back steps

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

he was lying on his back — estaba tumbado boca arriba

he had his back to the door — estaba de espaldas a la puerta

to break one's back working — deslomarse trabajando

I was glad to see the back of him — me alegré de que se fuera

read the instructions on the back — lea las instrucciones al dorso

back to front: your sweater is on back to front — te has puesto el suéter al revés; hand I 2)

the back of the hall — el fondo de la sala

the back of the house — la parte de atrás de la casa

at the back of the drawer — en el fondo del cajón

we sat at the back — nos sentamos al fondo

there's a yard at the back — hay un patio atrás

we stood at the back of the line — nos pusimos al final de la cola

the back row — la última fila

we can get there and back in an hour — podemos ir y volver en una hora

the journey back — el viaje de vuelta

I'll be back tomorrow — volveré mañana

he's back from Paris — ha vuelto de París

it's back to work on Monday — el lunes hay que volver al trabajo

the Democrats are back in power — los demócratas han vuelto al poder

long hair is back (in fashion) — vuelve (a estar de moda) el pelo largo

meanwhile, back at the house... — mientras tanto, en la casa...

to run/fly back — volver* corriendo/en avión

I'll drive you back — te llevo de vuelta en coche

we arrived back in York at six — regresamos a York a las seis

she came back out — volvió a salir

he asked for the ring back — pidió que le devolviera el anillo

he invited me back for coffee — me invitó a su casa a tomar un café

he slapped her and she slapped him back — él la abofeteó y ella le devolvió la bofetada

take two steps back — da dos pasos atrás

to travel back in time — viajar hacia atrás en el tiempo

back in 1972 — (ya) en 1972

a few years back — hace unos años

as far back as last June — ya en junio

back and forth — = backward(s) and forward(s): see backward II d)

a house backed by open fields — una casa cuyo fondo da a campo abierto

to carry sth/sb on one's back — llevar algo/a algn a la espalda

with his back to the light — de espaldas a la luz

sitting back to back — sentados espalda con espalda

they laughed at her behind her back — se rieron de ella a sus espaldas

she has been seeing David behind my back — ha estado viendo a David a mis espaldas

my boss is always on my back — mi jefe siempre está encima mío

shares rose on the back of two major new deals — las acciones subieron a consecuencia de dos nuevos e importantes tratos

to see the back of sb —

I was glad to see the back of him — me alegró deshacerme de él

write your name on the back — escriba su nombre en el reverso

the back of the neck — la nuca

to know sth like the back of one's hand —

I know Naples like the back of my hand — conozco Nápoles como la palma de la mano

there's a car park at the back — hay un aparcamiento en la parte de atrás

be quiet at the back! — ¡los de atrás guarden silencio!

they sat at the back of the bus — se sentaron en la parte de atrás del autobús, se sentaron al fondo del autobús

this idea had been at the back of his mind for several days — esta idea le había estado varios días rondándole la cabeza

you've got your sweater on back to front — te has puesto el jersey al revés

in the back of the car — en la parte trasera del coche

I'll sit in the back — yo me sentaré detrás

stand back! — ¡atrás!

meanwhile, back in London/back at the airport — mientras, en Londres/en el aeropuerto

he little suspected how worried they were back at home — qué poco sospechaba lo preocupados que estaban en casa

there were phone calls back and forth — se hicieron un montón de llamadas el uno al otro

some months back — hace unos meses

back in the 12th century — allá en el siglo XII

I saw her back in August — la vi el agosto pasado

when/what time will you be back? — ¿cuándo/a qué hora vuelves?, ¿cuándo/a qué hora estarás de vuelta?

he's not back yet — aún no ha vuelto, aún no está de vuelta

the electricity is back — ha vuelto la electricidad

black is back (in fashion) — vuelve (a estar de moda) el negro, se vuelve a llevar el negro

30 kilometres there and back — 30 kilómetros ida y vuelta

you can go there and back in a day — puedes ir y volver en un día

the kids will be back at school tomorrow — los niños vuelven al colegio mañana

she backed the car into the garage — entró el coche en el garaje dando marcha atrás

he backed the car into a wall — dio marcha atrás y chocó con un muro

they found a witness to back his claim — encontraron un testigo que apoyó lo que decía

I'm backing Manchester to win — yo apuesto por que va a ganar el Manchester

she backed into me — dio marcha atrás y chocó conmigo

he backed into a table — se echó hacia atrás y se dio con una mesa, retrocedió y se dio con una mesa

the back row — la última fila

the back view of the hotel is very impressive — el hotel visto desde atrás es impresionante, la parte de atrás del hotel es impresionante

he was lying on his back — estaba tumbado boca arriba

he had his back to the door — estaba de espaldas a la puerta

to break one's back working — deslomarse trabajando

I was glad to see the back of him — me alegré de que se fuera

read the instructions on the back — lea las instrucciones al dorso

back to front: your sweater is on back to front — te has puesto el suéter al revés; hand I 2)

the back of the hall — el fondo de la sala

the back of the house — la parte de atrás de la casa

at the back of the drawer — en el fondo del cajón

we sat at the back — nos sentamos al fondo

there's a yard at the back — hay un patio atrás

we stood at the back of the line — nos pusimos al final de la cola

the back row — la última fila

we can get there and back in an hour — podemos ir y volver en una hora

the journey back — el viaje de vuelta

I'll be back tomorrow — volveré mañana

he's back from Paris — ha vuelto de París

it's back to work on Monday — el lunes hay que volver al trabajo

the Democrats are back in power — los demócratas han vuelto al poder

long hair is back (in fashion) — vuelve (a estar de moda) el pelo largo

meanwhile, back at the house... — mientras tanto, en la casa...

