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1 behind back

1) Общая лексика: тайком, (one's) заглазно

2) Макаров: (smb.'s) за (чьей-л.) спиной, (smb.'s) за глаза, (smb.'s) тайком, (smb.'s) в отсутствие (кого-л.)

Универсальный англо-русский словарь > behind back
2 behind back

secara sembunyi-sembunyi -

English-Indonesian dictionary > behind back
3 behind-back

adj.

por detrás de la espalda.

Nuevo Diccionario Inglés-Español > behind-back
4 stand behind back

1) Общая лексика: стоять за (кем-л.) оказывать (кому-л.) поддержку, гнаться по пятам за (кем-л.), преследовать (кого-л.)

2) Макаров: (smb.'s) оказывать (кому-л.) поддержку, (smb.'s) гнаться по пятам за (кем-л.), (smb.'s) стоять за (кем-л.), (smb.'s) преследовать (кого-л.)

Универсальный англо-русский словарь > stand behind back
5 talk behind back

1) Общая лексика: говорить за спиной (у кого-л.) злословить на (чей-л.) счёт, говорить за спиной ( у кого-л.) судачить на (чей-л.) счёт

2) Макаров: (smb.'s) злословить на (чей-л.) счёт, (smb.'s) судачить на (чей-л.) счёт, (smb.'s) говорить за спиной (у кого-л.)

Универсальный англо-русский словарь > talk behind back
6 laugh behind back

Общая лексика: (smb.'s) смеяться за глаза

Универсальный англо-русский словарь > laugh behind back
7 one can do with both hands tied behind back

Разговорное выражение: (smth.)(one's) работа не бей лежачего

Универсальный англо-русский словарь > one can do with both hands tied behind back
8 go behind back

mengkhianati

English-Indonesian dictionary > go behind back
9 behind

за предлог:
за (for, per, over, at, behind, after)

позади (behind, after, back from, abaft)

сзади (behind, BACK from, abaft)

после (after, following, since, upon, beyond, behind)
наречие:
позади (behind, after, astern, abaft)

сзади (behind, posteriorly, aback, abaft, after)

после (after, post, beyond, behind, next, past)

вслед (after, following, behind)

ниже (below, lower, under, beneath, hereinafter, behind)
имя существительное:
зад (ass, rear, backside, bottom, behind, bum)

Англо-русский синонимический словарь > behind
10 back from

в стороне от предлог:
в стороне от (BACK from)

позади (behind, after, back from, abaft)

за (for, per, over, at, behind, back from)

сзади (behind, back from, abaft)

вдалеке от (far from, back from)

Англо-русский синонимический словарь > back from
11 back

back [bæk]

vers l'arrière ⇒ 1 (a) re + verbe ⇒ 1 (b), 1 (c) de derrière ⇒ 2 (a) arrière ⇒ 2 (a), 3 (g) dos ⇒ 3 (a)-(c), 3 (e), 3 (f) fond ⇒ 3 (d) reculer ⇒ 4 (a), 5 (a) financer ⇒ 4 (b) parier sur ⇒ 4 (c)

1 adverb

(a) (towards the rear) vers l'arrière, en arrière;

∎ he stepped back il a reculé d'un pas, il a fait un pas en arrière;

∎ I pushed back my chair j'ai reculé ma chaise;

∎ she tied her hair back elle a attaché ses cheveux;

∎ he glanced back il a regardé derrière lui;

∎ house set or standing back from the road maison écartée du chemin ou en retrait

(b) (into or in previous place)

∎ to come back revenir;

∎ to go back (return) retourner;

∎ to go or turn back (retrace footsteps) rebrousser chemin;

∎ American familiar to go back on sb (betray) doubler qn;

∎ we went back home nous sommes rentrés (à la maison);

∎ my headache's back j'ai de nouveau mal à la tête, mon mal de tête a recommencé;

∎ they'll be back on Monday ils rentrent ou ils seront de retour lundi;

∎ I'll be right back je reviens tout de suite;

∎ I'll be back (threat) vous me reverrez;

∎ we expect him back tomorrow il doit rentrer demain;

∎ as soon as you get back dès votre retour;

∎ is he back at work? a-t-il repris le travail?;

∎ he's just back from Moscow il arrive ou rentre de Moscou;

