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dis·play
(dĭ-splā′)v. dis·played, dis·play·ing, dis·plays
v.tr.
1.
a. To present to view; cause to be seen: The doctor displayed her diploma on the wall of her office. The autumn woods display a wide array of colors. See Synonyms at show.
b. To exhibit ostentatiously; show off: garish hosts who display their wealth whenever guests come over.
c. To show (images or information) on a screen: The time is displayed on the bottom right corner of the computer monitor.
2. To be or give evidence of; manifest or reveal: writing that displays broad knowledge; a decision that displays poor judgment.
3. To spread out; unfurl: The peacock displayed its fan.
4. Biochemistry To position (a protein, for example) on the surface of a biological entity such as a virus: proteins displayed on a bacteriophage.
v.intr.
Zoology To exhibit a behavioral display.
n.
Idiom: 1.
a. The act of displaying.
b. Ostentatious exhibition: an attention-seeker who was fond of display.
c. A public exhibition.
d. Objects or merchandise set out for viewing by the public.
2. A demonstration or manifestation: a display of temper.
3.
a. Zoology A specialized pattern of behavior used to communicate visually, such as the presentation of colors or plumage by male birds as part of courtship or intimidation.
b. An instance of such behavior.
4. An advertisement or headline designed to catch the eye.
5. An electronic device, such as a computer monitor or cell phone screen, that presents information in a visual form.
6. Biochemistry An in vitro method by which genetically engineered proteins are placed on the surface of a biological entity (such as a bacteriophage, yeast, or ribosome) so that the properties of these proteins and those they bind to can be analyzed and manipulated for research purposes.
on display
In public view; for all to see.
[Middle English displaien, from Anglo-Norman despleier, from Medieval Latin displicāre, to unfold, from Latin, to scatter : dis-, apart; see dis- + plicāre, to fold; see plek- in Indo-European roots.]
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display
(dɪˈspleɪ)vb
1. (tr) to show or make visible
2. (tr) to disclose or make evident; reveal: to display anger.
3. (tr) to flaunt in an ostentatious way: to display military might.
4. (tr) to spread or open out; unfurl or unfold
5. (Journalism & Publishing) (tr) to give prominence to (headings, captions, etc) by the use of certain typefaces
6. (Zoology) (intr) zoology to engage in a display
n
7. the act of exhibiting or displaying; show: a display of fear.
8. something exhibited or displayed
9. an ostentatious or pretentious exhibition: a display of his accomplishments.
10. (Journalism & Publishing)
a. an arrangement of certain typefaces to give prominence to headings, captions, advertisements, etc
b. printed matter that is eye-catching
11. (Electronics) electronics
a. a device capable of representing information visually, as on a cathode-ray tube screen
b. the information so presented
12. (Zoology) zoology a pattern of behaviour in birds, fishes, etc, by which the animal attracts attention while it is courting the female, defending its territory, etc
13. (Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) (modifier) relating to or using typefaces that give prominence to the words they are used to set
[C14: from Anglo-French despleier to unfold, from Late Latin displicāre to scatter, from dis-1 + plicāre to fold]
disˈplayer n
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dis•play
(dɪˈspleɪ)v.t.
1. to show or exhibit; make visible.
2. to reveal; betray: to display fear.
3. to unfold; open out; spread out: to display a sail.
4. to show ostentatiously; flaunt.
5. to show (computer data) on a CRT or other screen.
v.i. 6. (of animals) to engage in a pattern of behavior designed to attract and arouse a mate.
n. 7. an act or instance of displaying; exhibition.
8.
a. the giving of prominence to particular words, sentences, etc., by the choice of types and position, as in an advertisement, headline, or news story.
b. printed matter thus displayed.
9. an arrangement, as of merchandise, designed to please the eye or attract buyers.
10.
a. the visual representation of the output of an electronic device.
b. the portion of the device, as a screen, that shows this representation.
11. a stereotyped pattern of animal behavior designed to attract and arouse a mate.
