scene (s n)n. Idiom: 1. Something seen by a viewer; a view or prospect. 2. The place where an action or event occurs: the scene of the crime. 3. The place in which the action of a play, movie, novel, or other narrative occurs; a setting. 4. a. A subdivision of an act in a dramatic presentation in which the setting is fixed and the time continuous. b. A shot or series of shots in a movie constituting a unit of continuous related action. 5. a. The scenery and properties for a dramatic presentation. b. A theater stage. 6. A real or fictitious episode, especially when described. 7. A public display of passion or temper: tried not to make a scene. 8. a. A sphere of activity: observers of the political scene. b. Slang A situation or set of circumstances: a bad scene; a wild scene. behind the scenes 1. Backstage. 2. Out of public view; in secret. [French scène, stage, from Old French, from Latin scaena, from Greek sk n, tent, stage (via Etruscan).] |
scene
Noun
1. the place where an action or event, real or imaginary, occurs
2. an incident or situation, real or imaginary, esp. as described or represented
3. a division of an act of a play, in which the setting is fixed and the action is continuous
4. Films a shot or series of shots that constitutes a unit of the action
5. the backcloths or screens used to represent a location in a play or film set
6. the view of a place or landscape
7. a display of emotion or loss of temper in public: you do not want to cause a scene
8. Informal a particular activity or aspect of life, and all the things associated with it: the club scene
9. behind the scenes
a. backstage
b. in secret or in private [Greek skēnē tent, stage]
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  scene - the place where some action occurs; "the police returned to the scene of the crime"area, country - a particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography); "it was a mountainous area"; "Bible country" light - an illuminated area; "he stepped into the light" field of honor - the scene of a duel stage - any scene regarded as a setting for exhibiting or doing something; "All the world's a stage"--Shakespeare; "it set the stage for peaceful negotiations" |
| 2. | scene - an incident (real or imaginary); "their parting was a sad scene" incident - a single distinct event | |
| 3. |  scene - the visual percept of a region; "the most desirable feature of the park are the beautiful views"visual percept, visual image - a percept that arises from the eyes; an image in the visual system background, ground - the part of a scene (or picture) that lies behind objects in the foreground; "he posed her against a background of rolling hills" coast - the area within view; "the coast is clear" exposure - aspect resulting from the direction a building or window faces; "the studio had a northern exposure" foreground - the part of a scene that is near the viewer glimpse - a brief or incomplete view; "from the window he could catch a glimpse of the lake" middle distance - the part of a scene between the foreground and the background side view - a view from the side of something tableau - any dramatic scene | |
| 4. | scene - a consecutive series of pictures that constitutes a unit of action in a film photo, photograph, pic, exposure, picture - a representation of a person or scene in the form of a print or transparent slide; recorded by a camera on light-sensitive material motion picture, motion-picture show, movie, moving picture, moving-picture show, pic, film, picture show, flick, picture - a form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement; "they went to a movie every Saturday night"; "the film was shot on location" outtake - a scene that is filmed but is not used in the final editing of the film | |
