behind the scenes

See also: behind-the-scenes

English

Alternative forms

• behind-the-scenes (adjective)
• BTS (abbreviation)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɪˈhaɪnd ðə siːnz/, /bəˈhaɪnd ðə siːnz/

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Prepositional phrase

behind the scenes

1. (idiomatic, theater, film) behind the scenery and stage area; backstage; among the actors; during the production or rehearsal

   Many videos come with features that show what went on behind the scenes to make the movie and special effects.

2. (idiomatic, figurative) In secret; out of public view.

   The government has been negotiating behind the scenes with the separatists for months.

Translations

in secret; out of public view

• Arabic: مِن وَرَاءَ السِّتارِ (min warāʔa s-sitāri), وَرَاءَ الكَوالِيسِ (warāʔa l-kawālīsi)
• Belarusian: за кулі́самі (za kulísami) (also of theatre), за ка́драм (za kádram) (also of movies)
• Bulgarian: зад кули́сите (zad kulísite)
• Catalan: entre bastidors
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 幕後／幕后 (zh) (mùhòu)

• Czech: v zákulisí (cs)
• Danish: bag kulisserne
• Dutch: achter de schermen (nl), achter de coulissen
• Estonian: kulisside taga, tagaplaanil
• Faroese: í loynd, í loyndum, í duldum, í duld
• Finnish: kulissien takana, kulisseissa
• French: en coulisse (fr), de l’autre côté du décor, dans les coulisses (fr)
• German: hinter den Kulissen (de)
• Hebrew: מְאֲחוֹרֵי הַפַּרְגּוֹד (me'akhoréi ha-pargód), מְאֲחוֹרֵי הַקְּלָעִים (me'akhoréi ha-kla'ím)
• Hungarian: a kulisszák mögött (hu), a színfalak mögött
• Italian: (also of theatre and movies) dietro le quinte
• Japanese: 舞台裏 (ja) (ぶたいうら, butaiura)
• Korean: 막후(幕後) (makhu)
• Macedonian: зад кулоа́рите (zad kuloárite)
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: bak kulissene

• Polish: za kulisami
• Portuguese: nos bastidores (pt), por detrás dos bastidores (pt), por baixo dos panos
• Russian: за кули́сами (za kulísami) (also of theatre), за ка́дром (ru) (za kádrom) (also of movies), в кулуа́рах (v kuluárax) (on the sidelines)
• Sanskrit: नेपथ्ये (nepathye)
• Slovak: v zákulisí
• Spanish: detrás del telón, entre bastidores, tras bambalinas
• Swedish: bakom kulisserna (sv)
• Telugu: తెరవెనుక (teravenuka)
• Turkish: kafes ardından, kulis arkasında
• Ukrainian: за кулі́сами (za kulísamy) (also of theatre), за лашту́нками (za laštúnkamy), за ка́дром (za kádrom) (also of movies)
• Yiddish: הינטער די קוליסן (hinter di kulisn)

Adjective

behind the scenes (not comparable)

1. Being or working out in secret or out of public view.
2. Divulging or reporting hidden workings.