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behind [bɪˈhaɪnd]━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. adverba. ( = in or at the rear) derrière• to follow a long way behind/not far behind suivre de loin/d'assez prèsb. ( = late) en retard2. prepositiona. derrière• what is behind this? qu'y a-t-il là-dessous ?c. ( = responsible for) who was behind the attack? qui est derrière cet attentat ?d. ( = less advanced than) en retard sur3. noun* * *Note: When used as a preposition to talk about the physical position of something, behind is translated by derrière: behind the house = derrière la maisonbehind is sometimes used in verb combinations ( fall behind, lag behind etc). For translations, consult the appropriate verb entry (fall, lag etc)[bɪ'haɪnd] 1.(colloq) noun derrière (colloq) m2.3.to be behind with — avoir du retard dans [studies, work]
adverb [follow on, trail] derrière; [look, glance] en arrière4.1) derrièrebehind my back — fig derrière mon dos
to be behind the others — [pupil] être en retard par rapport aux autres
2) fig ( motivating)the reasons behind his declaration — les raisons qui motivent/motivaient sa déclaration
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motivate [ˈməʊtɪveɪt]* * *['məʊtɪveɪt] 1.transitive verb motiver [person, décision]2.to motivate somebody to do — inciter or pousser quelqu'un à faire
motivating present participle adjective [force, factor] motivant -
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❢ When used as a preposition to talk about the physical position of something, behind is translated by derrière: behind the house = derrière la maison. behind is sometimes used in verb combinations ( fall behind, lag behind etc). For translations, consult the appropriate verb entry (fall, lag etc).For adverbial uses and figurative prepositional uses see the entry below.A ○ n derrière ○ m.B adj to be behind with avoir du retard dans [studies, work] ; to be too far behind avoir trop de retard ; to be behind in one's research être en retard dans ses recherches ; to be a long way behind être franchement en retard ; I'm behind with my rent je n'ai pas payé mon loyer.C adv [follow on, trail] derrière ; [look, glance] en arrière ; the car behind la voiture de derrière.D prep1 ( at rear of) ( physically) derrière [person, vehicle, object] ; the mountains behind the town les montagnes qui se trouvent/trouvaient derrière la ville ; behind my back lit derrière le dos ; fig derrière mon dos ;2 ( at other side of) derrière [desk, counter, barrier, line] ; to work behind the bar être barman/barmaid m/f ;3 fig ( concealed) behind the smile derrière son sourire ; the reality behind the façade la réalité derrière les apparences ; the real story behind the news la véritable histoire que les médias n'ont pas révélée ;5 fig ( motivating) the reasons behind his declaration les raisons qui motivent/motivaient etc sa déclaration ; what is behind his actions? qu'est-ce qui le pousse à agir ainsi? ; who is behind this proposal? qui est à l'origine de cette proposition? ;6 fig ( supporting) to be (solidly) behind sb soutenir qn (à fond) ; he has no family behind him il n'a pas de famille pour le soutenir ; the woman behind the man journ la femme en coulisses ;7 fig ( in past) he has three years' experience behind him il a trois ans d'expérience derrière lui ; those days are behind me now cette période est bien loin ; I've put all that behind me now j'ai oublié tout ça. -
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6 moving
1 [vehicle, train] en marche ; [parts, target] mobile ; [staircase, walkway] roulant ; -
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moving ['mu:vɪŋ]1 nounmouvement m; (being moved) déplacement m; (leaving house, premises) déménagement m∎ slow-/fast-moving qui se déplace lentement/rapidement(b) (not fixed) mobile(c) (touching) émouvant, touchant∎ she's the moving force or spirit behind the project c'est elle l'instigatrice ou le moteur du projet(e) (for moving house) de déménagement;∎ on moving day le jour du déménagement►► Finance moving averages moyennes fpl mobiles;moving in (into house, premises) emménagement m;moving out (from house, premises) déménagement m;Technology moving parts pièces fpl mobiles;British moving pavement trottoir m roulant;old-fashioned moving picture film m;moving staircase escalier m roulant, escalator m;American moving van camion m de déménagement;moving walkway tapis m ou trottoir m roulant
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