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behind_the_scenes

behind the scenes

See also: behind-the-scenes

English

Alternative forms

behind-the-scenes

Prepositional phrase

behind the scenes

(theater) Behind the scenery and stage area; backstage.
(idiomatic) In secret; out of public view.
Many videos come with features that show what went on behind the scenes to make the movie and special effects.

Translations

in secret; out of public view

Chinese:
Mandarin: 幕後 (zh), 幕后 (zh) ‎(mùhòu)
Czech: v zákulisí
Danish: bag kulisserne
Dutch: achter de schermen, achter de coulissen
Faroese: í loynd, í loyndum, í duldum, í duld
Finnish: kulissien takana, kulisseissa
French: en coulisse (fr), de l'autre côté du décor
German: hinter den Kulissen (de)
Hebrew: מאחורי הפרגוד ‎(mei'akhoréi hapargód), מאחורי הקלעים ‎(me'akhoréi hakla'ím)

Hungarian: a kulisszák mögött
Italian: dietro le quinte
Japanese: 舞台裏 ‎(ぶたいうら, butaiura)
Polish: za kulisami
Portuguese: nos bastidores (pt), por baixo dos panos
Russian: (also of theatre) за кули́сами ‎(za kulísami), (also of movies) за ка́дром (ru) ‎(za kádrom)
Spanish: detrás del telón, entre bastidores, tras bambalinas
Swedish: bakom kulisserna
Telugu: తెరవెనుక ‎(teravenuka)