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película de acción

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action film
n
/ˈækʃn fɪlm/
Have you seen that new action film starring Tom Cruise?

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actor

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actor
n
/ˈæktə(r)/
I want to be an actor so I’m studying drama.

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actriz

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actress
n
/ˈæktrəs/
Angelina Jolie is a famous actress.

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adaptación, modificación

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adaptation
n
/ædæpˈteɪʃn/
I loved the recent adaptation of Jane Eyre.

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auditorio, público

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audience
n
/ˈɔːdiəns/
There weren’t many people in the audience.

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basarse en

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based on
/beɪst ɒn/
The film is based on a popular novel by Kathryn Stockett.

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seguir los pasos, seguir las huellas

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be on
/bi ɒn/
When will the new series of Downton Abbey be on?

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animación, dibujos animados

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animation
n
/ænɪˈmeɪʃn/
My children love the animation Peppa Pig.

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reparto, elenco

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cast
n
/kɑːst/
The film has a very small cast of only five actors.

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comedia

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comedy
n
/ˈkɒmədi/
We saw a great comedy starring Ben Stiller last week.

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directo

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direct
v
/dəˈrekt/
He’s an actor but now he wants to direct a film.

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drama

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drama
n
/ˈdrɑːmə/
I watched an excellent drama that was set during the Second World War.

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doblar (películas)

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dub
v
/dʌb/
They usually dub American movies into Italian.

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excitante, emocionante, apasionante

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exciting
adj
/ɪkˈsaɪtɪŋ/
The last James Bond film was really exciting.

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extra

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extra
n
/ˈekstrə/
I was an extra in the recent film about Robin Hood.

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película

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film
n
/fɪlm/
What’s your favourite film?

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filmar en localización

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film on location
/fɪlm ɒn ləʊˈkeɪʃn/
We want to film on location in India.

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gracioso, chistoso, cómico

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funny
adj
/ˈfʌni/
That new comedy with Ricky Gervais is really funny.

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película histórica

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historical film
n
/hɪˈstɒrɪkl fɪlm/
It was a historical film about the American Civil War.

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película de horror

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horror film
n
/ˈhɒrə(r) fɪlm/
She was in a horror film about vampires.

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película

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movie
n
/ˈmuːvi/
They use the word movie, not film, in America.

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emotivo/a

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moving
adj
/ˈmuːvɪŋ/
That film about the First World War was really moving.

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musical

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musical
n
/ˈmjuːzɪkl/
We saw the musical Mamma Mia! in London.

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toca la parte de

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play the part of
/pleɪ ðə pɑːt ɒv/
I want to play the part of Juliet in the new film of Romeo and Juliet.

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trama, argumento

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plot
n
/plɒt/
The plot of the film was very complicated.

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revisar, comprobar, analizar

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review
n
/rɪˈvjuː/
The film got a really bad review in the papers.

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comedia romántica

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rom-com
n
/rɒm kɒm/
I don’t like action films. I prefer watching rom-coms.

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escalofriante, dar miedo, alarmante, sinistro

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scary
adj
/ˈskeəri/
I thought that alien film was really scary.

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escena, lugar

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scene
n
/siːn/
I love the scene where they find each other at the train station.

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película de ciencia ficción

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science fiction film
n
/ˈsaɪəns ˈfɪkʃn fɪlm/
He loves that science fiction film about aliens coming to earth.

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guión

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script
n
/skrɪpt/
The script was written by an experienced writer.

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sequela, continuación

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sequel
n
/ˈsiːkwəl/
Will there be a sequel to this film?

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ambientar, localizar, desarrollar

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set
v
/set/
They set the film in the Italian Alps.

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filmar en localización

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shoot on location
/ʃuːt ɒn ləʊˈkeɪʃn/
They’re going to shoot on location in Mexico.

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banda sonora

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soundtrack
n
/ˈsaʊndtræk/
I love the soundtrack to this film and I want to buy the CD.

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efectos especiales

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special effects
n pl
/speʃl ɪˈfekts/
They spent millions on the special effects in this dinosaur film.

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estrella

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star
n
/stɑː(r)/
Keira Knightley is the star of the film.

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estudio (de filmación)

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studio
n
/ˈstjuːdiəʊ/
It was filmed in a studio in Hollywood.

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sustítulos

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subtitles
n pl
/ˈsʌbtaɪtlz/
It’s a French film so it has English subtitles.

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thriller, película o novela de suspense

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thriller
n
/ˈθrɪlə(r)/
He starred in a thriller about a political scandal in America.

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traducción, versión traducida

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translation
n
/trænzˈleɪʃn/
The translation of the film from English to Russian took three months.

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violento, agresivo

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violent
adj
/ˈvaɪələnt/
Children shouldn’t see violent films.

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película de guerra

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war film
n
/wɔː(r) fɪlm/
We saw a war film set during the Vietnam war.

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película del oeste, película de vaqueros

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western
n
/ˈwestən/
That actor was in a western recently and he was one of the good guys.

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