English-German translations for backdrop

• Kulisse die
  All dies geschieht vor der Kulisse eines, um es mit den Worten unserer Wirtschaftswissenschaftler zu sagen, durch die Gefahr einer Double-Dip-Rezession hervorgerufenen neuen Währungskriegs. It is unfolding against the backdrop of a new currency war, caused by the risk of a double-dip recession, in the words of our economists.
• Prospekt der

Definition of backdrop

• A decorated cloth hung at the back of a stage
• The setting or background of an acted performance
• Any background situation
• To serve as a backdrop for

Examples

• Against a backdrop of falling interest rates, the new savings account is looking less appealing.
• a brilliant sunset backdropping the famous skyline

Related words

• backdoor
• backdraft
• backdraught
• backdate
• backdating
• backdown
• backdam