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• /ˈbæk.(ɡ)ɹaʊnd/
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• CMU ARPABET: B AE1 K G R AW2 N D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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From back + ground. Compare backstory.

214 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Belarusian: пахо́джанне (paxódžannje) — social heritage
• Catalan: bagatge — social heritage
• Czech: zázemí — social heritage
• Danish: baggrund — social heritage
• Dutch: achtergrond — social heritage
• Finnish: tausta — social heritage
• French: origine — social heritage
• French: passé — social heritage
• German: Hintergrund — social heritage
• Greek: καταγωγή (katagogí) — social heritage
• Hebrew: רֶקַע (réka) — social heritage
• Hungarian: háttér — social heritage
• Irish: cúlra — social heritage
• Italian: formazione — social heritage
• Italian: istruzione — social heritage
• Italian: legato — social heritage
• Italian: retaggio — social heritage
• Italian: bagaglio culturale — social heritage
• Italian: esperienza — social heritage
• Italian: contesto — social heritage
• Malay: latar belakang — social heritage
• Marathi: पार्श्वभूमी (pārśvabhūmī) — social heritage
• Polish: doświadczenie — social heritage
• Portuguese: instrução — social heritage
• Portuguese: formação — social heritage
• Portuguese: experiência — social heritage
• Russian: происхожде́ние (proisxoždénije) — social heritage
• Russian: образова́ние (obrazovánije) — social heritage
• Russian: подгото́вка (podgotóvka) — social heritage
• Russian: бэкгра́унд (bɛkgráund) — social heritage
• Russian: о́пыт (ópyt) — social heritage
• Serbo-Croatian: poreklo — social heritage
• Serbo-Croatian: porijeklo — social heritage
• Spanish: formación — social heritage
• Spanish: procedencia — social heritage
• Spanish: ascendencia — social heritage
• Swedish: bakgrund — social heritage
• Tagalog: sanligan — social heritage
• Ukrainian: похо́дження (poxódžennja) — social heritage
• Vietnamese: cơ sở — social heritage
• Vietnamese: nền — social heritage
• Armenian: ֆոն (fon) — part of picture
• Azerbaijani: zəmin — part of picture
• Belarusian: фон (fon) — part of picture
• Belarusian: за́дні план (zádni plan) — part of picture
• Bulgarian: фон (fon) — part of picture
• Bulgarian: за́ден план (záden plan) — part of picture
• Catalan: fons — part of picture
• Chinese Mandarin: 背景 (bèijǐng) — part of picture
• Czech: pozadí — part of picture
• Danish: baggrund — part of picture
• Dutch: achtergrond — part of picture
• Esperanto: fono — part of picture
• Finnish: tausta — part of picture
• French: arrière-plan — part of picture
• German: Hintergrund — part of picture
• Greek: βάθος (váthos) — part of picture
• Hebrew: רֶקַע (réka) — part of picture
• Hindi: पृष्ठभूमि (pŕṣṭhbhūmi) — part of picture
• Hungarian: háttér — part of picture
• Ingrian: foona — part of picture
• Italian: sfondo — part of picture
• Japanese: 背景 (haikei) — part of picture
• Kannada: ಹಿನ್ನೆಲೆ (hinnele) — part of picture
• Kazakh: артқы көрініс (artqy körınıs) — part of picture
• Korean: 배경 (baegyeong) — part of picture
• Latvian: fons — part of picture
• Macedonian: позадина (pozadina) — part of picture
• Māori: tuarongo — part of picture
• Marathi: पार्श्वभूमी (pārśvabhūmī) — part of picture
• Polish: tło — part of picture
• Polish: dalszy plan — part of picture
• Polish: drugi plan — part of picture
• Portuguese: fundo — part of picture
• Portuguese: plano de fundo — part of picture
• Romanian: fundal — part of picture
• Russian: фо́н (fón) — part of picture
• Russian: за́дний план (zádnij plan) — part of picture
• Russian: бэ́кграунд (bɛ́kgraund) — part of picture
• Russian: бэкгра́унд (bɛkgráund) — part of picture
• Serbo-Croatian: pozadina — part of picture
• Spanish: fondo — part of picture
• Spanish: trasfondo — part of picture
• Spanish: lontananza — part of picture
• Spanish: lejanía — part of picture
• Spanish: foro — part of picture
• Swedish: bakgrund — part of picture
• Swedish: fond — part of picture
• Tagalog: sanligan — part of picture
• Turkish: arka plan — part of picture
• Ukrainian: фон (fon) — part of picture
• Ukrainian: за́дній план (zádnij plan) — part of picture
• Ukrainian: тло (tlo) — part of picture
• Vietnamese: nền — part of picture
• Walloon: erî-plan — part of picture
• Armenian: նախագիտելիք (naxagitelikʻ) — relevant information
• Azerbaijani: zəmin — relevant information
• Catalan: antecedents — relevant information
• Chinese Mandarin: 背景 (bèijǐng) — relevant information
• Czech: pozadí — relevant information
• Danish: baggrund — relevant information
• Finnish: taustatieto — relevant information
• Finnish: historia — relevant information
• French: antécédents — relevant information
• French: historique — relevant information
• German: Hintergrund — relevant information
• Greek: υπόβαθρο (ypóvathro) — relevant information
• Hebrew: רֶקַע (réka) — relevant information
• Hindi: पृष्ठभूमि (pŕṣṭhbhūmi) — relevant information
• Italian: storia — relevant information
• Italian: antefatto — relevant information
• Italian: antecedente — relevant information
• Japanese: 背景 (haikei) — relevant information
• Japanese: バックグラウンド (bakkuguraundo) — relevant information
• Korean: 배경 (baegyeong) — relevant information
• Korean: 예비지식 (yebijisik) — relevant information
• Korean: 백그라운드 (baekgeuraundeu) — relevant information
• Malay: latar belakang — relevant information
• Polish: kontekst — relevant information
