background in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for background in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.background [Am ˈbækˌɡraʊnd, Brit ˈbakɡraʊnd] N

1. background (of picture, scene):

background

fondo m

against a white background

sobre un fondo blanco

I could hear voices in the background

oía voces en el fondo

she prefers to stay in the background

prefiere permanecer en un segundo plano

the public knows little of what goes on in the background

el público sabe poco de lo que pasa entre bastidores

2. background (of events):

background

antecedentes mpl

background to sth

antecedentes de algo

the background to the story

los antecedentes del caso

you have to look at the background to the strike

hay que considerar las circunstancias que llevaron a la huelga or el contexto en que se dio la huelga

against a background of rising inflation

en un momento de creciente inflación

3. background (of person):

background (origin)

origen m

background (education)

formación f

background (education)

currículum m

background (previous activities)

experiencia f

from a working-class background

de clase obrera

he comes from a religious background

creció en un ambiente religioso

her background is in research

su experiencia/formación profesional es en el campo de la investigación

II.background [Am ˈbækˌɡraʊnd, Brit ˈbakɡraʊnd] ADJ attr

background noise/music:

background

de fondo

he'll give you some background information

él te informará sobre la situación (or el contexto, los antecedentes etc.)

she gave a short background talk

dio una pequeña charla de introducción al tema

background reading N U

background reading

lectura f de fondo

background radiation N U

background radiation

radiación f de fondo

background processing N U COMPUT

background processing

procesamiento m subordinado

background processing

procesamiento m de fondo

background task N COMPUT

background task

tarea f secundaria

Translations for background in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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música de fondo

background music

ruido de fondo

background noise

música ambiental

background music

(segundo plano) en un segundo plano está …

in the background is …

quedar relegado a un segundo plano

to be pushed into the background

trasfondo

background

el trasfondo político

the political background

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Translations for background in the English»Spanish Dictionary

background [ˈbækgraʊnd] N

1. background (rear view):

background

fondo m

in the background fig

en segundo plano

2. background (education, family):

background

educación f

3. background (training):

background

formación f

to have a background in mathematics

tener una formación en matemáticas

4. background (circumstances):

background

antecedentes m pl

background music N

background music

música f de fondo

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working-class background

humilde

blue collar union, background

obrero, -a

she's rather defensive about her family background

se pone a la defensiva cuando se le habla de su situación familiar

Translations for background in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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trasfondo

background

pasar a segundo plano

to fade into the background

marco

background

antecedente (de una persona)

background

quedarse en la retaguardia

to stay in the background

background Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

she's rather defensive about her family background

se pone a la defensiva cuando se le habla de su situación familiar

in the background fig

en segundo plano

to have a background in mathematics

tener una formación en matemáticas

to push sth into the background

relegar algo a un plano secundario

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

In this case, the matte is the background painting.

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It focused on the two in a close-up with a black background.

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User interaction works entirely by using the different mouse buttons on window borders and the desktop background.

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The background of these surnames are mostly explained in historical books.

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Some of the incidental scenes that flesh out the story were filmed while hundreds of extras were in the background being marshalled for larger takes.

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Instead, different backgrounds are provided which serve a similar function.

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They would grind pigments, prepared the paper, painted the background color or simply fill in large areas of color.

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These members share their military background and nationalistic views.

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Through different programming languages, developers of different backgrounds program together and learn from each other.

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A dark neutral background helped to emphasize the light colourful tones of the flowers.

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