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buen amante del cine

English translation: good cinema lover

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Spanish term or phrase:buen amante del cine
English translation:good cinema lover
Entered by: Carolina Carabecho

16:02 Feb 5, 2005
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Linguistics / European English or plain English
Spanish term or phrase: buen amante del cine
En el capítulo de las retrospectivas nos hemos inclinado esta vez por tres
temas que con toda seguridad contribuirán a colmar las exigencias de cualquier **buen amante del cine**:
Federico Esponda
France
Local time: 07:02
good cinema lover
Explanation:
Cinefil Imagica - [ Traduzca esta página ]
Cinefil means cinema loving people. Cinefil Imagica is a cinema lover's channel.
How do we define "cinema loving"? When one perceives ...
www.imagica.com/cinefil/cinefil_e.html - 9k - En caché - Páginas similares

Selected response from:

Carolina Carabecho
Local time: 02:02
Grading comment
me gusta la economia lingüística, no está mal. film buff es mas bien Afisionado al cine
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +4lover of good cinema
George Rabel
5 +2great/big movie lover
bigedsenior
5 +1movie lover/cinephile
Michele Fauble
4 +1good cinema lover
Carolina Carabecho
4 +1a film enthusiast
Javier Herrera (X)
5film buff
James Calder


Discussion entries: 1





  

Answers


3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
good cinema lover


Explanation:
Cinefil Imagica - [ Traduzca esta página ]
Cinefil means cinema loving people. Cinefil Imagica is a cinema lover's channel.
How do we define "cinema loving"? When one perceives ...
www.imagica.com/cinefil/cinefil_e.html - 9k - En caché - Páginas similares



Carolina Carabecho
Local time: 02:02
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
me gusta la economia lingüística, no está mal. film buff es mas bien Afisionado al cine

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Patricia Parten: Este me suena mejor que todos. Suerte!!
2 hrs
  -> Muchas gracias, Patricia :)
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34 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
a film enthusiast


Explanation:
...

Javier Herrera (X)
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 31

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  PB Trans
1 day 12 hrs
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37 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
great/big movie lover


Explanation:
US common speech.

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... Being a great movie lover, I\'ve recently started a movie wallpaper website ...
http://www.dailycollage.com/category/general

Amazon.com: Video: American Graffiti (1973)
... movies of all time: A list by thomas f carter jr, great movie lover. Top 50 Greatest Movies of All-Time: 1-15: A list ...
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0783226152?v=g
lance


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... I wanted to see the first one because I am a big movie lover. I would also like to bet that if the Matrix series ...
http://picklejew.keenspace.com/soniccomic40.html

http://www.pekin.k12.ia.us/kellib.hp/page1.html
... I\'m a big movie lover. Some of my favorites are Mad Love, Coyote Ugly, Save the Last Dance, Dirty Dancing, The Wizard of ...
http://www.pekin.k12.ia.us/kellib.hp/page1.html


bigedsenior
Local time: 22:02
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Yvonne Becker
1 hr
  -> thanks, Smash
agree  Muriel Vasconcellos: I like "big" or even "good," and definitely "movie-lover."
5 hrs
  -> thanks, Muriel
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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +4
lover of good cinema


Explanation:
like this

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UK:
Global-Online-Store (UK): Video - Classic Films - Horror & ...... this film comes highly recommended by me as thought-provoking and a piece of cinematic excellence for the discerning and intelligent lover of good cinema. ... ...
video.global-online-store.co.uk/asin/B00004CLVT.html - 40k - Supplemental Result - Cached - Similar pages

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Scoot UK - Cinema Finder... A great performance is given by all the cast. A must for Spanglo-files and lovers of good cinema. Don`t miss it.\" Review by Bill Dring. ...
www.scoot.co.uk/cinemafinder/filmreviews. asp?a=00792&ae=&cc=&c=89896&ce=& - 17k - Supplemental Result - Cached - Similar pages


George Rabel
Local time: 01:02
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in category: 34

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  lafresita (X)
1 min
  -> thank you
agree  María Roberto (X): That is!
2 mins
  -> thank you
agree  William Pairman: Yep!
1 hr
  -> Thanks
neutral  Yvonne Becker: un amante del buen cine no es lo mismo que un buen amante del cine
2 hrs
  -> De acuerdo 100%, pero en el conjunto del texto, opino que mi sugerencia va mejor
neutral  Michele Fauble: I agree with Smash2707's comment.
2 hrs
  -> Me too, but still...
agree  maca12: Tienes toda la razón George.
7 hrs
  -> muchas gracias
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56 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
movie lover/cinephile


Explanation:
Everything for the movie lover: Classic Movie Videos and DVDs, Original Movie Posters, Golden Age Of TV, Lobby Cards, Books, CDs, Sheet Music and more at ...
www.allclassicmovies.com/

A Movie-lover’s Guide to the Internet. So, you are a true movie fan. ...
www.peanut.org/mike/text/Movieson.htm

we've found some really wonderful books for the cinephile in all of us. ...
www.cia.edu/campuslife/cinematheque/default.asp

. Mandatory viewing for the cinephile.
more ». MPAA Rating: Unrated. Runtime: 42 minutes. ...
www.rottentomatoes.com/m/1077615-great_train_robbery/

... a poetic, lyrical style to tell a story that is immediately accessible to almost
any first-time viewer, yet has great resonance for the cinephile who watches ...
homevideo.about.com/library/weekly/aapr022002.htm

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Note added at 1 hr 24 mins (2005-02-05 17:27:00 GMT)
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also \'film lover\'

... Compulsive cinephiles, or those interested in making a comprehensive study of great films, may find the Film-Lover\'s Check List a handy tool. ...
rinkworks.com/checklist/

A film lover\'s dream, \'The Dreamers\' weaves the boundless exuberance of \'60s idealism with sex, politics and the movies, The Daily Texan, a newspaper of ...
www.dailytexanonline.com/news/2004/ 02/20/Entertainment/A.Film.Lovers.Dream-613601.shtml

The Film Lover\'s Guide To Film Music. Listening To Movies : The Film Lover\'s Guide To Film Music. Karlin, Fred. ...
www.tfront.com/product.php?pid=14244& qstring=Movie&qformat=BK&lm1=0&nf=

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Note added at 3 hrs 12 mins (2005-02-05 19:15:03 GMT)
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\'BUEN amante del cine\' =

\'real movie lover\'
\'real film lover\'
\'real cinephile\'


Michele Fauble
United States
Local time: 22:02
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Patrice
18 mins
  -> thanks
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1 day 22 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
film buff


Explanation:
A "buff" is someone who knows a lot about a particular subject and is used widely in the UK in this particular context (films/cinema).

Some reliable refs for "film buff":

the Mail online | TV & showbiz
... More polls ». Today's quiz: Are you a film buff? ...
www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/quizzes/ quiz.html?in_quiz_id=14228&in_page_id=1773 - 40k - 6 Feb 2005

CBBC Newsround | YOUR REPORTS | Film buff gives his verdict
Film buff gives his verdict, Updated 14 December 2001, 09.38. Luke, 11, was
one of the film judges at Cinemagic in Northern Ireland. ...
news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/club/ your_reports/newsid_1704000/1704350.stm

James Watson - Penguin UK Authors - Penguin UK
... Visiting places of wonder, like cathedrals and castles, of romance, like ancient
ruins; but then I am also a film buff, rarely miss Sports Report on the BBC ...
www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Author/ AuthorPage/0,,0_1000034209,00.html

James Calder
United Kingdom
Local time: 06:02
Native speaker of: English
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