arrière-plan

French

Etymology

From arrière- +‎ plan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.ʁjɛʁ.plɑ̃/

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Noun

arrière-plan m (plural arrière-plans)

1. background (part of picture)

   Antonyms: avant-plan, premier plan

Further reading

• “arrière-plan”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.