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1 scenery
noun1) the painted background for a play etc on a stage:المَناظِر على خَشَبَة المَسْرَحThe scenery looked rather shabby.
مَنْظَر طَبيعي، مَشْهَد طَبيعيbeautiful scenery.
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2 декорации заднего плана
Advertising: background sceneryУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > декорации заднего плана
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5 Kulisse
f; -, -n1. THEAT. set; einzelne: flat; (Hintergrund) backdrop; Pl. scenery Sg.; seitliche: wings Pl.; Kulissen schieben umg. change the scenery; als Beruf: work as a scene-shifter; die Kulissen aufbauen / abbauen build / strike the set; aus der rechten Kulisse kommen come on from the (wings on the) right; hinter die / den Kulissen backstage, bes. fig. behind the scenes; einen Blick hinter die Kulissen werfen take a look behind the scenes ( auf + Akk at)2. fig. background (auch MUS.); (Rahmen) setting; (Fassade) facade; die Kulisse für etw. bilden provide the backdrop ( oder setting) for s.th.; das ist doch alles nur Kulisse this is all a facade ( oder a mere preten|ce [Am. -se])3. WIRTS. unofficial market* * *die Kulissescenery* * *Ku|lịs|se [ku'lɪsə]f -, -nscenery no pl; (= Teilstück) flat, piece of scenery; (hinten auf Bühne) backdrop; (an den Seiten) wing; (fig = Hintergrund) background, backdrop, backcloth; (ST EX) unofficial markethinter den Kulissen (fig) — behind the scenes
jdm/einer Sache als Kulisse dienen (fig) — to serve as a backdrop for sb/to sth
* * *(the sides of a theatre stage: She waited in the wings.) wings* * *Ku·lis·se<-, -n>[kuˈlɪsə]f2. (Hintergrund) backdrop3.▶ hinter die \Kulissen blicken [o schauen] to look behind the scenes* * *die; Kulisse, Kulissen piece of scenery; flat; wing; (Hintergrund) backdropdie Kulissen — the scenery sing.
die Kulisse für etwas bilden — (fig.) form the backdrop to something
hinter den Kulissen — (fig.) behind the scenes
* * *die Kulissen aufbauen/abbauen build/strike the set;aus der rechten Kulisse kommen come on from the (wings on the) right;hinter die/den Kulissen backstage, besonders fig behind the scenes;einen Blick hinter die Kulissen werfen take a look behind the scenes (auf +akk at)die Kulisse für etwas bilden provide the backdrop ( oder setting) for sth;3. WIRTSCH unofficial market* * *die; Kulisse, Kulissen piece of scenery; flat; wing; (Hintergrund) backdropdie Kulissen — the scenery sing.
die Kulisse für etwas bilden — (fig.) form the backdrop to something
hinter den Kulissen — (fig.) behind the scenes
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6 scenario
m (pl -ri) screenplayfig scenery* * *scenario s.m.2 ( ambiente) background, backdrop: il delitto si è consumato su uno scenario di miseria, the crime took place against a background of poverty3 (canovaccio di commedia, pellicola ecc.) script, screenplay, scenario*4 ( gergo giornalistico) scenario*: dopo le elezioni si possono delineare due possibili scenari, after the election there are two possible scenarios.* * *1) teatr. scenery, set, scene2) (paesaggio)3) fig. (situazione) scenario*, scene, settinglo scenario politico, culturale — the political, cultural scene o setting
avvenire in uno scenario di guerra — to take place against a backdrop o background of war
* * *scenariopl. -ri /∫e'narjo, ri/sostantivo m.1 teatr. scenery, set, scene2 (paesaggio) il maestoso scenario delle Alpi the majestic landscape of the Alps3 fig. (situazione) scenario*, scene, setting; lo scenario politico, culturale the political, cultural scene o setting; avvenire in uno scenario di guerra to take place against a backdrop o background of war. -
7 ambiente
adj.ambient.m.1 atmosphere (entorno).se respira una enorme tensión en el ambiente the tension (in the atmosphere) is palpableabre la ventana, el ambiente está muy cargado open the window, it's very stuffy in here2 life, atmosphere.en esta discoteca no hay ambiente there's no atmosphere in this disco3 room. (Andean Spanish (Bolivia, Chilean Spanish, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru), River Plate)4 environment, atmosphere, surroundings, nature's background.pres.subj.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) Present Subjunctive of Spanish verb: ambientar.* * *1 (aire) air, atmosphere2 (entorno) environment, atmosphere\cambiar de ambiente to have a change of scene* * *noun m.1) atmosphere2) environment* * *1.ADJ INV•
medio ambiente — environment•
ruido ambiente — environmental noise•
