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background British & World English

the part of a picture, scene, or design that forms a setting for the main figures or objects, or appears furthest from the viewer

background music British & World English

music intended as an unobtrusive accompaniment to an activity or to provide atmosphere in a film

background radiation British & World English

the uniform microwave radiation remaining from the Big Bang

microwave background British & World English

a weak uniform microwave radiation which is detectable in nearly every direction of the sky. It is believed to be evidence of the Big Bang

background English-German

Hintergrund

background reading in background2 English-Spanish

lecturasacerca del momento histórico, antecedentes etc

music was playing in the background in play2 English-Spanish

se escuchaba una música de fondo

she prefers to stay in the background in background1 English-Spanish

prefiere permanecer en un segundo plano

I saw him skulking in the background in skulk English-Spanish

lo vi al fondo, tratando de pasar desapercibido