backstage

English

Etymology

back +‎ stage

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bækˈsteɪdʒ/

  Rhymes: -eɪdʒ

Adjective

backstage (not comparable)

1. Relating to, or situated in the area behind a stage.
2. Secret, concealed from the public.

Derived terms

• backstage pass
• backstager

Translations

behind a stage

• Bulgarian: задкулисен (bg) (zadkulisen)
• Czech: zákulisí n
• German: backstage (de)
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• Icelandic: baktjalda-, baksviðs-
• Welsh: yng nghefn y llwyfan

secret

• Bulgarian: потаен (bg) (potaen)
• German: hinter den Kulissen (de)
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• Icelandic: leynilegur (is)

Adverb

backstage (comparative more backstage, superlative most backstage)

1. Towards the area behind the stage.
2. Out of view of the public.

Translations

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Translations to be checked

• Icelandic: baktjalda-, baksviðs-, leynilegur (is), baksviðs, að tjaldabaki, aftan til á leiksviði
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• Welsh: yng nghefn y llwyfan

Noun

backstage (plural backstages)

1. The area behind a stage out of view of the audience where performers wait to give their show; especially that of the dressing rooms.
2. The private portion of the space used by a business or enterprise.
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     Another broad issue regarding the physical setting involves decisions about the setting's frontstage and backstage.

Translations

the area behind the stage

• Dutch: achterplan (nl) n
• French: coulisses (fr) f pl
• German: Backstage (de) f
• Icelandic: baksvið n
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• Italian: quinta (it) f, quinte (it) f pl
• Latin: postscaenium n
• Maori: tuaroa
• Portuguese: coxia (pt) f, coxias f pl, bastidores (pt) m pl
• Welsh: cefn llwyfan (cy) m

Anagrams

• back gates, backgates

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Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from English backstage.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɛkˈsteidʒ/

Noun

backstage m (uncountable)

1. backstage

Synonyms

• retroscena

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Spanish

Etymology

(deprecated template usage) [etyl] English

Adverb

backstage

1. backstage