[1250–1300; Middle English desplayen < Anglo-French, Old French despleier < Late Latin displicāre to unfold. See dis-1, ply2]
dis•play′er, n.
syn: display, exhibit, manifest mean to show or bring to the attention of another or others. To display is literally to spread something out so that it may be most completely and favorably seen: to display goods for sale. To exhibit is to display something to the public for inspection or appraisal: to exhibit African violets at a flower show. They may both refer to showing or revealing one's qualities or feelings: to display wit; to exhibit surprise. manifest means to show feelings or qualities plainly or clearly: He manifested his anger with a scowl.
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display
In military deception, a static portrayal of an activity, force, or equipment intended to deceive the adversary's visual observation.
Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. US Department of Defense 2005.
Display
a series of things on show; a group of persons participating in some kind of gymnastic, military, or entertainment display. See also array.Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
display
Past participle: displayed
Gerund: displaying
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| Noun | 1. |  display - something intended to communicate a particular impression; "made a display of strength"; "a show of impatience"; "a good show of looking interested"demo, demonstration - a visual presentation showing how something works; "the lecture was accompanied by dramatic demonstrations"; "the lecturer shot off a pistol as a demonstration of the startle response" big stick - a display of force or power; "speak softly but carry a big stick" |
| 2. |  display - something shown to the public; "the museum had many exhibits of oriental art"show - the act of publicly exhibiting or entertaining; "a remarkable show of skill" parade - a visible display; "she made a parade of her sorrows" light show - a display of colored lights moving in shifting patterns | |
| 3. | display - a visual representation of something float - an elaborate display mounted on a platform carried by a truck (or pulled by a truck) in a procession or parade representation - a creation that is a visual or tangible rendering of someone or something Snellen chart - display consisting of a printed card with letters and numbers in lines of decreasing size; used to test visual acuity spectacle - an elaborate and remarkable display on a lavish scale | |
| 4. | display - behavior that makes your feelings public; "a display of emotion" histrionics - a deliberate display of emotion for effect production - a display that is exaggerated or unduly complicated; "she tends to make a big production out of nothing" sackcloth and ashes - a display of extreme remorse or repentance or grief | |
| 5. | display - exhibiting openly in public view; "a display of courage" communication - something that is communicated by or to or between people or groups acting out - (psychiatry) the display of previously inhibited emotions (often in actions rather than words); considered to be healthy and therapeutic array - an impressive display; "it was a bewildering array of books"; "his tools were in an orderly array on the basement wall" sight - anything that is seen; "he was a familiar sight on the television"; "they went to Paris to see the sights" flaunt - the act of displaying something ostentatiously; "his behavior was an outrageous flaunt" presentation - the act of making something publicly available; presenting news or other information by broadcasting or printing it; "he prepared his presentation carefully in advance" | |
| 6. | display - an electronic device that represents information in visual form caller ID - a small display that will show you the telephone number of the party calling you alphanumeric display, digital display - a display that gives the information in the form of characters (numbers or letters) display board, display panel, board - a vertical surface on which information can be displayed to public view electronic device - a device that accomplishes its purpose electronically flat panel display, FPD - a type of video display that is thin and flat; commonly used in laptop computers monitoring device, monitor - display produced by a device that takes signals and displays them on a television screen or a computer monitor raster - the rectangular formation of parallel scanning lines that guide the electron beam on a television screen or a computer monitor CRT screen, screen - the display that is electronically created on the surface of the large end of a cathode-ray tube VDU, visual display unit - (British) British term for video display window - (computer science) a rectangular part of a computer screen that contains a display different from the rest of the screen | |
| Verb | 1. | display - to show, make visible or apparent; "The Metropolitan Museum is exhibiting Goya's works this month"; "Why don't you show your nice legs and wear shorter skirts?"; "National leaders will have to display the highest skills of statesmanship" show - make visible or noticeable; "She showed her talent for cooking"; "Show me your etchings, please" open - display the contents of a file or start an application as on a computer bring forth, produce - bring out for display; "The proud father produced many pictures of his baby"; "The accused brought forth a letter in court that he claims exonerates him" hold up - hold up something as an example; hold up one's achievements for admiration bench - exhibit on a bench; "bench the poodles at the dog show" moon - expose one's buttocks to; "moon the audience" flaunt, ostentate, show off, swank, flash - display proudly; act ostentatiously or pretentiously; "he showed off his new sports car" brandish - exhibit aggressively; "brandish a sword" model - display (clothes) as a mannequin; "model the latest fashion" |
| 2. | display - attract attention by displaying some body part or posing; of animals |
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display
verb
1. show, present, exhibit, unveil, open to view, take the wraps off, put on view The cabinets display seventeenth-century porcelain.
