Tanda
In Panama, this is the name given to movie showtimes or specific screenings at the cinema.
A: Dad, which Tanda are we going to tomorrow? B: The 7 p.m. Tanda, honey. When I get off work.
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Tag: cine
Definitions tagged cine in the street dictionary.
PanamáPeliculon
A high-quality or impressive movie, highly recommended as a must-see.
Jurassic Park is a peliculón.
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ArgentinaCómica
Any type of cartoon or animated series shown on television or in cinema. It is the standard term for everything from Western animation to Japanese anime. (Panamanians use this word instead of more formal terms for cartoons, and often refer to anime as Chinese cómicas regardless of its actual origin).
The kid likes the car cómicas : Jaime is grown up now, but he still likes watching those Chinese cómicas
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peli
A common, casual way to say movie or flick, shortened from the word pelicula.
Do you want to go watch an action peli?
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Cines Unidos
A nationwide movie theater chain (it is one of the two largest cinema franchises in Venezuela).
The Purge has already premiered at Cines Unidos. You have to call Cines Unidos to confirm the tickets.
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VenezuelaCinex
A major movie theater chain with locations throughout the country.
Cinex sometimes isn't as good as Cines Unidos. At Cinex there are shorter lines.
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Popcorn
Pronounced popcor, this loanword from English is used by most Panamanians instead of the standard Spanish term palomitas de maíz.
That girl isn't going into the theater until I buy her her popcor: I don't like buying popcor at the movies.
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Mis cuartos
An exclamation used by people leaving a cinema after watching a terrible movie (a dud), typically a local production, to lament their wasted money. (In the Dominican Republic, the word cuartos is a common slang term for money).
The House at KM 5, The Midnight Knight, Skirt Trouble: Mis cuartos!
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República DominicanaTriple
A three-screen cinema that used to be on the Malecon (the seafront boulevard in Santo Domingo), to the left of what is now the Ministry of Culture. It became infamous for the rats running through the theaters during the movies in its final years in the late 90s. There was also a Triple Nacional location on Duarte Avenue.
The first time I saw the movie Nueba Yol was at the Triple cinema.
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perrera
The movie theater on the Mella Highway that has ticket deals on Tuesdays and Wednesdays (A nickname for the Cine Triple Mella, which was known for being very cheap).
1: What day is it today? 2: Wednesday. 1: Shit, let's go to the perrera to see Spiderman 3.
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