arrière-plancommon nounSyllable Decompositionarrière-planEtymologyexpandsee 'arrière' and 'plan'Definitions1. The plan in the rear of another, the plan farthest in the back.expandLes ouvertures dans cette chaine de collines laissent voir un arrière-plan de rochers.2. Said of someone who is left or remains voluntarily in the background, in a less prominent position.figurativeexpandSa modestie le retient à l'arrière-plan.3. Image used as a desktop background.informatiqueexpand4. Opposite of frontal.informatiqueexpandAntonymsavant-planpremier planavant-planpremier plansous les projecteursPluralarrière-plansTranslationsenglish:backgrounddutch:achtergrond
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