show cover, hide, conceal, mask, veil, keep secret, secrete, keep dark
show cover, hide, conceal, mask, veil, keep secret, secrete, keep dark
noun
1. proof, exhibition, demonstration, evidence, expression, exposure, illustration, revelation, testimony, confirmation, manifestation, affirmation, substantiation an outward display of affection
2. exhibition, show, demonstration, presentation, showing, array, expo (informal), exposition a display of your work
3. ostentation, show, dash, flourish, fanfare, pomp He embraced it with such confidence and display.
4. show, exhibition, demonstration, parade, spectacle, pageant, pageantry a dazzling dance display
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
display
verb1. To make visible; bring to view:
Archaic: discover.
Idioms: bring to light, lay open, make plain.
2. To make manifest or apparent:
3. To make a public and usually ostentatious show of:
5. To give expression to, as by gestures, facial aspects, or bodily posture:
1. An act of showing or displaying:
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Translations
vystavitdisplejpředvedeníprokázatukázat
udstillingvisedisplayvindueforestillingforevisning
kuvar
näyttäänäyttö
izložbaizložiti
kijelzõ
sÿnasÿna, hafa til sÿnissÿning
展示展示する
전시전시하다
displėjusekranasparodaparodymasviešas pasirodymas
displejsizcelšanaizrādīšanaizrādītizstādīt
displejzobrazovacia jednotka
prikazprikazatirazstavarazstaviti
displayförevisa
แสดงโชว์
sự trưng bàytrưng bày
display
[dɪsˈpleɪ]A. N
1. (= act of displaying) [of merchandise] → exposición f; (in gallery, museum) → exposición f, exhibición f; [of emotion, interest] → manifestación f, demostración f; [of force] → despliegue m
to be on display → estar expuesto
to be on display → estar expuesto
2. (= array) [of merchandise] → muestrario m, surtido m; (in gallery, museum) → exposición f
window display (in shop) → escaparate m
window display (in shop) → escaparate m
4. (= ostentation) the party made a display of unity → el partido se esforzó en dar una imagen de unidad
5. (Comput) (= act) → visualización f
B. VT
1. (= put on view) [+ goods, painting, exhibit] → exponer, exhibir; [+ notice, results] → exponer, hacer público
2. (= show) [+ emotion, ignorance] → mostrar, manifestar; [+ courage] → demostrar, hacer gala de
3. (= show ostentatiously) [+ one's knowledge] → alardear de, hacer alarde de
4. (Comput) → desplegar, visualizar
C. CPD display advertising N (Press) → pancartas fpl publicitarias, publicidad f gráfica
display case N → vitrina f
display screen, display unit N (Comput) → monitor m
display window N → escaparate m
display case N → vitrina f
display screen, display unit N (Comput) → monitor m
display window N → escaparate m
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
display
[dɪˈspleɪ] n
[goods] (in shop) → étalage m; [prices, posters, exam results] → affichage m
There was a lovely display of fruit in the window → Il y avait un superbe étalage de fruits en vitrine.
on display [exhibits] → exposé(e); [goods] → à l'étalage
Her best paintings were on display → Ses meilleurs tableaux étaient exposés.
There was a lovely display of fruit in the window → Il y avait un superbe étalage de fruits en vitrine.
on display [exhibits] → exposé(e); [goods] → à l'étalage
Her best paintings were on display → Ses meilleurs tableaux étaient exposés.
