backstage

English

Etymology

From back +‎ stage.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bækˈsteɪd͡ʒ/

• Audio (Southern England):

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  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 Johnny
• backstage pass
• backstager

Translations

behind a stage

• Arabic: كَوَالِيس m pl (kawālīs)
• Bulgarian: задкулисен (bg) (zadkulisen)
• Czech: zákulisní
• Esperanto: kuliso sg
• Finnish: kulissien takainen
• French: coulisses (fr) f pl
• German: backstage (de)
• Icelandic: baktjalda-, baksviðs-
• Portuguese: bastidores (pt) m pl
• Russian: закули́сный (ru) (zakulísnyj)
• Ukrainian: закулі́сний (zakulísnyj), залаштунко́вий (zalaštunkóvyj)
• Welsh: yng nghefn y llwyfan

secret

• Bulgarian: потаен (bg) (potaen)
• Czech: zákulisní
• Finnish: kulissien takainen
• French: coulisses (fr) f pl
• German: hinter den Kulissen (de)
• Icelandic: leynilegur (is)
• Macedonian: по́таен (pótaen), затку́лисен (zatkúlisen)
• Russian: закули́сный (ru) (zakulísnyj)
• Ukrainian: закулі́сний (zakulísnyj), залаштунко́вий (zalaštunkóvyj)

Adverb

backstage (comparative more backstage, superlative most backstage)

1. Towards the area behind the stage.
2. Out of view of the public.
   • 1966, “Backstage”, performed by Gene Pitney:

     Backstage I'm lonely, backstage I cry / You've gone away and each night I seem to die a little

Translations

towards the area behind the stage

• Finnish: kulisseihin, kulissien