proiezione

projection

noun proh-yeh-TSYOH-neh Rare

Origin: From Latin proiectio (a throwing forward), from proicere (to throw forward).

Also means

screening

Usage Note

Proiezione is feminine (la proiezione, pl le proiezioni). It covers both the physical act of projecting light onto a screen and a statistical/financial projection (le proiezioni di crescita = growth projections). In a cinema context, la proiezione refers to the film screening itself: la proiezione inizia alle 20 (the screening starts at 8 pm).

Examples

"La proiezione del film inizia tra dieci minuti."

Natural Translation

The film screening starts in ten minutes.

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