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cortometraggio

short film

noun kor-toh-meh-TRAHD-joh Rare

Also means

short

Usage Note

Cortometraggio literally means 'short footage' (from corto, short + metraggio, footage/length). It is the standard term in Italian cinema for a film under roughly 30 minutes. The opposite is lungometraggio (feature-length film). The plural is regular: cortometraggi.

Examples

"Il suo cortometraggio ha vinto un premio."

Natural Translation

His short film won an award.

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