movie

film

Histoire ou suite d’images animées présentée sur un écran, généralement avec du son.

En anglais simple : A story or series of moving images shown on a screen, usually with sound.

• We watched a funny movie.
• That actor has appeared in several movies.
• Which movie would you like to see tonight?

Synonymes : film, motion picture

Expressions courantes : watch a movie, horror movie, movie star

film

Histoire racontée par des images animées, qui dure généralement environ deux heures.

En anglais simple : A story shown through moving pictures, usually lasting about two hours.

• We watched a movie last night.
• What is your favorite movie?
• Her latest movies have been very successful.

Synonymes : film

Expressions courantes : watch a movie, movie star, horror movie

cinéma

Dans « the movies », lieu où on paie pour regarder des films sur un grand écran.

En anglais simple : In “the movies”, a place where people pay to watch films on a large screen.

• Let’s go to the movies.
• We spent the evening at the movies.
• Have you been to the movies this month?

Comment l'utiliser : go to the movies (We went to the movies on Saturday.); at the movies (I met her at the movies.)

Synonymes : cinema, movie theater

Expressions courantes : movie theater, movie theatre, movie house

scénario

Expérience, souvent désagréable, qui ressemble à quelque chose qu’on a déjà vécu.

En anglais simple : An experience, often unpleasant, that feels like something you have been through before.

• I have seen this movie before: promises followed by excuses.
• Here comes the same old movie, with everyone blaming everyone else.
• We know how this movie ends: another long argument.

Synonymes : scenario

Expressions courantes : this movie before, same old movie