Phrase guide

live action

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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1

noun

Meaning 1

Filmed video, as opposed to video produced by animation or by computer graphics.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: attributive, often, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Photorealistic CGI; computer animation closely imitating real life.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: attributive, broadly, often, proscribed, uncountable

Examples

  • live action version of The Lion King
  • live action version of Sonic the Hedgehog

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

20 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 真人作品 (zhēnrén zuòpǐn) — video that has been produced by filming
  • Finnish: näytelty — video that has been produced by filming
  • French: prise de vues réelles — video that has been produced by filming
  • Hungarian: élőszereplős — video that has been produced by filming
  • Indonesian: film aksi hidup — video that has been produced by filming
  • Irish: beoghníomhaíocht — video that has been produced by filming
  • Japanese: 実写 (jissha) — video that has been produced by filming
  • Malay: lakonan langsung — video that has been produced by filming
  • Malay: aksi langsung — video that has been produced by filming
  • Malay: aksi nyata — video that has been produced by filming
  • Portuguese: live action — video that has been produced by filming
  • Portuguese: imagem real — video that has been produced by filming
  • Spanish: acción real — video that has been produced by filming
  • Spanish: acción en vivo — video that has been produced by filming
  • Spanish: imagen real — video that has been produced by filming
  • Spanish: imágenes reales — video that has been produced by filming
  • Spanish: carne y hueso — video that has been produced by filming
  • Spanish: acción viva — video that has been produced by filming
  • Spanish: con personas reales — video that has been produced by filming
  • Swedish: spelfilm — video that has been produced by filming