кули́са
- 1.
wing (of a stage), side scenery, stage flattheatre
Актри́са вы́шла и́з-за кули́с на сце́ну.
The actress came out from the wings onto the stage.
Often in the plural: кулисы.
- 2.
backstage, behind the scenes
Всё реша́лось за кули́сами.
Everything was decided behind the scenes.
In the set phrase за кулисами; also figurative, of secret dealings.
- 3.
(rare) slotted link, guide slot, shift gateengineering
Рыча́г хо́дит по кули́се.
The lever moves along the slotted link.
- 4.
(rare) coulisse, unofficial stock marketfinance
А́кции продава́лись на кули́се.
The shares were traded on the unofficial market.
Examples
Актёр, подучивавший роль перед спектаклем, нервничал за кулисами.
The actor who had been rehearsing his lines before the performance was nervous backstage.
Певец прокашливался за кулисами перед выступлением.
The singer cleared his throat backstage before the performance.
Развеселивший всех клоун ушёл за кулисы.
The clown who had cheered everyone up went backstage.
Подро́бности э́того соглаше́ния бы́ли выработаны за кули́сами.
The details of the agreement were worked out behind the scenes.
Declension
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Nom.Nominative | кули́са | кули́сы |
| Gen.Genitive | кули́сы | кули́с |
| Dat.Dative | кули́се | кули́сам |
| Acc.Accusative | кули́су | кули́сы |
| Inst.Instrumental | кули́сой кули́сою | кули́сами |
| Prep.Prepositional | кули́се | кули́сах |
Word familyкули́саPRO
- кули́саwing (of a stage); backstage; slotted link; coulisse
- кулисыwings
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