le
/e.kʁɑ̃/
Translation
screen
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
Examples
L' .
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.
l' .
Touch the screen to continue.
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A tree formed a screen between the house and the road.
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