upstage in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

upstage in the PONS Dictionary

upstage Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

upstage position
posición f al fondo de la escena
to go upstage
ir hacia el fondo de la escena
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She loved to upstage others in her quest to become a star.
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A catwalk may also be placed upstage of the proscenium as part of the fly system.
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An upright piano painted white, matching the upstage wall, is against the wall.
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His eventual 1889 version upstaged all the previous versions of the work.
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However, some critics seem to be wanting more from the artist whose man-behind-the-mask intrigue may be upstaging his albums.
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This type of sidekick is rarely encountered in fiction, because the hero runs the risk of being upstaged by them.
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There was a crossover under the upstage edge, with traps under the stage.
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However, in one classic sketch his accent disappears as the character tries to upstage his friends as to how middle-class he is.
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Feeling upstage by newer talent, she sabotages the label party by going on stage announcing that she is now with the label.
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The term upstaging also has since taken on the figurative meaning of an actor unscrupulously drawing the audience's attention away from another actor.
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