background in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for background in the English»Italian Dictionary

background [Brit ˈbakɡraʊnd, Am ˈbækˌɡraʊnd] N

1. background (of person):

background (social, family)

retroterra m

background (social, family)

ambiente m

background (social, family)

background m

background (professional)

formazione f

background (professional)

background m

to come from a middle-class background

provenire da un ambiente borghese, avere origini borghesi

people from poor backgrounds

gente di povere origini

we want someone with a scientific, computer background

cerchiamo qualcuno con una formazione scientifica, informatica

a background in law, linguistics

una formazione giuridica, linguistica

2. background (context):

background

sfondo m

background

contesto m

background

background m

the economic, political background

lo sfondo economico, politico

against a background of violence

in un clima di violenza

these events took place against a background of war

questi avvenimenti hanno avuto luogo in uno scenario di guerra

what's the background to the situation?

qual è il contesto della situazione?

what's the background to the situation? before n briefing, information, knowledge, material

che riguarda la situazione di fondo

3. background (of painting, photo, scene):

background

sfondo m

that's me in the background

quello sullo sfondo or in secondo piano sono io

we could see the Alps in the background

vedevamo le Alpi sullo sfondo

against a background of

su uno sfondo di

on a red background

su sfondo rosso

4. background (not upfront):

in the background

in secondo piano

to be, remain in the background

essere, restare in secondo piano

to push sb, sth into the background

relegare qn, qc in secondo piano

ill feeling was always there in the background

c'era sempre un sottofondo di risentimento

5. background (of sound, music):

a background of laughter, music

un sottofondo di risate, di musica

voices in the background

voci in sottofondo

voices in the background before n music

di sottofondo

background noise [ˈbækɡraʊndˌnɔɪz] N

background noise

rumore m di fondo

background reading [ˈbækɡraʊndˌriːdɪŋ] N

background reading

letture fpl complementari

background radiation [ˌbækɡraʊndˌreɪdɪˈeɪʃn] N

background radiation

radiazione f cosmica di fondo

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to blend into the background

mimetizzarsi con l'ambiente

Translations for background in the Italian»English Dictionary

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sottofondo fig

background

c'era sempre un sottofondo di risentimento

ill feeling was always there in the background

sottofondo CINE, TV

background

musica di sottofondo

background music

un sottofondo di risate, di musica

a background of laughter, music

voci in sottofondo

voices in the background

retroterra

background

inquadramento fig

background

campire

= to paint in the background

sfondo

background

sullo sfondo

in the background

su sfondo rosso

on a red background

su uno sfondo di

against a background of

staccarsi nettamente dallo sfondo

to stand out against the background

perdersi sullo sfondo

to melt into the background

vedevamo le Alpi sullo sfondo

we could see the Alps in the background

rimanere sullo sfondo

to remain in the background also fig

sfondo

background

un romanzo a sfondo storico

a novel with a historical background

background in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for background in the English»Italian Dictionary

background [ˈbæk·graʊnd] N

1. background (rear view):

background

sfondo m

in the background fig

in secondo piano

2. background (education, family):

background

origini f pl

3. background (training):

background

formazione f

to have a background in sciences

avere una formazione scientifica

4. background (circumstances):

background

contesto m

background music N

background music

musica f di sottofondo

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working-class background

umile

Translations for background in the Italian»English Dictionary

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background

background

antefatto

background

sfondo

background

sullo sfondo

in the background

retroterra

background

sottofondo

background

scenario

background

commento musicale

background music

background Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

in the background fig

in secondo piano

to have a background in sciences

avere una formazione scientifica

she's very defensive about her family background

si mette subito sulla difensiva quando si parla della sua situazione familiare

in the foreground/the background si vedono i soldati

in primo/secondo piano

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It provides information, background stories, culture, politics and news 24 hours a day.

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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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The background is blue and the slogan is gold.

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Given the very weak signal, sources of background noise must be reduced as much as possible.

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Many authors have either used a galaxy-spanning empire as background, or written about the growth or decline of such an empire.

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Seven people - of various age groups, backgrounds and countries gave interviews.

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

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

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In this case, the matte is the background painting.

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