upstage

[US]/ˌʌpˈsteɪdʒ/
[UK]/ˌʌpˈsteɪdʒ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adv. mod baggrunden på scenen; på en hovent måde
adj. placeret mod baggrunden på scenen; hovent
n. baggrunden på scenen
vt. stjæle billedet; overgå.
Word Forms
Present Participleupstaging
Past Tenseupstaged
Third Person Singularupstages
Past Participleupstaged
Pluralupstages

Example Sentences

The actor moved upstage away from the audience.

Skuespilleren rykkede frem på scenen væk fra publikum.

they were totally upstaged by their co-star in the film.

De blev fuldstændigt overgået af deres medspiller i filmen.

a vice president who repeatedly tried to upstage the president.

En vicepræsident, der gentagne gange forsøgte at overgå præsidenten.

He tried to upstage his boss at the meeting.

Han forsøgte at overgå sin chef til mødet.

She always tries to upstage her colleagues during presentations.

Hun forsøger altid at overgå sine kolleger under præsentationer.

The supporting actor's performance nearly upstaged the lead actor.

Birolle skuespillerens præstation overtrumfede næsten hovedrolle skuespillerens.

It's not professional to upstage your teammates in a team project.

Det er ikke professionelt at overgå dine holdkammerater i et teamprojekt.

She managed to upstage the bride at her own wedding.

Hun formåede at overgå bruden til hendes eget bryllup.

He always tries to upstage his classmates with his intelligence.

Han forsøger altid at overgå sine klassekammerater med sin intelligens.

The flashy decorations upstaged the performers on stage.

De prangende dekorationer overtrumfede de optrædende på scenen.

Her extravagant outfit upstaged everyone else at the party.

Hendes ekstravagante outfit overtrumfede alle andre til festen.

The comedian's hilarious jokes upstaged the other acts in the show.

Komikerens sjove jokes overtrumfede de andre numre i showet.

He always tries to upstage his competitors with his innovative ideas.

Han forsøger altid at overgå sine konkurrenter med sine innovative ideer.

The special effects in the movie upstaged the actors' performances.

De specielle effekter i filmen overtrumfede skuespillernes præstationer.

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