Escaparate (en. Showcase)

/es.ka.paˈɾa.te/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish

noun

Showcase used to display products to the public.

The store's display was decorated for Christmas.

El escaparate de la tienda estaba decorado para Navidad.

Exterior part of a store where products are displayed.

I spent hours looking at the store displays.

Pasé horas mirando los escaparates de las tiendas.

From the verb "escapar" and the suffix "-ate," related to the idea of escaping attention.

Fashion display

A display that showcases the latest trends in clothing.

escaparate de moda

To look through the display

To observe what is exhibited in a store's display.

ver por el escaparate

To change the display

To alter the presentation of products in the display.

cambiar el escaparate

Showcase

Glass furniture where valuable objects are displayed.

vitrina

Exhibit

Presentation of products for sale or exhibition.

muestra

Exhibition

Action of showing something to the public.

exhibición

In some contexts, it refers to a person who exhibits ostentatiously.

He's at the bar, like a display, showing off his new car.

Está en el bar, como un escaparate, presumiendo de su nuevo auto.