In the leaden backdrop of the dawn, the horseman stands in silence, the long mane of his horse, disheveled by the wind.
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Backdrop
//ˈbæk.dɹɑp//
Synonyms for "backdrop" (54 found)
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Closest matches (11)
Strong matches (16)
Related words (27)
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8 entriesis a
3 entriesreceives action
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7 entriesused for
9 entriesTranslations
60 translations across 28 languages.
Bulgarian
1 entries- рундхоризонт noun (a decorated cloth hung at the back of a stage)
Catalan
2 entries- bambolina noun (a decorated cloth hung at the back of a stage)
- escenari noun (a decorated cloth hung at the back of a stage)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 背景幕 noun (a decorated cloth hung at the back of a stage)
Czech
1 entries- zadní kulisa noun (a decorated cloth hung at the back of a stage)
Danish
1 entries- bagtæppe noun (a decorated cloth hung at the back of a stage)
Dutch
1 entries- decor noun (a decorated cloth hung at the back of a stage)
Esperanto
1 entries- dekoracio noun (a decorated cloth hung at the back of a stage)
Finnish
4 entries- fondi noun (a decorated cloth hung at the back of a stage)
- taustakangas noun (a decorated cloth hung at the back of a stage)
- taustakulissi noun (a decorated cloth hung at the back of a stage)
- teatterifondi noun (a decorated cloth hung at the back of a stage)
French
3 entries- décor noun (a decorated cloth hung at the back of a stage)
- frise noun (a decorated cloth hung at the back of a stage)
- toile de fond noun (a decorated cloth hung at the back of a stage)
Galician
1 entries- pano de fondo noun (a decorated cloth hung at the back of a stage)
German
4 entries- Fond noun (a decorated cloth hung at the back of a stage)
- Hintergrund noun (a decorated cloth hung at the back of a stage)
- Hintergrundbild noun (an image that serves as a visual background)
- Prospekt noun (a decorated cloth hung at the back of a stage)
Hebrew
1 entries- תַּפְאוּרָה noun (a decorated cloth hung at the back of a stage)
Hungarian
2 entries- háttér noun (an image that serves as a visual background)
- háttérfüggöny noun (a decorated cloth hung at the back of a stage)
Icelandic
4 entries- bakgrunnur noun (a decorated cloth hung at the back of a stage)
- bakhengi noun (a decorated cloth hung at the back of a stage)
- baksvið noun (a decorated cloth hung at the back of a stage)
- baktjald noun (a decorated cloth hung at the back of a stage)
Italian
1 entries- scenario noun (a decorated cloth hung at the back of a stage)
Malay
2 entries- latar pentas noun (a decorated cloth hung at the back of a stage)
- tirai latar noun (an image that serves as a visual background)
Marathi
1 entries- पार्श्वभूमी noun (an image that serves as a visual background)
Māori
2 entries- tuarongo noun (a decorated cloth hung at the back of a stage)
- tuarongo noun (an image that serves as a visual background)
Norwegian Bokmål
1 entries- bakteppe noun (a decorated cloth hung at the back of a stage)
Norwegian Nynorsk
1 entries- bakteppe noun (a decorated cloth hung at the back of a stage)
Polish
4 entries- kotara noun (a decorated cloth hung at the back of a stage)
- namalowana dekoracja noun (an image that serves as a visual background)
- prospekt noun (a decorated cloth hung at the back of a stage)
- tło noun (an image that serves as a visual background)
Portuguese
2 entries- bambolina noun (a decorated cloth hung at the back of a stage)
- pano de fundo noun (a decorated cloth hung at the back of a stage)
Romanian
2 entries- decor noun (a decorated cloth hung at the back of a stage)
- fundal noun (a decorated cloth hung at the back of a stage)
Russian
1 entries- за́дник noun (a decorated cloth hung at the back of a stage)
Scottish Gaelic
1 entries- brat-cùil noun (a decorated cloth hung at the back of a stage)
Spanish
4 entries- bambalina noun (a decorated cloth hung at the back of a stage)
- decorado noun (a decorated cloth hung at the back of a stage)
- decorado noun (an image that serves as a visual background)
- fondo noun (an image that serves as a visual background)
Swedish
4 entries- bakgrund noun (a decorated cloth hung at the back of a stage)
- dekor noun (a decorated cloth hung at the back of a stage)
- fondridå noun (a decorated cloth hung at the back of a stage)
- kuliss noun (a decorated cloth hung at the back of a stage)
Vietnamese
1 entries- bối cảnh noun (a decorated cloth hung at the back of a stage)
Sample sentences
19 total sentences available.
The planning committee was charged with collecting and analyzing information and using it as the backdrop for determining those actions that would best help the Association to fulfill its mission.
Source: tatoeba (1860163)
Mary's white bridal gown against the backdrop of the white marble wall virtually made her disappear.
Source: tatoeba (5751501)
The influx of Chinese tourists was mainly prompted by the popular Japanese animator and movie director Hayao Miyazaki, who used Civita as a backdrop for the Oscar-award winning feature film, The Enchanted City.
Source: tatoeba (7023257)
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