primer plano

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɾiˌmeɾ ˈplano/ [pɾiˌmeɾ ˈpla.no]
• Syllabification: pri‧mer pla‧no

Noun

primer plano m (uncountable)

1. (cinematography, photography, computing) foreground
2. (photography) close-up
3. (figuratively) forefront

   Tras el desastre, otras cuestiones ambientales también pasaron al primer plano.

   In the wake of the disaster, other environmental issues also came to the forefront.

Related terms

• primerísimo plano

Further reading

• “primer plano”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025