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10 Language-to-English Dictionariescinéphile
Pronunciation / Transliteration: sinéfil
"Le festival attire de nombreux cinéphiles passionnés."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A passionate enthusiast or devotee of motion pictures and cinema art.
"The independent theater is a popular gathering spot for local cinephiles seeking foreign and avant-garde films." - 2
A person with extensive knowledge of film history, theory, and production techniques.
"As an avid cinephile, she could easily distinguish between the various stylistic periods of French New Wave cinema."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the French 'cinéphile', combining the Greek 'kīnein' (to move, the root of cinema) and the Greek 'philos' (loving, fond of). It emerged in the mid-20th century during the height of film criticism and art-house cinema culture in France before being widely adopted into English.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Cinephile" is said worldwide
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cinéphile
Transliteration: sinéfil
"Le festival attire de nombreux cinéphiles passionnés."
Cineast
Transliteration: tseːneˈast
"Der Filmabend war genau das Richtige für jeden echten Cineasten."
cinefilo
Transliteration: tʃineˈfilo
"Un vero cinefilo non perderebbe mai questo capolavoro."
cinéfilo
Transliteration: siˈnefilo
"El ciclo de cine clásico reunió a una gran comunidad de cinéfilos."
cinéfilo
Transliteration: siˈnɛfilu
"O cinéfilo passou horas discutindo a obra-prima do diretor."
सिनेप्रेमी
Transliteration: cinepremi
"यह फिल्म सभी सिनेप्रेमियों के बीच बहुत लोकप्रिय है।"
影迷
Transliteration: yǐngmí
"这部独立电影吸引了无数影迷前来观看。"
영화광
Transliteration: yeonghwagwang
"그 영화광은 올해 모든 독립 영화제를 방문했다."
映画ファン
Transliteration: eiga fan
"その映画館は多くの熱心な映画ファンに愛されています。"
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