∎ we went to town and back nous avons fait un saut en ville;

∎ he went to his aunt's and back il a fait l'aller et retour chez sa tante;

∎ the trip to Madrid and back takes three hours il faut trois heures pour aller à Madrid et revenir;

∎ meanwhile, back in Washington entre-temps, à Washington;

∎ back home, there's no school on Saturdays chez moi ou nous, il n'y a pas d'école le samedi;

∎ Commerce the back-to-school sales les soldes fpl de la rentrée

(c) (indicating return to previous state)

∎ she wants her children back elle veut qu'on lui rende ses enfants;

∎ he went back to sleep il s'est rendormi;

∎ business soon got back to normal les affaires ont vite repris leur cours normal;

∎ miniskirts are coming back (in fashion) les minijupes reviennent à la mode

(d) (earlier)

∎ six pages back six pages plus haut;

∎ back in the 17th century au 17ème siècle;

∎ as far back as I can remember d'aussi loin que je m'en souvienne;

∎ back in November déjà au mois de novembre;

∎ familiar ten years back il y a dix ans^□

(e) (in reply, in return)

∎ you should ask for your money back vous devriez demander un remboursement ou qu'on vous rembourse;

∎ I hit him back je lui ai rendu son coup;

∎ if you kick me I'll kick you back si tu me donnes un coup de pied, je te le rendrai;

∎ she smiled back at him elle lui a répondu par un sourire;

∎ to write back répondre (par écrit);

∎ to get one's own back (on sb) prendre sa revanche (sur qn);

∎ that's her way of getting back at you c'est sa façon de prendre sa revanche sur toi

2 adjective

(a) (rear → door, garden) de derrière; (→ wheel) arrière (inv); (→ seat) arrière (inv), de derrière;

∎ the back legs of a horse les pattes fpl arrière d'un cheval;

∎ back entrance entrée f située à l'arrière;

∎ the back room is the quietest la pièce qui donne sur l'arrière est la plus calme;

∎ the back page of the newspaper la dernière page du journal;

∎ to put sth on the back burner remettre qch à plus tard

(b) (quiet → lane, road) écarté, isolé

(c) (overdue) arriéré

(d) Linguistics (vowel) postérieur

3 noun

(a) (part of body) dos m;

∎ back pain mal m de dos;

∎ to have a back problem avoir des problèmes de dos;

∎ she carried her baby on her back elle portait son bébé sur son dos;

∎ I fell flat on my back je suis tombé à la renverse ou sur le dos;

∎ we lay on our backs nous étions allongés sur le dos;

∎ my back aches j'ai mal au dos;

∎ the cat arched its back le chat a fait le gros dos;

∎ I only saw them from the back je ne les ai vus que de dos;

∎ she sat with her back to the window elle était assise le dos tourné à la fenêtre;

∎ sitting with one's back to the light assis à contre-jour;

∎ he was sitting with his back to the wall il était assis, dos au mur;

∎ figurative to have one's back to the wall être au pied du mur;

∎ to turn one's back on sb tourner le dos à qn; figurative abandonner qn;

∎ when my back was turned quand j'avais le dos tourné;

∎ you had your back to me tu me tournais le dos;

∎ they have the police at their backs (in support) ils ont la police avec eux; (in pursuit) ils ont la police à leurs trousses;

∎ with an army at his back (supporting him) soutenu par une armée;

∎ to do sth behind sb's back faire qch dans le dos de qn;

∎ he laughs at you behind your back il se moque de vous quand vous avez le dos tourné ou dans votre dos;

∎ to talk about sb behind their back dire du mal de qn dans son dos;

∎ the decision was taken behind my back la décision a été prise derrière mon dos;

∎ he went behind my back to the boss il est allé voir le patron derrière mon dos ou à mon insu;

∎ to be flat on one's back (bedridden) être alité ou cloué au lit;

∎ familiar get off my back! fiche-moi la paix!;

∎ mind your backs! attention, s'il vous plaît!;

∎ the rich live off the backs of the poor les riches vivent sur le dos des pauvres;

∎ to put sb's back up énerver qn;

∎ to put one's back into sth mettre toute son énergie dans qch;

∎ familiar that's it, put your back into it! allez, un peu de nerf!;

