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Being or working out in secret or out of public view.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Divulging or reporting hidden workings.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
behind the scenery and stage area; backstage; among the actors; during the production or rehearsal
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic
Topics: broadcasting, entertainment, film, lifestyle, media, television, theater
Examples
- Many videos come with features that show what went on behind the scenes to make the movie and special effects.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
In secret; out of public view.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively, idiomatic
Examples
- The government has been negotiating behind the scenes with the separatists for months.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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Across languages
Translations
58 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Georgian:
კულისებს მიღმა
(ḳulisebs miɣma)
— theatre/film
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German:
hinter den Kulissen
— theatre/film
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Korean:
비하인드
(bihaindeu)
— theatre/film
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Arabic:
مِن وَرَاءَ السِّتارِ
(min warāʔa s-sitāri)
— in secret; out of public view
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Arabic:
وَرَاءَ الكَوالِيسِ
(warāʔa l-kawālīsi)
— in secret; out of public view
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Belarusian:
за кулі́самі
(za kulísami)
— in secret; out of public view
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Belarusian:
за ка́драм
(za kádram)
— in secret; out of public view
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Bulgarian:
зад кули́сите
(zad kulísite)
— in secret; out of public view
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Catalan:
entre bastidors
— in secret; out of public view
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Chinese Mandarin:
幕後 /幕后
(mùhòu)
— in secret; out of public view
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Czech:
v zákulisí
— in secret; out of public view
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Danish:
bag kulisserne
— in secret; out of public view
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Dutch:
achter de schermen
— in secret; out of public view
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Dutch:
achter de coulissen
— in secret; out of public view
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Estonian:
kulisside taga
— in secret; out of public view
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Estonian:
tagaplaanil
— in secret; out of public view
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Faroese:
í loynd
— in secret; out of public view
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Faroese:
í loyndum
— in secret; out of public view
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Faroese:
í duldum
— in secret; out of public view
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Faroese:
í duld
— in secret; out of public view
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Finnish:
kulissien takana
— in secret; out of public view
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Finnish:
kulisseissa
— in secret; out of public view
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French:
en coulisse
— in secret; out of public view
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French:
de l'autre côté du décor
— in secret; out of public view
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French:
dans les coulisses
— in secret; out of public view
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Georgian:
კულისებს მიღმა
(ḳulisebs miɣma)
— in secret; out of public view
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German:
hinter den Kulissen
— in secret; out of public view
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Hebrew:
מְאֲחוֹרֵי הַפַּרְגּוֹד
(me'akhoréi ha-pargód)
— in secret; out of public view
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Hebrew:
מְאֲחוֹרֵי הַקְּלָעִים
(me'akhoréi ha-kla'ím)
— in secret; out of public view
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Hungarian:
a kulisszák mögött
— in secret; out of public view
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Hungarian:
a színfalak mögött
— in secret; out of public view
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Italian:
dietro le quinte
— in secret; out of public view
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Japanese:
舞台裏
(butaiura)
— in secret; out of public view
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Kazakh:
астыртын
(astyrtyn)
— in secret; out of public view
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Kazakh:
жасырын
(jasyryn)
— in secret; out of public view
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Korean:
막후
(makhu)
— in secret; out of public view
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Macedonian:
зад кулоа́рите
(zad kuloárite)
— in secret; out of public view
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Norwegian Bokmål:
bak kulissene
— in secret; out of public view
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Polish:
za kulisami
— in secret; out of public view
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Portuguese:
nos bastidores
— in secret; out of public view
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Portuguese:
por detrás dos bastidores
— in secret; out of public view
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Portuguese:
por baixo dos panos
— in secret; out of public view
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Russian:
за кули́сами
(za kulísami)
— in secret; out of public view
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Russian:
за ка́дром
(za kádrom)
— in secret; out of public view
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Russian:
в кулуа́рах
(v kuluárax)
— in secret; out of public view
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Sanskrit:
नेपथ्ये
(nepathye)
— in secret; out of public view
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Slovak:
v zákulisí
— in secret; out of public view
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Spanish:
detrás del telón
— in secret; out of public view
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Spanish:
entre bastidores
— in secret; out of public view
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Spanish:
tras bambalinas
— in secret; out of public view
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Swedish:
bakom kulisserna
— in secret; out of public view
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Telugu:
తెరవెనుక
(teravenuka)
— in secret; out of public view
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Turkish:
kafes ardından
— in secret; out of public view
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Turkish:
kulis arkasında
— in secret; out of public view
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Ukrainian:
за кулі́сами
(za kulísamy)
— in secret; out of public view
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Ukrainian:
за лашту́нками
(za laštúnkamy)
— in secret; out of public view
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Ukrainian:
за ка́дром
(za kádrom)
— in secret; out of public view
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Yiddish:
הינטער די קוליסן
(hinter di kulisn)
— in secret; out of public view