"upstage" in German upstage {adv.} im Hintergrund upstage eingebildet hochmütig Hinterbühne Detailed translations for "upstage" upstage{adverb} upstage im Hintergrund One image can't upstage the other. Source: opensubtitles.org Corpus by OPUS Request review Keines soll im Hintergrund sein. upstage 1. colloquial upstage(also: hoity-toity, surmised, cocky, cockily) eingebildet upstage(also: cavalier, arrogant, haughty, sniffy) hochmütig{adjectiv} 2. other upstage die Hinterbühne{feminine} English synonyms for "upstage" upstage {s} aloof distant