english vocabulary
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a lawyer in England or Wales who is allowed
to speak in the higher law courts
barrister
a lawyer, especially one who represents
people in court
attorney
the story of a book, film or play
Die Handlungen seiner Bücher sind grundsätzlich alle gleich
plot
The plots of his book are basically
all the same.
to write an article giving your opinion
of a play, book, art exhibit
person who writes a review
Der neue irische Film hat hochgelobte Kritik erhalten
review, reviewer
The new Irish film has received
rave reviews.
someone whose job is to write or broadcast
their opinions about things such as
books, movies, or plays
Das Stück wurde von den Kritikern gut aufgenommen
critic
The play has been well received
by the critics.
when objects such as paintings are shown
to the public, or when someone shows a
particular skill or quality to the public
exhibition
a person in a book, play or film
Viggo Mortensen spielte viele verschiedene Rollen in seinen Filmen
character
Viggo Mortensen has played
many different characters in his
films.
someone who acts, sings or plays for an
audience
Colin Firth gewann einen Academy Award für seinen Auftritt in "The King's Speech."
performer, performance
Colin Firth won an academy
award for his performance in
“The King’s Speech”.
a movie, play, television or radio program,
CD, etc., especially when you are talking
about the way it is created and performed
production
to make a movie, video, or CD available
for people to see or buy
Ihr neues Album wird erwartet Ende Jahr zu erscheinen
release
Their new album is due for release
at the end of the year.
a part of a play, book, movie, etc. in which
events happen in the same place or period
of time
Die Dinner Party ist die beste Szene im ganzen Stück
scene
The dinner party is the best
scene in the whole play.
the text for a film, including the words to
be spoken by the actors and instructions
for the cameras
screenplay
the music that is played during a movie or
television program, or a CD of this music
soundtrack
an advertisement for a movie or television
programme that shows a short part of that
movie or programme
trailer
translation of foreign dialogue of a movie
or TV programme
subtitles
to change the sounds and speech on a
film or television programme, especially to
a different language
Ich würde eher einen Film mit Untertiteln schauen, als einen ins Englisch übersetzten.
dub
I'd rather watch a film with subtitles
than one dubbed into English.
the office where tickets of admission are
sold
box office
successful film
box office hit
unsuccessful film
box office flop
a list of acknowledgements of those who
contributed to the creation of a film (usually
run at the end of the film)
credits
a movie, TV program, etc. that has been
made from a book or play
Letztes Jahr spielte er in der Film Adaption von Bill Cronshaw's Bestseller-Roman
adaptation
Last year he starred in the film
adaptation of Bill Cronshaw's
best-selling novel
a person who writes plays
playwright
someone who is very interested in and
knows a lot about a particular subject
buff
something that is very successful, especially
a movie, show, or novel
blockbuster
to make available to the public, usually by
printing, a book, magazine, newspaper, or
other document
Veröffentlicher
publish, publisher
a book with a hard cover
hardback
a book with a paper cover (cheaper than
hardback)
paperback
books and stories about imaginary events
and people
fiction
writing that is about real events and facts
non-fiction
a short description of a book or film, etc.,
written by the people who have produced
it, and intended to make people want to
buy it or see it
Die Zusammenfassung auf der Rückseite des Buches sagt, das es dein Herz berühren wird
blurb
The blurb on the back of the
book says that it 'will touch your
heart'.
store music electronically
Die Musiker trafen sich im Aufnahmestudio
record
The musicians met at the recording
studio.
a CD or record, etc. that has several pieces
of music on it
album
a company that records and sells music
record label
words that accompany a piece of music
lyrics
someone who writes a piece of music
composer
one of several songs or pieces of music on
a CD or other musical recording
track
the legal right to have control over the
work of a writer, artist, musician, etc.
if you own the ... on something, it is
your intellectual property, and other people
must pay you to broadcast, publish, or
perform it
copyright
a single performance by a musician or
group of musicians, especially playing
modern or pop music
Diese Woche hatte die Band ihren letzten Auftritt ihrer Welttournee
gig
This week the band did the last
gig of their world-tour.
officially examine books, films, reports etc. and remove anything that is offensive or unacceptable (verb and noun)
censor, censorship
the fact that the public has a right to know about something because it affects them
public interest