temperatura ambiente — room temperature"sírvase a temperatura ambiente" — "serve at room temperature"
2. SM1) (=aire)el ambiente de la sala estaba muy cargado de humo — there was a very smoky atmosphere in the room, the air was really smoky in the room
habrá ambiente soleado en la costa — it will be sunny on the coast, there will be sunny weather on the coast
2) [creado por el entorno, la decoración] atmospherela madera da un ambiente cálido al despacho — wood gives a warm feeling to o creates a warm atmosphere in the study
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cambiar de ambiente — to have a change of scene•
crónica de ambiente — background reportmúsica•
micrófono de ambiente — field microphone3) (=animación)¡qué ambientazo había en la plaza de toros! — what a great atmosphere there was in the bullring!
el espléndido ambiente cultural de París — the wonderful cultural life o ambience of Paris
4) (=entorno) environmentcon su familia se siente en su ambiente — with her family, she really feels in her element
5) pl ambientes (=grupo social) circlesen ambientes universitarios — in the university world, in university circles
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el ambiente — the gay scene, the scene **•
de ambiente — [bar, discoteca] gay antes de s7) Cono Sur (=habitación) room* * *1)a) (entorno físico, social) environmentun ambiente de camaradería/de fiesta — a friendly/festive atmosphere
hacerle buen ambiente a alguien — (Col) to put somebody at their ease
hacerle mal ambiente a alguien — (AmS) to make somebody feel uncomfortable
b) (creado por la decoración, arquitectura) atmosphereun ambiente acogedor — a welcoming o friendly atmosphere
c) ( animación) lifeno había nada de ambiente en la fiesta — the party was really dead, the party had no life
2) (CS) ( habitación) room* * *= atmosphere, ambience [ambiance], ambient, ambiance [ambience].Nota: Escrito también ambience.Ex. Above all, we specified an atmosphere in all public areas appropriate for study without the need for oppressive silence.Ex. The current ambience is such that we are facing a new crisis in cataloging.Ex. This article studies monumental wall paintings and mosaics, focusing on the disposition of narratives in relation to their architectural ambients.Ex. People like to browse the books and magazines, take in the ambiance, and be seen and perceived as a patron of the arts and literature.----* Agencia de Protección del Medio Ambiente (EPA) = Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).* ambiente agradable = congenial atmosphere.* ambiente cargado = charged atmosphere.* ambiente hostil = icy wind.* ambiente tenso = charged atmosphere.* a temperatura ambiente = at room temperature.* cambiar de ambiente = change + scenery.* cambio de ambiente = change of scenery, change of air and scene, change of air, change of scene.* contaminación del medio ambiente = environmental pollution.* del medio ambiente = environmental.* desde el punto de vista del medio ambiente = environmentally.* especialista en medio ambiente = environmentalist.* estudio de impacto en el medio ambiente = environmental impact study.* estudios del medio ambiente = environmental studies.* gestión del medio ambiente = environmental management.* medio ambiente marino = marine environment.* Ministerio del Medio Ambiente = Department of the Environment.* peligro para el medio ambiente = environmental hazard.* preocupación por el medio ambiente = environmentalism.* protección del medio ambiente = environmental protection.* que no daña el medio ambiente = environmentally sound, environmentally friendly, eco-friendly.* que no perjudica el medio ambiente = environmentally sound, environmentally friendly, eco-friendly.* relacionado con el medio ambiente = environmentally related.* temperatura ambiente = room temperature, air temperature.* * *1)a) (entorno físico, social) environmentun ambiente de camaradería/de fiesta — a friendly/festive atmosphere
hacerle buen ambiente a alguien — (Col) to put somebody at their ease
hacerle mal ambiente a alguien — (AmS) to make somebody feel uncomfortable
b) (creado por la decoración, arquitectura) atmosphereun ambiente acogedor — a welcoming o friendly atmosphere
c) ( animación) lifeno había nada de ambiente en la fiesta — the party was really dead, the party had no life
2) (CS) ( habitación) room* * *= atmosphere, ambience [ambiance], ambient, ambiance [ambience].Nota: Escrito también ambience.Ex: Above all, we specified an atmosphere in all public areas appropriate for study without the need for oppressive silence.
