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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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computer [kəm'pju:tə(r)](electronic) ordinateur m;∎ he's good at/he works in computers il est bon en/il travaille dans l'informatique;∎ to have sth on computer avoir qch sur ordinateur►► the computer age l'ère f des ordinateurs ou de l'informatique;computer analyst analyste mf;computer animation animation f par ordinateur;computer art dessin m par ordinateur;American computer camp colonie f de vacances centrée sur l'informatique;computer centre centre m informatique, infocentre m;computer code code m d'ordinateur;computer course cours m d'informatique;computer crime fraude f informatique;computer dating = rencontres sélectionnées par ordinateur;computer dealer revendeur m informatique;computer diagram diagramme m réalisé par ou sur ordinateur;computer engineer ingénieur-informaticien(enne) m,f;computer equipment équipment m informatique;computer expert informaticien(enne) m,f;computer fraud fraude f informatique;familiar computer freak (enthusiast) dingue mf d'informatique;computer game jeu m informatique;familiar computer geek allumé(e) m,f de l'informatique;computer generation génération f d'ordinateur;computer genius génie m de l'informatique;(function) graphiques mpl2 noun(field) infographie f;computer hacker pirate mf informatique;computer hardware matériel m informatique;computer instruction instruction f machine;computer keyboard clavier m d'ordinateur;computer language langage m de programmation;computer link-up liaison f informatique;computer literacy compétence f informatique;computer manager directeur(trice) m,f informatique;computer manufacturer constructeur m informatique;computer model modèle m informatique;computer network réseau m informatique;computer operator opérateur(trice) m,f (sur ordinateur);computer output sortie f d'ordinateur;computer printout sortie f papier; (continuous) listing m, listage m;computer processing traitement m sur ordinateur;computer program programme m informatique;computer programmer programmeur(euse) m,f;computer programming programmation f;computer rage = manifestations d'agressivité à l'égard de son ordinateur;computer room salle f des ordinateurs;computer science informatique f;computer scientist informaticien(enne) m,f;computer simulation simulation f par ordinateur;computer stationery papier m listingcomputer supplier fournisseur m informatique;computer system système m informatique;computer technician technicien(enne) m,f en informatique;computer terminal terminal m informatique;computer translation traduction f par ordinateur;computer typesetting composition f par ordinateur;computer vaccine vaccin m informatique;computer virus virus m informatique
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