World Languages Lexicon
10 Language-to-English Dictionariescinéfilo
Pronunciation / Transliteration: si-ne-fi-lo
"El cinéfilo disfrutó de la función de medianoche."
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A person who regularly goes to a cinema to watch movies.
"The independent cinema offers special discounts for frequent moviegoers."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the noun 'movie' (an abbreviation of 'moving picture'), first popularized in the early 20th century, combined with 'goer', one who attends a place. The compound emerged in American English during the golden age of cinema in the 1920s to describe regular patrons of motion picture theaters.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Moviegoer" is said worldwide
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cinéphile
Transliteration: si-ne-fil
"Les cinéphiles se sont massés devant le grand écran."
Kinofans
Transliteration: ki-no-fans
"Die Kinofans genossen den neuen Blockbuster."
spettatore
Transliteration: spetta-tore
"Ogni spettatore ha ricevuto un piccolo omaggio."
cinéfilo
Transliteration: si-ne-fi-lo
"El cinéfilo disfrutó de la función de medianoche."
frequentador de cinema
Transliteration: fre-kwen-ta-dor dʒi si-ne-ma
"O frequentador de cinema comprou a pipoca grande."
सिनेमाप्रेमी
Transliteration: sinemapremi
"नया शो देखने के लिए कई सिनेमाप्रेमी थिएटर पहुंचे।"
电影观众
Transliteration: diànyǐng guānzhòng
"周末影院里挤满了电影观众。"
영화 관람객
Transliteration: yeong-hwa gwan-ram-gaek
"많은 영화 관람객들이 주말에 극장을 찾았습니다."
映画ファン
Transliteration: eiga fan
"多くの映画ファンが新作の公開を楽しみにしている。"
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