to run/fly back — volver* corriendo/en avión

I'll drive you back — te llevo de vuelta en coche

we arrived back in York at six — regresamos a York a las seis

she came back out — volvió a salir

he asked for the ring back — pidió que le devolviera el anillo

he invited me back for coffee — me invitó a su casa a tomar un café

he slapped her and she slapped him back — él la abofeteó y ella le devolvió la bofetada

take two steps back — da dos pasos atrás

to travel back in time — viajar hacia atrás en el tiempo

back in 1972 — (ya) en 1972

a few years back — hace unos años

as far back as last June — ya en junio

back and forth — = backward(s) and forward(s): see backward II d)

a house backed by open fields — una casa cuyo fondo da a campo abierto

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

broad back — широкая спина

back pain — боль в спине

with one's back to the door — спиной к двери

to arch one's back — сгорбиться; выгнуть спину

to do smth. behind the back of smb. — делать что-л. за спиной у кого-л., делать что-л. тайно, скрытно

The cat arched its back. — Кот выгнул спину.

to break one's back — сломать позвоночник

back of the head — затылок

back of the hand — тыльная сторона ладони

at / in the back of smth. — позади чего-л.

from the back — сзади

room at the back of the house — задняя комната

yard in back of the house — двор за домом

He put his back into the task. — Он полностью выложился, выполняя это задание.

back to back — вплотную, впритык

at the back of one's mind — подсознательно

with one's back to the wall — прижатый к стенке; в безвыходном положении

to be at the back of smth. — быть тайной причиной чего-л.

to know the way one knows the back of one's hand — знать как свои пять пальцев

to turn one's back (up)on smb. — отвернуться от кого-л.; покинуть кого-л.

to break the back of smth. — закончить самую трудоёмкую часть какой-л. работы

to get / put / set smb.'s back up — рассердить кого-л.; раздражать кого-л.

to step back — шагать назад

Back from the door! — Прочь от двери!

on the way back — на обратном пути

back home — снова дома, на родине

When will he be back? — Когда он вернётся?

Try to force this bolt back. — Постарайся вставить этот болт обратно.

to give back — отдать назад

to get back — получить обратно

I accepted his offer at once, lest he should draw back. — Я принял его предложение, боясь как бы он не передумал.

The whole country fell back into heathenism. — Вся страна вновь впала в язычество.

a while back — некоторое время тому назад

far back in the Middle Ages — давным-давно в Средние века

In memory I can go back to a very early age. — В памяти я могу вернуться назад в раннее детство.

to love back — отвечать взаимностью

to pay back — отплачивать

to talk back — возражать

to write back — написать в ответ

The field lies back from the road. — Поле лежит за дорогой.

a nation long kept back by a sterile soil and a severe climate — страна, развитие которой долго сдерживали бесплодная земля и суровый климат

to go back from / upon one's word — отказаться от обещания

back seat — заднее сиденье

back door — чёрный ход

back street — закоулок; отдалённая улица

back country — отдалённые от центра районы; глушь

back road — просёлочная дорога; дорога местного значения

back pay / payment — расчёты задним числом

back salary / wages — зарплата, выплаченная с опозданием

back numbers of a magazine — старые номера журнала

back current — обратное течение

to take a back seat — стушеваться, отойти на задний план

demands which had been backed by an armed force — требования, подкреплённые военной силой

to back smb. (up) — оказывать кому-л. поддержку, содействовать кому-л.

They backed the new enterprise by investing in it. — Они поддержали новое предприятие, вложив в него деньги.

Most members were against Mr Jones, who would have lost his position if you hadn't backed him up. — Многие были против мистера Джонса, который потерял бы своё место, если бы вы его не поддержали.

Back up, men, we need all the help we can get. — Поддержите нас, ребята, нам нужна ваша помощь.

to back an argument with proof — подкрепить аргументацию доказательствами

We need further facts to back up our statements. — Нам нужны дополнительные сведения, чтобы подкрепить наши утверждения.

to back a car — подать автомобиль назад

Next you must learn how to back a car into a parking space. — Затем вы должны научиться парковать машину с помощью заднего хода.

Be careful how you back into the garage, the doorway is very narrow. — Будьте осторожны, въезжая задним ходом в гараж, дверь очень узкая.

The crowd backed away to let the wounded man pass through. — Толпа отступила, чтобы дать дорогу раненому.

The child backed away from the fierce dog. — Ребёнок отпрянул от злой собаки.

The crowd backed off in terror as the soldiers charged. — Толпа в ужасе отпрянула, когда солдаты пошли в атаку.

She backed up a few steps and then ran. — Она отступила на несколько шагов, а затем начала разбег.

The car backed up and hit the tree. — Машина дала задний ход и врезалась в дерево.

I backed into another car as I was coming out of the car park. — Я врезался задом в другую машину, когда выезжал со стоянки.

Harry had just bought a new car, and his son went and backed it into a lamppost! — Гарри только что купил новую машину, а его сын разбил её о фонарный столб!

The wardrobe was backed with plywood. — Задняя стенка шкафа была из фанеры.

a coat backed with fur — пальто на меху, пальто с меховой подкладкой

to back a horse — ставить на лошадь

to back the field — поставить на несколько лошадей против одной

We chose this house because the garden backs onto the tennis courts. — Мы выбрали этот дом, потому что его сад примыкает к теннисному корту.

She backed the horse at a jump. — Она вскочила на лошадь одним прыжком.

to back the wrong horse — сделать плохой выбор, просчитаться, ошибиться в расчётах

back porch — задняя дверь, чёрный ход

front porch — парадный выход, подъезд

church porch — паперть