What does pellicola in Italian mean?

What is the meaning of the word pellicola in Italian? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use pellicola in Italian.

The word pellicola in Italian means cling film, film, celluloid, film, movie, film montage, film editing, saran wrap. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word pellicola

cling film

sostantivo femminile (sottile membrana di materiale)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ti consiglio di avvolgere i panini nella pellicola se non vuoi che ci vadano le formiche.
I suggest you wrap the sandwiches in cling film if you don't want ants getting to them.

film, celluloid

sostantivo femminile (materiale sensibile per le riprese)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Anna ama il cinema e ha decorato la sua camera con rotoli di pellicola cinematografica.
Anna loves the cinema and has decorated her room with rolls of film celluloid.

film, movie

sostantivo femminile (film)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La coppia di anziani amava guardare vecchie pellicole per ricordare i tempi andati.
The old couple loved watching old movies to remember the good old days.

film montage, film editing

saran wrap

sostantivo femminile

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

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