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cine

cinema

noun CHEE-neh Rare

Origin: Short for cinematografo, from Greek kinema, movement.

Also means

movie theater

Usage Note

Cine is an informal clipped form of cinema, used especially in compound words like cineclub or cineforum, and in casual speech. Cinema (also masculine) is far more common in standard Italian. The plural of cine is invariable: i cine.

Examples

"Stasera andiamo al cine?"

Natural Translation

Shall we go to the movies tonight?

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