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ciclorama

English translation: cyclorama

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Portuguese term or phrase:ciclorama
English translation:cyclorama
Entered by: Rosa Freitag

20:19 Jun 28, 2007
Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Cinema, Film, TV, Drama
Portuguese term or phrase: ciclorama
CICLORAMA

Fundo curvo, geralmente pintado de cor clara, sobre o qual são projetadas tonalidades de luz que possibilitam a criação de efeitos de céu ou de infinito, ou sua integração no ambiente pretendido pelo cenário. O ciclorama pode ser fixo ou móvel e ocupa toda área ao fundo do palco.
Rosa Freitag
Brazil
Local time: 06:34
cyclorama
Explanation:
:)

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Note added at 6 mins (2007-06-28 20:26:28 GMT)
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ciclorama
n. cyclorama, a curved drop or wall used for creating an illusion of unlimited space or for obtaining lighting

OXFORD:
cyclorama
■ noun
a panoramic scene set on the inside of a cylindrical surface, to be viewed by a central spectator.
a cloth stretched tight in an arc around the back of a stage set, often used to represent the sky.

1 : a large pictorial representation encircling the spectator and often having real objects as a foreground
2 : a curved curtain or wall used as a background of a stage set to suggest unlimited space
–cy·clo·ram·ic \-'ra-mik\ adjective
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R. Alex Jenkins
Brazil
Local time: 06:34
Grading comment
Thanks!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



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4 +4cyclorama
R. Alex Jenkins


  

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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
cyclorama


Explanation:
:)

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Note added at 6 mins (2007-06-28 20:26:28 GMT)
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ciclorama
n. cyclorama, a curved drop or wall used for creating an illusion of unlimited space or for obtaining lighting

OXFORD:
cyclorama
■ noun
a panoramic scene set on the inside of a cylindrical surface, to be viewed by a central spectator.
a cloth stretched tight in an arc around the back of a stage set, often used to represent the sky.

1 : a large pictorial representation encircling the spectator and often having real objects as a foreground
2 : a curved curtain or wall used as a background of a stage set to suggest unlimited space
–cy·clo·ram·ic \-'ra-mik\ adjective

R. Alex Jenkins
Brazil
Local time: 06:34
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 16
Grading comment
Thanks!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  rhandler
9 mins
  -> Thanks Sir!
agree  Jennifer Levey
57 mins
  -> Thank You!
agree  Annette Dam
3 hrs
  -> Thanks Annette!
agree  Ayrton Mugnaini: Dearest Rosa, I also found "cyclorama" in my Oxford dictionary.
18 hrs
  -> Thanks Ayrton
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