| 5. | scene - a situation treated as an observable object; "the political picture is favorable"; "the religious scene in England has changed in the last century" situation, state of affairs - the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time; "the present international situation is dangerous"; "wondered how such a state of affairs had come about"; "eternal truths will be neither true nor eternal unless they have fresh meaning for every new social situation"- Franklin D.Roosevelt | |
| 6. | scene - a subdivision of an act of a play; "the first act has three scenes" dramatic composition, dramatic work - a play for performance on the stage or television or in a movie etc. act - a subdivision of a play or opera or ballet | |
| 7. |  scene - a display of bad temper; "he had a fit"; "she threw a tantrum"; "he made a scene"bad temper, ill temper - a persisting angry mood | |
| 8. | scene - graphic art consisting of the graphic or photographic representation of a visual percept; "he painted scenes from everyday life"; "figure 2 shows photographic and schematic views of the equipment" graphic art - the arts of drawing or painting or printmaking depicted object, subject, content - something (a person or object or scene) selected by an artist or photographer for graphic representation; "a moving picture of a train is more dramatic than a still picture of the same subject" | |
| 9. |  scene - the context and environment in which something is set; "the perfect setting for a ghost story"environs, surround, surroundings, environment - the area in which something exists or lives; "the country--the flat agricultural surround" scenario - a setting for a work of art or literature; "the scenario is France during the Reign of Terror" | |
| 10. |  scene - the painted structures of a stage set that are intended to suggest a particular locale; "they worked all night painting the scenery"flat - scenery consisting of a wooden frame covered with painted canvas; part of a stage setting masking piece, masking - scenery used to block the audience's view of parts of the stage that should not be seen set piece - a piece of scenery intended to stand alone as part of the stage setting |
scene
noun 5. (Informal) world, business, environment, preserve, arena, realm, domain, milieu, thing, field of interest
noun 7. fuss, to-do, row, performance, upset, drama, exhibition, carry-on (informal), chiefly Brit. confrontation, tantrum, commotion, hue and cry, display of emotion, hissy fit (informal)
Translations
scene [siːn] n (THEAT), (fig etc) → escena; [of crime, accident] → escenario (= sight, view); vista, perspectiva (= fuss); escándalo;
behind the scenes (also fig) → entre bastidores;
to appear or come on the scene (also fig) → aparecer, presentarse;
scene [siːn] n (Theat), (fig etc); scène f [of crime, accident]; lieu(x) m(pl), endroit m (= sight, view); spectacle m, vue f;
to appear on the scene (also fig) → faire son apparition, arriver;
scene [siːn] n (lit, fig) → Szene f;
(of crime) → Schauplatz m;
(of accident) → Ort m;
(sight) → Anblick m;
to appear on the scene (fig) → auftauchen, auf der Bildfläche erscheinen;
the political scene → die politische Landschaft
scene [siːn] n (THEAT), (fig etc) → scena; [of crime, accident] → scena, luogo (= sight, view); vista, veduta;
n scene [siːn]
