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Hintergrundbild — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • backdrop noun A large painted cloth or screen hung behind a stage set.
  • 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

Hintergrundbild is used for these senses in English:

  • backdrop An image that serves as a visual background.
  • background (computing) A type of activity on a computer that is not normally visible to the user.
  • wallpaper (computing, countable, uncountable) An image or tiled pattern used as the background of a computer desktop.

backdrop — full definition

  1. noun A large painted cloth or screen hung behind a stage set.
  2. noun The circumstances or setting against which events take place.
  3. verb To serve as a background for something.

background — full definition

  1. noun The part of a scene or image that lies behind the main subject.
  2. noun A person's history, education, or experience.
  3. adj Less prominent or noticeable; running behind the main action.
  4. verb To gather relevant background information on a person or subject.

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