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The 'Western' is the only genre whose origins are almost identical with those of the cinema itself.
Andre Bazin

Meaning of "the cinema" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF THE CINEMA

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WHAT DOES THE CINEMA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of the cinema in the English dictionary

The definition of the cinema in the dictionary is the art or business of making films. Other definition of the cinema is films collectively.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE THE CINEMA

the Centre
the chair
the Channel
the Channel Country
the charts
the chase
the chattering classes
the chop
the chuck
the circuit
the City
the clap
the class struggle
the classics
the clock
the cloth
the Coal Measures
the coast is clear
the cold shoulder
the collywobbles

WORDS THAT END LIKE THE CINEMA

Alma-Tadema
anathema
barium enema
bema
chromonema
cinema
diplonema
eczema
edema
emblema
emphysema
enema
epiphonema
hyalonema
protonema
schema
Shema
Tema
thema
treponema

Synonyms and antonyms of the cinema in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «the cinema» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR
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TRANSLATION OF THE CINEMA

Find out the translation of the cinema to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of the cinema from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «the cinema» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

电影院
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

el cine
570 millions of speakers

English

the cinema
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

सिनेमा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

السينما
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

кино
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

o cinema
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সিনেমা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

le cinéma
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

pawagam
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

das Kino
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

シネマ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

영화
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ing film
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

các rạp chiếu phim
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சினிமா
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

चित्रपट
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

sinema
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

il cinema
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

kino
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

кіно
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

cinema
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ο κινηματογράφος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

die teater
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

bio
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

kino
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of the cinema

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «THE CINEMA»

The term «the cinema» is quite widely used and occupies the 30.997 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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The map shown above gives the frequency of use of the term «the cinema» in the different countries.
Principal search tendencies and common uses of the cinema
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «the cinema».

FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «THE CINEMA» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «the cinema» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «the cinema» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about the cinema

EXAMPLES

10 QUOTES WITH «THE CINEMA»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word the cinema.
1
Ken Adam
The cinema is there to heighten the imagination; I have always tried to make sure it does so.
2
Jacques Audiard
The cinema that interests me departs from realism.
3
Andre Bazin
The 'Western' is the only genre whose origins are almost identical with those of the cinema itself.
4
Brenda Blethyn
I hate that people think going to the theatre is a special occasion. I wish people would treat it as normally as going to the cinema.
5
Danny Boyle
I want people to leave the cinema feeling that something's been confirmed for them about life.
6
Jane Campion
A message I've been telling myself: the cinema is very conservative, and unless you have a story that satisfies you, that is within the unchallenging zone, but you love it, you can't do it as cinema. Otherwise, you better go do it for television, which is more daring now.
7
Angela Carter
Strangers used to gather together at the cinema and sit together in the dark, like Ancient Greeks participating in the mysteries, dreaming the same dream in unison.
8
Justin Chadwick
It is important that alongside the blockbusters there are stories that can inspire and audiences can experience together in the cinema.
9
Sunidhi Chauhan
Instead of watching DVDs at home, I prefer going to the cinema to get the experience.
10
Noel Clarke
I think most people, no matter their status now, have big screen TVs, because they're the standard TVs now. And so why would you go to the cinema?

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «THE CINEMA»

Discover the use of the cinema in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to the cinema and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Cinema of Attractions Reloaded
The collection opens with a history of the term, tracing the collaboration between Gaudreault and Gunning, the genesis of the term in their attempts to explain the spectacular effects of motion that lay at the heart of early cinema, and the ...
Wanda Strauven, 2006
2
Acting in the Cinema
In this richly detailed study, James Naremore focuses on the work of film acting, showing what players contribute to movies.
James Naremore, 1988
3
The Cinema of France
The book features works from the silent period and poetic realism, through the stylistic developments of the New Wave, and up to more contemporary challenging films, from directors such as Abel Gance, Jean Renoir, Marcel Carné, François ...
Phil Powrie, 2006
4
The Cinema of Latin America
-- D. West, Choice
Alberto Elena, Marina Díaz López, 2013
5
The Cinema of Spain and Portugal
This volume contains 24 essays on individual films from the region.
Alberto Mira, 2005
6
The Cinema of Italy
Giorgio Bertellini examines the historical and aesthetic connections of some of Italy's most important films with both Italian and Western film culture.
Giorgio Bertellini, 2004
7
The Cinema of Hong Kong: History, Arts, Identity
This volume examines Hong Kong cinema in transnational, historical, and artistic contexts.
Poshek Fu, David Desser, 2002
8
Cinema II
Offers a fascinating analysis of the representation of time in film and the cinematic treatment of memory, thought and speech, and looks at the work of Godard, Hitchcock and Welles.
Gilles Deleuze, 2005
9
Desire Unlimited: The Cinema of Pedro Almodóvar
From the Hardcover edition.
Paul Julian Smith, 2000
10
The Cinema of Isolation: A History of Physical Disability in ...
" --Douglas Gomery, author of The Hollywood Studio System "I enjoyed this book from its terrific title to its skillful interweaving of movie history with disability history. . .
Martin F. Norden, 1994

3 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «THE CINEMA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term the cinema is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Costs putting people off cinema trips
The costs involved in a trip to the cinema are putting people off going to see films, according to a poll. The average cinema trip costs £7.85 on top of the price of ... «BBC News, Feb 15»
2
Call for Google Glass ban in UK cinemas
Google Glass should be banned in UK cinemas, the head of an influential trade body has urged. Phil Clap, head of the Cinema Exhibitors' Association (CEA), ... «BBC News, Jul 14»
3
Canon unveils 4K Cinema EOS cameras and lenses
Late last night, Canon took the wraps off the Cinema EOS System (five new “4K” EF Cinema Lenses), the EOS C300 digital cinema camera, and hinted at a new ... «ExtremeTech, Nov 11»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. The cinema [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/the-cinema>. Apr 2024 ».
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