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background ['bækgraʊnd]1 noun∎ yellow flowers on a green background des fleurs jaunes sur fond vert;∎ in the background dans le fond, à l'arrière-plan;∎ music was playing in the background il y avait de la musique en bruit de fond;∎ there was a lot of noise in the background il y avait beaucoup de bruit de fond;∎ figurative his wife remains very much in the background sa femme est très effacée ou reste à l'écart;∎ he's rather faded into the background since then on n'entend plus tellement parler de lui depuis(b) (of person → history) antécédents mpl; (→ family) milieu m socioculturel; (→ experience) formation f, acquis m; (→ education) formation f, bagage m;∎ people from a working-class background gens mpl de milieu ouvrier;∎ she has a good background in history elle a une bonne formation en histoire;∎ what is the candidate's background? (social) à quel milieu social appartient le candidat?; (professional) quelle est la formation du candidat?(c) (of event, situation) contexte m, climat m;∎ the economic background to the crisis les raisons économiques de la crise;∎ the talks are taking place against a background of political tensions les débats ont lieu dans un climat de tension politique;∎ the report looks at the background to the unrest le rapport examine l'historique de l'agitation∎ the program works in the background le programme est exécuté en arrière-plan(a) (unobtrusive → noise) de fond;∎ background colour couleur f de fond(b) (facts, material) de base, de fond;∎ background information éléments mpl de référence ou de base;∎ I need a bit more background information j'ai besoin de plus de données►► Computing background job tâche f de fond;background light éclairage m d'ambiance;Computing background (mode) printing impression f en arrière-plan;Computing background processing traitement m de données en tâches de fond;Physics background radiation rayonnement m naturel;background reading lectures fpl complémentaires;Computing background task tâche f d'arrière-plan -
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background [ˈbækgraʊnd]1. nouna. [of picture, photo] fond mb. (social) milieu m socioculturel ; (political) climat m politique ; ( = basic knowledge) éléments mpl de base ; ( = job experience) expérience f professionnelle ; ( = education) formation fc. ( = circumstances) what is the background to these events? quel est le contexte de ces événements ?• this decision was taken against a background of violence cette décision a été prise dans un climat de violence• the meeting took place against a background of social unrest la réunion s'est tenue sur fond d'agitation sociale2. compounds* * *['bækgraʊnd] 1.1) ( of person) ( social) milieu m; (personal, family) origines fpl; ( professional) formation fa background in law/linguistics — une formation juridique/en linguistique
2) ( context) contexte m3) (of painting, photo, scene) arrière-plan magainst a background of — sur un fond or un arrière-plan de
4) ( not upfront)5) (of sound, music)2.voices/music in the background — des voix/de la musique en bruit de fond
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B adj1 ( relating to human society) [background, class, ladder, mobility, structure, system] social ; social contract contrat m social ;2 ( in the community) [custom, function, group, problem, status, unrest, unit] social ;3 ( recreational) [activity] de groupes ; [call, visit] amical ; he's a social drinker il boit de l'alcool en société ; he's a social smoker c'est un fumeur occasionnel ; he's got no social skills il ne sait pas se comporter en société ;4 ( gregarious) [animal] social, sociable.
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