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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesfilmato d'archivio
Pronunciation / Transliteration: filˈmaːto darˈkiːvjo
"Il regista ha usato vecchi filmati d'archivio."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Historical motion picture footage preserved in an archive for its documentary or heritage value.
"The director used rare archival film from the 1920s to capture the atmosphere of the city." - 2
Old recorded media material reused in new productions to illustrate historical contexts.
"The documentary opens with striking archival film showing the aftermath of the war."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from 'archive' (from the Greek 'arkheion', meaning public records office) combined with 'film' (referring to celluloid photographic material). The compound emerged in the mid-20th century with the growth of documentary filmmaking, historical preservation, and television broadcasting.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Archival film" is said worldwide
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film d'archives
Transliteration: film daʁ.ʃiv
"Le documentaire intègre de précieux films d'archives."
Archivmaterial
Transliteration: aʁˈhiːfmatəʁi̯aːl
"Der Film enthält historisches Archivmaterial."
filmato d'archivio
Transliteration: filˈmaːto darˈkiːvjo
"Il regista ha usato vecchi filmati d'archivio."
película de archivo
Transliteration: peˈli.ku.la de aɾˈtʃi.βo
"El documental incluye película de archivo inédita."
filme de arquivo
Transliteration: ˈfiw.mi dji aʁˈki.vu
"A obra utiliza filme de arquivo da década de 1950."
पुरालेखीय फ़िल्म
Transliteration: puraalekhiya film
"वृत्तचित्र में दुर्लभ पुरालेखीय फ़िल्म का उपयोग किया गया है।"
档案影片
Transliteration: dǎng'àn yǐngpiàn
"这部纪录片使用了大量的珍贵档案影片。"
아카이브 필름
Transliteration: aka-ibeu pilleum
"그 다큐멘터리는 역사적인 아카이브 필름을 활용했다."
アーカイバル・フィルム
Transliteration: ākaibaru firumu
"その映画には貴重なアーカイバル・フィルムが使われている。"
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