Meaning

4 senses
  1. A decorated cloth hung at the back of a stage.

    Prospekt, Fond, Hintergrund

    за́дникzádnik

    scenery hung at back of stage

  2. An image that serves as a visual background.

    Hintergrundbild

  3. The setting or background of an acted performance.

  4. (figuratively)Any background situation.

    Against a backdrop of falling interest rates, the new savings account is looking less appealing.

Examples

8 sentences
  1. Robert went crashing into the backdrop.

  2. This waterfall is an amazing backdrop for pictures.

  3. Mary's white bridal gown against the backdrop of the white marble wall virtually made her disappear.

    deMarias weißes Brautkleid ließ sie vor dem Hintergrund der weißen Marmorwand so gut wie verschwinden. — raggione

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  4. The starlit sky was a backdrop to Adriano's romantic proposal.

  5. In the leaden backdrop of the dawn, the horseman stands in silence, the long mane of his horse, disheveled by the wind.

    deVor dem bleiernen Hintergrund des Morgengrauens steht der Reiter schweigend, die lange Mähne seines Pferdes zerzaust im Wind. — Yorwba

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Translations

7 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
a decorated cloth hung at the back of a stage:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
a decorated cloth hung at the back of a stage:
an image that serves as a visual background:

Forms

plural: backdrops
Singularbackdrop
Pluralbackdrops

regular

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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