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Meanings of backdrop in English

Catalan
teló de fons

Scenery hung at back of stage.

teló de fons
Spanish
decorado

Painted cloth, screen or curtain used to indicate background scenery on stage or in a studio.

decorado
Synonyms
Examples for "scenery flat"
Examples for "scenery flat"
1
Upwards; hauling the scenery flat up into the dim heights of the enormous carousel.
Surface detail
2
She swung wildly to and fro, moving the whole rippling extent of the scenery flat.
Surface detail
3
If I shined stage lights through the back of a scenery flat, it would make the muslin glow like an incubated egg.
Anthropology of an american girl: a novel
4
A scenery flat falling over when she was singing, and a breeze almost starting a fire when it knocked over one of the candles onstage.
Tell me, pretty maiden
5
Scenery flats, pillars, ropes, spotlights, props were everywhere-wholerooms waiting to be assembled in seconds.
Tell me, pretty maiden
Usage of backdrop in English
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
6
The gathering happens this year against a surprisingly strong global economic backdrop.
The Irish Times
7
However, certain planets are creating some strong feelings amid an unreliable backdrop.
The South African
8
This was a crime ripe for reporting - especially given its backdrop.
The Guardian
9
The Russian economy is struggling against the backdrop of slumping energy prices.
Reuters
10
The backdrop is fierce competition among banks for gathering wealth management dollars.
Reuters
11
Later we see a backdrop of sea when the action hits Cyprus.
The Irish Times
12
The share sales come in the backdrop of Vietnam's strong economic growth.
Reuters
13
All that is set against an increasingly fragile political and structural backdrop.
Reuters
14
Mbembe's assessment comes within the backdrop of an increasingly unequal South Africa.
The Guardian
15
He will use London as a backdrop for an election ad campaign.
The Irish Times
16
Budget 2017 has been framed against a backdrop of strong economic growth.
The Irish Times
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Translations for backdrop
Spanish
decorado
Backdrop through the time
Backdrop across language varieties
Ireland
Common
South Africa
Common
Australia
Common
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