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upstaging

/ʌpˈsteɪdʒɪŋ/

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verb

Eclipsar, robar el protagonismo

To draw attention away from others, especially on-stage.

Examples :

"She only wore that dress to upstage everyone."

Ella solo usó ese vestido para eclipsar a todos.

entertainment stage action culture

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verb

Robar el protagonismo

To force other actors to face away from the audience by staying upstage.

Examples :

"The taller actor was unintentionally upstaging his shorter co-star by standing too far back on the stage, forcing the shorter actor to turn away from the audience. "

El actor más alto estaba, sin querer, robando el protagonismo a su compañero más bajo al pararse demasiado atrás en el escenario, obligando al actor más bajo a alejarse del público.

stage entertainment art action

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verb

Tratar con desdén, menospreciar

To treat snobbishly.

Examples :

""Sarah was upstaging her classmates by bragging about her expensive vacation and new clothes." "

Sarah estaba tratando con desdén a sus compañeros de clase al presumir de sus costosas vacaciones y ropa nueva.

attitude character entertainment human action

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verb

Restadificar (cáncer) a una etapa superior

To restage (cancer) to a higher stage than that found at last assessment (compare downstage).

Examples :

""After further testing, the doctor determined the tumor had metastasized, effectively upstaging his cancer from stage II to stage III." "

Después de más pruebas, el médico determinó que el tumor había hecho metástasis, restadificando efectivamente su cáncer de la etapa II a la etapa III.

medicine disease

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noun

Eclipsamiento, ser eclipsado

A situation where somebody or something is upstaged.

Examples :

"The bride considered her sister's elaborate speech at the wedding an upstaging, feeling that the attention should have been on the happy couple. "

La novia consideró el elaborado discurso de su hermana en la boda como un eclipsamiento, sintiendo que la atención debería haberse centrado en la feliz pareja.

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