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одно- или многосерийные фильмы

English translation: any film or movie, including a series or mini-series

09:48 Mar 16, 2004
Russian to English translations [Non-PRO]
Cinema, Film, TV, Drama
Russian term or phrase: одно- или многосерийные фильмы
Под фильмами в рамках настоящего Договора понимаются любые одно- или многосерийные фильмы производства любых киностудий без ограничения территории и/или оригинального языка фильма.
Alexander Kolegov
English translation:any film or movie, including a series or mini-series
Explanation:
[is understood to mean] any film or movie, including a series or mini-series

I would alter it slightly and also put it in the singular as above. When we say "film" or "movie" (native English), we assume this means a full-length movie intended for theatre release or TV screening (as in digkam's "made-for-TV-movie" above). We never mean a series that is shown on TV, such as "Улицы разбитых фонарей", which in Russia can sometimes be referred to as a film. So you expand on this assumption by referring to series and mini-series in addition.
Of course this may include documentary films or series as well, not only feature films. That is why I have put "film or movie" - documentaries are not normally referred to as movies.
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Irene Chernenko
Russian Federation
Local time: 17:56
Grading comment
Thanks, Irene!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +2motion pictures, made-for-TV movies or series and miniseries
digkam
5single and serial movies
Andrey Belousov (X)
5any film or movie, including a series or mini-series
Irene Chernenko
41) просто movie 2) см. ниже
Alexander Onishko


  

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16 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
одно- или многосерийные фильмы
single and serial movies


Explanation:
Think so.

Andrey Belousov (X)
United States
Local time: 10:56
Native speaker of: Russian
PRO pts in category: 15
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30 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
одно- или многосерийные фильмы
1) просто movie 2) см. ниже


Explanation:
многосерийный телефильм (в смысле телесериал) television serial, television series
многосерийный телефильм (в смысле Горец 1, Горец 2 ... Горец 15 ) sequel

Alexander Onishko
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian, Native in UkrainianUkrainian
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  digkam: i agree to serial/series, but sequel is not a телефильм, it's one of several separate theater movies. in fact, because it's nothing close to russian traditional movie production, there isn't a russian term for it as yet. only something ugly like сиквел
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39 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
одно- или многосерийные фильмы
motion pictures, made-for-TV movies or series and miniseries


Explanation:
it all depends on what kind of production we're talking about, tv or theater movies. you could say "television/made-for-TV movies or miniseries," if we're talking about tv, but "miniseries" would limit it to the movies like Место встречи изменить нельзя. also, motion picture studios do not do movies for tv - that would be tv channels themselves. so if it's all-tv-inclusive, could be television movies or miniseries and serials/television movies or series and miniseries. But i understand we're talking about russian television that buys a lot of various stuff, so it could be safe to say "motion pictures (i.e. theater movies), made-for-TV movies or series and miniseries."

digkam
Local time: 17:56
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Mariya Almeida
20 mins
agree  Alexandra Tussing
18 hrs
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8 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
any film or movie, including a series or mini-series


Explanation:
[is understood to mean] any film or movie, including a series or mini-series

I would alter it slightly and also put it in the singular as above. When we say "film" or "movie" (native English), we assume this means a full-length movie intended for theatre release or TV screening (as in digkam's "made-for-TV-movie" above). We never mean a series that is shown on TV, such as "Улицы разбитых фонарей", which in Russia can sometimes be referred to as a film. So you expand on this assumption by referring to series and mini-series in addition.
Of course this may include documentary films or series as well, not only feature films. That is why I have put "film or movie" - documentaries are not normally referred to as movies.


Irene Chernenko
Russian Federation
Local time: 17:56
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in RussianRussian
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thanks, Irene!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  digkam: yes, but you say "including" - undermining your own argument that the two kinds are different. furthermore, "motion pictures," even if slightly archaic, stands for both feat. and documentary, no? though "films or movies, or series..." etc. is good, too
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