"backstage" meaning in English

See backstage in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /bækˈsteɪd͡ʒ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-backstage.wav [Southern-England]
Rhymes: -eɪdʒ Etymology: back + stage Etymology templates: {{compound|en|back|stage}} back + stage Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} backstage (not comparable)
  1. Relating to, or situated in the area behind a stage. Tags: not-comparable Translations (behind a stage): كَوَالِيس (kawālīs) [masculine, plural] (Arabic), задкулисен (zadkulisen) (Bulgarian), zákulisí [neuter] (Czech), kuliso [singular] (Esperanto), kulissien takainen (Finnish), coulisses [feminine, plural] (French), backstage (German), baktjalda- (Icelandic), baksviðs- (Icelandic), bastidores [masculine, plural] (Portuguese), закули́сный (zakulísnyj) (Russian), закулі́сний (zakulísnyj) (Ukrainian), залаштунко́вий (zalaštunkóvyj) (Ukrainian), yng nghefn y llwyfan (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-backstage-en-adj-Y-UztCAa Disambiguation of 'behind a stage': 99 1
  2. Secret, concealed from the public. Tags: not-comparable Translations (secret): потаен (potaen) (Bulgarian), kulissien takainen (Finnish), coulisses [feminine, plural] (French), hinter den Kulissen (German), leynilegur (Icelandic), по́таен (pótaen) (Macedonian), затку́лисен (zatkúlisen) (Macedonian), закули́сный (zakulísnyj) (Russian), закулі́сний (zakulísnyj) (Ukrainian), залаштунко́вий (zalaštunkóvyj) (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-backstage-en-adj-sTdc9Lcq Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 16 2 42 35 2 Disambiguation of 'secret': 0 100
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: backstage Johnny, backstage pass, backstager

Adverb

IPA: /bækˈsteɪd͡ʒ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-backstage.wav [Southern-England] Forms: more backstage [comparative], most backstage [superlative]
Rhymes: -eɪdʒ Etymology: back + stage Etymology templates: {{compound|en|back|stage}} back + stage Head templates: {{en-adv}} backstage (comparative more backstage, superlative most backstage)
  1. Towards the area behind the stage. Translations (towards the area behind the stage): kulisseihin (Finnish), kulissien taakse (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-backstage-en-adv-t8ub~WcG Disambiguation of 'towards the area behind the stage': 98 2
  2. Out of view of the public. Translations (out of view of the public): kulisseissa (Finnish), kulissien takana (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-backstage-en-adv-9nHH~gqq Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 16 2 42 35 2 Disambiguation of 'out of view of the public': 1 99

Noun

IPA: /bækˈsteɪd͡ʒ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-backstage.wav [Southern-England] Forms: backstages [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪdʒ Etymology: back + stage Etymology templates: {{compound|en|back|stage}} back + stage Head templates: {{en-noun}} backstage (plural backstages)
  1. The area behind a stage out of view of the audience where performers wait to give their show; especially that of the dressing rooms. Translations (area behind the stage): rereescena [feminine] (Catalan), achterplan [neuter] (Dutch), takahuone (Finnish), backstage (Finnish), bäkkäri (Finnish), coulisses [feminine, plural] (French), Backstage [feminine] (German), baksvið [neuter] (Icelandic), quinta [feminine] (Italian), quinte [feminine, plural] (Italian), postscaenium [neuter] (Latin), tuaroa (Maori), arierscena [feminine] (Polish), zascenie [neuter] (Polish), coxia [feminine] (Portuguese), coxias [feminine, plural] (Portuguese), bastidores [masculine, plural] (Portuguese), cefn llwyfan [masculine] (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-backstage-en-noun-AMEWeNvy Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 16 2 42 35 2 Disambiguation of 'area behind the stage': 99 1
  2. The private portion of the space used by a business or enterprise. Translations (private portion of the space used by a business): takahuone (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-backstage-en-noun-WzRl1y7b Disambiguation of 'private portion of the space used by a business': 2 98

Inflected forms

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      "code": "fi",
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      "sense": "behind a stage",
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    },
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      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "behind a stage",
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        "plural"
      ],
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    },
    {
      "code": "de",
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    },
    {
      "code": "is",
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      "sense": "behind a stage",
      "word": "baktjalda-"
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    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "behind a stage",
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    },
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      "code": "pt",
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      "sense": "behind a stage",
      "tags": [
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        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "bastidores"
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      "sense": "behind a stage",
      "word": "закули́сный"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
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      "sense": "behind a stage",
      "word": "закулі́сний"
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      "code": "uk",
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    },
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      "sense": "secret",
      "word": "потаен"
    },
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      "code": "fi",
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      "sense": "secret",
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    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
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      "sense": "secret",
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        "plural"
      ],
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    {
      "code": "de",
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      "sense": "secret",
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    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "secret",
      "word": "leynilegur"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
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      "word": "по́таен"
    },
    {
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      "lang": "Macedonian",
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      "sense": "secret",
      "word": "затку́лисен"
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      "code": "ru",
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      "word": "закулі́сний"
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      "lang": "Ukrainian",
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    }
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}

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    }
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      "tags": [
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      "tags": [
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      "tags": [
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      ],
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "towards the area behind the stage",
      "word": "kulisseihin"
    },
    {
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      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "towards the area behind the stage",
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    },
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      "sense": "out of view of the public",
      "word": "kulisseissa"
    },
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "out of view of the public",
      "word": "kulissien takana"
    }
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  ],
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}

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      "tags": [
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      ]
    }
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          "stage"
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      ],
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      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "area behind the stage",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "rereescena"
    },
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      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "area behind the stage",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "achterplan"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "area behind the stage",
      "word": "takahuone"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "area behind the stage",
      "word": "backstage"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "area behind the stage",
      "word": "bäkkäri"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "area behind the stage",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "coulisses"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "area behind the stage",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Backstage"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "area behind the stage",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "baksvið"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "area behind the stage",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "quinta"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "area behind the stage",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "quinte"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "area behind the stage",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "postscaenium"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "area behind the stage",
      "word": "tuaroa"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "area behind the stage",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "arierscena"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "area behind the stage",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "zascenie"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "area behind the stage",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "coxia"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "area behind the stage",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "coxias"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "area behind the stage",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "bastidores"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "area behind the stage",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "cefn llwyfan"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "private portion of the space used by a business",
      "word": "takahuone"
    }
  ],
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}

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