arrière-plan — meaning in English
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English meaning
- background noun The part of a scene or image that lies behind the main subject.
- wallpaper noun Decorative paper or paper-like material used to cover interior walls.
Senses
arrière-plan is used for these senses in English:
- back end (computing) That part of a hardware or software system that is farthest from the user; the internals rather than the user interface.
- background A part of the picture that depicts scenery to the rear or behind the main subject; context.
- background Information relevant to the current situation about past events; history.
- background A less important feature of scenery (as opposed to foreground).
- wallpaper (computing, countable, uncountable) An image or tiled pattern used as the background of a computer desktop.
background — full definition
- noun The part of a scene or image that lies behind the main subject.
- noun A person's history, education, or experience.
- adj Less prominent or noticeable; running behind the main action.
- verb To gather relevant background information on a person or subject.
wallpaper — full definition
- noun Decorative paper or paper-like material used to cover interior walls.
- noun An image or pattern used as the background of a computer or phone screen.
- verb To cover a wall or room with wallpaper.