1 the place where something real or imaginary happens A murderer sometimes revisits the scene of his crime; The scene of this opera is laid/set in Switzerland. toneel مَشْهَد، مَنْظَر сцена dějiště skueplads; scene der Schauplatz τόπος, σημείο όπου κτ. συμβαίνει escena sündmuskoht محل وقوع tapahtumapaikka scène זִירָה घटनास्थल scena, poprište szín(hely) tempat kejadian sögusvið; vettvangur scena 場面 (사건이 일어난) 장소; 무대 veiksmo vieta notikuma vieta; darbības vieta tempat kejadian toneel åsted, skueplass miejsce, sceneria cena scenă место действия scéna, dejisko prizorišče mesto radnje plats, skådeplats สถานที่จริงหรือเหตุการณ์ที่จินตนาการขึ้น yer, olay yeri 現場 місце події کسی واقعہ کا محل quang cảnh, hiện trường 现场
2 an incident etc which is seen or remembered He recalled scenes from his childhood. tonele, insidente حادِث картина výjev billede die Episode σκηνή, γεγονός escena, episodio, incidente (meenutus)pilt واقعه tapahtuma incident סְצֵנָה घटना skandal kép peristiwa atriði, atburður scena 光景 (보이거나 기억되는) 일, 사건 epizodas, nutikimas epizode; notikums kejadian voorval scene, hendelse obraz cena eveniment эпизод výjav prizor scena scen ภาพ olay 一段情節 епізод, сцена واقعہ cảnh tượng 一段情节
3 a show of anger I was very angry but I didn't want to make a scene. spektakel مَظْهَر غاضِب скандал výstup scene die Szene σκηνή, εκδήλωση θυμού escena stseen قيل و قال kohtaus scène רִיב तमाशा scena, demonstracija ljutnje jelenet keributan sjónarspil, læti scenata 大騒ぎ 추태; 야단법석 scena, skandalas scēna membuat gaduh sc{#225}{#138}{#225}ne oppvask, krangel, scene awantura cena scenă скандал, сцена výstup scena scena scen, uppträde แสดงความโกรธ olay, rezalet 發脾氣，吵鬧 скандал, сцена غصے کا مظاہرہ trận cãi lộn 发脾气，吵闹
4 a view of a landscape etc The sheep grazing on the hillside made a peaceful scene. toneel مَنْظَر، مَشْهَد пейзаж scenérie landskab der Anblick σκηνή, τοπίο cuadro, paisaje, panorama vaatepilt منظره näkymä tableau מַחֲזֶה, מַראֶה दृश्य prizor kép pemandangan sjón spettacolo, vista 景色 경치, 풍경 reginys, vaizdas ainava; skats pemandangan tafereel syn, bilde, scene krajobraz, widok cena tablou вид scenéria prizor prizor syn, bild ทัศนียภาพ manzara 景色 видовище; пейзаж منظر quang cảnh 景色
5 one part or division of a play etc The hero died in the first scene of the third act of the play. toneel مَشْهَد من المَسْرَحِيَّه действие výstup scene die Szene σκηνή (για θεατρικό έργο) escena stseen صحنه بازي kohtaus scène תְמוּנָה, סְצֵנָה दृश्य prizor u drami jelenet adegan atriði scena 場 (연극의) 장(場) scena aina babak toneel scene scena cena scenă сцена výstup prizor scena scen ฉากหนึ่งในละคร sahne (戲劇中的)一場 сцена, дія سنیما یا ڈرامہ وغیرہ کا منظر đoạn, hồi, cảnh (của một vở kịch) （戏剧中的）一场
6 the setting or background for a play etc Scene-changing must be done quickly. verhoog مَكان أو خَلْفِيَّة المَسْرَحِيَّه декори dekorace scene; scene- die Szene σκηνικό escenario, decorado lavadekoratsioon(id) زمينه kulissit décor(s) הַבָּמָה दृश्य kulisa (színpadi) díszlet latar belakang sviðsmynd palcoscenico 背景 (연극의) 배경, 무대 장치 dekoracija dekorācija latar decor kulisser, scene scenografia, dekoracja cenário decor декорация dekorácia scena scena scen สถานที่แห่งเค้าเรื่องละคร sahne dekoru 道具，佈景 декорація نظارہ sự dàn cảnh 道具，布景
7 a particular area of activity the academic/business scene. arena مَجال، نِطاق، مَشْهَد сфера prostředí verden die Szene σκηνή, τομέας δραστηριότητας escenario valdkond پشت صحنه ala scène זִירַת הִתרַחֲשוּת गतिविधि का कोई विशेष क्षेत्र mjesto radnje terület tempat kegiatan vettvangur ambiente, mondo 分野 분야, ...계 gyvenimas, pasaulis pasaule; sabiedrība; aprindas dunia wereld område świat cenário scenă круг, мир prostredie področje scena värld, kretsar ฉาก; สถานที่เกิดเหตุ alan 舞臺 сфера, галузь کوئی خاص میدان عمل tình hình 舞台
n scenery
