"behind the scenes" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /bɪˈhaɪnd ðə siːnz/, /bəˈhaɪnd ðə siːnz/ Audio: en-au-behind the scenes.ogg
Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} behind the scenes (not comparable)
  1. Being or working out in secret or out of public view. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-behind_the_scenes-en-adj-s0DfZa89 Categories (other): Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with French translations Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 36 6 13 44 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 35 6 15 44
  2. Divulging or reporting hidden workings. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-behind_the_scenes-en-adj-bVg6LMPI
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: behind-the-scenes [adjective], BTS [abbreviation]

Prepositional phrase

IPA: /bɪˈhaɪnd ðə siːnz/, /bəˈhaɪnd ðə siːnz/ Audio: en-au-behind the scenes.ogg
Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase|head=}} behind the scenes, {{en-prep phrase}} behind the scenes
  1. (idiomatic, theater, film) behind the scenery and stage area; backstage; among the actors; during the production or rehearsal Tags: idiomatic Categories (topical): Film, Theater Translations (theatre/film): hinter den Kulissen (German)
    Sense id: en-behind_the_scenes-en-prep_phrase-GS1vjqDr Categories (other): Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with French translations Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 36 6 13 44 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 35 6 15 44 Topics: broadcasting, entertainment, film, lifestyle, media, television, theater Disambiguation of 'theatre/film': 94 6
  2. (idiomatic, figurative) In secret; out of public view. Tags: figuratively, idiomatic Translations (in secret; out of public view): مِن وَرَاءَ السِّتارِ (min warāʔa s-sitāri) (Arabic), وَرَاءَ الكَوالِيسِ (warāʔa l-kawālīsi) (Arabic), за кулі́самі (za kulísami) [also] (Belarusian), за ка́драм (za kádram) [also] (Belarusian), зад кули́сите (zad kulísite) (Bulgarian), entre bastidors (Catalan), 幕後 (Chinese Mandarin), 幕后 (mùhòu) (Chinese Mandarin), v zákulisí (Czech), bag kulisserne (Danish), achter de schermen (Dutch), achter de coulissen (Dutch), kulisside taga (Estonian), tagaplaanil (Estonian), í loynd (Faroese), í loyndum (Faroese), í duldum (Faroese), í duld (Faroese), kulissien takana (Finnish), kulisseissa (Finnish), en coulisse (French), de l’autre côté du décor (French), dans les coulisses (French), hinter den Kulissen (German), מְאֲחוֹרֵי הַפַּרְגּוֹד (me'akhoréi ha-pargód) (Hebrew), מְאֲחוֹרֵי הַקְּלָעִים (me'akhoréi ha-kla'ím) (Hebrew), a kulisszák mögött (Hungarian), a színfalak mögött (Hungarian), dietro le quinte [also] (Italian), 舞台裏 (butaiura) (alt: ぶたいうら) (Japanese), 막후 (makhu) (alt: 幕後) (Korean), зад кулоа́рите (zad kuloárite) (Macedonian), bak kulissene (Norwegian Bokmål), za kulisami (Polish), nos bastidores (Portuguese), por detrás dos bastidores (Portuguese), por baixo dos panos (Portuguese), за кули́сами (za kulísami) [also] (Russian), за ка́дром (za kádrom) [also] (Russian), в кулуа́рах (v kuluárax) (english: on the sidelines) (Russian), नेपथ्ये (nepathye) (Sanskrit), v zákulisí (Slovak), detrás del telón (Spanish), entre bastidores (Spanish), tras bambalinas (Spanish), bakom kulisserna (Swedish), తెరవెనుక (teravenuka) (Telugu), kafes ardından (Turkish), kulis arkasında (Turkish), за кулі́сами (za kulísamy) [also] (Ukrainian), за лашту́нками (za laštúnkamy) (Ukrainian), за ка́дром (za kádrom) [also] (Ukrainian), הינטער די קוליסן (hinter di kulisn) (Yiddish)
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Synonyms: behind-the-scenes [adjective], BTS [abbreviation]

Alternative forms

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          "word": "舞台裏"
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          "word": "막후"
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      "word": "dietro le quinte"
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      "word": "舞台裏"
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      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
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        "of movies"
      ],
      "roman": "za kádrom",
      "sense": "in secret; out of public view",
      "tags": [
        "also"
      ],
      "word": "за ка́дром"
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      "roman": "hinter di kulisn",
      "sense": "in secret; out of public view",
      "word": "הינטער די קוליסן"
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    "behind the scenes"
  ],
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}

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