Scenario

/səˈnɛərioʊ/ noun

Definition

A scenario is a possible situation or sequence of events, often imagined to plan or discuss what might happen.

Etymology

From Italian “scenario” meaning “stage plot” or “outline of a play,” from Latin “scaenarium” related to “scaena” meaning “stage.” It originally referred to what would happen on a theater stage.

Kelly Says

When you talk about a “worst-case scenario,” you’re basically writing a little disaster play in your head. The word still carries that theatrical DNA: characters, events, and an imagined storyline.

Translations

AFAfrikaans
scenario
se-NA-ri-o
AMአማርኛ
ትዕይንት
t'eyint
ARالعربية
سيناريو
see-naa-RYO
BGБългарски
сценарий
stse-NA-riy
BNবাংলা
পরিস্থিতি
po-ri-sthi-ti
CACatalà
escenari
es-se-NA-ri
CSČeština
scénář
tse-NAARZH
DADansk
scenario
se-NA-ri-o
DEDeutsch
Szenario
tse-NA-ryo
ELΕλληνικά
σενάριο
se-NA-ri-o
ESEspañol
escenario
es-se-NA-ryo
ETEesti
stsenaarium
stse-naa-RI-um
EUEuskara
eszenarioa
es-ze-na-ri-O-a
FAفارسی
سناریو
se-naa-ri-yo
FISuomi
skenaario
ske-NAA-ri-o
FRFrançais
scénario
say-na-RYO
GLGalego
escenario
es-se-NA-ryo
HEעברית
תרחיש
tar-KHISH
HIहिन्दी
परिदृश्य
pa-ri-DRISH-ya
HRHrvatski
scenarij
tse-NA-riy
HUMagyar
forgatókönyv
for-ga-TOE-kurv
IDBahasa Indonesia
skenario
ske-na-ri-o
ITItaliano
scenario
she-NA-ryo
JA日本語
シナリオ
shi-na-ri-o
KO한국어
시나리오
si-na-ri-o
LTLietuvių
scenarijus
stse-NA-ri-yus
LVLatviešu
scenārijs
stse-NAA-riys
MNМонгол
хувилбар
khu-vil-bar
MSBahasa Melayu
senario
se-na-ri-o
MYမြန်မာ
ဇာတ်လမ်း
zat-lan
NLNederlands
scenario
se-NA-ryo
NONorsk
scenario
se-NA-ri-o
PLPolski
scenariusz
tse-NA-ryoosh
PTPortuguês
cenário
se-NA-ryo
RORomână
scenariu
she-NA-ri-u
RUРусский
сценарий
stse-NA-riy
SKSlovenčina
scenár
tse-NAAR
SLSlovenščina
scenarij
stse-NA-riy
SRСрпски
сценарио
stse-na-ri-o
SVSvenska
scenario
se-NA-ri-o
SWKiswahili
mazingira
ma-zi-NGI-ra
TAதமிழ்
காட்சி
kaad-si
TEతెలుగు
దృశ్యం
drish-yam
THไทย
สถานการณ์
sa-tha-na-kaan
TRTürkçe
senaryo
se-na-RYO
UKУкраїнська
сценарій
stse-NA-riy
URاردو
منظرنامہ
man-zar-naa-ma
VITiếng Việt
kịch bản
kich ban
ZH中文
情景
qíng jǐng

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