What does pantalla in Spanish mean?

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

The word pantalla in Spanish means screen, display, lampshade, shade, screen, silver screen, front, front, on the board, cover, guard, put on airs, bring to the big screen, diaphragm wall, retaining wall, small screen, smokescreen, start-up screen, plasma screen, giant screen, big screen, touch screen, screen saver, screensaver. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word pantalla

screen

nombre femenino (proyección de imágenes)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Me gusta ir al cine porque las películas se ven mejor en una pantalla gigante.
I want to go to the movies because the movies look better on a big screen.

display

nombre femenino (equipo: difusor de imágenes)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La pantalla de cristal líquido sustituyó al tubo de rayos catódicos.
The liquid crystal display replaced the cathode ray tube.

lampshade, shade

nombre femenino (que mitiga la luz)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La pantalla de la lámpara está rota, deja pasar toda la luz del foco.
The lampshade is broken, it lets all of the light from the bulb go through.

screen, silver screen

nombre femenino (mundo del entretenimiento) (film)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Mi madre soñaba con ser una estrella de la pantalla como Elizabeth Taylor.
My mother dreamed of being a star on the silver screen like Elizabeth Taylor.

front

nombre femenino (tapadera, encubrimiento)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Clausuraron ese negocio porque era una pantalla del crimen organizado.
They shut down that business because it was a front for organized crime.

front

nombre femenino (AmL: coloquial (apariencia para impresionar) (cover the truth)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Diana parece muy dulce, pero es pura pantalla. Todos los lujos de la fiesta eran solo pantalla.
All the luxuries of the party were just a sham.

on the board

locución adverbial (en el monitor)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
El vuelo en el que viene mi madre aún no aparece en pantalla.
My mother's flight is not showing up on the board yet.

cover, guard

locución verbal (cubrir a un rival)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Hazle pantalla al número diez, que es el más grande.

put on airs

locución verbal (CO, CR, coloquial (aparentar)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Sólo compra ropa de marca porque le gusta hacer pantalla.

bring to the big screen

locución verbal (llevar al cine)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
El director llevó a la gran pantalla el exitoso libro.

diaphragm wall, retaining wall

(muro de contención)

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

small screen

nombre femenino (coloquial (televisión)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Este actor canadiense es una estrella de la pequeña pantalla.

smokescreen

nombre femenino (maniobra de distracción)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Este informe de la empresa no es más que una pantalla de humo para despistar a la auditoría.

start-up screen

(pantalla inicial del ordenador)

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

plasma screen

(pantalla plana)

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

giant screen

locución nominal femenina (tipo de televisor)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
En el restaurante pondremos una pantalla gigante para ver el Mundial.
We'll set up a giant screen in the restaurant to watch the World Cup.

big screen

locución nominal femenina (tipo de televisor)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Improvisamos nuestro propio cine con una pantalla grande.
We improvised our own movie theater with a big screen.

touch screen

(superficie sensible al tacto)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Todos los teléfonos modernos vienen equipados con pantalla táctil.

screen saver, screensaver

(de un ordenador)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Me gusta tu salvapantalla.
I like your screen saver.

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