∎ to put one's back out se faire mal au dos;

∎ I'll be glad to see the back of her je serai content de la voir partir ou d'être débarrassé d'elle

(b) (part opposite the front → gen) dos m, derrière m; (→ of coat, shirt, door) dos m; (→ of vehicle, building, head) arrière m; (→ of train) queue f; (→ of book) fin f;

∎ to sit in the back (of car) monter à l'arrière;

∎ to sit at the back (of bus) s'asseoir à l'arrière;

∎ the carriage at the back of the train la voiture en queue de ou du train;

∎ at the back of the book à la fin du livre;

∎ the garden is out or round the back le jardin se trouve derrière la maison;

∎ the dress fastens at the back or American in back la robe s'agrafe dans le dos;

∎ there was an advert on the back of the bus il y avait une publicité à l'arrière du bus;

∎ familiar she's got a face like the back of a bus elle est moche comme un pou

(c) (other side → of hand, spoon, envelope) dos m; (→ of carpet, coin, medal) revers m; (→ of fabric) envers m; (→ of page) verso m; Finance (→ of cheque) dos m, verso m;

∎ I know this town like the back of my hand je connais cette ville comme ma poche;

∎ familiar you'll feel the back of my hand in a minute! tu vas en prendre une!

(d) (farthest from the front → of cupboard, room, stage) fond m;

∎ back of the mouth arrière-bouche f;

∎ back of the throat arrière-gorge f;

∎ we'd like a table at the or in the very back nous voudrions une table tout au fond;

∎ familiar in the back of beyond en pleine brousse, au diable vauvert;

∎ it was always there at the back of his mind that… l'idée ne le quittait pas que…;

∎ it's something to keep at the back of your mind c'est quelque chose à ne pas oublier;

∎ I've had it or it's been at the back of my mind for ages j'y pense depuis longtemps, ça fait longtemps que ça me travaille

(e) (binding) dos m

(f) (of chair) dos m, dossier m

(g) Sport arrière m;

∎ (full) back arrière m;

∎ right/left back arrière m droit/gauche

4 transitive verb

(a) (move backwards → bicycle, car) reculer; (→ horse) faire reculer; (→ train) refouler;

∎ I backed the car into the garage j'ai mis la voiture dans le garage en marche arrière;

∎ she backed him into the next room elle l'a fait reculer dans la pièce d'à côté

(b) Commerce (support financially → company, venture) financer, commanditer; Finance (→ loan) garantir;

∎ Finance to back a bill avaliser ou endosser un effet

(c) (encourage → efforts, person, venture) encourager, appuyer, soutenir; Politics (→ candidate, bill) soutenir;

∎ we backed her in her fight against racism nous l'avons soutenue dans sa lutte contre le racisme;

(d) (bet on) parier sur, miser sur;

∎ Sport to back a winner (horse, team) parier ou miser sur un gagnant; Finance & Commerce (company, stock) bien placer son argent; figurative jouer la bonne carte;

∎ figurative to back the wrong horse parier ou miser sur le mauvais cheval

(e) Textiles (strengthen, provide backing for → curtain, material) doubler; (→ picture, paper) renforcer

(f) Music (accompany) accompagner

(g) Nautical (sail) masquer

5 intransitive verb

(a) (go in reverse → car, train) faire marche arrière; (→ horse, person) reculer;

∎ the car backed into the driveway la voiture est entrée en marche arrière dans l'allée;

∎ I backed into my neighbour's car je suis rentré dans la voiture de mon voisin en reculant;

∎ I backed into a corner je me suis retiré dans un coin

(b) (wind) tourner en sens inverse des aiguilles d'une montre

6 back and forth adverb

∎ to go back and forth (person) faire des allées et venues; (machine, piston) faire un mouvement de va-et-vient;

∎ his eyes darted back and forth il regardait de droite à gauche

7 back to front adverb

devant derrière, à l'envers;

∎ you've got your pullover on back to front tu as mis ton pull devant derrière

8 in back of preposition

American derrière

►► Technology back boiler = ballon d'eau chaude situé derrière un foyer;

Press back copy vieux numéro m;

Australian & New Zealand back country campagne f, arrière-pays m inv;

back door (of building) porte f de derrière; Finance financement m déguisé;

