backstage

(băk'stāj')
adv.

1. In or toward the area behind the performing space in a theater, especially the area comprising the dressing rooms.
2. In secret; privately.

adj. (băk'stāj')

1. Of, relating to, occurring in, or situated behind the performing area of a theater.
2. Concealed from the public; private.

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The entire area behind the fire wall of the stage of a theater, including the rear of the stage, storage areas, and dressing rooms.

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For a list of words related to backstage, see:

• Stagecraft, Production, and Dramatic Structure - backstage: wings, dressing rooms, and other areas behind proscenium out of audience view
• Secrecy and Concealment - backstage: (adj) secretly or in private

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See words rhyming with "backstage."

Dansk (Danish)
adv. - backstage, bag scenen
adj. - backstage, bag scenen

Nederlands (Dutch)
achter de schermen, achter het toneel, privé

Français (French)
adv. - dans les coulisses, derrière la scène
adj. - caché, dans les coulisses, derrière la scène

Deutsch (German)
adv. - hinter den Kulissen
adj. - hinter den Kulissen

Ελληνική (Greek)
adv. - στα παρασκήνια, στα καμαρίνια
adj. - παρασκηνιακός, των παρασκηνίων
n. - παρασκήνια

Italiano (Italian)
dietro le quinte, dietro il sipario

Português (Portuguese)
adv. - nos bastidores
adj. - atrás do palco
n. - bastidores (m pl), fundo (m) de palco

Русский (Russian)
за кулисами

Español (Spanish)
adv. - entre bastidores, detrás de bambalinas
adj. - de la vida privada

Svenska (Swedish)
adv. - a bakom kulisserna
adj. - a bakom kulisserna
n. - blick över publiken

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
在后台, 向后台, 幕后的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adv. - 在後臺, 向後臺
adj. - 幕後的

한국어 (Korean)
adv. - 무대 뒤에서, 무대 뒤로
adj. - 무대 뒤의, 비밀의

日本語 (Japanese)
adv. - 舞台裏で, 秘密に, 内密に
adj. - 舞台裏の, 私生活の, 秘密の

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(ظرف) ما وراء الكواليس (صفه) خلف الكواليس (الاسم) خلف الستارة‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adv. - ‮אחורי הקלעים‬
adj. - ‮של אחורי הקלעים‬

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