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Meanings of backcloth in English

Catalan
teló de fons

Scenery hung at back of stage.

teló de fons
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Examples for "background"
Examples for "background"
1
They said they could ask better questions and had better background information.
Radio NZ
2
Not well known; in the background; without clear vision; hidden from view.
Aeroplanes
3
These people must pass certain background checks for possible past criminal convictions.
Reuters
4
Against that background, the UN yesterday launched its International Year of Biodiversity.
The Irish Times
5
Are those social workers able to answer our questions about the background?
The Guardian
1
Santander UK also said the economy made a tough backdrop for banks.
Reuters
2
Shahristani's comments come against the backdrop of a worsening global financial crisis.
Reuters
3
But we've had a really encouraging year against that backdrop, he said.
Reuters
4
Dramatic developments in Israeli politics provide an essential backdrop for this initiative.
The Irish Times
5
The main international backdrop was further positive indicators in the US economy.
The Irish Times
Usage of backcloth in English
1
Then might this also be the reason for the theatrical backcloth of Vienna?
The Guardian
2
Rain poured down so the match was played against a dark grey backcloth.
The Guardian
3
I do this to provide the backcloth to the main purpose of this statement.
The Guardian
4
The others, fixed in a drum of light with a green backcloth, looked distant.
Non-Stop
5
All achieved, he reminds you, from the block grant and against the backcloth of austerity.
The Guardian
6
The grubby pavement, the passers-by, the cars-everythinground them suddenly struck her as a timeless, stylized, unchanging backcloth.
Aimez-vous Brahms
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The way it presented history, United's role is simply to make up the numbers, to supply the backcloth to Arsenal victory.
The Irish Times
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The lilies were like a snow-field under the moon, and the dark backcloth of olives was pricked with the lights of fireflies.
The corfu trilogy
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On the positive side, this is providing a stable backcloth for property, with oversupplies declining and the markets finally moving out of recessionary mode.
The Irish Times
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Backcloth curtains had been painted to resemble a sylvan glade, with blue sky and a bright rainbow just visible behind painted mountains beyond.
Sovereign
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