∎ figurative to get in through or by the back door être pistonné;

back end

(a) (of car, bus) arrière m; (of train) queue f

(b) North of England (autumn) arrière-saison f, automne m;

∎ the back end of the year l'arrière-saison;

Linguistics back formation dérivation f régressive;

American back haul = trajet de retour d'un camion;

Finance back interest arrérages mpl, intérêts mpl arriérés;

Press back issue vieux numéro m;

Golf the back nine les neuf derniers trous mpl;

Press back number vieux numéro m;

Banking back office back-office m;

back office staff personnels mpl de back-office;

Commerce back orders commandes fpl en souffrance;

back page dernière page f;

Football back pass passe f en retrait;

back passage Anatomy rectum m; (alley) ruelle f;

back pay rappel m de salaire;

Cinema & Theatre back projection rétroprojection f;

back rent arriéré m de loyer;

back road petite route f;

back room (in house) pièce f de derrière; (in shop) arrière-boutique f; (for research) laboratoire m de recherche secret;

back seat siège m arrière;

∎ figurative to take a back seat (job, project) passer au second plan; (person) s'effacer;

back shift (people) = équipe du soir;

∎ I hate the back shift je déteste être du soir;

∎ to work or be on the back shift être (de l'équipe) du soir;

Linguistics back slang ≃ verlan m;

back straight ligne f (droite) d'en face;

back street petite rue f;

∎ I grew up in the back streets of Chicago j'ai été élevé dans les mauvais quartiers de Chicago;

Horseracing back stretch (on race course) ligne f d'en face;

American familiar back talk impertinence^□ f, insolence^□ f;

Finance back taxes arriéré m d'impôts

➲ back away intransitive verb

(a) (car) faire marche arrière

(b) (person) (se) reculer;

∎ she backed away from him elle a reculé devant lui;

∎ figurative they have backed away from making a decision ils se sont abstenus de prendre une décision

➲ back down intransitive verb

(accept defeat → in argument) admettre qu'on est dans son tort; (→ in conflict) faire marche arrière;

∎ he finally backed down on the issue of membership il a fini par céder sur la question de l'adhésion

➲ back off intransitive verb

(a) (withdraw) reculer;

∎ familiar figurative back off, will you! fiche-moi la paix!, lâche-moi les baskets!

(b) American (accept defeat → in argument) admettre qu'on est dans son tort; (→ in conflict) faire marche arrière

➲ back onto inseparable transitive verb

(have back facing towards) donner sur (à l'arrière);

∎ the house backs onto the river l'arrière de la maison donne sur la rivière

➲ back out intransitive verb

(a) (car) sortir en marche arrière; (person) sortir à reculons

(b) figurative (withdraw) se dérober, tirer son épingle du jeu;

∎ don't back out now! ne faites pas marche arrière maintenant!;

∎ they backed out of the deal ils se sont retirés de l'affaire;

∎ to back out of a contract se rétracter ou se retirer d'un contrat;

∎ he's trying to back out (of it) il voudrait se dédire

➲ back up

1 intransitive verb

(a) (car) faire marche arrière

(b) (drain) se boucher; (water) refouler

2 separable transitive verb

(a) (car, horse) faire reculer; (train) refouler

(b) (support → claim, story) appuyer, soutenir; (→ person) soutenir, épauler, seconder;

∎ to back sb up in an argument donner raison à qn;

∎ her story is backed up by eye witnesses sa version des faits est confirmée par des témoins oculaires;

∎ he backed this up with a few facts il a étayé ça avec quelques faits

(c) Computing (data, file) sauvegarder

(d) (accumulate)

∎ traffic is backed up for 5 miles ≃ il y a un embouteillage sur 8 km

3 intransitive verb

Computing sauvegarder

✾ Film 'Back to the Future' Zemeckis 'Retour vers le futur'

Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > back
12 behind

behind [bɪ'haɪnd]

derrière ⇒ 1 (a), 1 (b), 1 (d), 2 (a), 3 en retard sur ⇒ 1 (c) en retard ⇒ 2 (b)

1 preposition

(a) (at the back of) derrière;

∎ behind the house derrière la maison;

∎ she came out from behind the bushes elle est sortie de derrière les buissons;

