English > short subject: 1 sense > noun 1, communication| Meaning | A brief film; often shown prior to showing the feature. |
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| Narrower | cartoon, animated cartoon, toon | A film made by photographing a series of cartoon drawings to give the illusion of movement when projected in rapid sequence |
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| newsreel | A short / short film and commentary about current events |
| Broader | movie, film, picture, moving picture, moving-picture show, motion picture, motion-picture show, picture show, pic, flick | A form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement |
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| Spanish | cortometraje |
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| Catalan | curtmetratge |
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