film

a movie or motion picture

película, film

• a film about something

Collocations action film · documentary film

• I saw a great film last night.

  Vi una gran película anoche.

to make a movie or record images with a camera

rodar, filmar

• film something

Collocations film a scene · film a documentary

• They are filming the new movie in Mexico.

  Están rodando la nueva película en México.

to record sound or video with a tape recorder or camera

grabar, registrar

• film something

Collocations film an interview · film a concert

• She filmed the whole event.

  Ella grabó todo el evento.

to cover something with a thin layer of material, such as plastic or metal

cubrir con película

• film something

Collocations film a window · film a surface

• The windows were filmed with plastic.

  Las ventanas estaban cubiertas con plástico.

a thin layer of material, such as plastic or metal, used to cover something

película (material)

• film on something

Collocations plastic film · metallic film

• There was a thin film of oil on the water.

  Había una delgada película de aceite en el agua.

a long strip of plastic with a light-sensitive coating, used to take photographs

película fotográfica

• roll of film

Collocations develop the film · load the film

• I need to develop this roll of film.

  Necesito desarrollar este rollo de película.

to cover something with a thin layer of material, such as plastic or metal

cubrir con película

• film something

Collocations film a window · film a surface

• The windows were filmed with plastic.

  Las ventanas estaban cubiertas con plástico.

a long strip of plastic with a light-sensitive coating, used to take photographs

película fotográfica

• roll of film

Collocations develop the film · load the film

• I need to develop this roll of film.

  Necesito desarrollar este rollo de película.