das Wörterbuch Englisch Minus Englisch
- A backdrop is the scenery that hangs behind the actors in a play Englisch:
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... pleasure craft against a backdrop of modern skyscrapers and...
Against a backdrop of monumental debt – €320bn, or 180% of GDP
He was so focused on the sign that he didn't notice a car approaching in the backdrop.
The backdrop to an event is the general situation in which it happens: the news comes against the backdrop of a series of celebrity divorces.
