moviola

See also: Moviola

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /moˈvjɔ.la/
• Rhymes: -ɔla
• Hyphenation: mo‧viò‧la

Noun

moviola f (plural moviole)

1. an early film editing machine; a Moviola
2. slow motion (film technique)
   • 1983, “L'Italiano”, performed by Toto Cutugno:

     Buongiorno Italia che non si spaventa / e con la crema da barba alla menta / con un vestito gessato sul blu / e la moviola la domenica in tivù.

     Good morning Italy that is not afraid / and with the mint shaving cream / with a blue tuxedo / and moviola on Sunday TV. (Referring to the usual Italian habit of watching Sunday sports programming (like La Domenica Sportiva), where the best football goals were analysed using slow motion images.

Anagrams

• olivamo, voliamo

Spanish

Noun

moviola f (plural moviolas)

1. slow motion

Further reading

• “moviola”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28