longa-metragem

/ˌlõɡameˈtɾaʒẽj/

o noun B2

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
os longas-metragens

Meaning

  1. feature film

    Built from longa (long) + metragem (length).

    • Vi um longa-metragem.

      I watched a feature film.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Made of

  • longa long
  • metragem length

Similar words

Similar in other languages

German

Spielfilm

Spielfilm is the German word for the same thing — both mean "feature film."

Spanish

largometraje

largometraje is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "feature film."

Practice

1 What does longa-metragem mean?

2 Fill the gap: Vi um longa-___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches longa-metragem?

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