upstage (redirected from upstaging)

up·stage  (pstj)

adv.

Toward, at, or on the rear part of a stage.

adj.

1. Of or relating to the rear part of a stage.

2. Informal Haughty; aloof.

n. (pstj)

The rear part of a stage, away from the audience.

tr.v. (p-stj) up·staged, up·stag·ing, up·stag·es

1. To distract attention from (another performer) by moving upstage, thus forcing the other performer to face away from the audience.

2. To divert attention or praise from; force out of the spotlight: a vice president who repeatedly tried to upstage the president.

3. To treat haughtily.

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up·stager n.

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upstage [ˈʌpˈsteɪdʒ]

adv

(Performing Arts / Theatre) on, at, or to the rear of the stage

adj

1. (Performing Arts / Theatre) of or relating to the back half of the stage

2. Informal haughty; supercilious; aloof

vb (tr)

1. (Performing Arts / Theatre) to move upstage of (another actor), thus forcing him to turn away from the audience

2. Informal to draw attention to oneself from (someone else); steal the show from (someone)

3. Informal to treat haughtily

n

(Performing Arts / Theatre) the back half of the stage

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	upstage - the rear part of the stage part, portion - something less than the whole of a human artifact; "the rear part of the house"; "glue the two parts together" stage - a large platform on which people can stand and can be seen by an audience; "he clambered up onto the stage and got the actors to help him into the box"
Verb	1.	upstage - treat snobbishly, put in one's place do by, treat, handle - interact in a certain way; "Do right by her"; "Treat him with caution, please"; "Handle the press reporters gently"
	2.	upstage - move upstage, forcing the other actors to turn away from the audience move, displace - cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense; "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant"
	3.	upstage - steal the show, draw attention to oneself away from someone else; "When the dog entered the stage, he upstaged the actress" outshine - attract more attention and praise than others; "This film outshone all the others in quality"
Adj.	1.	upstage - of the back half of a stage; "she crossed to the upstage chair forcing the lead to turn his back to the audience" downstage - of the front half of a stage
	2.	upstage - remote in manner; "stood apart with aloof dignity"; "a distant smile"; "he was upstage with strangers" aloof, distant reserved - marked by self-restraint and reticence; "was habitually reserved in speech, withholding her opinion"-Victoria Sackville-West
Adv.	1.	upstage - at or toward the rear of the stage; "the dancers were directed to move upstage" dramatic art, dramaturgy, theater, theatre, dramatics - the art of writing and producing plays downstage - at or toward the front of the stage; "the actors moved further and further downstage"

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upstage

verb outshine, top, eclipse, overshadow, surpass, transcend, outstrip, outdo, outclass, be superior to, be head and shoulders above, leave or put in the shade He had a younger brother who always publicly upstaged him.

Translations

upstage [ˈʌpˈsteɪdʒ]

A. ADV (Theat) to be upstage → estar en el fondo del escenario
to go upstage → ir hacia el fondo del escenario

B. VT to upstage sb (fig) → eclipsar a algn

upstage [ˌʌpˈsteɪdʒ]

adv → vers le fond de la scène

vt
to upstage sb → souffler la vedette à qn

upstage

adv (Theat) → im Hintergrund der Bühne; (with movement) → in den Bühnenhintergrund; upstage centre/left/right → im mittleren/linken/rechten Bühnenhintergrund; (with movement) → in den mittleren/linken/rechten Bühnenhintergrund

adj (fig) → blasiert, hochnäsig (with gegenüber)

vt to upstage somebody (Theat) → jdn zwingen, dem Publikum den Rücken zuzukehren; (fig) → jdn ausstechen, jdm die Schau stehlen (inf)

upstage [ˌʌpˈsteɪdʒ] vt to upstage sb → rubare la scena a qn