anteparo — meaning in English

English meaning

• buttress noun A support made of brick, concrete or stone, set against a structure to hold it up.
• screen noun A flat surface on a device or in a cinema on which images or text are displayed.

Senses

anteparo is used for these senses in English:

• buttress (by extension) Anything that serves to support something; a prop.

buttress — full definition

1. noun A support made of brick, concrete or stone, set against a structure to hold it up.
2. noun Something that gives support or strength to another thing.
3. noun In botany, a wide, flat root that spreads out from the base of a tree trunk to help hold it up.
4. noun A part of a mountain or rock face that sticks out sharply.

screen — full definition

1. noun A flat surface on a device or in a cinema on which images or text are displayed.
2. verb To examine or test someone or something to detect a problem, risk, or suitability.
3. verb To shield or conceal something from view.
4. verb To show a film or program publicly.

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