Ex: The current ambience is such that we are facing a new crisis in cataloging.Ex: This article studies monumental wall paintings and mosaics, focusing on the disposition of narratives in relation to their architectural ambients.Ex: People like to browse the books and magazines, take in the ambiance, and be seen and perceived as a patron of the arts and literature.* Agencia de Protección del Medio Ambiente (EPA) = Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).* ambiente agradable = congenial atmosphere.* ambiente cargado = charged atmosphere.* ambiente hostil = icy wind.* ambiente tenso = charged atmosphere.* a temperatura ambiente = at room temperature.* cambiar de ambiente = change + scenery.* cambio de ambiente = change of scenery, change of air and scene, change of air, change of scene.* contaminación del medio ambiente = environmental pollution.* del medio ambiente = environmental.* desde el punto de vista del medio ambiente = environmentally.* especialista en medio ambiente = environmentalist.* estudio de impacto en el medio ambiente = environmental impact study.* estudios del medio ambiente = environmental studies.* gestión del medio ambiente = environmental management.* medio ambiente marino = marine environment.* Ministerio del Medio Ambiente = Department of the Environment.* peligro para el medio ambiente = environmental hazard.* preocupación por el medio ambiente = environmentalism.* protección del medio ambiente = environmental protection.* que no daña el medio ambiente = environmentally sound, environmentally friendly, eco-friendly.* que no perjudica el medio ambiente = environmentally sound, environmentally friendly, eco-friendly.* relacionado con el medio ambiente = environmentally related.* temperatura ambiente = room temperature, air temperature.* * *A1 (entorno físico) environmentla contaminación del ambiente environmental pollutionno sé cómo puedes trabajar en ese ambiente tan cargado I don't know how you can work in such a smoky atmosphere o environment2 (entorno social, cultural) environmentcrecí en un ambiente rural I grew up in a rural environmentel ambiente de diálogo the atmosphere of dialoguehay muy mal ambiente en el barrio donde viven it's a pretty rough area where they liveun club con un ambiente muy selecto a very exclusive clubse encuentra realmente en su ambiente he's really in his elementno me vendría nada mal cambiar de ambiente I wouldn't mind a change of sceneen la oficina hay un ambiente de gran camaradería the office has a really friendly atmosphere, there's a really friendly atmosphere in the officese respiraba una cierta tensión en el ambiente there was a feeling of tension in the airhabía ambiente de fiesta there was a festive atmosphereel ambiente homosexual the gay scenehacerle buen ambiente a algn ( Col); to put sb at their easehacerle mal ambiente a algn ( AmS); to make sb feel uncomfortable3 (creado por la decoración, arquitectura) atmospherelos tonos cálidos crean un ambiente acogedor warm tones create a welcoming o friendly atmospherela ciudad conserva su ambiente colonial the city retains its colonial atmospherela obra recrea el ambiente de la época the play recreates the atmosphere of the period4 (animación) lifeno había nada de ambiente en la fiesta the party was really dead, the party had no life o atmospherepara darle más ambiente a la cosa colgaron unas cuantas serpentinas they hung up a few streamers to liven up o brighten up the placeambientazo ante el Barcelona-Real Madrid an electric o a tremendous atmosphere for the Barcelona-Real Madrid gameB (CS) (habitación) room* * *
Del verbo ambientar: ( conjugate ambientar)
ambienté es:
1ª persona singular (yo) pretérito indicativo
ambiente es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
ambientar
ambiente
ambientar ( conjugate ambientar) verbo transitivo
b) ‹fiesta/local› to give … some atmosphere
ambientarse verbo pronominal
to adjust, adapt
ambiente sustantivo masculino
se encuentra realmente en su ambiente he's really in his element;
había una cierta tensión en el ambiente there was a feeling of tension in the air
◊ un ambiente de camaradería/de fiesta a friendly/festive atmosphere
ambientar verbo transitivo
1 (bar, etc) to liven up
2 Cine Teat to set: la película estaba ambientada en la Edad Media, the movie was set in the Middle Ages
ambiente
I sustantivo masculino
1 (atmósfera, entorno físico) environment
