acción en vivo

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aɡˌθjon em ˈbibo/ [aɣ̞ˌθjõn ẽm ˈbi.β̞o] (Spain)
  • IPA(key): /aɡˌsjon em ˈbibo/ [aɣ̞ˌsjõn ẽm ˈbi.β̞o] (Latin America, Philippines)
  • Syllabification: ac‧ción en vi‧vo

Noun

acción en vivo f (uncountable)

  1. (cinematography) live action
    Synonyms: (Latin America) acción real, (Spain) imagen real

Usage notes

  • Also, note that while acción en vivo can stand alone as a noun, it is more often used as the object of preposition de, functioning as an adjective phrase.
    una película de acción en vivoa live action film

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