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1. noun1) (a flat, movable, often folding, covered framework for preventing a person etc from being seen, for decoration, or for protection from heat, cold etc: Screens were put round the patient's bed; a tapestry fire-screen.) biombo2) (anything that so protects etc a person etc: He hid behind the screen of bushes; a smokescreen.) pantalla, cortina3) (the surface on which films or television pictures appear: cinema/television/radar screen.) pantalla
2. verb1) (to hide, protect or shelter: The tall grass screened him from view.) ocultar, tapar, proteger2) (to make or show a cinema film.) estrenar, proyectar3) (to test for loyalty, reliability etc.) investigar4) (to test for a disease: Women should be regularly screened for cancer.) examinar•- the screen
screen n1. pantalla2. biombo / mamparatr[skriːn]2 (for window) alambrera, mosquitera, mosquitero3 (protection, cover) cortina, pantalla■ the video shop is a screen for illegal goings-on la tienda de vídeos sirve de pantalla para actividades ilegales4 (of TV, for projection) pantalla5 (cinema in complex) sala6 (sieve) tamiz nombre masculino, criba3 SMALLMEDICINE/SMALL (examine) someter a una exploración médica■ all women must be screened for cancer todas las mujeres deben someterse a una revisión para prevenir el cáncer4 (test) investigar, someter a una investigación6 (sieve) cribar, tamizar, pasar por el tamiz1 la pantalla, el cine\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLscreen door puerta mosquiterascreen test pruebascreen ['skri:n] vt1) shield: proteger2) conceal: tapar, ocultar3) examine: someter a una revisión, hacerle un chequeo (a un paciente)4) sieve: cribarscreen n1) partition: biombo m, pantalla f2) sieve: criba f3) : pantalla f (de un televisor, una computadora, etc.)4) movies: cine mn.• pantalla (Informática) s.f. (Filter)n.• filtro s.m.n.• alcahuete s.m.• antipara s.f.• biombo s.m.• cortina s.f.• criba s.f.• garbillo s.m.• mampara s.f.• rejilla s.f.• retícula s.f.• tamiz s.m. (To filter)v.• filtrar v.v.• cerner v.• cribar v.• cubrir v.• encubrir v.• esconder v.• garbillar v.• ocultar v.• proteger v.• proyectar v.• rodar v.• tamizar v.
I skriːn1)a) ( movable device) pantalla f; ( folding) biombo m; ( as partition) mampara fb) (protective, defensive) cortina f; ( at window) mosquitero m2) (Cin, Comput, Phot, TV) pantalla fthe silver screen — el cine, el celuloide (period)
the small screen — la pequeña pantalla, la pantalla chica (AmL); (before n) < adaptation> al cine, a la pantalla grande
screen rights — derechos mpl de adaptación al cine
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1)a) ( conceal) ocultar, taparto screen something/somebody FROM something: the trees screen the house from the road los árboles no dejan ver la casa desde la carretera; we were screened from view by the wall — la pared nos tapaba
b) ( protect) proteger*to screen something/somebody from something — proteger* algo/a alguien de algo
2) \<\<TV program\>\> emitir; \<\<film\>\> proyectar3) (check, examine) \<\<blood donor\>\> someter a una revisión (médica) or a un chequeo; \<\<applicants/candidates\>\> someter a una investigación de antecedentesto screen somebody/something FOR something: the cans are screened for possible contamination las latas se examinan por si estuvieran contaminadas; to screen somebody for cancer — someter a alguien a un chequeo para el diagnóstico precoz del cáncer
•Phrasal Verbs:[skriːn]1. N1) (=physical barrier) (in room) biombo m ; (on window, door) (to keep out mosquitos) mosquitera f ; (for fire) pantalla f ; (in front of VDU) filtro m2) (Cine, TV, Tech, Comput) [of television, computer, in cinema, for slides] pantalla fradar screen — pantalla f de radar
she was the ideal mother, both on and off screen — era la madre ideal, tanto dentro como fuera de la pantalla
stars of the screen — estrellas fpl de la pantalla, estrellas fpl de cine
the big/small screen — la pantalla grande/pequeña
3) (fig)4) (Mil) cortina f2. VT1)to screen (from) — (=hide) (from view, sight) ocultar or tapar (de); (=protect) proteger (de)
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; [+ novel etc] adaptar para el cine, hacer una versión cinematográfica de3) (=sieve) [+ coal] tamizar4) (for security) [+ suspect, applicant] investigarhe was screened by Security — Seguridad le investigó, estuvo sometido a investigaciones de Seguridad
5) (Med)6) [+ telephone calls] filtrar3.CPDscreen actor N — actor m de cine
screen actress N — actriz f de cine
screen display N — (Comput) visualización f en pantalla
screen door N — puerta f con mosquitera
screen dump N — (Comput) pantallazo m, captura f de pantalla
screen editing N — (Comput) corrección f en pantalla
screen goddess N — diosa f de la gran pantalla
screen legend N — leyenda f de la gran pantalla
screen memory N — (Comput) memoria f de la pantalla
screen name N — [of actor] nombre m artístico; (on the internet) nick m
screen print N — serigrafía f
screen printing N — serigrafiado m, serigrafía f
screen rights NPL — derechos mpl cinematográficos
screen saver N — salvapantallas m inv
screen test N — prueba f cinematográfica
screen writer N — guionista mf
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I [skriːn]1)a) ( movable device) pantalla f; ( folding) biombo m; ( as partition) mampara fb) (protective, defensive) cortina f; ( at window) mosquitero m2) (Cin, Comput, Phot, TV) pantalla fthe silver screen — el cine, el celuloide (period)
the small screen — la pequeña pantalla, la pantalla chica (AmL); (before n) < adaptation> al cine, a la pantalla grande
screen rights — derechos mpl de adaptación al cine
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1)a) ( conceal) ocultar, taparto screen something/somebody FROM something: the trees screen the house from the road los árboles no dejan ver la casa desde la carretera; we were screened from view by the wall — la pared nos tapaba
b) ( protect) proteger*to screen something/somebody from something — proteger* algo/a alguien de algo
2) \<\<TV program\>\> emitir; \<\<film\>\> proyectar3) (check, examine) \<\<blood donor\>\> someter a una revisión (médica) or a un chequeo; \<\<applicants/candidates\>\> someter a una investigación de antecedentesto screen somebody/something FOR something: the cans are screened for possible contamination las latas se examinan por si estuvieran contaminadas; to screen somebody for cancer — someter a alguien a un chequeo para el diagnóstico precoz del cáncer
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