projector
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projector
An optical device that projects images or videos onto a projection surface, such as a screen or a wall. Colloquially, the term 'Beamer' is often used in German for digital video projectors.
Schließen Sie bitte den Laptop an den Projektor an, damit wir mit der Präsentation beginnen können.
Please connect the laptop to the projector so we can start the presentation.
'Projektor' (projector) belongs to the word family of 'projizieren' (to project, the verb) and 'die Projektion' (projection, the noun). All of these words have the basic idea of 'throwing' an image onto a surface.
Mit diesem Gerät können Sie Bilder auf eine Leinwand projizieren.
With this device, you can project images onto a screen.
Typical verbs used with a projector are 'einschalten' (to switch on), 'ausschalten' (to switch off), 'anschließen' (to connect), and 'einstellen' (to adjust). Often a laptop or another device is connected to it.
Kannst du bitte den Projektor schon mal einschalten?
Could you please switch on the projector already?
You connect a device 'an' den Projektor (to the projector, accusative). The image then appears 'auf' einer Leinwand (on a screen) or 'an' einer Wand (on a wall), both with the dative.
Das Bild auf der Leinwand ist unscharf.
The image on the screen is blurry.
projector / Beemer
Beamer and Projektor can refer to the same digital device. Beamer is the usual colloquial term for it. Projektor sounds more standard and is also broader in meaning, since it can generally refer to devices used to project images or videos.
Der digitale Projektor ist im Inventar des Besprechungsraums eingetragen.
The digital projector is listed in the meeting room's inventory.
Kannst du vor der Besprechung den Beamer einschalten?
Can you turn on the projector before the meeting?
