intercut

ˌɪntɚˈkʌt

intercutting

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Definition of intercut - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

cinematography

tr./intr.

TECH.

alternate between scenes in a film

tr./intr.

TECH.

The director chose to intercut the chase with flashbacks.

alternate

crosscut

splice

film editing

tr.

TECH.

insert images regularly throughout a film

tr.

TECH.

The documentary was intercut with historical photos.

cut in

insert

splice

Noun

cinematography

TECH.

sequence showing scenes from different times

TECH.

The movie used an intercut to show past and present.

crosscut

cutaway

montage

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Origin of intercut

Latin, inter- (between) + cut (to divide)

Examples of intercut in a sentence

They will intercut scenes of the past with the present narrative.
The scenes were intercut with interviews of the cast.
They intercut the action sequences with flashbacks.
The director's use of intercut added depth.
An intercut revealed the character's memories.

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French:alterner, montage alterné, ...
German:unterbrechen, Szenenwechsel, ...
Italian:intervallare, intercut, ...
Spanish:intercalar, intercalado, ...
Portuguese:intercalar, corte alternado, ...
Chinese:交替切换, 插叙, ...
Japanese:インターカットする, インターカット, ...
Arabic:قَطَعَ مَشَاهِدَ مُتَعَاقِبَة, تَدَاخُل الْمَشَاهِد, ...
Hebrew:לִשְׁזוֹר, אִינְטֶרְקָט, ...
Russian:перемежать, перекрестный монтаж, ...
Ukrainian:перемежовувати, перехресний монтаж, ...
Hindi:अदलाबदल करना, इंटरकट, ...
Bengali:পরিবর্তন করা, ইন্টারকাট, ...
Catalan:alternar, intercalat, ...
Czech:prostřihávat, prostřih, ...
Danish:klippe, krydsklipning, ...
Dutch:onderbreken, intercut, ...
Greek:εναλλάσσω, διακοπτόμενο μοντάζ, ...
Hungarian:keresztbevágni, váltott montázs, ...
Khmer:កាត់ប្តូរឆ្លាស់គ្នារវាងឈុត, លំដាប់ឈុតឆាកកាត់ឆ្លាស់គ្នាពីពេលវេលាខុសៗគ្នា, ...
Korean:교차 편집하다, 인터컷, ...
Persian:تناوب داد, توالی برش‌خورده, ...
Polish:przeplatać, przeplatanie ujęć, ...
Portuguese (BR):intercalar, intercalação, ...
Romanian:a intercala, montaj alternant, ...
Swedish:klippa, klippsekvens, ...
Thai:สลับฉาก, การตัดต่อ, ...
Turkish:birleştirmek, ara kesit, ...
Vietnamese:cắt xen, cảnh xen kẽ, ...

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