2 (medio social) environment, milieu
ambiente familiar, home environment
3 (animación, situación) atmosphere, air
(efecto creado por la decoración) atmosphere
II adjetivo environmental
medio ambiente, environment
temperatura ambiente, room temperature
' ambiente' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acogedor
- acogedora
- ahumada
- ahumado
- asfixiante
- coralina
- coralino
- encajar
- encresparse
- festiva
- festivo
- hogareña
- hogareño
- humedad
- infundio
- intercambio
- palpar
- reinante
- rollo
- rústica
- rústico
- sosegada
- sosegado
- temperatura
- tibieza
- tiempo
- viciar
- ajeno
- animado
- bullanguero
- cambio
- cargado
- clima
- colosal
- cordial
- destruir
- en
- enrarecido
- fúnebre
- informal
- intimidad
- íntimo
- mágico
- marcha
- marchoso
- medio
- natural
- primaveral
- refrescar
- relajar
English:
agreeable
- ambience
- atmosphere
- backdrop
- capture
- catch
- clammy
- close
- cosy
- cozy
- damp
- environment
- environmentalist
- feel
- fraught
- friendly
- homely
- hospitable
- informal
- informality
- intoxicating
- oppressive
- relaxed
- room temperature
- smoky
- sour
- spirit
- steamy
- stimulate
- strained
- suffocating
- surrounding
- vibrant
- warm up
- working environment
- conservation
- eco-friendly
- environmental
- environment-friendly
- expectation
- medium
- room
- stuffy
- surroundings
* * *♦ adjambient;temperatura ambiente room temperature♦ nm1. [aire] air, atmosphere;el ambiente de la capital es irrespirable you can't breathe the air in the capital;en el ambiente había un olor desagradable there was an unpleasant smell (in the air);abre la ventana, el ambiente está muy cargado open the window, it's very stuffy in here;el ambiente está enrarecido [cargado] it's very stuffy;[con tensión] the atmosphere is highly charged; Figse respira una enorme tensión en el ambiente the tension (in the atmosphere) is palpable2. [entorno] atmosphere;[profesional, universitario] world, circles;en su última película no consigue recrear el ambiente de la época in his latest film, he fails to recreate the atmosphere of the period;esta lámpara crea un ambiente muy íntimo this lamp creates a very intimate atmosphere;un buen ambiente de trabajo a good working environment;creo que no iré a la fiesta, no me van esos ambientes I don't think I'll go to the party, it's not my sort of crowd o it's not my scene;entre viejos manuscritos Julián se encuentra en su ambiente Julián is in his element when he's surrounded by old manuscripts, Julián is never happier than when he's surrounded by old manuscripts3. [actitud] atmosphere;en esta oficina no hay ambiente para trabajar the atmosphere in this office is not conducive to work;su cese ha creado muy mal ambiente entre el personal her dismissal has created a very bad atmosphere amongst the staff;4. [animación] life, atmosphere;en esta discoteca no hay ambiente there's no atmosphere in this disco;un ambiente espectacular rodeó la celebración de los Juegos Olímpicos the atmosphere during the Olympic Games was amazing;los monarcas fueron recibidos con un ambiente de gala the monarchs were received with great pompbar de ambiente gay bar6. Andes, RP [habitación] room;tres ambientes, baño y cocina two bedrooms, living-room, bathroom and kitchen* * *I adj:medio ambiente environment;temperatura ambiente room temperatureII m1 ( entorno) environment2 ( situación) atmosphere;crear ambiente create an atmosphere3 Andes, Rpl ( habitación) room* * *ambiente nm1) : atmosphere2) : environment3) : surroundings pl* * *ambiente n1. (en general) atmosphereel ambiente en la biblioteca es propicio para el estudio the atmosphere in the library is conducive to studyen este barrio hay mucho ambiente this neighbourhood is very lively / there's a lot going on in this neighbourhood3. (entorno) environment -
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n THEAT. (stage) set, stage setting* * *das Bühnenbildstage set; stage design* * *Büh|nen|bildnt(stage) set* * *(the painted background for a play etc on a stage: The scenery looked rather shabby.) scenery* * *Büh·nen·bildnt scenery* * ** * *n.stage design n. -
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10 Muybridge, Eadweard
