🇮🇹Italian Source WordCode: IT

Riprese documentarie

Pronunciation / Transliteration: riˈpreːze do.kuˈmenˈtaːre

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Documentary Footage/ˌdɒk.jʊˈmɛn.tər.i ˈfʊ.tɪdʒ/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇮🇹 Example Sentence in Italian:

"Le riprese documentarie offrono uno sguardo unico sulla storia."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A segment of film or video that captures real events, often used in documentary films.

    "The documentary footage revealed the harsh realities of life in the war zone."
  2. 2

    Raw or unedited video material that is used for documentary production.

    "The director sifted through hours of documentary footage to find the most compelling stories."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'documentary' originates from the Latin word 'documentum', meaning 'a lesson or proof', which evolved in the 19th century to describe films that document reality. 'Footage' comes from the early 20th century, referring to the length of film measured in feet, indicating a segment of film used in motion pictures.

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🇫🇷French → English

Séquences documentaires

Transliteration: se.kɑ̃s dɔ.kə.mɑ̃.tɛʁ

"Les séquences documentaires montrent la réalité de la vie quotidienne."

🇩🇪German → English

Dokumentarfilmmaterial

Transliteration: do.kʊ.menˈtaːʁ.fɪlm.maˈteː.ʁi.al

"Das Dokumentarfilmmaterial zeigt die Herausforderungen der Umweltkrise."

🇮🇹Italian → English

Riprese documentarie

Transliteration: riˈpreːze do.kuˈmenˈtaːre

"Le riprese documentarie offrono uno sguardo unico sulla storia."

🇪🇸Spanish → English

Metraje documental

Transliteration: meˈtɾaxe ðokuˈmen̪tal

"El metraje documental capturó la esencia de la vida en la ciudad."

🇵🇹Portuguese → English

Filmagem documental

Transliteration: fiɫˈmaʒẽj dokuˈmẽtaw

"A filmagem documental retrata a luta dos trabalhadores."

🇮🇳Hindi → English

डॉक्यूमेंट्री फुटेज

Transliteration: ḍŏkyūmenṭrī phuṭej

"डॉक्यूमेंट्री फुटेज ने युद्ध क्षेत्र की कठिनाइयों को उजागर किया।"

🇨🇳Chinese → English

纪录片素材

Transliteration: jìlùpiàn sùcái

"纪录片素材展示了战争的真实面貌。"

🇰🇷Korean → English

다큐멘터리 영상

Transliteration: dakyumenteori yeongsang

"다큐멘터리 영상은 전쟁의 현실을 보여줍니다."

🇯🇵Japanese → English

ドキュメンタリー映像

Transliteration: dokyumentarī eizō

"ドキュメンタリー映像は戦争の現実を映し出します。"

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