Compound Forms:
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| black-and-white television n | (TV set: cannot display colors) | televisor en blanco y negro nm + loc adj |
| | My parents remember the days when black-and-white television was the only type of TV available. |
| | Mis padres recuerdan los días en que sólo había televisores blanco y negro. |
| black-and-white television n | uncountable (TV shows in black and white) | televisión en blanco y negro nf + loc adj |
| cable television n | (TV broadcasting via cable) | televisión por cable grupo nom |
| | | cable nm |
| CCTV n | initialism (closed-circuit television) | circuito cerrado de televisión loc nom m |
| | | videovigilancia nf |
| | The robbery was captured on the bank's CCTV. |
| closed-circuit television n | (monitoring system) | circuito cerrado de televisión loc nom m |
| | The thief was caught stealing the car on closed-circuit television. |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Los ladrones fueron capturados gracias a que la tienda tenía circuito cerrado de televisión. |
color television (US),
colour television (UK) n | countable (TV set: shows images in colour) | televisor a color, televisor en color nm + loc adj |
| | We've got a color television in the living room. |
| | Tenemos un televisor a color en la sala. |
color television (US),
colour television (UK) n | uncountable (TV shows broadcast in color) | televisión a color, televisión en color nf + loc adj |
| | Colour television first came to the UK in 1967. |
| | La televisión a color llegó a Reino Unido en 1967. |
color TV (US),
colour TV (UK) | informal (television set: shows images in colour) (aparato) | televisión a color nf + loc adv |
| | | televisor a color nm + loc adv |
color TV (US),
colour TV (UK) | uncountable, informal (television shows broadcast in color) (emisora) | televisión a color nf + loc adv |
| educational television n | (use of television for education) | televisión educativa nf + adj |
| HDTV n | initialism (high-definition television) | HDTV nf |
| | | televisión de alta definición nf + loc adj |
| high-definition television n | (TV system giving sharper image) | televisión de alta definición nf + loc adj |
licence fee,
TV licence fee,
television licence fee n | UK (cost of permit to own a TV) | licencia de televisión nf + loc adj |
| on television adv | (being shown on TV) | en la televisión loc adv |
| | What's on television tonight? Anything besides reality shows and crime shows? |
| | ¿Qué hay hoy para ver en la televisión? ¿Algo que no sea reality o programas sobre el crimen? |
pay television,
pay-TV,
pay TV n | (TV by monthly subscription) | televisión por subscripción nf + loc prep |
| | | televisión de pago nm + loc prep |
| plasma television n | (type of flatscreen TV) (coloquial) | plasma nm |
| Note: Usualmente, si se sobreentiende en el contexto que se está hablando de un televisor, se dice simplemente "plasma". |
| reality television n | (TV about real-life situations or people) | telerrealidad nf |
| | (anglicismo) | reality show, reality nm |
| satellite television n | (broadcast by satellite) | televisión por satélite nf + loc prep |
| satellite TV n | informal (broadcast by satellite) | TV por satélite nf + loc prep |
| television audience n | (people watching tv) | audiencia televisiva nf |
| | Judging by the programs that are aired these days, a lot of people in the television audience like to watch violence. |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Nunca supe cómo saben cuál es la audiencia televisiva de los programas. |
| television broadcast n | ([sth] shown on tv) | programa de televisión nm |
| | That old cop show was my favorite television broadcast. |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. CSI es uno de mis programas de televisión favoritos. |
| television broadcasting n | (transmitting images on tv) | transmisión televisiva nf |
| | They use a lot of fancy equipment for television broadcasting. |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. La transmisión televisiva del partido dejó las calles de la ciudad desiertas. |
| television camera n | (device that films moving images for tv) | cámara de televisión nf + loc adj |
| Note: Abreviado: cámara de TV (pero se sigue leyendo cámara de televisión). |
| | I didn't really enjoy the live recording because there was a television camera in my way. |
| | No me gustó mucho la grabación en directo porque siempre había una cámara en mi camino. |
television channel,
television station n | (TV station) | canal de televisión nm + loc adj |
| | I can't stand the silly stuff they show on that television channel. |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Hubo una época en que con suerte disponíamos de un par de canales de televisión. |
| television commercial n | (advertisement shown on TV) | anuncio de televisión, comercial de televisión loc nom m |
television program (US),
television programme (UK) n | (show broadcast on TV) | programa de televisión loc nom m |
| television reception n | (signal received by a television set) | señal de televisión loc nom f |
| television reporter n | (journalist working in TV) | periodista televisivo nm |
| television season n | (set of episodes of a TV show) | temporada nf |
| | ¿Has visto ya la quinta temporada de House? |
| television serial n | (drama televised in episodes) | serie televisiva nf + adj |
| television series n | (TV show) | serie de televisión loc nom f |
| | | serie televisiva loc nom f |
| television set n | (appliance that receives tv signals) | televisor nm |
| | | televisión nf |
| | (formal) | aparato de televisión nm + loc adj |
| | I bought myself a new television set with a plasma screen yesterday. |
| | Ayer me compré un televisor con pantalla de plasma. |
television show (US),
television programme (UK) n | (programme broadcast on TV) | programa de televisión nf + loc adj |
| | | show televisivo nm + adj |
| | Television shows from the 70s seem pretty stupid to me now. |
| | Los programas de televisión de los 70s me resultan muy estúpidos ahora. |
| television studio n | (building where TV shows are filmed) | estudios de televisión loc nom m |
| | | centro de producción de programas de televisión loc nom m |
| | I saw quite a few famous people when I visited the television studio. |
| | Vi a muchos famosos cuando visité los estudios de televisión. |
TV film,
TV movie,
telefilm,
made-for-television movie,
made-for-TV movie n | (movie intended for TV) | telefilme nm |
| | | película para televisión nf + loc adj |
| watch television vtr + n | (watch TV programmes) | mirar televisión vtr + nf |
| | | ver la televisión grupo nom |
| | By far the most popular way to unwind in the evening is by watching television. |