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off·stage

(ôf′stāj′, ŏf′-)

adj.

1. Situated or taking place in the area of a stage that is invisible to the audience.

2. Of, relating to, or taking place in private life: an offstage persona.

adv.

1. Away from the area of a stage visible to the audience.

a. In private life: an actor known offstage by another name.

b. Behind the scenes; not visible to the public: The meetings between the leaders took place offstage.

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offstage

(ˈɒfˈsteɪdʒ)

adj, adv

(Theatre) out of the view of the audience; off the stage

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off•stage

(ˈɔfˈsteɪdʒ, ˈɒf-)

adv.

1. off the stage or in the wings; away from the view of the audience (opposed to onstage).

2. in private life.

adj.

3. not in view of the audience; backstage, in the wings, etc.

4. withheld from public view or attention; private.

[1920–25]

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Noun	1.	offstage - a stage area out of sight of the audience backstage, wing 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"
Adj.	1.	offstage - situated or taking place in the area of a stage not visible to the audience; "offstage noises" onstage - situated or taking place on the area of a stage visible to the audience
	2.	offstage - concealed from public view or attention; "offstage political meetings" backstage private - confined to particular persons or groups or providing privacy; "a private place"; "private discussions"; "private lessons"; "a private club"; "a private secretary"; "private property"; "the former President is now a private citizen"; "public figures struggle to maintain a private life"
Adv.	1.	offstage - behind the scenes; not on stage; "the actors were waiting offstage" onstage - on the stage; "it was time for her to go onstage"
	2.	offstage - not in public; "the deal was done offstage"

Translations

dietro le quinte

offstage

[ˌɒfˈsteɪdʒ]

A. ADJ → de entre bastidores

B. ADV → entre bastidores, fuera del escenario

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

offstage

off stage, off-stage [ˌɒfˈsteɪdʒ]

adv

(in theatre) → en coulisse or en coulisses
someone off-stage has to shout: "My God!" → quelqu'un en coulisse doit crier: "Mon Dieu!"

(= in real life) → à la ville
Off-stage they are close friends → À la ville, ce sont des amis proches.
on and off stage → à la scène comme à la ville

adj

(in theatre) [action, voice] → en coulisse or en coulisses

[life] → hors de la scèneoff-the-cuff [ˌɒfðəˈkʌf] adj (= unpremeditated) [remark, comment, speech] → improvisé(e), impromptu(e)off-the-job [ˌɒfðəˈdʒɒb] adj
off-the-job training → formation professionnelle extérieureoff-the-peg [ˌɒfðəˈpɛg] off-the-rack [ˌɒfðəˈræk] (US)

adj [clothes] → de confection

adv → dans le commerce
to buy sth off-the-peg → acheter qch dans le commerceoff-the-record off the record [ˌɒfðəˈrɛkɔː^rd]

adj [remark, statement] → officieux/euse

adv [speak] → officieusement, "off the record"
May I speak off the record? → Je peux parler "off the record"?
Off the record, I agree with you → Officieusement or "off the record", je suis d'accord avec vous.off-the-shelf [ˌɒfðəˈʃɛlf]

adj [goods, item] → du commerce; [software, package] → du commerce, sur étagère

adv
to buy sth off-the-shelf → acheter qch dans le commerceoff-the-wall [ˌɒfðəˈwɔːl] adj

(= way-out) [humour] → décalé(e)

(= foolish) [idea, approach] → saugrenu(e)off-white [ˌɒfˈ^hwaɪt] adj → blanc cassé inv

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

offstage

adj → hinter den Kulissen; voice, music etc → aus den Kulissen; his offstage life → sein Leben abseits der Bühne

adv go, walk → von der Bühne; stand → hinter den Kulissen; she was booed offstage → sie wurde von der Bühne gebuht

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

offstage

[ˌɒfˈsteɪdʒ] adj & adv → dietro le quinte

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