Definizione monolingua

upstage

upstage (third-person singular simple present upstages, present participle upstaging, simple past and past participle upstaged)

1. (transitive) To draw attention away from.

   She only wore that dress to upstage everyone.

2. (transitive) To force other actors to face away from the audience by staying upstage.
3. (transitive) To treat snobbishly.

upstage (uncountable)

1. The part of a stage that is farthest from the audience or camera.

upstage (comparative more upstage, superlative most upstage)

1. At the rear of a stage.

   The minimalist play used no upstage scenery.

upstage (comparative more upstage, superlative most upstage)

1. toward or at the rear of a theatrical stage.

   The actor turned and walked upstage.

2. away from a motion-picture or television camera.

Definizione dizionario upstage

altezzoso

arrivista

Altri significati:

toward or at the rear of a theatrical stage.

(transitive) To draw attention away from.

At the rear of a stage.

Draw attention to oneself away from someone else.

away from a motion-picture or television camera.

The part of a stage that is farthest from the audience or camera.

(transitive) To force other actors to face away from the audience by staying upstage.

(transitive) To treat snobbishly.