backdrop

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈbæk.dɹɒp/

Noun

backdrop (plural backdrops)

1. A decorated cloth hung at the back of a stage.
2. An image that serves as a visual background.
3. The setting or background of an acted performance.
4. (figurative) Any background situation.

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

Translations

• French: décor, toile de fond
• Italian: scenario
• Portuguese: pano de fundo
• Spanish: telón de fondo, telón de foro

Translations

• French: contexte
• Italian: contesto, sfondo
• Portuguese: pano de fundo, contexto
• Russian: фон
• Spanish: telón de fondo

Verb

backdrop (backdrops, present participle backdropping; past and past participle backdropped)

1. (transitive) To serve as a backdrop for.

   a brilliant sunset backdropping the famous skyline

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