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/
• (Australia) IPA: /səˈneːɹiəʉ/

• Audio (US)

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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.
   • 2012 August 23, Alasdair Lamont, “Hearts 0-1 Liverpool”, BBC Sport:

     Hearts were keen to avoid a repeat of the scenario at this stage of last season's competition, when they found themselves two goals down inside the opening quarter of an hour.

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

• Greek: σενάριο (el) (senário) 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
• Turkish: senaryo (tr)
• Vietnamese: truyện phim (vi), kịch bản (vi)

screenplay or an outline or treatment thereof

• Catalan: escenari (ca) m
• Dutch: scenario (nl)
• Finnish: käsikirjoitus (fi)
• Greek: σενάριο (el) (senário) n 

• Italian: sceneggiatura (it) f
• Russian: сценарий (ru) (scenárij) m 
• Turkish: senaryo (tr)

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
• Greek: σενάριο (el) (senário) n 

• Italian: scenario (it) m, panorama (it) f
• Russian: сценарий (ru) (scenárij) m 
• Swedish: scenario (sv) n
• Turkish: senaryo (tr)

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Translations to be checked

• 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