background in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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background [Brit ˈbakɡraʊnd, Am ˈbækˌɡraʊnd] N

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to blend into the background
se fondre dans le paysage
sketch in (by drawing) detail, background, trees
ajouter l'esquisse de
sketch in (by describing) fig detail, background, reasons
donner un aperçu de
an indelible part of background, culture
une part indélébile de
look into accounts, background
examiner

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background in the PONS Dictionary

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II.background [ˈbækgraʊnd] ADJ

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rétroactes
background + vb sing
background
background
environnement
background
le milieu environnant
the background
arrière-plan
background
être à l'arrière-plan
to be in the background
passer à l'arrière-plan
to move into the background
être relégué à l'arrière-plan
to be pushed into the background
contexte
background
le contexte familial
the family background
sur cette trame
against this background
ambiance/fond sonore
background noise
au second plan
in the background

background Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

in the background
à l'arrière-plan
against a background of sth
sur un fond de qc
fill me in on the background
explique-moi la situation
what's her background?
d'où est-ce qu'elle sort?
background music
musique f d'ambiance
against a green background
sur un fond vert
his educational background
son cursus scolaire
to push sb into the background
reléguer qn au second plan
to have French origins/a working-class background
être d'origine française/ouvrière
to be pushed into the background
être relégué à l'arrière-plan

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The establishment brought together sailors from diverse backgrounds to begin a transformation from blue water to brown water sailors.
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The different musical backgrounds of the members make for an eclectic mix of songs on their releases.
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This background is known as the gravitational wave background or the stochastic background.
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Instead, different backgrounds are provided which serve a similar function.
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It provides information, background stories, culture, politics and news 24 hours a day.
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Through different programming languages, developers of different backgrounds program together and learn from each other.
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His family came from modest background but his father laboured hard to provide for the entire family.
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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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They would grind pigments, prepared the paper, painted the background color or simply fill in large areas of color.
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Seven people - of various age groups, backgrounds and countries gave interviews.
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