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Pronunciation / Transliteration: documental
"El documental trata sobre el cambio climático."
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A film or television or radio program that provides a factual report on a particular subject.
"We watched a fascinating documentary about deep-sea marine life."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin documentum, meaning 'lesson' or 'proof', from docere ('to teach'). The term evolved in the late 19th and early 20th centuries to describe instructional or informative records, eventually specializing in film and television to refer to non-fiction works documenting reality.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Documentary" is said worldwide
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documentaire
Transliteration: documentaire
"Il regarde un documentaire sur la nature."
Dokumentation
Transliteration: Dokumentation
"Wir haben gestern eine interessante Dokumentation gesehen."
documentario
Transliteration: documentario
"Ho visto un bel documentario sulla storia antica."
documental
Transliteration: documental
"El documental trata sobre el cambio climático."
documentário
Transliteration: documentário
"Este documentário é muito educativo."
वृत्तचित्र
Transliteration: vrittachitra
"मैंने वन्यजीवों पर एक वृत्तचित्र देखा।"
纪录片
Transliteration: jìlùpiàn
"这部纪录片非常感人。"
다큐멘터리
Transliteration: dakyumenteori
"그는 역사 다큐멘터리를 시청했다."
ドキュメンタリー
Transliteration: dokyumentarii
"私は宇宙に関するドキュメンタリーが好きです。"
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