upstage

Significat (Anglès)

Noun

The part of a stage that is farthest from the audience or camera.

Adv

1. Toward or at the rear of a theatrical stage.
2. Away from the audience or camera.

Adj

1. At the rear of a stage.
2. (figuratively, obsolete) Haughty, aloof.

Verb

1. (figuratively, transitive) To draw attention away from others, especially on-stage.
2. (transitive) To force other actors to face away from the audience by staying upstage.
3. (broadly, transitive) To treat snobbishly.
4. (transitive) To restage upward; to restage (a case of a disease, usually a cancer) to a higher stage than that found at last assessment.

Conceptes

al fons de l’escenari

eclipsar

Oposat a

downstage

Sinònims

aloof

distant

final stage

outdo

outshine

overshadow

shadow

stuck-up

uppish

steal the show

last stage

toffee-nosed

output stage

back part of stage

Traduccions

υπεροπτικός

eclipsar

Emporkömmling

überschatten

distant

éclipser

ombrager

hautain

entacher

haitainement

reléguer au second plan

surpasser en éclat

élipser

arrivista

arrogant

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/ʌpˈsteɪd͡ʒ/

Etimologia (Anglès)

From up- + stage. The figurative uses “haughty” and “to draw attention away” derive from actors moving to a higher and thus more visible position on a sloped stage.