"toile de fond" meaning in All languages combined

See toile de fond on Wiktionary

Noun [French]

IPA: /twal də fɔ̃/ Forms: toiles de fond [plural]
Head templates: {{fr-noun|f}} toile de fond f (plural toiles de fond)
  1. (theater) backdrop, background, backcloth (painted scenery at the back of a stage) Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Theater, Narratology
    Sense id: en-toile_de_fond-fr-noun-P5B5~BQg Disambiguation of Narratology: 91 9 Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 74 26 Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, theater
  2. (figuratively) backdrop, background Tags: feminine, figuratively
    Sense id: en-toile_de_fond-fr-noun-p-HHs396

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for toile de fond meaning in All languages combined (2.0kB)

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