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noun

Antécédents, passé

One's social heritage, or previous life; what one did in the past.

Examples :

"The lawyer had a background in computer science."

L'avocat avait des antécédents en informatique.

history family person job essential toeic

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noun

Arrière-plan, contexte

A part of the picture that depicts scenery to the rear or behind the main subject; context.

Examples :

"The painting of the family portrait showed a beautiful background of rolling hills. "

La peinture du portrait de famille montrait un magnifique arrière-plan de collines ondulantes.

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Contexte, antécédents

Information relevant to the current situation about past events; history.

Examples :

"The teacher explained the background of the historical event to help the students understand the current situation. "

Le professeur a expliqué le contexte de l'événement historique pour aider les élèves à comprendre la situation actuelle.

history situation info essential toeic

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noun

Arrière-plan

A less important feature of scenery (as opposed to foreground).

Examples :

"The photographer let us pick a background for the portrait."

Le photographe nous a laissé choisir un arrière-plan pour le portrait.

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noun

Arrière-plan

The image or color over which a computer's desktop items are shown (e.g. icons or application windows).

Examples :

"The computer's background was a picture of a sunny beach, making her workspace cheerful. "

L'arrière-plan de l'ordinateur était une photo d'une plage ensoleillée, ce qui rendait son espace de travail joyeux.

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noun

Processus en arrière-plan

A type of activity on a computer that is not normally visible to the user.

Examples :

"The antivirus program is running in the background."

Le programme antivirus fonctionne en arrière-plan.

computing essential toeic

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verb

Reléguer au second plan

To put in a position that is not prominent.

Examples :

"To avoid distractions, the teacher backgrounded the student's disruptive comments. "

Pour éviter les distractions, le professeur a relégué au second plan les commentaires perturbateurs de l'élève.

position appearance essential toeic

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verb

Fournir des informations de base

To gather and provide background information (on).

Examples :

"The teacher will background the class on the history of the Roman Empire before starting the new unit. "

Le professeur fournira des informations de base à la classe sur l'histoire de l'Empire romain avant de commencer la nouvelle unité.

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adjective

Secondaire, en arrière-plan

Less important or less noticeable in a scene or system.

Examples :

"The antivirus program runs on a background thread."

Le programme antivirus s'exécute sur un fil d'arrière-plan.

system appearance essential toeic