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10 Language-to-English Dictionariespantalla grande
Pronunciation / Transliteration: panˈtaʎa ˈɡɾande
"La novela fue adaptada con éxito para la pantalla grande."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The cinema or the motion picture industry considered as an entertainment medium.
"Many classic novels have successfully made the transition to the silver-screen."
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Relating to or characteristic of the movies or cinema actors.
"She made her silver-screen debut in a critically acclaimed drama."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the early 20th-century motion picture industry, originating in the 1910s when movie projection screens were physically coated with a reflective metallic compound containing silver to enhance brightness. Over time, the term evolved from a literal description of the projection surface into a prominent metonym for the entire film industry and cinema as an art form.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Silver-screen" is said worldwide
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grand écran
Transliteration: ɡʁɑ̃.t‿ekʁɑ̃
"Ce film a été spécialement réalisé pour le grand écran."
Leinwand
Transliteration: ˈlaɪ̯nˌvant
"Der Schauspieler kehrte auf die große Leinwand zurück."
grande schermo
Transliteration: ˈɡrande ˈskɛrmo
"Il film ha debuttato sul grande schermo la scorsa settimana."
pantalla grande
Transliteration: panˈtaʎa ˈɡɾande
"La novela fue adaptada con éxito para la pantalla grande."
ecrã grande
Transliteration: eˈkɾɐ̃ ˈɡɾɐ̃de
"A obra-prima literária finalmente chegou ao ecrã grande."
सिल्वर स्क्रीन
Transliteration: silver screen
"वह अभिनेता लंबे समय के बाद सिल्वर स्क्रीन पर नजर आएगा।"
银幕
Transliteration: yínmù
"这部电影将在全球银幕上上映。"
은막
Transliteration: eunmak
"그 배우는 성공적으로 은막에 복귀했다."
銀幕
Transliteration: ginmaku
"彼女の演技は多くの観客を銀幕の前で魅了した。"
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