big screen en · NOUN
Meanings
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The large viewing surface upon which films are projected in a cinema.
He also became a big screen star. The 2014 film Paddington included scenes shot within his namesake terminus, [...].
2021 September 22, Stephen Roberts, “The writings on the wall...”, in RAIL, number 940, page 74:You should watch Star Wars on the big screen for the full effect.
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(broadly, idiomatic) Movies, or that which is related to movies or cinema.
Jane Smith made her big-screen debut in 2005, appearing as a librarian in a Hollywood crime thriller.
Stars of the stage and the big screen gathered for the awards ceremony.
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| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| big screens | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Translations (22)
fi laajakangas (surface) · pt telão (surface) · sv vita duken (by extension, movies) · sv bioskärm (surface) · cmn 大銀幕 /大银幕 (surface) · pl wielki ekran (surface) · de Filmleinwand (surface) · sv bioduk (surface) · ru большо́й экра́н (surface) · es pantalla grande (surface) · sv filmduk (surface) · it grande schermo (surface) · da storskærm (surface) · fr grand écran (surface) · es gran pantalla (surface) · nl grote scherm (surface) · he המסך הגדול (surface) · pt telona (surface) · el μεγάλη οθόνη (surface) · de Kinoleinwand (surface) · sv filmskärm (surface) · tr büyük ekran (surface)