background

A. n

• 1 (of person) (social) milieu (m); (family) origines (fpl); (professional) formation (f)

• 2 (of events, situation) contexte (m) against a background of violence = dans un climat de violence to remain in the background = rester au second plan voices in the background = des voix en bruit de fond

• 3 (of painting, photo, scene) arrière-plan (m) in the background = à l'arrière-plan

B. adj

• 1 [information] sur les origines de la situation background reading = lectures (fpl) complémentaires

• 2 [music, lighting] d'ambiance; [noise] de fond