filme

See also: filmé and Filme

Asturian

Etymology

From English film.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfilme/ [ˈfil.me]
• Rhymes: -ilme
• Syllabification: fil‧me

Noun

filme m (plural filmes)

1. film, movie

   Synonym: película

   • 2017 April 27, Pablo R. Guardado, “TPA va estrenar el doblaxe n’asturianu de ‘Ocean’s eleven’ nel Día de les Lletres Asturianes”, in Asturies.com‎^[1]:

     Nun va ser l’únicu filme que va poder vese en TPA esos díes, yá que’l sábadu va emitise en redifusión ‘Greystoke’ (15.30 hores) y ‘Orixe (Inception)’ (00.30 hores), ésta última doblada tamién por Gonzali Producciones.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Derived terms

• filmar
• filmoteca

Further reading

• “filme”, in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana [Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Asturian), 1st edition, Academy of the Asturian Language [Asturian: Academia de la Llingua Asturiana], 2000, →ISBN

Danish

Etymology

From film +‎ -e.

Verb

filme (imperative film, infinitive at filme, present tense filmer, past tense filmede, perfect tense filmet)

1. (photography) to film (something)
2. (colloquial, rare) to flirt, hit on

   Synonyms: flirte, bage på, gantes

3. (sports, cant) to dive (in an attempt to win a penalty or free kick)

   Synonym: bluffe

4. to wrap (something) in film

Declension

Conjugation of filme

active passive present filmer filmes past filmede — infinitive filme filmes imperative film — participle present filmende past filmet (auxiliary verb have) gerund filmen

Related terms

• film

References

• “filme” in Den Danske Ordbog

Estonian

Noun

filme

1. partitive singular of film

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /film/

• Audio (France (Lyon)):

  (file)

Verb

filme

1. inflection of filmer:
   1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
   2. second-person singular imperative

Galician

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfilme/ [ˈfil.mɪ]
• Rhymes: -ilme
• Hyphenation: fil‧me

Etymology 1

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *pel-der.

Proto-Germanic *felma-

Proto-Germanic *filmīn-

Old English filmen

Middle English filme

English filmbor.

Galician filme

Borrowed from English film.

Noun

filme m (plural filmes)

1. film; movie; motion picture

German

Pronunciation

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

  (file)

Verb

filme

1. inflection of filmen:
   1. first-person singular present
   2. first/third-person singular subjunctive I
   3. singular imperative

Italian

Alternative forms

• film

Pronunciation

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

filme m (plural filmi)

1. (rare) alternative form of film

Lingala

Etymology

Borrowed from French film, from English film.

Noun

filme

1. film, movie

Middle English

Alternative forms

• fylme, vilm

Etymology

From Old English filmen, from Proto-Germanic *filminją.

Pronunciation

• (Midland) IPA^(key): /ˈfilm(ə)/
• (Northern) IPA^(key): /ˈfil(ə)m/, /ˈfilum/
• (Southern) IPA^(key): /ˈvilm(ə)/

Noun

filme

1. (rare) film, membrane

Descendants

• English: film (dialectal fillum)
• Scots: flim, fillum

References

• “film, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 17 August 2019.

Norwegian Bokmål

Verb

filme (imperative film, present tense filmer, passive filmes, simple past and past participle filma or filmet, present participle filmende)

1. (photography) to film (something)
2. to act in a film / movie
3. (soccer) to dive (in an attempt to win a penalty or free kick)

Related terms

• film (sense 1, noun)

References

• “filme” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈfiw.mi/ [ˈfiʊ̯.mi]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈfiw.mi/ [ˈfiʊ̯.mi]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈfiw.me/ [ˈfiʊ̯.me]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈfil.mɨ/ [ˈfiɫ.mɨ]

• Audio (Portugal (Porto)):

  (file)

• Rhymes: (Brazil) -iwmi, (Portugal) -ilmɨ
• Hyphenation: fil‧me

Etymology 1

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *pel-der.

Proto-Germanic *felma-

Proto-Germanic *filmīn-

Old English filmen

Middle English filme

English filmbor.

Portuguese filme

Borrowed from English film.

Alternative forms

• film (dated or rare)

Noun

filme m (plural filmes)

1. film; movie; motion picture

   Synonyms: (chiefly Portugal) fita, película

   • 1992 [1979], “Vamos ao cinema?” (20:06 from the start), in Roberto Gómez Bolaños, director, Chaves, episode 225, spoken by Chaves (Marcelo Gastaldi), São Paulo: MAGA, dubbing of El Chavo del Ocho, via SBT:

     Teria sido melhor ir ver o filme do Pelé!

     [original: Mejor hubiéramos ido a ver el Chanfle.]

     It would be better to go watch Pelé's movie!

   • 2009, Robson Campos De Abreu, Teatro para Mágicos, Clube de Autores, page 60:

     A música é tão importante que existe até categoria de premiação no Oscar, pois a mesma ajuda a criar todo o clima que vemos nos filmes[,] seja este um filme divertido e infantil, ou seja,^[sic] aquele terror super hiper mega blaster assustador.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

   • 2012, Luís Fernando Veríssimo, “Padre Alfredo”, in Diálogos Impossíveis, Rio de Janeiro: Editora Objetiva, →ISBN, page 27:

     — Já pensaram no que vem por aí? Uma vida inteira, juntos? As brigas, às vezes por mesquinharia? O ciuminho? Os sogros se metendo? As diferenças: filme de pancadaria ou filme romântico? Luz acesa para um ler quando o outro quer dormir? Um não podendo viver sem ar refrigerado, apesar da rinite do outro? Já pensaram?

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

   • 2015, Jim Korkis, Segredos de Walt Disney, Editora Seoman, →ISBN, page 116:

     O cinegrafista Winton Hoch mais tarde filmaria A Lenda dos Anões Mágicos (1959), mas Walt conhecia seu trabalho como diretor de fotografia para sequências de live-action do filme O Dragão Dengoso (1941) e na animação Tempo de Melodia (1948).

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

2. plastic film (thin layer of plastic used to wrap objects, usually food)
3. (photography) film
4. (colloquial, figurative) drama (a dramatic situation)

Derived terms

• filmaço
• filmão (augmentative)
• filmar
• filmezinho (diminutive)
• filminho (diminutive)
• filmografia
• filmoteca
• queimar o filme

Related terms

• filmado
• filmadora
• filmagem

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

filme

1. inflection of filmar:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “filme”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “filme”, in Dicionário Infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
• “filme”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Romanian

Noun

filme

1. plural of film

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfilme/ [ˈfil.me]
• Rhymes: -ilme
• Syllabification: fil‧me

Etymology 1

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *pel-der.

Proto-Germanic *felma-

Proto-Germanic *filmīn-

Old English filmen

Middle English filme

English filmbor.

Spanish filme

Borrowed from English film.

Noun

filme m (plural filmes)

1. film, motion picture

   Synonyms: película, peli

Alternative forms

• film

Derived terms

• fílmico

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

filme

1. inflection of filmar:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “filme”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025