background

de fond, secondaire

Présent, mais moins perceptible ou moins important que ce qui se passe au premier plan.

En anglais simple : Present but less noticeable or important than the main thing happening.

• Soft background music filled the room.
• The recording contains too much background noise.
• He removed a few background details from the story.

Synonymes : secondary

Contraires : main

Expressions courantes : background noise, background music, background activity

arrière-plan, fond

Ce qu’on voit ou entend derrière la personne, l’objet ou le son principal.

En anglais simple : Things you see or hear behind the main person, object, or sound.

• There are hills in the background.
• I heard a dog barking in the background.
• She photographed the red flowers against a green background.

Comment l'utiliser : in the background (You can hear birds in the background.); against a background of something (The white flowers stood against a background of dark leaves.)

Synonymes : backdrop

Contraires : foreground

Expressions courantes : in the background, background of something, dark background, picture background

origines, parcours

Expériences passées, études, famille et conditions dans lesquelles une personne a grandi.

En anglais simple : A person’s past experiences, education, family, and the circumstances they grew up in.

• We come from different backgrounds.
• Her background in nursing helped her get the job.
• The company checked his background before hiring him.

Comment l'utiliser : background in something (She has a background in engineering.); come from a background (He comes from a farming background.)

Synonymes : history, upbringing

Expressions courantes : family background, educational background, background in something

arrière-plan

Activité de l’ordinateur qui continue pendant l’utilisation d’un autre programme, généralement sans être visible.

En anglais simple : Computer activity that continues while you use another program and is usually hidden from view.

• The app runs in the background.
• Updates were downloading in the background while I worked.
• Close programs that are using memory in the background.

Comment l'utiliser : in the background (The download continues in the background.)

Contraires : foreground

Expressions courantes : in the background, run in background

mettre à l’arrière-plan

Placer quelque chose derrière le sujet principal ou le rendre moins visible ou moins important.

En anglais simple : To put something behind the main subject or make it less noticeable or important.

• The designer backgrounded the trees.
• Try to background these details in your account.
• She backgrounded the buildings to make the people stand out.

Synonymes : de-emphasize

Contraires : foreground

Expressions courantes : background something, background minor details