Formes composées
film | filming |
| art film | (artistic movie) | film d'auteur nm |
black-and-white film,
black-and-white movie n | (movie: without colour) | film en noir et blanc nm |
| | I love watching silents, those old black-and-white films with no sound. |
| | J'aime regarder les films muets, ces films en noir et blanc sans son. |
| black-and-white film n | (camera film: without colour) (pellicule) | film noir et blanc nm |
| | All our early home movies were on black-and-white film. |
| blue film n | (adult film) | film porno nm |
| camera film n | (for analog photos) | pellicule photo, pellicule photographique nf |
| | Now that photography is digital, camera film is practically an antique. |
canister,
film canister n | (container for photographic film) (de film) | boîte nf |
| | Alicia wound up the film and put it back into its canister. |
| | Alicia a enroulé le film et l'a mis dans sa boîte. |
color film (US),
colour film (UK) n | (for photographing in color) | pellicule couleur nf |
| | Jane shot the photos using color film, scanned them into her computer and converted them to black and white. |
color movie (US),
colour film (UK) n | (cinema: movie in color) | film en couleur nm |
comedy movie (US),
comedy film (UK) n | US, colloquial (humorous film) (cinéma) | comédie nf |
| | Louis de Funès a joué dans de nombreuses comédies. |
| crossover film n | (movie: diverse appeal) | traduction non disponible |
cult movie (US),
cult film (UK) n | (film: enthusiastic fan base) | film culte nm |
dirty movie,
also UK: dirty film n | informal (pornographic film) (familier) | film porno nm |
| | The boys hid the dirty movie under the mattress so their mom wouldn't find it. |
| documentary film n | (factual, informative film) | film documentaire nm |
drama movie (US),
drama film (UK) n | (fictional film with serious theme) | drame, film dramatique nm |
| educational film n | (information film) | film pédagogique nm |
| | The teacher showed the class an educational film about World War II. |
| feature film n | (full-length movie) | film nm |
| | | long métrage, long-métrage nm |
| | At the movie theater there are usually commercials and previews before the feature film. |
| | Au cinéma, il y a généralement des publicités et des bandes-annonces avant le film. |
| film adaptation n | (movie version) | adaptation cinématographique nf |
| | The film adaptation was not as good as the book. |
| film clip n | (extract of a film or movie) | extrait de film, extrait d'un film nm |
| | I'm watching one of those shows on TV that contain a lot of old film clips. |
| film credits npl | (movie: list of cast and crew) | générique nm |
| | Sometimes, I like to stay after the movie and watch the film credits. |
| | Parfois, j'aime bien rester dans le cinéma à la fin du film pour regarder le générique de fin. |
| film crew n | (team filming a movie or video) (Cinéma,...) | équipe de tournage nf |
| | A film crew is following the singer around for a documentary. |
| film critic n | ([sb] who reviews movies) | critique de cinéma nm |
| | I do not often agree with the film critics who write for that newspaper. |
| | Je ne suis pas souvent d'accord avec ce qu'écrit ce critique de cinéma dans son magazine. |
| film director n | (oversees making of film) (Cinéma) | réalisateur, réalisatrice nm, nf |
| | Kurosawa is considered to be one of Japan's best film directors. |
| | Kurosawa est considéré comme l'un des meilleurs réalisateurs japonais. |
| film editor n | ([sb] who edits movie shots) (Cinéma) | monteur, monteuse nm, nf |
| film gate | (movie cameras) (technique : partie de projecteur) | couloir nm |
| film industry n | (business of making films) | industrie du cinéma, industrie du film, industrie cinématographique nf |
| | | milieu du cinéma nm |
| | The book describes the growth of the film industry in India. |
| | Le livre décrit le développement de l'industrie cinématographique en Inde. |
| film noir n | (film: thriller) | film noir nm |
| film production n | (creation of a movie) | production de film, production cinématographique nf |
| film projector n | (device for screening films) | projecteur de cinéma nm |
| | The family replaced their television with a film projector. |
| film prop n | (object used on a movie set) | accessoire de film, accessoire de tournage nm |
| | They sent her to find a worn-out chair to be used as a film prop in the prison scene. |
| film reel n | (spool of movie film) | bobine de film nm |
| | We found a box full of old film reels in the loft. |
| | Nous avons trouvé un carton plein de bobines de film dans le grenier. |
| film role n | (acting part in a movie) | rôle (dans un film, dans un long-métrage) nm |
| | I've worked in TV for years but haven't yet had a film role. |
| film set n | (movie: stage, setting) | plateau de cinéma, plateau de tournage nm |
| | Hank was really excited as it was his first time on a film set. |
| | Hank était ravi de se trouver sur un plateau de cinéma pour la première fois. |
| film studies npl | (academic subject: cinema) | études de cinéma, études cinématographiques nfpl |
| | He was such an avid movie fan that he immediately chose film studies as his university major. |
