the flicks
the cinema, the movies
TRANSLATION
the flicks [coll.] = das Kino
STATISTICS
IN THE PRESS
Britons flock to the flicks... The number of people going to the cinema has reached the highest level for 26 years.
(BBC News -- 29 April 1998)
(BBC News -- 29 April 1998)
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the flicks (colloquial - British)
Means the cinema. In the good old days, black and white movies would "flicker" (flimmern), this is probably the origin of this word which is still widely used in the UK.
Typical usage:
"When I was at college we went to the flicks every Saturday night"
Synonyms:
big screen, cine, film, flicks, motion pictures, movie house, movie theater, moving pictures, movies, picture show, pictures, show, silver screen
Means the cinema. In the good old days, black and white movies would "flicker" (flimmern), this is probably the origin of this word which is still widely used in the UK.
Typical usage:
"When I was at college we went to the flicks every Saturday night"
Synonyms:
big screen, cine, film, flicks, motion pictures, movie house, movie theater, moving pictures, movies, picture show, pictures, show, silver screen
