background in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for background in the English»French Dictionary

background [Brit ˈbakɡraʊnd, Am ˈbækˌɡraʊnd] N

1. background (of person):

background (social)

milieu m

background (personal, family)

origines fpl

background (professional)

formation f

to come from a middle-class background

être issu d'un milieu bourgeois, avoir des origines bourgeoises

people from poor backgrounds

les gens issus d'un milieu pauvre

we want someone with a scientific/computer background

nous cherchons quelqu'un ayant une formation scientifique/d'informaticien

a background in law/linguistics

une formation juridique/en linguistique

2. background (context):

background

contexte m

the economic/political background

le contexte économique/politique

against a background of violence

dans un climat de violence

these events took place against a background of war

ces événements avaient pour toile de fond la guerre or se sont déroulés pendant la guerre

what's the background to the situation?

qu'est-ce qui est à l'origine de la situation?

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

concernant les origines de la situation

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

background

fond m

background

arrière-plan m

that's me in the background

me voilà à l'arrière-plan

we could see the Alps in the background

on voyait les Alpes au loin

against a background of

sur un fond de

on a red background

sur un fond rouge

4. background (not upfront):

in the background

au second plan

to be/remain in the background

être/rester au second plan

to push sb/sth into the background

reléguer qn/qc au second plan

ill-feeling was always there in the background

la rancune était toujours là dans l'ombre

5. background (of sound, music):

a background of laughter/music

des rires/de la musique en bruit de fond

voices in the background

des voix en bruit de fond

voices in the background attr music, lighting

d'ambiance

background radiation N

background radiation

radiation f naturelle

background reading N

background reading

lectures fpl complémentaires (autour d'un sujet)

background noise N

background noise

bruit m de fond

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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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arrière-plan

background

en arrière-plan , à l'arrière-plan

in the background

arrière-fond

background

le village, avec en arrière-fond les montagnes

the village, with the mountains in the background

background in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for background in the English»French Dictionary

I.background [ˈbæk·graʊnd] N

1. background (rear view):

background

fond m

in the background

à l'arrière-plan

against a background of sth

sur un fond de qc

2. background (to a situation):

background

contexte m

background in society

milieu m d'origine

background of education, work

profil m

fill me in on the background

explique-moi la situation

what's her background?

d'où est-ce qu'elle sort?

II.background [ˈbæk·graʊnd] ADJ

background information, knowledge

de base

background noise

de fond

background music

musique f d'ambiance

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background

background

rétroactes

background + vb sing

arrière-plan

background

être à l'arrière-plan

to be in the background

le milieu environnant

the background

environnement

background

reléguer qn au second plan

to push sb into the background

contexte

background

au second plan

in the background

ambiance/fond sonore

background noise

background Glossary « Intégration et égalité des chances » courtesy of the French-German Youth Office

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issu de l‘immigration

with a migratory background

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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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