film studio,
also US: movie studio n | (movie set) (lieu) | studio, studio de cinéma, studio de tournage nm |
film studio,
also US: movie studio n | (movie company) (société) | studio de cinéma nm |
| film version n | (movie adaptation) | adaptation cinématographique nf |
film-maker,
filmmaker n | (movie producer) (de film) | producteur, productrice nm, nf |
| | In addition to being an acclaimed actor, Clint Eastwood is also an influential filmmaker. |
film-maker,
filmmaker n | (movie director) | cinéaste nmf |
| | | réalisateur, réalisatrice nm, nf |
| | Steven Spielberg is a very successful film maker. |
filmmaker,
also UK: film-maker n | (cinema: director) | cinéaste nmf |
| | | réalisateur, réalisatrice nm, nf |
| | | metteur en scène nm |
| | Before becoming a filmmaker, Shane studied cinematography in college. |
| | Avant de devenir cinéaste (or: réalisateur), Shane a étudié la cinématographie à l'université. |
filmmaker,
also UK: film-maker n | (cinema: producer) | producteur, productrice nm, nf |
| | Linda is a Hollywood filmmaker. |
| | Linda est une productrice d'Hollywood. |
filmmaker,
also UK: film-maker n | (cinema: auteur) | cinéaste nmf |
| | | auteur nm |
| | The filmmaker will be present at the screening. |
| | Le cinéaste sera présent à la projection. |
filmmaking,
also UK: film-making n | (making movies) (Cinéma) | réalisation nf |
filmmaking,
also UK: film-making n as adj | (related to making movies) | de réalisation loc adj |
filmstrip,
film strip n | (media: cinefilm) | bout de pellicule nm |
filmstrip,
film strip n | (band of cinefilm) | film fixe nm |
| foreign film n | (movie made in another country) | film étranger nm |
| | I enjoy watching foreign films more than domestic films. |
| | Je préfère les films étrangers au cinéma national. |
| full-length film n | (feature-length movie) | long-métrage, long métrage nm |
| historical film n | (period movie, film set in the past) | film historique nm |
| | 'Gone with the Wind' is a classic example of an historical film. |
horror movie (US),
horror film (UK) n | (scary, gory film) | film d'horreur, film d'épouvante nm |
| | I can't watch a horror movie at night, I get too scared. |
| | Je ne peux pas regarder de films d'horreur le soir, ça me fait trop peur. |
| motion-picture film n | (film used in a movie camera) | pellicule cinématographique, pellicule nf |
movie actor (US),
film actor (UK) n | (film star) | acteur de cinéma, actrice de cinéma nm, nf |
| | Movie stars are a dime a dozen, it's rare to see a movie actor with the skill to move an audience in so subtle a motion. |
| | Il y a beaucoup de stars de cinéma, mais il est rare de voir un acteur de cinéma qui puisse toucher le public avec un geste si subtil. |
movie buff (US),
film buff (UK) n | informal (person who loves cinema) | cinéphile nmf |
| | (familier) | mordu de cinéma, mordue de cinéma nm, nf |
| | | passionné de cinéma, passionnée de cinéma nm, nf |
| | The Internet Movie Database is an invaluable resource for any movie buff. |
movie camera (US),
film camera (UK) n | (motion-picture camera) | caméra nf |
| | Lawrence of Arabia was filmed using the larger 35mm format movie camera. |
| | Lawrence d'Arabie a été filmé avec la caméra 35 mm de plus grand format. |
movie review (US),
film review (UK) n | (critique of a film) | critique de film nf |
| | I rarely read movie reviews: I prefer to make my own judgements. |
movie scene,
also UK: film scene n | (set piece in a film) | scène de film, scène d'un film nf |
movie star,
also UK: film star n | (famous film actor) | star de cinéma nf |
| | (plus vieilli) | vedette de cinéma nf |
| | Now that he was a movie star everybody wanted to give him things for free. |
| | Maintenant que c'était une star de cinéma, tout le monde voulait lui faire des cadeaux. |
| photographic film n | (light-sensitive strip for analogue camera) | pellicule photo nf |
plastic wrap,
Saran wrap (US),
cling film,
clingfilm (UK) n | (transparent film for wrapping food) | film étirable, film alimentaire, film fraîcheur nm |
porno movie,
also UK: porno film n | informal, abbreviation (pornographic movie) | film porno nm |
pornographic movie,
also UK: pornographic film n | (X-rated movie) | film pornographique nm |
| roll film n | (photographic film on a spool) | pellicule en bobine nf |
| roll of film n | (spool of film for a camera) | rouleau de pellicule nm |
| | Digital cameras have made rolls of film obsolete. When she was taking pictures, she had to stop to change a roll of film. |
| | Avec l'arrivée des appareils photo numériques, les rouleaux de pellicule sont tombés en désuétude. Quand elle prenait des photos, elle devait s'arrêter pour changer le rouleau de pellicule. |
| short film n | (movie less than feature length) | court métrage, court-métrage nm |
| | The director won an Oscar for his short film about space. |
silent film,
US: silent movie n | (movie without sound) | film muet nm |
| | The silent movie era was quite short: roughly 1900 to 1930. |
slasher movie,
also UK: slasher film n | (violent or gory horror film) (familier) | film gore nm |
| | | film d'horreur nm |
snuff movie,
snuff film n | (film: shows real deaths) (anglicisme) | snuff movie nm |