SUBJECT AREA: Photography, film and optics[br]b. 9 April 1830 Kingston upon Thames, Englandd. 8 May 1904 Kingston upon Thames, England[br]English photographer and pioneer of sequence photography of movement.[br]He was born Edward Muggeridge, but later changed his name, taking the Saxon spelling of his first name and altering his surname, first to Muygridge and then to Muybridge. He emigrated to America in 1851, working in New York in bookbinding and selling as a commission agent for the London Printing and Publishing Company. Through contact with a New York daguerreotypist, Silas T.Selleck, he acquired an interest in photography that developed after his move to California in 1855. On a visit to England in 1860 he learned the wet-collodion process from a friend, Arthur Brown, and acquired the best photographic equipment available in London before returning to America. In 1867, under his trade pseudonym "Helios", he set out to record the scenery of the Far West with his mobile dark-room, christened "The Flying Studio".His reputation as a photographer of the first rank spread, and he was commissioned to record the survey visit of Major-General Henry W.Halleck to Alaska and also to record the territory through which the Central Pacific Railroad was being constructed. Perhaps because of this latter project, he was approached by the President of the Central Pacific, Leland Stanford, to attempt to photograph a horse trotting at speed. There was a long-standing controversy among racing men as to whether a trotting horse had all four hooves off the ground at any point; Stanford felt that it did, and hoped than an "instantaneous" photograph would settle the matter once and for all. In May 1872 Muybridge photographed the horse "Occident", but without any great success because the current wet-collodion process normally required many seconds, even in a good light, for a good result. In April 1873 he managed to produce some better negatives, in which a recognizable silhouette of the horse showed all four feet above the ground at the same time.Soon after, Muybridge left his young wife, Flora, in San Francisco to go with the army sent to put down the revolt of the Modoc Indians. While he was busy photographing the scenery and the combatants, his wife had an affair with a Major Harry Larkyns. On his return, finding his wife pregnant, he had several confrontations with Larkyns, which culminated in his shooting him dead. At his trial for murder, in February 1875, Muybridge was acquitted by the jury on the grounds of justifiable homicide; he left soon after on a long trip to South America.He again took up his photographic work when he returned to North America and Stanford asked him to take up the action-photography project once more. Using a new shutter design he had developed while on his trip south, and which would operate in as little as 1/1,000 of a second, he obtained more detailed pictures of "Occident" in July 1877. He then devised a new scheme, which Stanford sponsored at his farm at Palo Alto. A 50 ft (15 m) long shed was constructed, containing twelve cameras side by side, and a white background marked off with vertical, numbered lines was set up. Each camera was fitted with Muybridge's highspeed shutter, which was released by an electromagnetic catch. Thin threads stretched across the track were broken by the horse as it moved along, closing spring electrical contacts which released each shutter in turn. Thus, in about half a second, twelve photographs were obtained that showed all the phases of the movement.Although the pictures were still little more than silhouettes, they were very sharp, and sequences published in scientific and photographic journals throughout the world excited considerable attention. By replacing the threads with an electrical commutator device, which allowed the release of the shutters at precise intervals, Muybridge was able to take series of actions by other animals and humans. From 1880 he lectured in America and Europe, projecting his results in motion on the screen with his Zoopraxiscope projector. In August 1883 he received a grant of $40,000 from the University of Pennsylvania to carry on his work there. Using the vastly improved gelatine dry-plate process and new, improved multiple-camera apparatus, during 1884 and 1885 he produced over 100,000 photographs, of which 20,000 were reproduced in Animal Locomotion in 1887. The subjects were animals of all kinds, and human figures, mostly nude, in a wide range of activities. The quality of the photographs was extremely good, and the publication attracted considerable attention and praise.Muybridge returned to England in 1894; his last publications were Animals in Motion (1899) and The Human Figure in Motion (1901). His influence on the world of art was enormous, over-turning the conventional representations of action hitherto used by artists. His work in pioneering the use of sequence photography led to the science of chronophotography developed by Marey and others, and stimulated many inventors, notably Thomas Edison to work which led to the introduction of cinematography in the 1890s.