background music

background music(
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A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
noun
a. la música de fondo
(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).
(F)
I hardly noticed the background music in the film.Apenas me di cuenta de la música de fondo de la película.
b. la música de acompañamiento
(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).
(F)
Jones composed the background music to many TV shows.Jones compuso la música de acompañamiento de muchos programas de televisión.
c. la música incidental
(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).
(F)
A word or phrase that is only used by experts, professionals, or academics in a particular field (e.g., exposition).
(technical)
The British director attached a lot of importance to background music.El director británico daba mucha importancia a la música incidental.
a. la música de fondo
(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).
(F)
Some lousy background music was playing at the hairdresser's.En la peluquería sonaba una música de fondo malísima.
b. la música ambiental
(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).
(F)
Could you turn the background music down a little, please?¿Podría bajar un poco la música ambiental, por favor?
c. el hilo musical
(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).
(M)
(in stores, hotels, restaurants)
Background music could be heard in all the hotel lounges and corridors.Se oía el hilo musical en todas las salas y los pasillos del hotel.
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