upstage

UKʌpsteidʒ USəp'steıdʒ

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در عقب صحنه ي تئاتر

وابسته به عقب يا بالاي صحنه

کناره گير، نجوش، متفرعن

/up´stāj´, up stāj´/adv.,adj., vt.

● در عقب صحنه‌ی تئاتر

● وابسته به عقب یا بالای صحنه، به‌طرف عقب صحنه

● (به طور غرور آمیز) کناره‌گیر، نجوش، متفرعن

● (تئاتر) توجه تماشاچیان را منحصرا به خود معطوف کردن

● توجه دیگران را به خود جلب کردن (و از دیگران منحرف کردن)

adverb

treat snobbishly, put in one's place “Verb Frames:” “Somebody ----s somebody”
move upstage, forcing the other actors to turn away from the audience “Verb Frames:” “Somebody ----s somebody” “Something ----s somebody”
steal the show, draw attention to oneself away from someone else “When the dog entered the stage, he upstaged the actress” “Verb Frames:” “Somebody ----s something” “Somebody ----s somebody” “Something ----s somebody” “Something ----s something” “Sam cannot upstage SueIII”
of the back half of a stage “she crossed to the upstage chair forcing the lead to turn his back to the audience”
remote in manner “stood apart with aloof dignity” “a distant smile” “he was upstage with strangers” “the dancers were directed to move upstage”