OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 18814

background

/ˈbæk(ɡ)ɹaʊnd/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
ascendencia • formación • procedencia • proveniencia
One's social heritage, or previous life; what one did in the past.
The lawyer had a background in computer science.
fondo • foro • lejanía • lontananza • trasfondo
A part of the picture that depicts scenery to the rear or behind the main subject; context.
Earless ghost swift moths become “invisible” to echolocating bats by forming mating clusters close[…]above vegetation and effectively blending into the clutter of echoes that the b…
antecedente
Information relevant to the current situation about past events; history.
segundo plano
A less important feature of scenery (as opposed to foreground).
The photographer let us pick a background for the portrait.
There was tons of noise in the background.
en segundo plano
A type of activity on a computer that is not normally visible to the user.
The antivirus program is running in the background.