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be·hind-the-scenes

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–adjective

1.	happening or conducted out of view of the general public: The behind-the-scenes preparations made the convention a huge success.

2.	held or kept privately by or among a few key or influential persons: behind-the-scenes negotiations.

3.	occurring backstage: the behind-the-scenes activities of the stage crew.

[Origin: 1835–45

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scene

–noun

1.	the place where some action or event occurs: He returned to the scene of the murder.

2.	any view or picture.

3.	an incident or situation in real life.

4.	an embarrassing outbreak or display of anger, strong feeling, or bad manners: Please don't make a scene in such a public place.

5.	a division of a play or of an act of a play, usually representing what passes between certain of the actors in one place.

6.	a unit of action or a segment of a story in a play, motion picture, or television show.

7.	the place in which the action of a play or part of a play is supposed to occur.

8.	scenery (def. 2).

Literature.

a.	an episode, situation, or the like, as in a narrative.

b.	the setting or locale of a story.

10.	the stage, esp. of an ancient Greek or Roman theater.

11.	an area or sphere of activity, current interest, etc.: the rock music scene; the fashion scene.

—Idioms

12.	behind the scenes, in secret or in private.

13.	make the scene, Slang. to appear in a particular place or engage in a particular activity: Let's make the scene downtown tonight. She was never one to make the drug scene.

[Origin: 1530–40; < L scéna background (of the stage) < Gk skén booth (where actors dressed)

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—Synonyms 1. arena, stage, location; center, focus. 2. See view. 3. episode. 4. demonstration, spectacle, show.

scene Audio Help (sēn) Pronunciation Key
n.

Something seen by a viewer; a view or prospect.
The place where an action or event occurs: the scene of the crime.
The place in which the action of a play, movie, novel, or other narrative occurs; a setting.
1. A subdivision of an act in a dramatic presentation in which the setting is fixed and the time continuous.
2. A shot or series of shots in a movie constituting a unit of continuous related action.
3. The scenery and properties for a dramatic presentation.
4. A theater stage.
5. A sphere of activity: observers of the political scene.
6. Slang A situation or set of circumstances: a bad scene; a wild scene.
1. The scenery and properties for a dramatic presentation.
2. A theater stage.
3. A sphere of activity: observers of the political scene.
4. Slang A situation or set of circumstances: a bad scene; a wild scene.
A real or fictitious episode, especially when described.
A public display of passion or temper: tried not to make a scene.
1. A sphere of activity: observers of the political scene.
2. Slang A situation or set of circumstances: a bad scene; a wild scene.

[French scène, stage, from Old French, from Latin scaena, from Greek skēnē, tent, stage (via Etruscan).]

out of sight of the audience or public

Japanese:	舞台裏で
Latvian:	aizkulisēs
Lithuanian:	užkulisiuose
Norwegian:	bak kulissene, utenfor scenen
Polish:	za kulisami
Portuguese (Brazil):	nos bastidores
Portuguese (Portugal):	nos bastidores
Romanian:	în culise
Russian:	за кулисами
Slovak:	za scénou
Slovenian:	za kulisami
Spanish:	entre bastidores
Swedish:	bakom kulisserna scenen
Turkish:	gizlice, el altından