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10 Language-to-English DictionariesBiografieverfilmung
Pronunciation / Transliteration: biografieverfilung
"Der neue Film ist eine faszinierende Biografieverfilmung."
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A biographical motion picture that dramatizes the life of a real, historical, or contemporary public figure.
"The acclaimed actor won an Academy Award for his compelling performance in the musical biopic."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived as a portmanteau combining 'biographical' (from Greek bios meaning 'life' and graphikos meaning 'writing') and 'picture' (short for moving picture or film). Coined in the mid-20th century within the American film industry to denote a dramatic motion picture that depicts the life of a notable historical person.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Biopic" is said worldwide
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film biographique
Transliteration: film byografik
"Ce film biographique retrace la vie d'un grand artiste."
Biografieverfilmung
Transliteration: biografieverfilung
"Der neue Film ist eine faszinierende Biografieverfilmung."
film biografico
Transliteration: film biografico
"Ho visto un bellissimo film biografico ieri sera."
película biográfica
Transliteration: película biográfica
"La película biográfica sobre el músico fue un gran éxito."
filme biográfico
Transliteration: filme biográfico
"O filme biográfico retrata a vida da cientista famosa."
जीवनीपरक फ़िल्म
Transliteration: jeevanīparak film
"यह फ़िल्म एक महान खिलाड़ी पर आधारित जीवनीपरक फ़िल्म है।"
传记片
Transliteration: zhuànjìpiàn
"这部传记片真实地还原了历史人物的一生。"
전기 영화
Transliteration: jeon-gi yeong-hwa
"그 배우는 유명한 음악가의 전기 영화에 출연했습니다."
伝記映画
Transliteration: denki eiga
"彼の人生を描いた伝記映画が公開された。"
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