scenario

See also scénario

English

Etymology

An Italian word (a derivation of scena (“scene”)), from Latin scaena. See scene.

Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /sɛˈnɑːɹiəʊ/
• (US) IPA: /sɪˈnæɹioʊ/

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Noun

scenario (plural scenarios)

1. An outline of the plot of a dramatic or literary work.
2. A screenplay itself, or an outline or a treatment of it.
3. An outline or model of an expected or supposed sequence of events.

Derived terms

• worst case scenario

Translations

outline of the plot of a dramatic or literary work

Arabic: سيناريو (ar) (sinaaryu) m. Catalan: escenari (ca) m. Chinese: Mandarin: 腳本 (cmn) (jiǎoběn), 場景 (cmn), 场景 (cmn) (chǎngjǐng) Dutch: scenario (nl) Finnish: käsikirjoitus (fi) French: scénario (fr) m.

German: Szenario (de) n., Szenarium (de) n. (theatre), Drehbuch (de) n. Hindi: परिदृश्य (hi) (paridr̥śya) Italian: copione (it) m. Japanese: シナリオ (ja) (shinario), 脚本 (ja) (きゃくほん, kyakuhon), 台本 (ja) (だいほん, daihon) Russian: сценарий (ru) (scenárij) m. Spanish: escenario (es) m. Vietnamese: truyện phim (vi), kịch bản (vi)

screenplay or an outline or treatment thereof

Catalan: escenari (ca) m. Dutch: scenario (nl) Finnish: käsikirjoitus (fi)

Italian: sceneggiatura (it) f. Russian: сценарий (ru) (scenárij) m.

outline or model of an expected or supposed sequence of events

Catalan: escenari (ca) m. Dutch: scenario (nl) Finnish: skenaario (fi) German: Szenario (de) n.

Italian: scenario (it) m., panorama (it) f. Russian: сценарий (ru) (scenárij) m. Swedish: scenario (sv) n.

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Dutch: draaiboek (nl) n. French: scénario (fr) m. German: Drehbuch (de) n. Spanish: escenario (es) m.

Swedish: scenario (sv) n.

See also

• scenarii (hypercorrect plural)

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Italian

Noun

scenario m. (plural scenari)

1. scenery, set
2. backdrop

Anagrams

• ancisero, arcoseni, arsenico, censoria, esocrina, riescano