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Hintergrund
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German
Etymology
de hinter- Grund, originally in the context of stage plays, possibly under the influence of en background.
Pronunciation
de [ˈhɪntɐˌɡʁʊnt]
de De-Hintergrund.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Noun
m,(e)s,^e
background
de Vordergrund
de in den Hintergrund rücken to take a back seat, to become secondary
de im Hintergrund die Fäden ziehen to pull the strings, to secretly control the situation
context, background information information about history, motivation or the wider situation surrounding something
Declension
m,(e)s,^e
Derived terms
de hintergründig Migrationshintergrund Bildschirmhintergrund Hintergrundgeräusch Hintergrundstrahlung
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