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Backdrop

noun/kˈæməflˌɑːʒəbəl/
Definition
scenery hung at back of stage
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/kˈæməflˌɑːʒəbəl/
🇬🇧British English
/ˌantɪpˌaɹəlˈɪtɪkəl/
🇮🇳Indian English
/ˌantɪpˌaɹəlˈɪtɪkəl/
2 syllables Say it as /kˈæməflˌɑːʒəbəl/.
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
Hintergrund
Die Kulissen hingen hinter der Bühne
🇫🇷French
toile de fond
décor accroché au fond de la scène
🇪🇸Spanish
fondo
paisaje colgado detrás del escenario
🇮🇹Italian
fondale
scenografia appesa sul retro del palco
🇳🇱Dutch
achtergrond
decor hing achter op het podium
🇵🇹Portuguese
pano de fundo
cenário pendurado no fundo do palco
🇷🇺Russian
фон
декорации висели за сценой
India
🇮🇳Hindi
पृष्ठभूमि
दृश्यावली मंच के पीछे लटकी हुई थी
🇧🇩Bengali
পটভূমি
মঞ্চের পিছনে ঝুলানো দৃশ্যাবলী
🇮🇳Tamil
பின்னணி
மேடையின் பின்புறத்தில் இயற்கைக்காட்சி தொங்கியது
🇮🇳Telugu
నేపథ్యం
దృశ్యం వేదిక వెనుక వేలాడదీయబడింది
🇮🇳Marathi
पार्श्वभूमी
स्टेजच्या मागील बाजूस लटकलेले दृश्य
🇮🇳Gujarati
પૃષ્ઠભૂમિ
સ્ટેજ પાછળ લટકાવવામાં આવેલ દૃશ્યાવલિ
🇮🇳Kannada
ಹಿನ್ನೆಲೆ
ದೃಶ್ಯಾವಳಿಗಳನ್ನು ವೇದಿಕೆಯ ಹಿಂಭಾಗದಲ್ಲಿ ನೇತುಹಾಕಲಾಗಿದೆ
🇮🇳Malayalam
പശ്ചാത്തലം
സ്റ്റേജിൻ്റെ പിൻഭാഗത്ത് തൂങ്ങിക്കിടക്കുന്ന പ്രകൃതിദൃശ്യങ്ങൾ
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਪਿਛੋਕੜ
ਸਟੇਜ ਦੇ ਪਿਛਲੇ ਪਾਸੇ ਲਟਕਿਆ ਦ੍ਰਿਸ਼
🇵🇰Urdu
پس منظر
منظر سٹیج کے پیچھے لٹکا ہوا
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
背景
舞台后面挂着的风景
🇯🇵Japanese
背景
ステージの後ろに吊るされた風景
🇰🇷Korean
배경
무대 뒤편에 걸린 풍경
🇻🇳Vietnamese
bối cảnh
khung cảnh treo phía sau sân khấu
🇹🇭Thai
ฉากหลัง
ทิวทัศน์ที่แขวนอยู่หลังเวที
🇮🇩Indonesian
latar belakang
pemandangan digantung di belakang panggung
🇲🇾Malay
latar belakang
pemandangan digantung di belakang pentas
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
خلفية
مشهد معلق في الجزء الخلفي من المسرح
🇮🇷Persian
پس زمینه
مناظر در پشت صحنه آویزان بود
🇹🇷Turkish
zemin
sahnenin arkasında sahne asılıydı
🇮🇱Hebrew
רקע
נוף תלוי בחלק האחורי של הבמה
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'backdrop'?
The primary meaning of 'backdrop' is 'scenery hung at back of stage'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'backdrop' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'backdrop' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'backdrop' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'backdrop' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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