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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesmontaje
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /monˈta.xe/
"El director hizo un excelente montaje de las escenas."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The technique of selecting, editing, and piecing together separate sections of film to form a continuous whole.
"The training sequence was presented as a fast-paced montage set to upbeat music." - 2
A composite picture or effect made by combining several different pictures or items.
"The artist created a striking montage of newspaper clippings and vintage photographs."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the French verb monter, meaning 'to mount' or 'to ascend'. Originally an architectural and mechanical term, it entered film theory in the early 20th century to describe the artistic technique of editing disparate film shots together into a single sequence.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Montage" is said worldwide
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montage
Transliteration: /mɔ̃.taʒ/
"Le film commence par un montage rapide de souvenirs."
Montage
Transliteration: /mɔnˈtaːɡə/
"Die Montage der Filmszenen dauerte mehrere Wochen."
montaggio
Transliteration: /monˈtad.dʒo/
"Il montaggio video ha reso la storia molto dinamica."
montaje
Transliteration: /monˈta.xe/
"El director hizo un excelente montaje de las escenas."
montagem
Transliteration: /mõˈta.ʒẽj̃/
"A montagem final do filme ficou impressionante."
मोंटाज
Transliteration: montaj
"फिल्म में दृश्यों का एक सुंदर मोंटाज दिखाया गया है।"
蒙太奇
Transliteration: méngtàiqí
"这部电影运用了大量精彩的蒙太奇手法。"
몽타주
Transliteration: mongtaju
"감독은 몽타주 기법을 사용하여 시간을 압축했다."
モンタージュ
Transliteration: montāju
"その映画の見所は巧みなモンタージュ技法である。"
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