1. A person hired to appear in a scene of a film or television production without speaking lines, typically to fill out a crowd or background setting
The director needed fifty extra backgrounds for the crowd scene at the stadium.
O diretor precisava de cinquenta figurantes para a cena de multidão no estádio.
2. Additional contextual information or supplementary details provided to support or clarify a main topic or narrative
The report included extra background on the company's historical financial performance.
O relatório incluiu informações adicionais sobre o desempenho financeiro histórico da empresa.