background

1. (countable, uncountable)One's social heritage, or previous life; what one did in the past.

   The lawyer had a background in computer science.

   Hintergrund

   происхожде́ниеproisxoždénije, образова́ниеobrazovánije, подгото́вкаpodgotóvka

   похо́дженняpoxódžennja

   a person's social heritage: previous experience or training

2. (countable, uncountable)A part of the picture that depicts scenery to the rear or behind the main subject; context.

   Hintergrund

   фо́нfón, за́дний планzádnij plan, бэ́кграундbɛ́kgraund

   фонfon, за́дній планzádnij plan, тлоtlo

   the part of a scene (or picture) that lies behind objects in the foreground

3. (countable, uncountable)An extra who appears in the background, with no speaking role.

4. (countable, uncountable)Information relevant to the current situation about past events; history.

   Hintergrund

   конте́кстkontékst, предпосы́лкаpredposýlka, подоплёкаpodopljóka

   тлоtlo

   information that is essential to understanding a situation or problem

5. (countable, uncountable)A less important feature of scenery (as opposed to foreground).

   There was tons of noise in the background.

   The photographer let us pick a background for the portrait.

   Hintergrund

   фо́нfón, за́дний планzádnij plan, бэкгра́ундbɛkgráund

6. (countable, uncountable)The image or color over which a computer's desktop items are shown (e.g. icons or application windows).

   (computer science) the area of the screen in graphical user interfaces against which icons and windows appear

7. (countable, uncountable)A type of activity on a computer that is not normally visible to the user.

   The antivirus program is running in the background.

   Hintergrund, Schreibtischhintergrund, Hintergrundbild

   фо́новый режи́мfónovyj režím, фонfon, бэкгра́ундbɛkgráund

1. He is always in the background.

   Він завжди на задньому плані.

   ruОн всегда на втором плане.

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2. He has a background in business.

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3. Did you do a background check?

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4. Tom has a background in construction.

   deTom war einmal im Bauwesen tätig.

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5. Tom has a background in business.

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