proyectado
/pɾoʝeɡtado/from spelling rules
The English word 'screened' is translated into Spanish as proyectado when referring to a movie or video shown on a screen.
In Spanish, proyectado is used specifically to describe media, such as a film or a video, that has been projected onto a screen for an audience.
How does it change in a sentence?
The form of the word must agree with the gender and number of the noun it describes. Use proyectada to agree with a feminine noun like la película, and use proyectados to agree with a masculine plural noun like los videos.
How do you pronounce it?
/pɾoʝeɡtado/
What mistakes should you avoid?
Be careful not to use proyectado to mean 'protected', as that is the meaning of protegido.
Did you know?
- When a film is screened at a festival, Spaniards often use the term estreno to describe the first projection, treating the act of screening as a formal birth of the film.
- While proyectado describes a film being shown, the Spanish word for a movie screen is pantalla, which originally referred to a shield or a protective screen.
- While proyectado describes the technical act of screening, Spanish uses the word proyección to describe both a film screening and a psychological projection of feelings.
Examples in context
- Mi solicitud de empleo está siendo filtrada por el departamento de recursos humanos.My job application is being screened by the Human Resources department.
- El aeropuerto realiza un examen exhaustivo de los pasajeros.The airport performs a thorough screening of passengers.
- Todos los candidatos serán evaluados en función de su experiencia laboral.All candidates will be screened based on their work experience.
- Los mensajes de texto de mi teléfono son revisados constantemente por mi madre.The text messages on my phone are constantly screened by my mother.
- La película fue proyectada en el cine.The movie was screened in the cinema.
- El documental fue proyectado en el cine local.The documentary was screened at the local cinema.
- El corto fue proyectado durante la gala.The short film was screened during the gala.
Example conversation
Alejandro and Lucía are discussing a film festival.
- Alejandro¿Dónde fue proyectado el video de ayer?Where was yesterday's video screened?
- LucíaFue proyectado en el auditorio principal.It was screened in the main auditorium.
- AlejandroQué bueno que Lucía lo vio.It's good that Lucía saw it.
- LucíaSí, fue una gran experiencia.Yes, it was a great experience.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
