🇮🇹Italian Source WordCode: IT

Musica di sottofondo

Pronunciation / Transliteration: ˈmuzika di sottɔˈfondo

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Wallpaper Music/ˈwɔːlpeɪpər ˈmjuːzɪk/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #15000 frequency
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🇮🇹 Example Sentence in Italian:

"Il caffè ha suonato musica di sottofondo per creare un'atmosfera rilassante."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    Music that is intended to be background noise rather than the main focus of attention.

    "The café played soft wallpaper music to create a relaxing atmosphere for its patrons."
  2. 2

    A genre of music characterized by its soothing and unobtrusive qualities.

    "Many people enjoy listening to wallpaper music while studying or working."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'wallpaper music' originated in the late 20th century, combining 'wallpaper', which refers to decorative paper for walls, and 'music', derived from the Latin 'musica'. It evolved to describe background music that is pleasant but not meant to be the focus of attention.

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🇫🇷French → English

Musique d'ambiance

Transliteration: myzik d'ɑ̃biɑ̃s

"Le café a joué de la musique d'ambiance pour créer une atmosphère relaxante."

🇩🇪German → English

Hintergrundmusik

Transliteration: ˈhɪntɐɡʁʊndˌmuːzɪk

"Das Café spielte Hintergrundmusik, um eine entspannte Atmosphäre zu schaffen."

🇮🇹Italian → English

Musica di sottofondo

Transliteration: ˈmuzika di sottɔˈfondo

"Il caffè ha suonato musica di sottofondo per creare un'atmosfera rilassante."

🇪🇸Spanish → English

Música ambiental

Transliteration: ˈmusika amβjenˈtal

"El café puso música ambiental para crear un ambiente relajante."

🇵🇹Portuguese → English

Música ambiente

Transliteration: ˈmuzikɐ ɐ̃ˈbĩtʃi

"O café tocou música ambiente para criar uma atmosfera relaxante."

🇮🇳Hindi → English

पृष्ठभूमि संगीत

Transliteration: pṛṣṭhabhūmi saṅgīt

"कैफे ने एक आरामदायक वातावरण बनाने के लिए पृष्ठभूमि संगीत बजाया।"

🇨🇳Chinese → English

背景音乐

Transliteration: bèijǐng yīnyuè

"咖啡馆播放背景音乐,以营造放松的氛围。"

🇰🇷Korean → English

배경 음악

Transliteration: baegyeong eumak

"카페는 편안한 분위기를 만들기 위해 배경 음악을 틀었습니다."

🇯🇵Japanese → English

バックグラウンドミュージック

Transliteration: bakkuguraundo myūjikku

"カフェはリラックスした雰囲気を作るためにバックグラウンドミュージックを流しました。"

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