1 the painted background for a play etc on a stage The scenery looked rather shabby. verhoog المَناظِر على خَشَبَة المَسْرَح декори dekorace kulisse das Bühnenbild σκηνικό decorado, escenario lavakujundus صحنه؛دكور lavasteet décor(s) תַפאוֹרָה मंच सज्जा scenarij díszlet(ek) latar belakang leikmynd, leiktjöld scenario 背景 무대 배경 dekoracijos dekorācijas hiasan latar achterdoek kulisser, teaterdekorasjoner dekoracja cenário decor (театральные) декорации dekorácia kulise scenografija sceneri, dekor ฉากภาพวาดที่เป็นฉากหลังในละคร dekor 佈景 театральні декорації منظر đồ dùng trang trí sân khấu 布景
2 the general appearance of a landscape etc beautiful scenery. toneel مَنْظَر طَبيعي، مَشْهَد طَبيعي пейзаж scenérie landskab die Szenerie τοπίο paisaje maastik چشم انداز maisema paysage נוֹף प्राकृतिक दृश्य krajobraz táj pemandangan landslag paesaggio 風景 풍경 peizažas ainava; dabasskats pemandangan landschap landskap, natur krajobraz paisagem peisaj пейзаж scenéria pokrajina predeo natur, landskap ทิวทัศน์ manzara 風景 пейзаж نظارہ phong cảnh 风景
adj scenic
1 of scenery, real or theatrical clever scenic effects in the film. toneelagtig تَصْويري، تَمْثيلي сценичен scénický scenisk szenisch σκηνικός escénico maastiku-, lavastuslik خوش منظره maisema-, lavastuksellinen scénique שֶׁל הַנוֹף प्राकृतिक scenski, dramski színpadi(as) latar belakang sem lÿtur að leikmynd/landslagi scenico 背景の 극적인 scenovaizdžio scēnisks; teatrāls hiasan latar van het decor scenisk, teater- sceniczny cénico scenic сценический scénický scenski scenski scenisk, dramatisk เกี่ยวกับทิวทัศน์ görüntüsel 戲劇性的 сценічний; театральний نظارے سے متعلق thuộc kịch trường 戏剧性的
2 having beautiful scenery a scenic highway. mooi جَميل المَنْظَر живописен malebný naturskøn; smuk landschaftlich schön γραφικός, με όμορφα τοπία con paisajes bonitos, pintoresco vaatepildiline تماشايي؛ديدني näköala- touristique עִם נוֹף מַרהִיב सुरभ्य, सुन्दर panoramski festői indah sem lÿtur að fögru landslagi panoramico 景色のよい 아름다운 풍경의, 경치가 좋은 vaizdingas gleznains yang mempunyai pemandangan indah schilderachtig naturskjønn malowniczy com belas paisagens cu vedere panoramică живописный malebný slikovit slikovit naturskön, målerisk ล้อมรอบด้วยทิวทัศน์ที่สวยงาม manzaralı 景色優美的 мальовничий خوش منظر thuộc cảnh vật 景色优美的
behind the scenes
out of sight of the audience or public. agter die skerms خَلْف الكَواليس зад кулисите za scénou bag kulisserne hinter den Kulissen στα παρασκήνια entre bastidores kulisside taga پشت پرده kulissien takana dans les coulisses מֵאֲחורֵי הַקלָעִים नेपथ्य में, गुप्तरूप से iza kulisa a kulisszák mögött di belakang layar bakvið tjöldin dietro le quinte 舞台裏で 무대 뒤에서, 남몰래 užkulisiuose aizkulisēs belakang tabir achter de schermen bak kulissene, utenfor scenen za kulisami nos bastidores în culise за кулисами za scénou za kulisami iza scene bakom kulisserna (scenen) หลังฉาก gizlice, el altından 在後台 за кулісами پس پردہ hậu trường 在后台
come on the scene
to arrive We were enjoying ourselves till she came on the scene. aankom يَصِل، يَظْهَر (по)явявам се objevit se na scéně dukke op die Szene betreten εμφανίζομαι presentarse, hacer su aparición välja ilmuma روي صحنه آمدن ilmaantua faire son apparition לְהוֹפִיעַ आगमन izaći na scenu, stići megjelenik a színen datang birtast entrare in scena 現われる 등장하다 pasirodyti ierasties; parādīties tiba op het toneel verschijnen ankomme, gjøre sin entré pojawić się entrar em cena a-şi face apariţia появляться objaviť sa na scéne pojaviti se stići uppenbara sig, komma in i bilden มาถึง ortaya çıkmak 登場 з'явитися на сцені وارد ہونا đến, xuất hiện 登场
scenery is never used in the plural.
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