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monitor

monitor

noun moh-nee-TOHR Less Common

Also means

screen

Usage Note

Monitor is a false-partial-friend: in Spain and Latin America it primarily means a display screen or a camp/activity counsellor (monitor de esquí — ski instructor), not just computer hardware. The plural is regular monitores. As a verb base, monitorear / monitorizar (to monitor) is used in technical and medical contexts.

Examples

"El monitor de la computadora está roto."

Natural Translation

The computer monitor is broken.

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