back shelf

behind sb's back — alle spalle di qn, fig alle spalle or dietro le spalle di qn

to break the back of a job Brit — fare il grosso or il peggio di un lavoro

to put one's back into it fam — mettercela tutta

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

to put sb's back up fam — far irritare qn

to get off sb's back fam — lasciare qn in pace

I was glad to see the back of him fam — ero contento che se ne fosse andato

I know Naples like the back of my hand — conosco Napoli come il palmo della mia mano or come le mie tasche

at the back of beyond fam — in capo al mondo

back kitchen — retrocucina m

back pass Ftbl — passaggio indietro

to take a back seat fig — restare in secondo piano

back payments — arretrati mpl

he backed into me — ha fatto un passo indietro e mi è venuto addosso, (in car) mi è venuto addosso a marcia indietro

On that floor she almost felt a back number. It was stimulating. (J. Galsworthy, ‘The White Monkey’, part I, ch. IV) — Леди Элисон в этой гостиной чувствовала себя отставшей от жизни. Это было даже пикантно.

What had he done wrong? Nothing. His crime was age; he was sixty-two and a back number. (R. Greenwood, ‘Mr. Bunting’, ch. IX) — В чем его вина? Ни в чем. Единственное его преступление - старость: ему стукнуло шестьдесят два года, его хотят сдать в архив.

‘...I'd only need a lab and about a hundred pounds. If you approach them you have such influence.’ He shook his head, with a faint, regretful smile. ‘I am a back number now, an old fogey laid away upon the shelf.’ (A. J. Cronin, ‘Shannon's Way’, book III, ch. 1) — -...Мне нужна только лаборатория и примерно сотня фунтов деньгами. Если бы вы могли походатайствовать. Ведь вы пользуетесь таким влиянием. Слабо улыбнувшись, профессор Челлис с сожалением покачал головой. - Со мной уже теперь не считаются: я старик, отживший свой век.

The building has become a back number in construction and design. (WD) — И архитектура, и композиция этого здания безнадежно устарели.

the ditch is 6 ft deep — la zanja tiene 6 pies de profundidad; see also deep end

it is with deep regret that... — es con gran or profundo pesar que...

to be in deep trouble — estar* en un serio apuro or (fam) en un buen lío

she's a deep one — (colloq) es un enigma

to go deeper (into something) — ahondar or profundizar* más (en algo)

to be deep IN something: I found her deep in her book la encontré absorta or ensimismada en su libro; you're in this too deep — (colloq) estás metido en esto hasta el cuello (fam)

to drink deep of something — (liter) embeberse de or en algo

the deep — el piélago (liter)

• the deep end — (of swimming pool) lo hondo, la parte honda

• to be deep in snow/water — estar hundido en la nieve/el agua

• the snow lay deep — había una espesa capa de nieve

• a deep or deep- pile carpet — una alfombra de pelo largo

to be deep in thought/in a book — estar sumido or absorto en sus pensamientos/en la lectura

• to take a deep breath — respirar profundamente or hondo or a pleno pulmón

• the play made a deep impression on me — la obra me impresionó profundamente

• to be in deep mourning — estar de luto riguroso

• she fell into a deep sleep — se quedó profundamente dormida

• they expressed their deep sorrow at her loss — le expresaron su profundo pesar por la pérdida que había sufrido

• to be in deep trouble — estar en grandes apuros

he's a deep one * — es un misterio

• deep down he's a bit of a softie — en el fondo es un poco blandengue

• to go deep, his anger clearly went deep — la ira le había calado muy hondo

• I was in far too deep to pull out now — ahora estaba demasiado metido para echarme atrás

• to run deep, the roots of racial prejudice run deep — los prejuicios raciales están profundamente arraigados

deep in the forest — en lo hondo or profundo del bosque

• he gazed deep into her eyes — la miró profundamente a los ojos

• deep in one's heart — en lo más profundo del corazón

• they worked deep into the night — trabajaron hasta muy entrada la noche

creatures of the deep — criaturas fpl de las profundidades

deep breathing N — gimnasia f respiratoria, ejercicios mpl respiratorios

deep clean N — limpieza f a fondo

deep freeze N, deep freezer N — (domestic) congelador m

deep fryer N — freidora f

the Deep South N — (US) los estados del sureste de EE.UU.

deep space N — espacio m interplanetario

deep structure N — (Ling) estructura f profunda

deep vein thrombosis N — trombosis f venosa profunda

the ditch is 6 ft deep — la zanja tiene 6 pies de profundidad; see also deep end

it is with deep regret that... — es con gran or profundo pesar que...

to be in deep trouble — estar* en un serio apuro or (fam) en un buen lío

she's a deep one — (colloq) es un enigma

to go deeper (into something) — ahondar or profundizar* más (en algo)

to be deep IN something: I found her deep in her book la encontré absorta or ensimismada en su libro; you're in this too deep — (colloq) estás metido en esto hasta el cuello (fam)

to drink deep of something — (liter) embeberse de or en algo

the deep — el piélago (liter)

to be in deep — (colloq) y être jusqu'au cou (colloq)

to be in deep water — être dans de beaux draps (colloq)

ATM is widely used in telecommunications systems as network backbones. — Технология АТМ широко применяется в опорных сетях телекоммуникационных систем см. тж. backbone cable, backbone port, backbone site, backbone switch, collapsed backbone, network, segment, WAN