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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesecrã
Pronunciation / Transliteration: e-crã
"O ecrã do telemóvel está riscado."
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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
Derived from Middle English 'screne', from Old Northern French 'screne', ultimately from Frankish origin related to Old High German 'skrank' (barrier, fence). Historically evolving from a piece of furniture protecting from heat or drafts to a surface for displaying images.
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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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