Слово англійською: screen

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Переклад screen українською: екра́н, моніто́р, ши́рма, кіноекра́н, пла́змовий екра́н, се́нсорний екра́н

Детальний опис

screen

noun

/skriːn/

of TV/computer

[countable] the flat surface at the front of a television, computer, or other electronic device, on which you see pictures or information

a computer screen
a monitor with a 21-inch screen
They were staring at the television screen.
Move your cursor to the top of the screen.
Tessa glanced at the phone's little screen.
an LCD/plasma screen
Hundreds of fans watched on giant television screens.
on the screen The image came up on the screen for a few seconds.
The birds appear as red dots on the radar screen.
on screen Information can be viewed on screen or printed out.
the screen display
The system was designed with a menu bar at the bottom of the screen.

Wordfinder

computer
display
drive
keyboard
memory
platform
program
reboot
router
screen

see also flat-screen, on-screen, second screen

films/movies/TV

[countable] the large flat surface that films or pictures are shown on

a cinema/movie screen
an eight-screen cinema
The movie will be coming to your screens shortly.
This film should keep you glued to the screen (= unable to stop watching) for two hours.
The film hits cinema screens in November.
The film demands to be seen on a big screen.

(often the screen)

[singular, uncountable] films or television in general

He has adapted the play for the screen.
on screen Some actors never watch themselves on screen.
His face never appears on screen.
She was a star of stage and screen (= plays and films).
a screen actor
She has great screen presence (= she makes a good impression on screen).
He made his screen debut in 1954 as a stable boy.
the screen adaptation (= film) of John Steinbeck's novel East of Eden

see also big screen, off-screen, silver screen, small screen

[countable] the data or images shown on a computer screen

Press the F1 key to display a help screen.
Can you do a printout of this screen for me?
I posted the screen grab online.

piece of furniture

[countable] a tall, flat piece of furniture or equipment that is fixed to a wall, etc. or that can be moved to divide a room or to keep one area hidden or separate

The nurse put a screen around the bed.
A wooden screen hid one corner of the room.
She went behind the screen and changed into the ballet costume.

for hiding/protecting something/somebody

[countable] something that prevents somebody from seeing or being aware of something, or that protects somebody/something

screen (of something) We planted a screen of tall trees.
A screen of bodyguards protected the President.
behind a screen of something (figurative) All the research was conducted behind a screen of secrecy.

see also smokescreen, sunscreen, windscreen

on window/door

[countable] (especially North American English) a wire or plastic net that is held in a frame and fastened on a window, or a door, to let in air but keep out insects

Do you have screens on your windows?

in church

[countable] a wood or stone structure in a church, that partly separates the main area from the altar or choir see also rood screen

check

[countable] a system of checking a person or thing to find out whether or not something, typically a disease, is present

You should get a health screen every couple of years.
Candidates for this position must be able to pass a drug screen.

Word OriginMiddle English: shortening of Old Northern French escren, of Germanic origin.

Idioms

on/off the radar (screen)

used to say that people’s attention is on or not on something
- The issue of terrorism is back on the radar screen.
- Since the scandal broke, all other issues seem to have disappeared off the radar screen as far as the media is concerned.

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