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Szenenbild

stage set; scenery

noun TSEY-nen-bild Rare

Also means

scene design

Usage Note

Szenenbild refers to the visual design and physical construction of a stage set, including backdrops, props, and spatial arrangement. In film it often translates to 'production design'; in theatre it is the work of the Bühnenbildner.

Examples

"Das Szenenbild wirkte durch schlichtes Design umso eindrucksvoller."

Natural Translation

The stage set was all the more impressive for its simple design.

Literal Translation

The scene-image worked through simple design all the more impressively.

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