• Polish: pochodzenie — relevant information
• Portuguese: antecedente — relevant information
• Portuguese: histórico — relevant information
• Romanian: context — relevant information
• Russian: конте́кст (kontékst) — relevant information
• Russian: предпосы́лка (predposýlka) — relevant information
• Russian: подоплёка (podopljóka) — relevant information
• Russian: предысто́рия (predystórija) — relevant information
• Russian: бэкгра́унд (bɛkgráund) — relevant information
• Scottish Gaelic: cùl-fhiosrachadh — relevant information
• Serbo-Croatian: kontekst — relevant information
• Serbo-Croatian: pretpovijest — relevant information
• Slovak: pozadie — relevant information
• Spanish: antecedentes — relevant information
• Spanish: historial — relevant information
• Spanish: histórico — relevant information
• Swedish: bakgrund — relevant information
• Tagalog: sanligan — relevant information
• Ukrainian: тло (tlo) — relevant information
• Vietnamese: bối cảnh — relevant information
• Catalan: rerefons — less important feature
• Chinese Mandarin: 背景 (bèijǐng) — less important feature
• Danish: baggrund — less important feature
• Finnish: tausta — less important feature
• French: fond — less important feature
• German: Hintergrund — less important feature
• Greek: βάθος (váthos) — less important feature
• Hungarian: háttér — less important feature
• Italian: secondo piano — less important feature
• Italian: sottofondo — less important feature
• Japanese: 背景 (haikei) — less important feature
• Korean: 배경 (baegyeong) — less important feature
• Polish: drugi plan — less important feature
• Polish: dalszy plan — less important feature
• Portuguese: segundo plano — less important feature
• Russian: фо́н (fón) — less important feature
• Russian: за́дний план (zádnij plan) — less important feature
• Russian: бэкгра́унд (bɛkgráund) — less important feature
• Spanish: segundo plano — less important feature
• Swedish: bakgrund — less important feature
• Vietnamese: nền — less important feature
• Arabic: خلفية (ḵalfiyya) — computing: computer background
• Armenian: խորք (xorkʻ) — computing: computer background
• Esperanto: fono — computing: computer background
• Finnish: taustaväri — computing: computer background
• Finnish: tausta — computing: computer background
• Finnish: taustakuva — computing: computer background
• French: fond d'écran — computing: computer background
• German: Schreibtischhintergrund — computing: computer background
• German: Hintergrundbild — computing: computer background
• Hungarian: háttér — computing: computer background
• Icelandic: bakgrunnur — computing: computer background
• Italian: sfondo — computing: computer background
• Japanese: バックグラウンド (bakkuguraundo) — computing: computer background
• Korean: 바탕색 (batangsaek) — computing: computer background
• Korean: 백그라운드 (baekgeuraundeu) — computing: computer background
• Malay: latar belakang — computing: computer background
• Marathi: बॅकग्राउंड (bĕkagrāuṇḍa) — computing: computer background
• Persian: پسزمینه (pas-zamine) — computing: computer background
• Polish: tapeta — computing: computer background
• Portuguese: plano de fundo — computing: computer background
• Portuguese: fundo — computing: computer background
• Russian: фон (fon) — computing: computer background
• Russian: бэкгра́унд (bɛkgráund) — computing: computer background
• Scottish Gaelic: cùlaibh — computing: computer background
• Spanish: fondo — computing: computer background
• Spanish: fondo de pantalla — computing: computer background
• Swedish: bakgrundsbild — computing: computer background
• Swedish: skrivbordsbakgrund — computing: computer background
• Turkish: arka plan — computing: computer background
• Vietnamese: hình nền — computing: computer background
• Bulgarian: за́ден план (záden plan) — computing: activity not visible to the user
• Dutch: achtergrond — computing: activity not visible to the user
• Esperanto: fona tasko — computing: activity not visible to the user
• Finnish: tausta — computing: activity not visible to the user
• French: tâche de fond — computing: activity not visible to the user
• French: en arrière-plan — computing: activity not visible to the user
• Georgian: ფონური რეჟიმი (ponuri režimi) — computing: activity not visible to the user
• German: Hintergrund — computing: activity not visible to the user
• Hungarian: háttér — computing: activity not visible to the user
• Italian: sottofondo — computing: activity not visible to the user
• Italian: in sordina — computing: activity not visible to the user
• Japanese: バックグラウンド (bakkuguraundo) — computing: activity not visible to the user
• Korean: 백그라운드 (baekgeuraundeu) — computing: activity not visible to the user
• Malay: latar belakang — computing: activity not visible to the user
• Persian: پسزمینه (pas-zamine) — computing: activity not visible to the user
• Polish: tło — computing: activity not visible to the user
• Portuguese: segundo plano — computing: activity not visible to the user
• Romanian: fundal — computing: activity not visible to the user
• Russian: фо́новый режи́м (fónovyj režím) — computing: activity not visible to the user
• Spanish: en segundo plano — computing: activity not visible to the user
• Swedish: bakgrund — computing: activity not visible to the user
• Turkish: arka plan — computing: activity not visible to the user
• Turkish: arka — computing: activity not visible to the user
• Vietnamese: nền — computing: activity not visible to the user