screen

pantalla

Superficie plana donde se ven imágenes, vídeos o textos.

En inglés sencillo: A flat surface on which you see pictures, videos, or written information.

• Look at the screen.
• My phone screen is cracked.
• The results appeared on several large screens.

Sinónimos: display

Expresiones frecuentes: computer screen, phone screen, on screen

mosquitera, malla

Superficie con agujeros pequeños que deja pasar aire o partículas finas y retiene cosas más grandes.

En inglés sencillo: A surface with small holes that lets air or fine material through while keeping larger things out.

• The window screen keeps flies out.
• We replaced the torn screens before summer.
• A mosquito got through a hole in the screen.

Sinónimos: mesh, netting

Expresiones frecuentes: window screen, door screen, wire screen

biombo, pantalla

Barrera que oculta algo o protege del calor, el viento o un peligro.

En inglés sencillo: A barrier that hides something from view or protects people from heat, wind, or danger.

• She changed behind a screen.
• A fire screen stopped sparks from reaching the carpet.
• They placed folding screens between the beds.

Sinónimos: partition, barrier

Expresiones frecuentes: folding screen, fire screen, privacy screen

prueba, cribado

Prueba que busca una sustancia, condición o característica concreta en una muestra.

En inglés sencillo: A test that checks a sample for a particular substance, condition, or feature.

• The drug screen was negative.
• A genetic screen found the unusual gene.
• The laboratory performs hundreds of blood screens each week.

Cómo se usa: a screen for something (The doctor ordered a screen for common infections.)

Sinónimos: test, screening

Expresiones frecuentes: drug screen, genetic screen, screen for something

examinar, filtrar

Examinar personas o cosas para detectar problemas o eliminar lo que no se desea.

En inglés sencillo: To check people or things to find problems or remove anything unwanted.

• They screen all job applicants.
• The nurses screened patients for signs of infection.
• Incoming calls are screened before reaching the director.

Cómo se usa: screen someone/something for something (They screen donated blood for viruses.); screen out someone/something (The system screens out unwanted messages.)

Sinónimos: check, inspect, vet

Expresiones frecuentes: screen applicants, screen for something, screen out something, screen baggage

proyectar, exhibir

Mostrar una película o un programa de televisión al público.

En inglés sencillo: To show a film or television program to an audience.

• They screen films every Friday.
• The documentary was screened at a local cinema.
• Will the festival screen your latest movie?

Cómo se usa: screen something for someone (The studio screened the film for journalists.)

Sinónimos: show

Expresiones frecuentes: screen a film, screen a documentary, screen something for someone

tamizar, cribar

Pasar material por una superficie perforada para retirar piezas grandes o separar tamaños.

En inglés sencillo: To pass material through a surface with holes to remove larger pieces or separate different sizes.

• We screen soil to remove stones.
• The workers screened the gravel into separate sizes.
• She screened the beans before packing them.

Cómo se usa: screen something through something (They screened the sand through a fine mesh.)

Sinónimos: sift, sieve

Expresiones frecuentes: screen soil, screen gravel, screen through something