silver screen
An early type of cinema screen which had a coating of silver or another shiny metalAn early type of cinema screen which had a coating of silver or another shiny metal.
» The young girl wanted to be a star of the silver screen.
Das junge Mädchen wollte eine berühmte Schauspielerin werden.
Девушка хотела быть звездой киноэкрана.
Молода дівчина хотіла стати зіркою кіноекрану.
Meaning
3 senses(historical)An early type of cinema screen which had a coating of silver or another shiny metal.
Filmleinwand, Kinoleinwand
голубой экранgoluboj ekran
Any cinema screen onto which films are projected.
(broadly, idiomatic)Movies, or that which is related to movies or cinema.
Stars of the stage and the silver screen gathered for the awards ceremony.
- the film industry
- a white or silvered surface where pictures can be projected for viewing
Examples
1 sentencesThe young girl wanted to be a star of the silver screen.
Молода дівчина хотіла стати зіркою кіноекрану. — marko
ruДевушка хотела быть звездой киноэкрана. — marafon
deDas junge Mädchen wollte eine berühmte Schauspielerin werden. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Translations
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Forms
plural: silver screens| Singular | silver screen |
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Synonyms
4 synonyms- a white or silvered surface where pictures can be projected for viewing:screenprojection screen