Action Movies אקשן
10 advanced Hebrew words on action movies — with pictures, native audio and example sentences. Chases, explosions and heroes.
| Image | English | Hebrew | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
 | action movie | סרט אקשן | 🌎 Regionאקשן is simply the English word borrowed. |
 | chase | מרדף | 🔗 Rootר-ד-ף — from לרדוף, to chase. |
 | explosion | פיצוץ | 🔗 RootThe same root as פצצה (a bomb) and להתפוצץ (to explode). |
 | shootout | חילופי ירי | 🔗 RootLiterally 'exchanges of fire' — חילופים is an exchange, ירי is shooting. |
 | hero | גיבור | 🔀 Several meaningsAlso an adjective, 'brave'. Family: גבורה, heroism. |
 | villain | נבל | 👓 Same spellingUnvowelled, the same letters spell נֵבֶל, a harp. |
 | fight | ריב | 🔀 Several meaningsA verbal quarrel, not fists — a physical fight is קטטה. |
 | weapon | נשק | A collective — weapons in general. One weapon is כלי נשק. |
 | spy | מרגל | 🔗 Rootר-ג-ל — from לרגל (to spy) and רגל (a foot). |
 | escape | בריחה | 🔗 RootThe action noun of לברוח, to run away. |
See also:WarScience Fiction