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10 Language-to-English DictionariesSexfilm
Pronunciation / Transliteration: Zeksfilm
"Der Film war ein umstrittener Sexfilm, der viele Diskussionen auslöste."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A film that contains explicit sexual content or themes.
"The festival featured a controversial sex film that sparked discussions about censorship." - 2
A genre of film primarily focused on sexual relationships and eroticism.
"Many sex films explore the complexities of intimacy and desire."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'sex film' combines 'sex', derived from the Latin 'sexus', meaning 'gender' or 'sexuality', and 'film', which comes from the Old English 'filme', meaning 'a thin skin or membrane'. The phrase evolved in the 20th century to denote movies that depict sexual content.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Sex Film" is said worldwide
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film pornographique
Transliteration: film pornographique
"Le festival a présenté un film pornographique controversé."
Sexfilm
Transliteration: Zeksfilm
"Der Film war ein umstrittener Sexfilm, der viele Diskussionen auslöste."
film erotico
Transliteration: film erotico
"Il festival ha presentato un film erotico controverso."
película pornográfica
Transliteration: película pornográfica
"El festival presentó una película pornográfica controvertida."
filme pornográfico
Transliteration: filme pornográfico
"O festival apresentou um filme pornográfico controverso."
सेक्स फिल्म
Transliteration: seks film
"फेस्टिवल में एक विवादास्पद सेक्स फिल्म दिखाई गई।"
色情电影
Transliteration: sèqíng diànyǐng
"该节日展出了有争议的色情电影。"
성인 영화
Transliteration: seong-in yeonghwa
"축제에서는 논란이 된 성인 영화가 상영되었습니다."
アダルト映画
Transliteration: adaruto eiga
"フェスティバルでは物議を醸すアダルト映画が上映されました。"
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