upstage

Εννοια (Αγγλικός)

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.

Έννοιες

υπεροπτικός

Απέναντι από

downstage

Συνώνυμα

aloof

distant

final stage

outdo

outshine

overshadow

shadow

stuck-up

uppish

steal the show

last stage

toffee-nosed

output stage

back part of stage

Μεταφράσεις

Emporkömmling

eclipsar

eclipsar

überschatten

arrogant

distant

entacher

éclipser

hautain

ombrager

haitainement

reléguer au second plan

surpasser en éclat

élipser

al fons de l’escenari

Προφέρεται ως (IPA)

/ʌpˈsteɪd͡ʒ/

Ετυμολογία (Αγγλικός)

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.