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arrières de scène

English translation: backdrops

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French term or phrase:arrières de scène
English translation:backdrops
Entered by: Jana Cole (X)

16:12 Aug 22, 2007
French to English translations [PRO]
Media / Multimedia / book review
French term or phrase: arrières de scène
Il a demandé à Julien Bouillon de livrer des fonds d’écran servant d’arrières de scène pour les concerts.

I know that fonds d’écran means background. Does arrière de scène mean background in the theatre world? I'm trying to avoid using the same English term for these two French terms.
Jana Cole (X)
Local time: 18:17
backdrops
Explanation:
Term used in theater/concerts.

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Note added at 8 mins (2007-08-22 16:21:00 GMT)
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Backdrops are intended to be seen by the audience.
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Gayle Wallimann
Local time: 03:17
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4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +9backdrops
Gayle Wallimann
4back stage
Etienne Muylle Wallace


  

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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
back stage


Explanation:
terme employé dans le monde du théâtre et du show business, parlant de tout ce qui se fait derrière les rideaux, et que le public ne voit pas (même si c'est en plein air)

Etienne Muylle Wallace
Spain
Local time: 03:17
Native speaker of: Native in DutchDutch, Native in FrenchFrench

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Jean-Christophe Vieillard
5 mins
disagree  Tony M: But that's clearly not what is being referred to here, and is in any case more usually referred to as 'les coulisses'
34 mins
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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +9
backdrops


Explanation:
Term used in theater/concerts.

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Note added at 8 mins (2007-08-22 16:21:00 GMT)
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Backdrops are intended to be seen by the audience.


    Reference: http://www.sewwhatinc.com/stage_backdrops.php
    Reference: http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9E0CEFDB113CF...
Gayle Wallimann
Local time: 03:17
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8

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agree  suezen
3 mins
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agree  Sarah Llewellyn
6 mins
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agree  Sarah Gall (X)
9 mins
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agree  Tony M
29 mins
  -> Thanks, Tony.
agree  Martin Cassell: equivalently "backcloths" too
39 mins
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agree  sporran
1 hr
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agree  veratek
1 hr
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agree  Marcelina Haftka
18 hrs
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agree  Olga Layer
1 day 5 hrs
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