screen

∗ ≈

la pantalla

∗ noun

screen
[skriːn]
sustantivo
1mampara (f) (barrier); biombo (m) (folding)
2pantalla (f) (of TV, cinema, computer)
  • the big/small screen -> la gran/pequeña pantalla
  • screen actor/actress -> actor (m) /actriz (f) de cine
  • screen memory (informática) -> memoria (f) en pantalla
  • screen test (cine) -> prueba (f) (de cámara)
verbo transitivo
3proteger (protect)
  • to screen something from view -> ocultar algo a la vista
4proyectar (show) (film)
5examinar, controlar (filter) (staff, applicants); filtrar (information)

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screen [skrin]
sustantivo
1Biombo, mampara, algo que separa o intercepta; cancel, pantalla, antipara, persiana; tabique, reja; albitana, cerca para resguardar las plantas de la acción del viento; de aquí, abrigo, defensa.
2Pantalla de chimenea.
3Criba, harnero, zaranda.
1Abrigar, ocultar, esconder; proteger, defender; sustraer (a un castigo).
2Cribar, cerner.
  • Screenings -> s
3pl.
va. desperdicios, restos de alguna cosa pasada por una criba o harnero.

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screen [skriːn]
noun
1 (physical barrier) (in room) biombo; (m)
they put a screen in front of me so I couldn't see what was going on the doctor told her to undress behind the screen
 (on window, door) (to keep out mosquitos) mosquitera; (f)
open the window to let in some air, but don't remove the screen she opened the door and peered through the screen at the visitor
 (for fire) pantalla; (f)
put the screen in front of the fire to stop sparks flying out onto the carpet
 (in front of VDU) filtro; (m)
people who work on computers all day should make sure they have a protection screen
2 (Cine) (TV) (Téc) (Comput) [of television, computer, in cinema, for slides] pantalla; (f)
I've just bought a new television with a 24" screen SUN station monitors have larger screens than normal PCs in cinema, transparencies Cinema-goers were stunned last night when a woman in the audience started ranting at the screen Their view of the film was restricted as they were sitting to the right of thcreen ...her drawings were to be projected onto a massive white screen
radar screen pantalla de radar; (f)
The plane appeared as a dot on the radar screen many viewers have strong opinions about violence on the screen
she was the ideal mother, both on and off screen era la madre ideal, tanto dentro como fuera de la pantalla
the soap opera lives that people lead \on screen\ are simply an act
to write for the screen escribir para el cine
As well as being a famous playwright, Dennis Potter also writes stories for the screen
stars of the screen estrellas de la pantalla; (f) estrellas de cine; (f)
stars of stage and screen
the big/small screen la pantalla grande/pequeña
the computer clicked and whirred while it prepared the next screen He turned away from the computer game in despair having got stuck on a difficult screen
3
the burglar broke into the house \under the screen of night\
a screen of trees una pantalla de árboles; a screen of smoke una cortina de humo
they were the screen between the family and other security agencies If the talks are used as a screen for escalating defense budgets, then we are against them
4 (Mil) cortina; (f)
The French troops were confident enough to march without a cavalry screen
verb:transitive
1
to screen (from) (hide) (from view, sight) ocultar tapar (de);or (protect) proteger (de); the house is screened (from view) by trees la casa queda oculta detrás de los árboles; he screened his eyes with his hand se puso la mano sobre los ojos a modo de pantalla; in order to screen our movements from the enemy para impedir que el enemigo pudiera ver nuestros movimientos
2 (show) [+film] proyectar; [+TV programme] emitir; (for the first time) estrenar
TV firms were banned from screening any pictures of the demo
 [+novel etc] adaptar para el cine; hacer una versión cinematográfica de
3 (sieve) [+coal] tamizar
4 (for security) [+suspect, applicant] investigar
They will screen all their candidates
he was screened by Security Seguridad le investigó; estuvo sometido a investigaciones de Seguridad
5 (Med)
to screen sb for sth hacer una exploración a algn buscando algo
a quick saliva test that would screen for people at risk of tooth decay breast screening for cancer
6 [+telephone calls] filtrar
All my phone calls at work are screened by my secretary Her family had to screen all phone calls to Cathy She had the answering machine on to screen her phone calls
modifier
screen actor (n) actor de cine; (m)
screen actress (n) actriz de cine; (f)
The film features Jim Carrey getting up to his usual screen antics Rebecca made her screen debut with Tom Cruise as a prostitute in Risky Business
screen door (n) puerta con mosquitera; (f)
screen editing (n) (Comput) corrección en pantalla; (f)
screen memory (n) (Comput) memoria de la pantalla; (f)
screen rights (n) derechos cinematográficos; (m)
in 1938 he sold the screen rights of The Unvanquished to MGM
screen saver (n) salvapantallas; (m)
screen test (n) prueba cinematográfica; (f)
Minnelli took ten days to shoot a sequence that would occupy less than five minutes of screen time
screen writer (n) guionista; (m)

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Verb Conjugation for "screen"

Imperative
  • screen
  • you screen
  • he/she screens
  • we screen
  • you screen
  • they screen
Preterite
  • I screened
  • you screened
  • he/she screened
  • we screened
  • you screened
  • they screened
Present Continuous
  • I am screening
  • you are screening
  • he/she is screening
  • we are screening
  • you are screening
  • they are screening
Present Perfect
  • I have screened
  • you have screened
  • he/she has screened
  • we have screened
  • you have screened
  • they have screened
Past Continuous
  • I was screening
  • you were screening
  • he/she was screening
  • we were screening
  • you were screening
  • they were screening
Past Perfect
  • I had screened
  • you had screened
  • he/she had screened
  • we had screened
  • you had screened
  • they had screened
Future
  • I will screen
  • you will screen
  • he/she will screen
  • we will screen
  • you will screen
  • they will screen
Future Perfect
  • I will have screened
  • you will have screened
  • he/she will have screened
  • we will have screened
  • you will have screened
  • they will have screened
Future Continuous
  • I will be screening
  • you will be screening
  • he/she will be screening
  • we will be screening
  • you will be screening
  • they will be screening
Present Perfect Continuous
  • I have been screening
  • you have been screening
  • he/she has been screening
  • we have been screening
  • you have been screening
  • they have been screening
Future Perfect Continuous
  • I will have been screening
  • you will have been screening
  • he/she will have been screening
  • we will have been screening
  • you will have been screening
  • they will have been screening
Past Perfect Continuous
  • I had been screening
  • you had been screening
  • he/she had been screening
  • we had been screening
  • you had been screening
  • they had been screening
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