tableau / display panel
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display panel
A clear, often visual arrangement of information, indicators, or controls on a board or display. This can be a scoreboard in sports, a dashboard, or a control panel.
Auf dem Tableau in der Sporthalle wurde der neue Punktestand angezeigt.
The new score was shown on the display panel in the sports hall.
tableau
A representation of a scene by a group of people who remain motionless in a particular pose. It resembles a living painting and is often used in theater or in parades.
Zum Abschluss der Feierlichkeiten stellten die Kinder ein berühmtes Gemälde als Tableau dar.
At the end of the festivities, the children represented a famous painting as a tableau.
tableau
In certain card games, especially solitaire (patience), this refers to the area where the playing cards are laid out in several piles.
Mein Ziel ist es, alle Karten vom Tableau auf die vier Ablagestapel zu verschieben.
My goal is to move all the cards from the tableau to the four foundation piles.
'Tableau' is a loanword from French. It is therefore often used in elevated, technical, or artistic contexts and sounds more formal.
Der Begriff „Tableau“ wird in der Kunst und Technik verwendet.
The term 'Tableau' is used in art and technology.
The meaning becomes clear from the context. In sports or technology, it means a display panel or scoreboard. In theater or art, it refers to a staged scene. In games, it refers to the cards laid out on the table.
Beim Sport zeigt das Tableau die Punkte, im Theater stellt es eine Szene dar.
In sports, the display panel shows the points; in theater, the tableau represents a scene.
When it refers to a display panel, information is often 'auf dem Tableau' (on the display panel), or 'das Tableau zeigt' (the display panel shows) something. It can refer to sports, train stations, or technical systems.
Auf dem digitalen Tableau am Bahnhof werden die Abfahrtszeiten angezeigt.
The departure times are shown on the digital display panel at the train station.
In the meaning of a 'living scene,' 'Tableau' is often used with verbs such as 'darstellen' (to represent), 'bilden' (to form), or 'arrangieren' (to arrange).
Die Schauspieler froren für einen Moment ein und bildeten ein eindrucksvolles Tableau.
The actors froze for a moment and formed an impressive tableau.
playing field
Spielfeld and Tableau can both refer to the area where a game takes place. Spielfeld is the general term for an environment in which a game takes place; in certain card games, especially solitaire, Tableau refers to the specific arrangement of the card piles. Tableau is therefore more precise for this card arrangement.
Auf dem Tableau liegen die Karten übersichtlich in mehreren Stapeln.
The cards were neatly laid out in several piles on the tableau.
Auf dem Spielfeld liegen die Karten übersichtlich vor dem Spieler.
The cards were neatly laid out in front of the player on the playing field.
