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/e.kʁɑ̃/

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Translation

screen

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Word origin

From Middle Dutch scherm ('shield, screen'), taken into Old French as escran, a panel placed in front of a fire. English 'screen' comes from the same Germanic family.

Origin
Middle Dutch
Root
scherm
English cognates
screen

Grammar

Gendermasculine
Pluralécrans

Examples

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My computer screen is too small.

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Children spend too much time in front of a screen.

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This film comes out in cinemas in March.

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Touch the screen to continue.

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A tree formed a screen between the house and the road.

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This word is taught in chapter 21, lesson 11: écran, enfance, reconnaissant and 7 more words.