What does écran in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word écran in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use écran in French.

The word écran in French means screen, screen, screen, screen, shield, screen, screenshot, screen print, have great presence, have great screen presence, screensaver, screen saver, cathode-ray tube screen, computer screen, fire screen, smokescreen, smokescreen, screen saver, split screen, in screen-saver mode, big screen, integrated screen, built-in screen, blank screen, blank screen, plasma screen, flat screen, radar screen, 16/9 format screen, sunscreen, sunblock, touch screen, very high factor sunscreen, very high factor sunblock, desktop background, desktop wallpaper, the big screen, the silver screen, big-screen TV, screen grid, screen page, screen display, on-screen, the small screen, adapt for the screen, bring a work to the screen, dummy company, screen memory, flat-screen TV. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word écran

screen

nom masculin (dispositif d'affichage)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les écrans cathodiques sont devenus rares. Les enfants ne doivent pas passer trop de temps devant les écrans.
Cathode ray tube screens are now rare. Children shouldn't spend too much time in front of screens.

screen

nom masculin (surface de projection)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le film passe sur écran géant.
The film is on the big screen.

screen

nom masculin (protection, obstacle)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La crème fait écran aux rayons du soleil.
The cream creates a screen against the sun's rays.

screen

nom masculin (panneau)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Mets un écran devant la cheminée pour éviter les projections.
Put a screen in front of the fireplace to avoid sparks flying out.

shield, screen

nom masculin (Sports : obstacle) (Sports)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le pivot fait un écran à son adversaire.
The boxer's pivot creates a shield against his opponent.

screenshot

nom féminin (photo d'écran)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

screen print

nom féminin (capture d'image)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La touche copie d'écran permet de capturer ce que l'on voit sur l'écran.

have great presence, have great screen presence

locution verbale (avoir une forte présence)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

screensaver, screen saver

nom masculin (écran de veille animé) (Computing)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

cathode-ray tube screen

nom masculin (moniteur à tube) (TV)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les écrans cathodiques étaient très lourds.

computer screen

nom masculin (moniteur, dispositif de visualisation)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

fire screen

nom masculin (pare-feu)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

smokescreen

nom masculin (rideau de fumée masquant le terrain)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

smokescreen

nom masculin (figuré (subterfuge, diversion) (figurative)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

screen saver

nom masculin (écran en cas de non utilisation)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
J'adore l'écran de veille de ton ordinateur.

split screen

nom masculin (présentation en plusieurs cadres)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

in screen-saver mode

nom masculin (écran en alimentation minimale)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

big screen

nom masculin (énorme écran dans lieu publique)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La mairie a installé un écran géant sur la place de la ville pour que les habitants puissent voir tous les matches de leur équipe.

integrated screen, built-in screen

nom masculin (dispositif avec écran)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

blank screen

nom masculin (écran où rien n'est affiché)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

blank screen

nom masculin (figuré (écran vide d'information)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

plasma screen

nom masculin (écran plat à l'image améliorée) (TV)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les écrans plasma ont réformé les écrans à tube cathodique.

flat screen

nom masculin (écran sans tube cathodique)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

radar screen

nom masculin (écran d'un radar)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

16/9 format screen

nom masculin (format d'écran panoramique)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

sunscreen, sunblock

nom masculin (crème de protection contre le soleil)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

touch screen

nom masculin (écran réagissant au toucher)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

very high factor sunscreen, very high factor sunblock

nom masculin (protection maximale contre le soleil)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les blonds utilisent de l'écran total avant d'aller à la plage.
Blonds put on a very high factor sunblock before going to the beach.

desktop background, desktop wallpaper

nom masculin (informatique : image du bureau) (Computing)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Son fond d'écran présente ses photos de vacances.
She has her holiday photos as her desktop background.

the big screen, the silver screen

nom masculin (le cinéma)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ma nièce a toujours rêvé de jouer pour le grand écran.

big-screen TV

nom masculin (grande télévision)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Quand nous avons aménagé dans notre nouvelle maison, nous avons acheté un grand écran.
When we moved into our new house, we bought a big-screen TV.

screen grid

nom féminin (électronique : séparation des triodes) (Electronics)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Une grille écran agit comme un bouclier électrostatique réduisant la capacité de l'anode.

screen page, screen display

nom féminin (ensemble d'informations à l'écran)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Avec cette basse résolution, toutes les informations ne tiennent pas sur une page-écran.

on-screen

locution adverbiale (par un moyen télévisuel)

(adverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down.")

the small screen

nom masculin (familier (télévision) (television)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les gens se détournent maintenant du petit écran pour se tourner vers Internet.

adapt for the screen

locution verbale (adapter pour le cinéma)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Il portera ce livre à l'écran.

bring a work to the screen

locution verbale (adapter un livre au cinéma)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

dummy company

nom féminin (société fantoche)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

screen memory

nom masculin (psychanalyse) (psychology)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le souvenir écran est un souvenir fictif fabriqué à partir d'autres.

flat-screen TV

nom féminin (type de télévision) (abbreviation)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

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