Dokumentarfilm
documentary
Meaning of Dokumentarfilm
eine Sendung fürs Kino oder Fernsehen, die reale Ereignisse oder Personen zeigt
a film or television programme about real events or people
Pronunciation
Dokumentarfilm with English translation
Dokumentarfilm usage examples
Der Dokumentarfilm zeigt das Leben der Fischer.
The documentary shows the lives of fishermen.
Wir sehen heute Abend einen Dokumentarfilm.
We're watching a documentary tonight.
Dokumentarfilm synonyms
What's the difference between Dokumentarfilm, Dokufilm, Doku, Dokumentation, Dokument, Aufzeichnung, and Protokoll
Informal shortening for a documentary film; more casual than the neutral Dokumentarfilm.
A very colloquial shortening; common in speech and media, but less formal than Dokumentarfilm.
Can mean both a documentary film and the process/result of documenting; in TV context it is the closest equivalent to documentary.
Advanced: broader words
General word for a written document; does not mean a documentary film except in rare contexts.
A recording of an event, conversation, or programme; it can be a video recording, but not necessarily a documentary.
An official record of a meeting, negotiations, or events; not used as a word for a documentary film.
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Questions about this word
What does Dokumentarfilm mean?
a film or television programme about real events or people
How do you pronounce Dokumentarfilm?
Dokumentarfilm is pronounced [dokumɛnˈtaːɐ̯ˌfɪlm].
How is Dokumentarfilm used in a sentence?
The documentary shows the lives of fishermen. Translation: Der Dokumentarfilm zeigt das Leben der Fischer.
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