talkie

IPA(Pronunciation)

/ˈtɔːki/

Noun

informal

(informal, dated or historical) A movie with sound, as opposed to a silent film.

Japanese Meaning

音声付き映画（サイレント映画に対する、非公式または歴史的な用語）

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At the festival, they screened a restored 1929 talkie that had everyone buzzing about the actors' voices.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

映画祭では、1929年の修復された有声映画が上映され、俳優たちの声について皆が盛り上がった。

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Sense（1）

(informal, dated or historical) A movie with sound, as opposed to a silent film.

On October 6, 1927, Warner Bros. released The Jazz Singer, the first sound-synched feature film, prompting a technological shift of unprecedented speed and unstoppable force. Within two years, nearly every studio release was a talkie.

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talkies

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