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película

film

noun peh-LEE-koo-lah Common

Also means

movie

Usage Note

Película is the standard word for a film or movie across all Spanish-speaking countries. Film (or filme) is also used but more formal or journalistic. The phrase echar una película (Spain) means 'to show a film'. It also has a technical sense of 'thin film' or 'membrane'.

Examples

"Vimos una película muy interesante anoche."

Natural Translation

We watched a very interesting film last night.

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