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back·stage
(băk′stāj′)adv.
1. In or toward the area behind a performance space, especially the area in a theater comprising the dressing rooms.
2. In secret; privately.
adj. (băk′stāj′)
1. Of, relating to, occurring in, or situated behind a performance space: backstage passes at a concert.
2. Concealed from the public; private.
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backstage
(ˌbækˈsteɪdʒ)adv
1. (Theatre) behind the part of the theatre in view of the audience; in the dressing rooms, wings, etc
2. (Theatre) towards the rear of the stage
adj
3. (Theatre) situated backstage
4. informal away from public view
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back•stage
(ˈbækˈsteɪdʒ)adv.
1. behind the proscenium in a theater, esp. in the wings or dressing rooms.
2. in private; behind the scenes.
adj. 3. located or occurring backstage.
4. of or pertaining to secret activities.
5. of or pertaining to the private lives of entertainers: backstage gossip.
n. 6. a backstage area of a theater.
[1895–1900]
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| Noun | 1. |  backstage - a stage area out of sight of the audiencestage - a large platform on which people can stand and can be seen by an audience; "he clambered up onto the stage and got the actors to help him into the box" |
| Adj. | 1. |  backstage - concealed from public view or attention; "offstage political meetings"private - confined to particular persons or groups or providing privacy; "a private place"; "private discussions"; "private lessons"; "a private club"; "a private secretary"; "private property"; "the former President is now a private citizen"; "public figures struggle to maintain a private life" |
| Adv. | 1. |  backstage - out of view of the public; behind the scenes; "Working backstage to gain political support for his proposal"; "many private deals were made backstage at the convention" |
| 2. |  backstage - in or to a backstage area of a theater; "costumes were changed backstage" |
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Translations
backstage
backstage
[ˈbækˈsteɪdʒ]A. N (= off-stage) → bastidores mpl, espacio m entre bastidores; (= dressing-rooms) → camarines mpl
B. ADJ → entre bastidores
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
backstage
[ˌbækˈsteɪdʒ] modif (in theatre) [staff] → des coulisses
the backstage area → les coulisses fpl
backstage tour → visite f des coulisses backstage passbackstage pass n → pass m inv backstage invback street back-street, backstreet [ˈbækstriːt]
the backstage area → les coulisses fpl
backstage tour → visite f des coulisses backstage passbackstage pass n → pass m inv backstage invback street back-street, backstreet [ˈbækstriːt]
n (= small narrow street) → ruelle f
back streets npl (= poor area) → quartiers mpl pauvresbackstreet abortion back-street abortion n → avortement m clandestinbackstreet abortionist back-street abortionist n → avorteur/euse m/f (clandestin(e))
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