French word

écran

Pronunciation

IPA/ekʁɑ̃/

Meaning

  • masculine nounscreen

Example

Mon écran est noir.

My screen is black.

Illustration for écran (screen)

More examples

L'écran plat a une très bonne résolution.

The flat-screen display has very good resolution.

Core concept

A flat electronic window that makes digital content visible and may also receive touch input.

Common phrases

  • écran plat

    flat-screen display

  • écran de smartphone

    smartphone screen

  • écran externe

    external display

Similar words

écran tactile: A display operated by touching it with a finger.
moniteur: A separate device connected to a computer for displaying images.
téléviseur: A household device that receives broadcasts or video and displays them.
fenêtre: A framed area opened on a computer screen to show another task or information.

Definition in French

Surface plane d'un appareil électronique où sont affichées des images, du texte ou des icônes, parfois sensible au toucher.

Word origin

French écran comes from Old French escran, a word for a screen or partition, and its electronic sense is a later extension of that older meaning.

Usage tips

  • Écran is masculine, so the singular article is le, but vowel elision gives l'écran before the word.

Other meanings

  • displaynoun

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