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10 Language-to-English DictionariesBildschirm
Pronunciation / Transliteration: Bild-schirm
"Der Bildschirm ist sehr hell."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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A flat surface on which a picture or series of pictures is projected or displayed.
"He stared at the computer screen for hours."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Middle English (denoting a partition or curtain): from Old Northern French escren, of Germanic origin (compare with Old High German scrim 'skirmish, protection').
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Screen" is said worldwide
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écran
Transliteration: é-cran
"Regarde l'écran de télévision."
Bildschirm
Transliteration: Bild-schirm
"Der Bildschirm ist sehr hell."
schermo
Transliteration: scherm-o
"Pulisci lo schermo del cellulare."
pantalla
Transliteration: pan-ta-lla
"La pantalla de la computadora está rota."
ecrã
Transliteration: e-crã
"O ecrã do telemóvel está riscado."
स्क्रीन
Transliteration: skreen
"मोबाइल की स्क्रीन साफ करो।"
屏幕
Transliteration: píngmù
"请看着屏幕。"
화면
Transliteration: hwa-myeon
"화면을 더 밝게 해주세요."
画面
Transliteration: gamen
"画面を綺麗に拭いてください。"
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