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10 Language-to-English DictionariesDreharbeiten
Pronunciation / Transliteration: drehr-ar-bye-ten
"Die Dreharbeiten für die Serie wurden erfolgreich abgeschlossen."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The activity or process of recording a scene, movie, or video using a camera.
"The filming of the new action movie took place across several European cities."
- 1
To capture moving images on photographic film or a digital medium.
"They are filming a documentary about deep-sea marine life next week."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the noun 'film', originating from Old English 'filen' (meaning a strip or thin skin), which evolved in the late 19th century to describe thin photographic sheets and subsequently motion pictures. The gerund 'filming' emerged alongside the rise of cinematography in the early 20th century to describe the act of recording moving images.
Which of the following is the closest synonym for "Filming"?
10 Global Lexicons: How "Filming" is said worldwide
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tournage
Transliteration: toor-nahzh
"Le tournage du film commence demain matin."
Dreharbeiten
Transliteration: drehr-ar-bye-ten
"Die Dreharbeiten für die Serie wurden erfolgreich abgeschlossen."
riprese
Transliteration: ree-preh-ze
"Le riprese cinematografiche si svolgono a Roma."
rodaje
Transliteration: ro-da-xe
"El rodaje de la película duró tres meses."
filmagem
Transliteration: fil-ma-zhẽ
"A filmagem da cena final foi emocionante."
फ़िल्मांकन
Transliteration: filmankan
"नई फिल्म का फ़िल्मांकन शिमला में होगा।"
拍摄
Transliteration: pāishè
"这部电影的拍摄工作已经完成。"
촬영
Transliteration: chwalyeong
"오늘 야외 촬영은 날씨 때문에 취소되었습니다."
撮影
Transliteration: satsuei
"映画の撮影が京都で行われています。"
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