remake en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈɹiˌmeɪk/ (General-American)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈɹiːmeɪk/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- rē'māk (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English make English remake From re- + make.
Meanings
- A new version of something.
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A new, especially updated, version of a film, video game, etc.
Like Hollywood remakes or remasters old movies, video game publishers are overhauling and rereleasing games to tap into ready-made fan bases for popular franchises like The Legend of Zelda, Crash Bandicoot, Spyro the Dragon and World of Warcraft.
2020 August 1, Imad Khan, “Like Old Hollywood Movies, Video Games Get a Polish for New Audiences”, in The New York Times:The thing I like most about the Total Recall remake is the—I have to presume ironic—name of its production company. The first words that appear on screen are “Original Film”.
2012 August 24, John Patterson, “Total Recall—a remake to forget”, in The Guardian:The family film is the remake of a remake – the 2022 version puts a new spin on the 2003 movie of the same name, which updated the 1950 movie based on the semi-autobiographical novel by siblings Frank Butler Gilbreth Jr and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey.
2022 March 18, Adrian Horton, “Cheaper by the Dozen review – breezy Disney remake of family comedy”, in The Guardian:I haven't seen the original film, but the remake was great.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| remakes | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Translations (42)
uk переро́бка (new version of something) · de Remake (new version of film) · es nueva versión (new version of something) · sh римејк (new version of film) · ru риме́йк (new version of film) · fr reprise (new version of film) · cs remake (new version of film) · el ριμέικ (new version of film) · fi uudelleenfilmatisointi (new version of film) · cmn 重置 (new version of film) · sh rimejk (new version of film) · bg преработка (new version of something) · hu új verzió (new version of something) · de Neuverfilmung (new version of film) · fi uusi versio (new version of something) · fi uusintaversio (new version of film) · ru перерабо́тка (new version of something) · mr रीमेक (new version of film) · es rehacimiento (new version of something) · es versión nueva (new version of something) · bg риме́йк (new version of film) · fi uusi versio (new version of film) · sv nyinspelning (new version of film) · mk прера́ботка (new version of film) · es remake (new version of something) · cmn 重製 /重制 (new version of film) · fr copie (new version of something) · ja リメイク (new version of film) · fi uusintaversio (new version of something) · mk ри́мејк (new version of film) · nl remake (new version of film) · pt refilmagem (new version of film) · pl remake (new version of film) · mk прера́ботка (new version of something) · fr remake (new version of film) · hu feldolgozás (new version of something) · pt remake (new version of film) · sh remake (new version of film) · eo refilmado (new version of film) · fr remake (new version of something) · ko 리메이크 (new version of film) · it remake (new version of film)