LEARNit Dictionary

cinema

noun
A1
1
A1
a building in which films are shown
سینما
see also home cinema
2
A1
when you go to the cinema or to the movies, you go to a cinema to see a film
سینما, سالن نمایش فیلم
I used to go to the cinema every week.
How often do you go to the cinema?
I haven't seen a film at the cinema for nearly 2 years.
Is there anything good on at the cinema at the moment?
I hated it when I saw it in the cinema.
3
B2
films as an art or an industry
سینما, هنر فیلمسازی, صنعت فیلم
one of the great successes of British cinema
the most influential film in the history of cinema
He was honoured for his outstanding contribution to cinema.
contemporary/world cinema
mainstream/independent/arthouse/avant-garde cinema
She started making films in the last years of silent cinema.