película de miedo
/pelikula de mjedo/from spelling rules
The English phrase 'scary movie' is película de miedo in Spanish.
película de miedo is used to describe the genre or a specific film that is intended to frighten the viewer.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of película (movie) and de miedo (of fear).
Which one should you use?
While película de miedo is common, película de terror is the more standard term for the horror genre.
How does it change in a sentence?
To make the phrase plural, you change the noun película to películas while the prepositional phrase de miedo remains unchanged.
Did you know?
- The word película comes from the Latin word for 'skin' or 'thin membrane'. This refers to the thin strip of celluloid used to create motion pictures.
- In many Spanish-speaking cultures, the phrase dar miedo is used to describe something scary. Instead of saying a movie 'is' scary, people often say it 'gives' fear.
- Casual speakers often shorten the phrase to peli de miedo, using the colloquial clipping peli for 'movie'.
Examples in context
- Vimos una película de miedo.We watched a scary movie.Tatoeba #7962369 by Seael, translation #7733498 by CK
- Tom insistió en ver una película de miedo.Tom insisted on watching a scary movie.Tatoeba #8304947 by GuidoW, translation #5389014 by Hybrid
- Anoche vi una excelente película de terror. Me mantuvo al borde del asiento todo el tiempo.Last night, I watched an excellent scary movie. It kept me on the edge of my seat the whole time.
- ¿Has visto la última película espeluznante? ¡Me asusté tanto que dormí con la luz encendida!Have you seen the latest scary movie? I got so scared that I slept with the light on!
- Mis amigos y yo vamos a ver una película de miedo esta noche. ¡Esperamos asustarnos mucho!My friends and I are going to watch a scary movie tonight. We hope to get really scared!
- El cineasta español es conocido por sus películas de horror de alta calidad.The Spanish filmmaker is known for his high-quality horror movies.
- No quiero ver esa película de miedo.I don't want to watch that scary movie.
Example conversation
Daniel and Elena are deciding what to watch on TV.
- DanielBusquemos una película de miedo.Let's look for a scary movie.
- ElenaNo, prefiero una comedia.No, I prefer a comedy.
- DanielPero esta película de miedo tiene buenas criticas.But this scary movie has good reviews.
- ElenaEstá bien, veamos esa.Alright, let's watch that one.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries de, miedo, película, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
