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paparazzi

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One of the very few words invented by a film. In Fellini's La Dolce Vita a news photographer is called Paparazzo, and within a year the name had come off the character and onto the job. The drawing is the scene it came from: a café table, a woman who would like her coffee, a man crouching with a flash. Paparazzi is the plural — one of them is a paparazzo — though English mostly uses the plural for everybody, because they arrive in groups. The word is never neutral. A photographer is invited. The paparazzi are the ones outside, waiting for the door to open.

Una de las poquísimas palabras que inventó una película. En La Dolce Vita de Fellini el fotógrafo se llama Paparazzo; en un año el nombre pasó del personaje al oficio. El dibujo es esa escena: una mesa de café, una mujer que quiere su café, un hombre agachado con flash. Al fotógrafo lo invitan; los paparazzi esperan fuera.

Uma das pouquíssimas palavras inventadas por um filme. Em La Dolce Vita, de Fellini, o fotógrafo se chama Paparazzo; em um ano o nome virou a profissão. O desenho é essa cena: uma mesa de café, uma mulher que queria só o café, um homem agachado com flash. O fotógrafo é convidado; os paparazzi esperam lá fora.

L'un des très rares mots inventés par un film. Dans La Dolce Vita de Fellini, le photographe s'appelle Paparazzo ; en un an, le nom est devenu le métier. Le dessin, c'est cette scène : une table de café, une femme qui voudrait son café, un homme accroupi avec un flash. Le photographe, on l'invite ; les paparazzi attendent dehors.

Salah satu dari sedikit kata yang lahir dari film. Dalam La Dolce Vita karya Fellini, fotografernya bernama Paparazzo; setahun kemudian nama itu menjadi nama pekerjaan. Gambarnya adegan itu: meja kafe, perempuan yang hanya ingin kopinya, lelaki berjongkok dengan lampu kilat. Fotografer diundang; paparazzi menunggu di luar.

Bir filmin icat ettiği çok az kelimeden biri. Fellini'nin La Dolce Vita filminde fotoğrafçının adı Paparazzo'dur; bir yıl içinde ad mesleğin adı oldu. Çizim tam o sahne: kafe masası, kahvesini içmek isteyen kadın, flaşıyla çömelmiş adam. Fotoğrafçı davet edilir; paparazzi dışarıda bekler.

映画が生んだ数少ない語のひとつ。フェリーニの『甘い生活』に出る写真家の名が Paparazzo で、一年のうちに職業の名になりました。絵はその場面です——カフェの席、コーヒーを飲みたいだけの女性、フラッシュを構えてしゃがむ男。写真家は招かれる。パパラッチは外で待っている人たちです。

  1. 01

    noun

    photographers who chase famous people for unposed pictures

    The paparazzi followed the car all the way to the airport.

  2. 02

    noun

    one such photographer, in the singular paparazzo

    A single paparazzo was still waiting at the gate.

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