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"Atmosphere" is a noun which is often translated as "la atmósfera", and "background" is a noun which is often translated as "el fondo". Learn more about the difference between "atmosphere" and "background" below.
atmosphere(
aht
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muhs
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fir
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (air)
a. la atmósfera (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The atmosphere of Mars is quite thin.La atmósfera de Marte es muy escasa.
2. (ambience)
a. el ambiente (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Tony enjoys the erudite atmosphere at the university.Tony disfruta del ambiente erudito en la universidad.
background(
bahk
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graund
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (backdrop)
a. el fondo (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The set provided a beautiful background for the actors on stage.El decorado ofrecía un fondo hermoso para los actores que estaban en el escenario.
2. (origin)
3. (experience)
a. la experiencia (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
What sort of background does she have?¿Qué tipo de experiencia tiene?
b. la formación (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
He has a background in economics.Su formación fue como economista.
4. (upbringing)
a. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
He's British and comes from a working-class background.Él es británico y de familia de clase obrera.
She comes from a musical background.Se crio en un ambiente musical.
5. (context)
a. los antecedentes (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
I recommend that book if you're interested in the background to the Wall Street crash.Te recomiendo ese libro si estás interesado en los antecedentes del crac de Wall Street.
a. el segundo plano (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
She had no ambitions and always preferred to stay in the background.No tenía ninguna ambición y siempre prefirió quedarse en un segundo plano.
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
7. (contextual)
