backdrop

/ˈbækdrɒp/ noun [C]

Translation

SITUATION › the situation that an event happens in

bir hadisenin, olayın olduğu durum

[usually singular] The attack took place against a backdrop of rising tensions between the two communities.2169

CLOTH › the painted cloth at the back of a stage in a theatre

tiyatroda sahne gerisinde boyalı örtü, kumaş parçası

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(Definition of backdrop noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

something which threatens to cause problems or unhappiness in the future

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