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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.
backstage en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /bækˈsteɪd͡ʒ/
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
From back + stage.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Relating to, or situated in the area behind a stage.
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(not-comparable) Secret, concealed from the public.
Deriveds
backstage Johnny · backstager · backstage pass
Translations (25)
fr coulisses (behind a stage) · is leynilegur (secret) · fi kulissien takainen (behind a stage) · pt bastidores (behind a stage) · de hinter den Kulissen (secret) · ar كَوَالِيس (behind a stage) · uk залаштунко́вий (behind a stage) · uk залаштунко́вий (secret) · ru закули́сный (behind a stage) · de backstage (behind a stage) · mk затку́лисен (secret) · is baksviðs- (behind a stage) · cs zákulisní (secret) · is baktjalda- (behind a stage) · bg задкулисен (behind a stage) · uk закулі́сний (secret) · fi kulissien takainen (secret) · eo kuliso (behind a stage) · bg потаен (secret) · cs zákulisní (behind a stage) · mk по́таен (secret) · uk закулі́сний (behind a stage) · fr coulisses (secret) · ru закули́сный (secret) · cy yng nghefn y llwyfan (behind a stage)
backstage en · ADV
Pronunciation
- /bækˈsteɪd͡ʒ/
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
From back + stage.
Meanings
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Towards the area behind the stage.
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Out of view of the public.
Backstage I'm lonely, backstage I cry / You've gone away and each night I seem to die a little
1966, “Backstage”, performed by Gene Pitney:
Forms
Translations (6)
fi kulissien takana (out of view of the public) · ru за кули́сы (towards the area behind the stage) · fi kulissien taakse (towards the area behind the stage) · ru закули́сно (out of view of the public) · fi kulisseissa (out of view of the public) · fi kulisseihin (towards the area behind the stage)
backstage en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /bækˈsteɪd͡ʒ/
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
From back + stage.
Meanings
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The area behind a stage out of view of the audience where performers wait to give their show; especially that of the dressing rooms.
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The private portion of the space used by a business or enterprise.
Another broad issue regarding the physical setting involves decisions about the setting's frontstage and backstage.
2013, Raymond Fisk, Stephen Grove, Joby John, Services Marketing Interactive Approach, →ISBN, page 73:
Forms
Translations (24)
tr perde arkası (area behind the stage) · it quinta (area behind the stage) · is baksvið (area behind the stage) · fi takahuone (private portion of the space used by a business) · la postscaenium (area behind the stage) · pl zascenie (area behind the stage) · pl arierscena (area behind the stage) · fr coulisses (area behind the stage) · nl achterplan (area behind the stage) · cmn 後臺 /后台 (area behind the stage) · tr sahne arkası (area behind the stage) · pt coxias (area behind the stage) · mi tuaroa (area behind the stage) · pt coxia (area behind the stage) · pt bastidores (area behind the stage) · ca rereescena (area behind the stage) · cy cefn llwyfan (area behind the stage) · tr kulis (area behind the stage) · cs zákulisí (area behind the stage) · fi bäkkäri (area behind the stage) · fi takahuone (area behind the stage) · fi backstage (area behind the stage) · de Backstage (area behind the stage) · it quinte (area behind the stage)