Phrase guide

big screen

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

The large viewing surface upon which films are projected in a cinema.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • You should watch Star Wars on the big screen for the full effect.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Movies, or that which is related to movies or cinema.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: broadly, idiomatic

Examples

  • Stars of the stage and the big screen gathered for the awards ceremony.
  • Jane Smith made her big-screen debut in 2005, appearing as a librarian in a Hollywood crime thriller.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

22 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 大銀幕 /大银幕 (dàyínmù) — surface
  • Danish: storskærm — surface
  • Dutch: grote scherm — surface
  • Finnish: laajakangas — surface
  • French: grand écran — surface
  • German: Kinoleinwand — surface
  • German: Filmleinwand — surface
  • Greek: μεγάλη οθόνη (megáli othóni) — surface
  • Hebrew: המסך הגדול (hamasakh hagadol) — surface
  • Italian: grande schermo — surface
  • Polish: wielki ekran — surface
  • Portuguese: telão — surface
  • Portuguese: telona — surface
  • Russian: большо́й экра́н (bolʹšój ekrán) — surface
  • Spanish: gran pantalla — surface
  • Spanish: pantalla grande — surface
  • Swedish: bioduk — surface
  • Swedish: filmduk — surface
  • Swedish: filmskärm — surface
  • Swedish: bioskärm — surface
  • Turkish: büyük ekran — surface
  • Swedish: vita duken — by extension, movies