in den Hintergrund
Translation
into the background
Examples
Ihre Karriere trat in den Hintergrund.
Her career faded into the background.
Er drängte seine Konkurrenten in den Hintergrund.
He pushed his competitors into the background.
Grammar Patterns
in den Hintergrund treten/rücken to fade into the background Her career faded into the background.
((j-n/et4)) in den Hintergrund drängen to push (sb./sth.) into the background He pushed his competitors into the background.
Similar Words
Synonyms: in den Schatten stellen (to overshadow); Antonyms: in den Vordergrund treten (to come to the forefront)
Etymology
'Hintergrund' is a compound of 'hinter' (behind) and 'Grund' (ground). It literally means 'into the background'.
Memory Tips
Think of a theater stage. The main characters are in the foreground (Vordergrund), and other elements recede into the background (Hintergrund).