"stay out" zone

le retrait des eaux a révélé l'ampleur du désastre — when the water went down ou subsided, the scale of the disaster became apparent

maison (située) en retrait de — house set back from [route]; house a little way out of [village]

se tenir en retrait — lit to stand back; fig to occupy a back seat

rester en retrait — fig to stay in the background

retrait du permis; retrait du permis de conduire — disqualification from driving Grande-Bretagne revocation of driver's license USA

être en retrait [personne] — to be in the background

siège arrière — ( de voiture) back seat; ( de moto) pillion

à l'arrière — ( dans une voiture) in the back; (dans un train, bus) at the back ou rear; (au rugby, football) at the back

en arrière — ( direction) gén backward(s)

rester en arrière — ( parmi les spectateurs) to stand back; ( après le départ des autres) to stay behind; (par sécurité, crainte) to keep back; ( traîner) to lag behind

regarder en arrière — lit, fig to look back

revenir en arrière — lit to turn back; fig to take a backward step; ( sur un enregistrement) to rewind

en arrière de — ( derrière) behind

les arrières — ( au rugby) the backs; ( au football) the defence [BrE]

surveiller ses arrières — lit, fig to watch one's rear

assurer ses arrières — fig to cover one's back

à l'arrière [véhicule] — in the back

en arrière [rester, traîner] — behind

Ils sont restés en arrière. — They stayed behind., [regarder] back, behind, [tomber, aller] backwards

juega como yo — he plays like me o like I do

como este hay pocos — there are few like this o him

tiene ventajas, como son la resistencia y durabilidad — it has advantages, such as o like strength and durability

hazlo como te dijo ella — do it like * o the way she told you

toca como canta — she plays like * o the same way as she sings

no es como me lo imaginaba — it isn't as o like * I imagined it

• tal como, tal como lo había planeado — just as o the way I had planned it

hazlo como quieras — do it however you want o like

• como sea — at all costs

había como cincuenta — there were about o around fifty

vino como a las dos — he came at about o around two

sentía como tristeza — she felt a sort o kind of sadness

como no tenía dinero — as o since I had no money

• tal (y) como están las cosas — the way things are, as things stand

• de tanto como, tienen las manos doloridas de tanto como aplaudieron — they clapped so much their hands hurt

• como no, como no lo haga en seguida... — if he doesn't do it at once..., unless he does it at once...

siguió leyendo, como si no hubiera oído nada — he kept on reading, as if o as though he hadn't heard

sentí como si fuera a caerme — I felt as if o as though I was about to fall

como si no hubiera pasado nada — as if o as though nothing had happened

se comporta como si me odiara — he behaves as if o as though he hated me

como si fuera a llover — as if o as though it was going to rain

a como dé o diera lugar — at any cost

en algunos lugares como Londres — in some places such as o like London

bailó como nunca — she danced as o like she'd never danced before

así como — (frml) as well as

como él solo/ella sola: es egoísta como él solo he's so o he's incredibly selfish!; como mucho/poco at (the) most/at least; como nadie: cocina como nadie nobody cooks like her; como que...: conduce muy bien - como que es piloto de carreras he drives very well - well, he is a racing driver, after all; y no me lo dijiste - como que no lo sabía! and you didn't tell me about it - that's because I didn't know about it!; como ser (CS) such as, for example; como si (+ subj) as if, as though; ella está grave y él como si nada or como si tal cosa — she's seriously ill and he doesn't seem at all o in the least worried

no voy - como quieras — I'm not going - please yourself o as you like

como era temprano, nos fuimos a dar una vuelta — since o as it was early, we went for a walk

cansado como estaba, me ayudó — tired though o tired as he was, he helped me

en algunos lugares como Londres — in some places such as o like London

bailó como nunca — she danced as o like she'd never danced before

así como — (frml) as well as

como él solo/ella sola: es egoísta como él solo he's so o he's incredibly selfish!; como mucho/poco at (the) most/at least; como nadie: cocina como nadie nobody cooks like her; como que...: conduce muy bien - como que es piloto de carreras he drives very well - well, he is a racing driver, after all; y no me lo dijiste - como que no lo sabía! and you didn't tell me about it - that's because I didn't know about it!; como ser (CS) such as, for example; como si (+ subj) as if, as though; ella está grave y él como si nada or como si tal cosa — she's seriously ill and he doesn't seem at all o in the least worried

no voy - como quieras — I'm not going - please yourself o as you like

como era temprano, nos fuimos a dar una vuelta — since o as it was early, we went for a walk

cansado como estaba, me ayudó — tired though o tired as he was, he helped me

Ex: This scheme aims for a more helpful order than the major schemes, by following the groupings of subjects as they are taught in schools.

siège arrière — ( de voiture) back seat; ( de moto) pillion

à l'arrière — ( dans une voiture) in the back; (dans un train, bus) at the back ou rear; (au rugby, football) at the back

en arrière — ( direction) gén backward(s)

rester en arrière — ( parmi les spectateurs) to stand back; ( après le départ des autres) to stay behind; (par sécurité, crainte) to keep back; ( traîner) to lag behind

regarder en arrière — lit, fig to look back

revenir en arrière — lit to turn back; fig to take a backward step; ( sur un enregistrement) to rewind

en arrière de — ( derrière) behind

les arrières — ( au rugby) the backs; ( au football) the defence [BrE]

surveiller ses arrières — lit, fig to watch one's rear

assurer ses arrières — fig to cover one's back

à l'arrière [véhicule] — in the back

en arrière [rester, traîner] — behind

Ils sont restés en arrière. — They stayed behind., [regarder] back, behind, [tomber, aller] backwards