I'll write back (to him)

to put one's back into it — travailler dur

to be at the back of something — être à l'origine de quelque chose

to put somebody's back up — offenser quelqu'un

to live off somebody's back — vivre aux crochets de quelqu'un

to break the back of a journey/task — faire le plus gros du voyage/travail

I was glad to see the back of him — fui felice di non doverlo più vedere

to sign the back of a cheque — girare un assegno

to hang one's coat on the back of the door — appendere il cappotto dietro la porta

the back of the head — la nuca

to sit in the back — sedersi dietro

to sit at the back of the plane, at the back of the bus — sedersi in fondo all'aereo, all'autobus

at o in the back of the drawer in fondo al cassetto; those at the back couldn't see — quelli in fondo non riuscivano a vedere

at the back of the book — alla fine del libro

to break the back of a journey, task — fare il grosso di un viaggio, di un lavoro

to have one's back to the wall — essere con le spalle al muro

back alley, lane — vicolo, viuzza

to be back — essere di ritorno, tornare

I'll be back in five minutes — sarò di ritorno tra cinque minuti

to call, phone back — richiamare, ritelefonare

I'll write back (to him) — risponderò alla sua lettera

to punch sb. back — restituire un pugno a qcn.

to smile back at sb. — ricambiare un sorriso a qcn

we overtook him 20 km back — l'abbiamo sorpassato 20 km fa

there's a garage 10 km back — c'è un meccanico 10 km indietro

ten lines back — dieci righe più su

ten pages back — dieci pagine indietro

25 years back — 25 anni fa

back in 1964, April — nel 1964, ad aprile

back before the revolution — prima della rivoluzione

back in the days when — ai tempi in cui

it was obvious as far back as last year that — era già evidente l'anno scorso che

she's back in power — ha ripreso il potere

to give, send sth. back — rendere, rispedire qcs.

to put sth. back — rimettere a posto qcs.

I've got my books back — ho riavuto i miei libri

to get one's money back — essere rimborsato

to travel to London and back — andare e tornare da Londra

we walked there and took the bus back — (ci) siamo andati a piedi e siamo tornati in pullman

meanwhile, back in Italy, he... — nel frattempo, in Italia, lui...

I'll see you back in the office — ci rivediamo in ufficio

the film cuts o moves back and forth between New York and Rome — il film si svolge tra New York e Roma

to back the car into the garage — mettere la macchina in garage a marcia indietro

to back sb. into sth. — fare indietreggiare qcn. fino dentro qcs

I was glad to see the back of him — fui felice di non doverlo più vedere

to sign the back of a cheque — girare un assegno

to hang one's coat on the back of the door — appendere il cappotto dietro la porta

the back of the head — la nuca

to sit in the back — sedersi dietro

to sit at the back of the plane, at the back of the bus — sedersi in fondo all'aereo, all'autobus

at o in the back of the drawer in fondo al cassetto; those at the back couldn't see — quelli in fondo non riuscivano a vedere

at the back of the book — alla fine del libro

to break the back of a journey, task — fare il grosso di un viaggio, di un lavoro

to have one's back to the wall — essere con le spalle al muro

back alley, lane — vicolo, viuzza

to be back — essere di ritorno, tornare

I'll be back in five minutes — sarò di ritorno tra cinque minuti

to call, phone back — richiamare, ritelefonare

I'll write back (to him) — risponderò alla sua lettera

to punch sb. back — restituire un pugno a qcn.

to smile back at sb. — ricambiare un sorriso a qcn

we overtook him 20 km back — l'abbiamo sorpassato 20 km fa

there's a garage 10 km back — c'è un meccanico 10 km indietro

ten lines back — dieci righe più su

ten pages back — dieci pagine indietro

25 years back — 25 anni fa

back in 1964, April — nel 1964, ad aprile

back before the revolution — prima della rivoluzione

back in the days when — ai tempi in cui

it was obvious as far back as last year that — era già evidente l'anno scorso che

she's back in power — ha ripreso il potere

to give, send sth. back — rendere, rispedire qcs.

to put sth. back — rimettere a posto qcs.

I've got my books back — ho riavuto i miei libri

to get one's money back — essere rimborsato

to travel to London and back — andare e tornare da Londra

we walked there and took the bus back — (ci) siamo andati a piedi e siamo tornati in pullman

meanwhile, back in Italy, he... — nel frattempo, in Italia, lui...

I'll see you back in the office — ci rivediamo in ufficio

the film cuts o moves back and forth between New York and Rome — il film si svolge tra New York e Roma

to back the car into the garage — mettere la macchina in garage a marcia indietro

to back sb. into sth. — fare indietreggiare qcn. fino dentro qcs

how do you write that? — ¿cómo se escribe?

I wrote him a letter — le escribí una carta

(to have something) written all over one/one's face: jealousy was written all over him/his face — se le notaba a la legua/en la cara que estaba celoso

this pencil doesn't write very well — este lápiz no escribe muy bien

she writes for a newspaper/for television — escribe en un periódico/para la televisión

to write TO somebody — escribirle* a alguien

I am writing in response to the advertisement which... — me dirijo a ustedes con relación al anuncio que...

I write home once a week — escribo a casa una vez por semana

he's just written another novel — acaba de escribir otra novela

how do you write his name? — ¿cómo se escribe su nombre?

he's got an essay to write — tiene que escribir una redacción

she writes that she is very happy in her new life — dice en la carta que está muy contenta con su nueva vida

it is written that... — está escrito que...

to write a letter to sb, write sb a letter — escribir (una carta) a algn

to write a note to/for sb — escribir una nota a algn

to write sb a prescription, write a prescription for sb — hacer una receta a algn

to have sth written all over one —

to write sb — escribir a algn

to write sth to disk — pasar algo a un disco

write on both sides of the paper — escribe por los dos lados del papel

this pen writes well — esta pluma escribe muy bien

she wrote to say that she'd be late — escribió para avisar que llegaría tarde

I am writing in reply to your advertisement — les escribo en respuesta a su anuncio

I'll write for a catalogue — escribiré pidiendo un catálogo

to write to sb — escribir a algn

he writes for a living — se gana la vida escribiendo

he writes about social policy — escribe sobre política social

he writes on foreign policy for the "Guardian" — escribe sobre política internacional para el "Guardian"

how do you write that? — ¿cómo se escribe?

I wrote him a letter — le escribí una carta

(to have something) written all over one/one's face: jealousy was written all over him/his face — se le notaba a la legua/en la cara que estaba celoso

this pencil doesn't write very well — este lápiz no escribe muy bien

she writes for a newspaper/for television — escribe en un periódico/para la televisión

to write TO somebody — escribirle* a alguien

I am writing in response to the advertisement which... — me dirijo a ustedes con relación al anuncio que...

I write home once a week — escribo a casa una vez por semana

I wrote home, to Bob — ho scritto a casa, a Bob

he had "policeman" written all over him — si vedeva lontano un chilometro che era un poliziotto

this pen doesn't write — questa penna non scrive

I write for a living — faccio lo scrittore di mestiere