película

Definitions of película
  1. noun
    the act of making a noisy disturbance
    synonyms: alboroto, batahola, bochinche, chocho, cisco, danza, escándalo, estropicio, estruendo, fandango, follón, jaleo, jarana, marimorena, mitin, polvareda, revuelo, ruido, tomate, tracamundana, trifulca, trisca, tumulto, zacapela, zaragata, zipizape
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    agitación, ajetreo, bulla, bullicio, movimiento, ruido, tejemaneje, trajín, tráfago
    a rapid active commotion
  2. noun
    a thin coating or layer
    synonyms: capa
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    marea negra
    a thin film of oil floating on top of water (especially crude oil spilled from a ship)
    cagafierro, escombro, escoria, grasa, moco, tepetate, yegua
    the scum formed by oxidation at the surface of molten metals
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    cosa, objeto, objeto físico, objeto inanimado
    a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow
  3. noun
    a form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement
    synonyms: film, filme, producción
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    largometraje
    the principal (full-length) film in a program at a movie theater
    película amateur
    a film made at home by an amateur photographer
    cortometraje
    a brief film; often shown prior to showing the feature
    docudrama, documental, reportaje
    a film or TV program presenting the facts about a person or event
    película muda
    a movie without a soundtrack
    cámara lenta
    a movie that apparently takes place at a slower than normal speed; achieved by taking the film at a faster rate
    cine sonoro, película sonora
    a movie with synchronized speech and singing
    3-D, tres dimensiones
    a movie with images having three dimensional form or appearance
    comedia musical, musical
    a play or film whose action and dialogue is interspersed with singing and dancing
    película del oeste, western
    a film about life in the western United States during the period of exploration and development
    dibujos animados
    a film made by photographing a series of cartoon drawings to give the illusion of movement when projected in rapid sequence
    noticiario cinematográfico
    a short film and commentary about current events
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    producción, producto
    an artifact that has been created by someone or some process
    espectáculo, tercer puesto
    a social event involving a public performance or entertainment
  4. noun
    the act of giving an account describing incidents or a course of events
    synonyms: conseja, copla, cuento, fábula, historia, mandanga, narración, narrativa, relación, relato, rollo, rondalla
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    relación
    an act of narration
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    cuenta, información, informe, narración, nota, referencia, relación, relato, reseña
    the act of informing by verbal report
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