(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) 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).
(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).
(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) 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).
(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) 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).
(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) 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).
a touching/terrifying sceneuna escena conmovedora/aterradora
3.(fig)
a.
behind the scenesentre bastidores
a scene of devastationuna escena de destrucción
I can picture the sceneme puedo imaginar la escena
4.(theater)
a.
scene shiftertramoyista mf
5.(event)
a. el escenario
(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).
It's an exciting opportunity to learn \what goes on behind the scenes\But behind the scenes Mr Kane will be working quietly to try and get a deal done
the big scene in the filmla principal escena de la película
indoor sceneinterior (m)
love scenesescenas (f) de amor
outdoor sceneexterior (m)
the scene is set in a castlela escena tiene lugar en un castillo
to set the scene for a love affaircrear el ambiente para una aventura sentimental;now let our reporter set the scene for youahora permitan que nuestro reportero les describa la escena
this set the scene for the discussionto set the scene
2(sight)escena (f)
it was an amazing sceneera una escena asombrosa
it was a scene of utter destructionla escena or el panorama era de destrucción total
Television broadcasters were warned to exercise caution over depicting \scenes of violence\You can just picture the scene, can't you?It's a scene of complete devastation
there were scenes of violencehubo escenas de violencia
the scene from the top is marvellousdesde la cumbre la vista es maravillosa or el panorama es maravilloso;the scene spread out before youel panorama que tienes delante;it is a lonely scenees un paisaje solitario
4(place)escenario (m);lugar (m)
the scenes of one's early lifelos lugares frecuentados por uno en su juventud
to appearorcome on the scenellegar
when I came on the scenecuando llegué;he appeared unexpectedly on the scenese presentó inesperadamente
I need a change of scenenecesito un cambio de aires
You've been doing that job for ages, you need a change of scenea change of scene would do you good
the scene of the crimeel lugar or escenario del crimen
to disappear from the scenedesaparecer (de escena)
Harris disappeared from the scene as quickly as he had appeared
the scene of the disasterel lugar de la catástrofe
the police were soon on the scenela policía no tardó en acudir al lugar de los hechos
(Mil)the scene of operationsel teatro de operaciones
Thick black smoke billowed over the sceneThe area has been \the scene of fierce fighting\ for three monthstraces left at \the scene of the crime\Fire and police crews rushed to the sceneRiot vans were at the scene within minutesHe could react rather jealously when and if another child comes on the sceneThe trouble started when he appeared on the scene
5(sphere of activity)
to be part of the Madrid sceneformar parte de la movida madrileña (informal)
the music scenela escena musical
it's not my sceneno me interesa or llama la atención
Lying on the beach all week isn't my scene
the political scene in Spainel panorama político español
to disappear from the political scenedesaparecer de la escena política
the pop sceneel mundo del pop
Sandman's experimentation has made him something of a cult figure on the local \music scene\A youth guide toWhen he first burst onto the national political scene at 28the gay scene
6(painting, drawing)escena (f)
country scenesescenas (f) campestres
Lynch's \country scenes\The picnic looked like a typical Turner scene
try to avoid a sceneprocura que no se monte una escena or el número (informal)
I hate scenesdetesto las escenas or los escándalos
to make a scenehacer or montar una escena;montar un número (informal)
she had a scene with her husbandriñó con su marido
if you tried making a scene like that in this country, you'd be in a lot of troublehe's always making a scene about something: arguing, shoving and not caring. Whoever called him Fisticuffs got it right.
8(display of emotion)
there were emotional scenes as the hostages appearedhubo escenas de emoción cuando aparecieron los rehenes
There were \emotional scenes\ as the refugees enjoyed their first breath of freedom
their argument ended in an ugly scenesu discusión acabó mal
there were unhappy scenes at the meetingen la reunión pasaron cosas nada agradables
modifier
scene change (n)(Teat)cambio (m) de escena
scene painter (n)(designer)escenógrafoaescenógrafa (m) (f);aescenógrafa(workman)pintorapintora (m) (f) (de paredes);apintora