[br]Bibliography1887, Animal Locomotion, Philadelphia.1893, Descriptive Zoopraxography, Pennsylvania. 1899, Animals in Motion, London.1901, The Human Figure in Motion, London.Further Reading1973, Eadweard Muybridge: The Stanford Years, Stanford.G.Hendricks, 1975, Muybridge: The Father of the Motion Picture, New York. R.Haas, 1976, Muybridge: Man in Motion, California.B.Coe, 1992, Muybridge and the Chromophoto-graphers, London.BC -
11 обстановка
1) General subject: ambience, appointments, atmosphere (tense atmosphere - напряжённая обстановка), circumstance, condition, context, feel, furnishings, furniture, medium (жизни), scenery, situation, thing, tone, circumstances, lay of the land2) Computers: scene3) Naval: concept4) American: ball game5) French: milieu6) Military: development, picture, posture, scenario, set-up, setting (напр. на учениях), strategic setting7) Engineering: furniture (меблировка)8) Bookish: ambiance9) Mathematics: arrangement10) Architecture: decoration, furnishings (предметы мебели), surroundings11) Psychology: climate12) Jargon: trip13) Information technology: environment14) Oil: furnishing ( building) (здание), trends15) Cartography: situation (по карте)16) Geophysics: framework17) Business: furnishing, setting, setup18) Oilfield: conditions19) Aviation medicine: air20) Makarov: background (кино), circumscription, circumstances (ситуация, условия), condition (ситуация, условия), lie of matters, situation (ситуация, условия), the lie of matters21) Security: (окружающая)(окружающая) environment -
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1) General subject: ambience, ambit, besiegement, circumambiency, circumjacence, company, encirclement, enclosing, environment, environs, neighborhood, retinue, round-up, scenery, surrounding, surroundings, setting2) Computers: scene3) Colloquial: environ5) Military: blockade, blockading cordon, bypassing, encircling, entrapment, entrapping, envelopment, full envelopment, investment, isolation, mousetrap, pocket, ring, roundup, trap7) Bookish: circumambience, circumfluence8) Mathematics: circumference (графа), environing9) Accounting: relationship10) Linguistics: position11) Psychology: circumstance, habitat, surround12) Information technology: external environment13) Oil: ringing14) Ecology: ambiance, background15) Business: context16) General subject: compass17) Makarov: circle, circumjacency, circumscription -
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* * *Ver|sạtz|stücknt2) (fig) setting, background3) (Aus = Pfandstück) pledge* * *Ver·satz·stücknt2. (Teil der Bühne) movable piece of scenery* * *Versatzstücke pl fig clichés -
14 ambientazione
ambientazione s.f.1 (teatr., cinem.) setting; set; scenery: l'ambientazione è molto curata, the setting is very authentic (o well done o accurate)2 ( sfondo) setting; background: un romanzo d'ambientazione medievale, a novel with a medieval setting.* * *[ambjentat'tsjone]sostantivo femminile teatr. cinem. setting* * *ambientazione/ambjentat'tsjone/sostantivo f.teatr. cinem. setting. -
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ambiance, environment, surroundings* * *• environment• scenery• surroundings• background• ambiance• ambient• ambience• atmosphere• milieu
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scenery */ — UK [ˈsiːnərɪ] / US [ˈsɪn(ə)rɪ] noun [uncountable] 1) natural things such as trees, hills, and lakes that you can see in a particular place Switzerland has some spectacular scenery. 2) theatre the furniture and painted background on a theatre… … English dictionary
scenery — [ˈsiːnəri] noun [U] 1) natural things such as trees, hills, and lakes that you can see in a particular place Switzerland has some spectacular scenery.[/ex] 2) the furniture and painted background on a theatre stage … Dictionary for writing and speaking English