scene

scene  (sn)

n.

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.

Idiom:

behind the scenes

1. Backstage.

2. Out of public view; in secret.

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[French scène, stage, from Old French, from Latin scaena, from Greek skn, tent, stage (via Etruscan).]

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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]

Thesaurus

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" darkness, shadow, dark - an unilluminated area; "he moved off into the darkness" 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" locale, locus, venue - the scene of any event or action (especially the place of a meeting)
	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" panorama, vista, view, aspect, prospect 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 shot 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" picture 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" conniption, fit, tantrum 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" view 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" setting 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" scenery backcloth, backdrop, background - scenery hung at back of stage 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 stage set, set - representation consisting of the scenery and other properties used to identify the location of a dramatic production; "the sets were meticulously authentic"

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scene

noun 1. act, part, division, episode

noun 2. setting, set, background, location, backdrop, mise en scène (French)

noun 3. incident, happening, event, episode

noun 4. site, place, setting, area, position, stage, situation, spot, whereabouts, locality

noun 5. (Informal) world, business, environment, preserve, arena, realm, domain, milieu, thing, field of interest

noun 6. view, prospect, panorama, vista, landscape, tableau, outlook

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)

noun 8. section, part, sequence, segment, clip

Translations

scene [siːn] n (THEAT), (fig etc) → escena; [of crime, accident] → escenario (= sight, view); vista, perspectiva (= fuss); escándalo;

the political scene in Spain → el panorama político español;

behind the scenes (also fig) → entre bastidores;

to appear or come on the scene (also fig) → aparecer, presentarse;

to make a scene (col) (= fuss); armar un escándalo

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scene [siːn] n (Theat), (fig etc); scène f [of crime, accident]; lieu(x) m(pl), endroit m (= sight, view); spectacle m, vue f;

behind the scenes (also fig) → dans les coulisses;

to make a scene (inf) (fuss) → faire une scène or toute une histoire;

to appear on the scene (also fig) → faire son apparition, arriver;

the political scene → la situation politique

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scene [siːn] n (lit, fig) → Szene f;

(of crime) → Schauplatz m;

(of accident) → Ort m;

(sight) → Anblick m;

behind the scenes (fig) → hinter den Kulissen;

to make a scene (inf) (fuss) → eine Szene machen;

to appear on the scene (fig) → auftauchen, auf der Bildfläche erscheinen;

the political scene → die politische Landschaft

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scene [siːn] n (THEAT), (fig etc) → scena; [of crime, accident] → scena, luogo (= sight, view); vista, veduta;

behind the scenes (also fig) → dietro le quinte;

to appear or come on the scene (also fig) → entrare in scena;

the political scene in Italy → il quadro politico in Italia;

to make a scene (col) (= fuss); fare una scenata