Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
wallpaper
English answer:
muzak or background, lift/elevator music etc.
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Yvonne Gallagher
Oct 13, 2019 07:39
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English term
wallpaper
English
Other
Cinema, Film, TV, Drama
Hello:
JOHN LENNON: I’m interested in more
things with a worldwide… something
that means something for everyone, not
just for a few kids listening to wallpaper.
What does mean "wallpaper" in this context?
Thank you in advance.
JOHN LENNON: I’m interested in more
things with a worldwide… something
that means something for everyone, not
just for a few kids listening to wallpaper.
What does mean "wallpaper" in this context?
Thank you in advance.
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Oct 27, 2019 10:39: Yvonne Gallagher Created KOG entry
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Yvonne Gallagher
Ireland
Ireland
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Ireland
right word, right place. everytime
Native in: English (Variants: UK, US, Canadian, Irish) 
Works in: French to English, Spanish to English, English, and 1 more.
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muzak or background, lift/elevator music etc.
previous answers OK but there are lots of ways of saying this and Asker may need to translate it so here are a variety of ways of expressing this. I'd know it primarily as "muzak" but I've heard and seen all the other names for it as well.
Basically music that is there in the background but no one really actively listens
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Background_music
Basically music that is there in the background but no one really actively listens
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Background_music
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Najme Rajaee
Iran
Iran
Iran
cosmetic, animals, medical , legal
Native in: Persian (Farsi) 
Works in: English to Persian (Farsi), Persian (Farsi) to English, Persian (Farsi), and 1 more.
Music
something, especially music, that provides a bland or unvaried background
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Tony M
: Specificaly, "ignorable" music
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philgoddard
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Sven Petersson
Sweden
Sweden
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Sweden
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Native in: Swedish , English
Works in: English to Swedish, Danish to Swedish, German to Swedish, and 13 more.
wallpaper music = music that is pleasant but not interesting
wallpaper music = music that is pleasant but not interesting, so people do not pay much attention to it
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Mark Robertson
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Yvonne Gallagher
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RITA DE CASSIA CZERLAU
Canada
Canada
Canada
Technical and Business Translation
Native in: Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian)
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English, Portuguese, and 1 more.
musica que é não interessante e as pessoas nao prestam atenção
If you describe music, television, or art as wallpaper, you are critical of it because there is nothing interesting or difficult to understand about it, so people find it pleasant but do not pay much attention to it.
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