(= computer display) (information on the screen) → affichage m à l'écran; (physical device) → écran m
[feeling, affection, courage] → manifestation f (pejorative) → étalage m
(= show, spectacle) → spectacle m
a gymnastics display → un spectacle de gymnastique
a firework display → un feu d'artifice
a gymnastics display → un spectacle de gymnastique
a firework display → un feu d'artifice
vt
(= show) [+ exhibits, collection] → exposer
(pejorative) (= show off to people) [+ legs, chest] → exhiber; [+ wealth, knowledge] → faire étalage de
(= show evidence of) [+ talent] → faire preuve de; [+ courage, bravery] → faire preuve de; [+ symptoms] → manifester
[+ feelings] → montrer
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
display
vt
(= show) object → zeigen; (Comput) → anzeigen; interest, courage → zeigen, beweisen; ignorance → an den Tag legen, beweisen; (ostentatiously) new clothes etc → vorführen; feelings → zur Schau stellen; power → demonstrieren; exam results, notice → aushängen
(Comm) goods → ausstellen
(Typ, Press) → hervorheben
vi → Imponiergehabe zeigen; (birds) → balzen
n
(of object) → Zeigen nt; (of interest, courage) → Zeigen nt, → Beweis m; (of ignorance) → Beweis m; (ostentatious, of new clothes etc) → Vorführung f; (of feelings) → Zurschaustellung f; (of power) → Demonstration f; to make a great display of something → etw groß zur Schau stellen; to make a great display of doing something → etw betont auffällig tun; to be/go on display → ausgestellt sein/werden; the painting goes on public display today → das Gemälde wird heute öffentlich ausgestellt; these are only for display → die sind nur zur Ansicht; I hope we don’t have another display (of temper) like that → ich hoffe, wir kriegen nicht noch einmal denselben Tanz or dieselbe Schau (inf); she was not given to public displays of emotion → sie zeigte ihre Gefühle nicht gerne in der Öffentlichkeit
(= exhibition of paintings etc) → Ausstellung f; (= dancing display etc) → Vorführung f; (= military, air display) → Schau f; firework display → (öffentliches) Feuerwerk
(Zool) → Imponiergehabe nt; (of bird) → Balz f
(= visual display) → Anzeige f
display
:display advertisement
n → Displayanzeige f
display advertising
n → Displaywerbung f
display cabinet
n → Schaukasten m
display case
n → Vitrine f
display pack
n → Displaypackung f
display unit
n (Comput) → (Daten)sichtgerät nt, → Bildschirmgerät nt
display window
n → Schaufenster nt
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display
[dɪsˈpleɪ]1. n
a. (of goods for sale, paintings) → mostra, esposizione f (also window display) → vetrina; (of emotion) → manifestazione f; (of strength, authority, force, interest) → dimostrazione f (pej) (ostentation) → sfoggio, ostentazione f
on display (gen) → in mostra (goods) → in vetrina (results, art) → esposto/a
display window → vetrina
on display (gen) → in mostra (goods) → in vetrina (results, art) → esposto/a
display window → vetrina
b. (military display) → parata (militare)
c. (computer display) → display m inv
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
display
(diˈsplei) verb1. to set out for show. The china was displayed in a special cabinet.
2. to show. She displayed a talent for mimicry.
noun1. (an) act of showing or making clear. a display of military strength.
2. an entertainment etc intended to show the ability etc of those taking part. a dancing display.
3. something which shows or sets out something else. an advertising display.
4. the part of a video recorder, calculator, digital watch etc that shows numbers, the date, time, or other information.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
display
→ عَرْض, يَعْرِضُ vystavení, vystavit udstilling, vise ausstellen επιδεικνύω, επίδειξη exponer, exposición näyttää, näyttö étalage, montrer izložba, izložiti esporre, esposizione 展示, 展示する 전시, 전시하다 tentoonstellen, tentoonstelling utstilling, vise pokazać, wystawa expor, exposição выставка, показывать display, förevisa แสดง, โชว์ sergileme, sergilemek sự trưng bày, trưng bày 显示Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
dis·play
n. muestra, exhibición;
v. mostrar, exhibir, extender.
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