テレビ

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1A television set — an appliance that receives and displays broadcast video and audio. Short for 'テレビジョン' (television); refers to the physical screen/device.

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新しいテレビは去年のものより画面が大きい。

The new TV has a bigger screen than last year's.

テレビが故障して映らなくなった。

The TV broke and stopped showing a picture.

リビングのテレビの前にソファを置いた。

I put a sofa in front of the TV in the living room.

2A television program or broadcast — the content aired via TV, such as news or dramas, rather than the device itself.

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夕方のテレビでその事故のニュースを見た。

I saw the news about that accident on TV in the evening.

この漫画は来年テレビになるらしい。

It seems this manga will be made into a TV show next year.

テレビよりネット配信で見る人が増えている。

More people are watching content via internet streaming rather than TV.

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