresa
Transliteration: tʃi.neˈprɛ.za
"La cinepresa catturava ogni singolo movimento."
cámara de cine
Transliteration: ˈka.ma.ɾa de ˈsi.ne
"El director ajustó la lente de la cámara de cine."
câmara de filmar
Transliteration: ˈkɐ.mɐ.ɾɐ dɨ fiwˈmaɾ
"Ele guardaba com carinho a sua câmara de filmar antiga."
सिने-कैमरा
Transliteration: sine-kaimarā
"पुराने ज़माने में लोग इस सिने-कैमरा का इस्तेमाल करते थे।"
电影摄影机
Transliteration: diànyǐng shèyǐngjī
"这台老式电影摄影机保存得非常完好。"
영화 촬영기
Transliteration: yeonghwa촬영기
"그는 오래된 영화 촬영기로 다큐멘터리를 찍었다."
シネカメラ
Transliteration: shinekamera
"彼は祖父の形見のシネカメラで撮影した。"
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