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1 at/in the back of one's mind
(being vaguely aware of something; deep inside: In the back of her mind she knew she couldn't trust him.) podświadomie, świtać komuś -
2 stab (someone) in the back
(to act treacherously towards (someone).) zadać (komuś) cios w plecy -
3 stab (someone) in the back
(to act treacherously towards (someone).) zadać (komuś) cios w plecy -
4 the scruff of the neck
(the back of the neck by which an animal can be grasped or lifted: She picked up the cat by the scruff of the neck.) kark -
5 back
[bæk] 1. n( of person) plecy pl; of animal grzbiet m; (of house, car, shirt) tył m; ( of hand) wierzch m; ( of chair) oparcie nt; (FOOTBALL) obrońca m2. vtcandidate popierać (poprzeć perf); ( financially) sponsorować; horse obstawiać (obstawić perf); car cofać (cofnąć perf)Phrasal Verbs:- back out- back up3. vi 4. cpd 5. advback to front — wear tył(em) na przód; know na wylot
to break the back of a job ( BRIT) — wychodzić (wyjść perf) na prostą
to take a back seat ( fig) — usuwać się (usunąć się perf) na drugi plan
* * *[bæk] 1. noun1) (in man, the part of the body from the neck to the bottom of the spine: She lay on her back.) plecy2) (in animals, the upper part of the body: She put the saddle on the horse's back.) grzbiet3) (that part of anything opposite to or furthest from the front: the back of the house; She sat at the back of the hall.) tył4) (in football, hockey etc a player who plays behind the forwards.) pomocnik2. adjective(of or at the back: the back door.) tylny3. adverb1) (to, or at, the place or person from which a person or thing came: I went back to the shop; He gave the car back to its owner.) z powrotem2) (away (from something); not near (something): Move back! Let the ambulance get to the injured man; Keep back from me or I'll hit you!) daleko, dalej3) (towards the back (of something): Sit back in your chair.) do tyłu4) (in return; in response to: When the teacher is scolding you, don't answer back.) w odpowiedzi, z powrotem5) (to, or in, the past: Think back to your childhood.) w przeszłość4. verb1) (to (cause to) move backwards: He backed (his car) out of the garage.) cofać2) (to help or support: Will you back me against the others?) popierać3) (to bet or gamble on: I backed your horse to win.) stawiać na•- backer- backbite
- backbiting
- backbone
- backbreaking
- backdate
- backfire
- background
- backhand 5. adverb(using backhand: She played the stroke backhand; She writes backhand.) bekhendem, pochyło, pochyłym pismem- backlog- back-number
- backpack
- backpacking: go backpacking
- backpacker
- backside
- backslash
- backstroke
- backup
- backwash
- backwater
- backyard
- back down
- back of
- back on to
- back out
- back up
- have one's back to the wall
- put someone's back up
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6 the splits
(the gymnastic exercise of sitting down on the floor with one leg straight forward and the other straight back: to do the splits.) szpagat -
7 the die is cast
(the decisive step has been taken - there is no going back.) kości zostały rzucone -
8 back on to
vt fus* * *((of a building etc) to have its back next to (something): My house backs on to the racecourse.) sąsiadować -
9 back and forth
(first in one direction and then in the other; backwards and forwards: We had to go back and forth many times before we moved all our furniture to the new house.) tam i z powrotem -
10 back of
((American) behind: He parked back of the store.) za -
11 back out
vi* * *1) (to move out backwards: He opened the garage door and backed (his car) out.) wycofywać (się)2) (to withdraw from a promise etc: You promised to help - you mustn't back out now!) wycofywać się -
12 back up
vt* * *1) (to support or encourage: The new evidence backed up my arguments.) popierać2) (to make a copy of the information stored on the computer or disk.) zrobić kopię bezpieczeństwa -
13 back down
vi* * *(to give up one's opinion, claim etc: She backed down in the face of strong opposition.) wycofać się -
14 keep back
1. vtcrowds, tears powstrzymywać (powstrzymać perf); money zostawiać (zostawić perf) sobie; information zatajać (zataić perf)2. vi* * *1) (not to (allow to) move forward: She kept the child back on the edge of the crowd; Every body keep back from the door!) powstrzymywać, przytrzymać2) (not to tell or make known: I feel he's keeping the real story back for some reason.) nie ujawniać3) (not to give or pay out: Part of my allowance is kept back to pay for my meals; Will they keep it back every week?) odciągać -
15 hold back
vt* * *1) (to refuse to tell someone (something): The police were convinced the man was holding something back.) zataić2) (to prevent from happening, being seen etc, with an effort: The little girl succeeded in holding back her tears.) powstrzymywać3) (to prevent from making progress: I meant to finish cleaning the house but the children have held me back all morning.) powstrzymywać, opóźniać -
16 get back
1. vi 2. vt* * *1) (to move away: The policeman told the crowd to get back.) cofnąć się2) (to retrieve: She eventually got back the book she had lent him.) odzyskać -
17 set back
vtto set sb back (by) — opóźniać (opóźnić perf) kogoś (o +acc)
* * *(to delay the progress of: His illness set him back a bit at school.) opóźniać -
18 turn back
1. vi 2. vt* * *(to (cause to) go back in the opposite direction: He got tired and turned back; The travellers were turned back at the frontier.) zawrócić -
19 double back
vi* * *(to turn and go back the way one came: The fox doubled back and went down a hole.) zawrócić -
20 bring back
vt* * *(to (cause to) return: She brought back the umbrella she borrowed; Her singing brings back memories of my mother.) przynieść z powrotem
См. также в других словарях:
in the back — See: STAB IN THE BACK … Dictionary of American idioms
in the back — See: STAB IN THE BACK … Dictionary of American idioms
break the back of — phrasal to subdue the main force of < break the back of inflation > … New Collegiate Dictionary
on the back — See: PAT ON THE BACK … Dictionary of American idioms
on the back — See: PAT ON THE BACK … Dictionary of American idioms
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