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Detailed Translations for background from English to German

background:

background [the ~] nom

  1. the background
    der Hintergrund
  2. the background (deeper meaning; deep sense)
    die tiefere Sinn
  3. the background (desktop pattern)
    – The screen background image used on a graphical user interface such as Windows. Any pattern or picture that can be stored as a bitmap (.bmp) file can be set as a screen background. 1
  4. the background
    – The color or image that appears behind the content of a visual element, for example, behind the text that is displayed in a TextBox control or on your graphical user interface. 1
    der Hintergrund
  5. the background (background page)
    – A page that you can assign to another page to create multiple layers in a drawing. 1
  6. the background
    – The image that appears in the conversation window. 1
    der Hintergrund

background adj

  1. background
    – In the context of processes or tasks that are part of an operating system or program, operating without interaction with the user while the user is working on another task. 1

Translation Matrix for background:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
Hintergrund background; background page; desktop pattern wallpaper
tiefere Sinn background; deep sense; deeper meaning
- backcloth; backdrop; background knowledge; background signal; desktop; ground; scope; screen background; setting
VerbRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- downplay; play down
AdjectiveRelated TranslationsOther Translations
im Hintergrund background
Not SpecifiedRelated TranslationsOther Translations
Desktopmuster background; desktop pattern
Hintergrundseite background; background page

Related Words for "background":

  • backgrounds

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Related Definitions for "background":

  1. scenery hung at back of stage2
  2. (computer science) the area of the screen in graphical user interfaces against which icons and windows appear2
  3. a person's social heritage: previous experience or training2
    • he is a lawyer with a sports background2
  4. information that is essential to understanding a situation or problem2
    • the embassy filled him in on the background of the incident2
  5. the part of a scene (or picture) that lies behind objects in the foreground2
    • he posed her against a background of rolling hills2
  6. relatively unimportant or inconspicuous accompanying situation2
    • when the rain came he could hear the sound of thunder in the background2
  7. extraneous signals that can be confused with the phenomenon to be observed or measured2
  8. the state of the environment in which a situation exists2
  9. understate the importance or quality of2
  10. The screen background image used on a graphical user interface such as Windows. Any pattern or picture that can be stored as a bitmap (.bmp) file can be set as a screen background.1
  11. In the context of processes or tasks that are part of an operating system or program, operating without interaction with the user while the user is working on another task.1
  12. The color or image that appears behind the content of a visual element, for example, behind the text that is displayed in a TextBox control or on your graphical user interface.1
  13. A page that you can assign to another page to create multiple layers in a drawing.1
  14. The image that appears in the conversation window.1

Wiktionary Translations for background:

background
noun
  1. computer background
  2. less important feature
  3. relevant information
  4. part of picture
  5. social heritage
background
noun
  1. (nur Singular) das im Leben einer Person Erlebte und insbesondere Getane und Gesagte (also das von anderen Wahrgenommene)
  2. ein vom Standort abhängiger hinterer Bereich
  3. Hintergrund eines Gemäldes

Cross Translation:
FromToVia
background Hintergrund achtergrond — de indirecte oorzaak van actualiteiten
background Kontext contexte — linguistique|fr ensemble que forment, par leur liaison naturelle, les différentes parties d’un texte ou d'un discours.
background Erfahrung expérience — Épreuve instituée pour étudier la façon dont se passent les phénomènes naturels et rechercher les lois qui les régissent, en les reproduisant artificiellement.
background Fond; Hintergrund fond — Première ou plus basse tissure sur laquelle on fait un dessin.
background Hintergrund fond — Plan le plus reculé d’un paysage.
background Kulisse; Bühnenbild fond — Décor qui forme l’arrière de la scène.

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