No. 1,293 in French
documentaire
A documentary film or TV program presenting factual information.
In a sentence
J'ai regardé un documentaire très intéressant sur la vie marine.
I watched a very interesting documentary about marine life.
In this sentence, 'documentaire' is used as a noun to refer to a type of film or programme that is informational and educative.
Elle travaille comme réalisatrice de documentaires pour une chaîne de télévision.
She works as a documentary director for a television channel.
Here, 'documentaire' is used as part of a compound noun ('réalisatrice de documentaires') to describe a professional who creates such informational films.
Le style documentaire de ce film le rend très authentique.
The documentary style of this film makes it very authentic.
In this example, 'documentaire' functions as an adjective describing a style that is characteristic of documentaries, emphasizing realism and factual representation.
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