∎ I sat down right behind him je me suis assis juste derrière lui;

∎ lock the door behind you fermez la porte à clé (derrière vous);

∎ his wife was behind the bar that night sa femme était derrière le bar ou au bar ce soir-là

(b) (indicating past time) derrière;

∎ he has ten years' experience behind him il a dix ans d'expérience derrière lui;

∎ your troubles are behind you now vos ennuis sont terminés maintenant;

∎ let's put it all behind us oublions tout cela, n'y pensons plus;

∎ you have to put the incident behind you il faut que tu oublies cet incident

(c) (indicating deficiency, delay) en retard sur, derrière;

∎ she is behind the other pupils elle est en retard sur les autres élèves;

∎ we're three points behind the other team nous sommes à trois points derrière l'autre équipe;

∎ the trains are running behind schedule or behind time les trains ont du retard (sur l'horaire);

∎ behind the times (country) arriéré, attardé;

∎ you're behind the times (old-fashioned) tu n'es pas à la page; (not aware of latest developments) tu as un métro de retard

(d) (responsible for) derrière;

∎ who was behind the plot? qui était derrière le complot ou à l'origine du complot?;

∎ what's behind all this? qu'est-ce que ça cache?

(e) (supporting)

∎ we're right behind you on this vous avez tout notre soutien dans cette affaire;

∎ the country is right behind the new policies la population soutient tout à fait les nouvelles mesures

2 adverb

(a) (at, in the back) derrière, en arrière;

∎ look behind regardez derrière;

∎ he attacked them from behind il les a attaqués par derrière;

∎ they followed behind ils arrivaient derrière, ils suivaient;

∎ to stay or remain behind (be at the back) rester ou demeurer en arrière; (not leave) ne pas partir;

∎ I'll stay behind and wait for them je resterai derrière pour les attendre;

∎ the teacher kept him behind or made him stay behind le professeur l'a retenu ou l'a mis en retenue;

∎ I left my umbrella behind (at home) j'ai oublié mon parapluie à la maison; (at someone else's home) j'ai oublié mon parapluie (chez lui/eux/ etc);

∎ disaster was not far behind la catastrophe était imminente

(b) (late) en retard;

∎ I'm behind in or with my rent je suis en retard sur mon loyer;

∎ I'm behind in or with my work j'ai du retard dans mon travail;

∎ she's too far behind to catch up with the others elle a pris trop de retard pour pouvoir rattraper les autres;

∎ our team is three points behind notre équipe a trois points de moins;

∎ familiar I'm all behind today je suis en retard (dans mon travail) aujourd'hui^□

3 noun

euphemism (buttocks) derrière m, postérieur m;

∎ to kick sb in the behind botter le derrière à qn;

∎ get up off your behind and find yourself a job! remue-toi un peu et trouve du boulot!

Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > behind
13 ♦ back

♦ back (1) /bæk/
n.

1 ( di essere umano, anat. e fig.) schiena; dorso; spalle (pl.): to be lying on one's back essere sdraiato sulla schiena; essere supino; My back hurts, mi fa male la schiena; He was shot in the back, gli hanno sparato alla schiena; at my back, alle mie spalle; dietro di me; back pains, dolori di schiena

2 ( di animale) groppa; groppone; dorso

3 ( di cosa) retro; dietro; dorso; rovescio; tergo; (di sedia, ecc.) schienale; (di locale, veicolo) parte posteriore, fondo: DIALOGO → - Booking online- Can you see okay from the back?, si vede bene dal fondo?; ( di libro) ultime pagine, fondo: the back of a building, la facciata posteriore di un edificio; the back of a hand, il dorso di una mano; the back of an envelope, il retro di una busta; the back of a knife, il dorso di un coltello; the back of a lorry, la parte posteriore di un camion; at the back of ( USA in back of), dietro (a); nel (o sul) retro di; at the back of the shop, nel retro del negozio: DIALOGO → - Clothes 2- The changing room is at the back of the shop on the right, il camerino è in fondo al negozio sulla destra; (fam. GB) round the back, sul retro ( di un edificio)

4 ( calcio, hockey, ecc.) difensore; terzino: ( rugby) the backs, i tre quarti; la difesa; la terza linea

5 (al pl.) – the Backs, i prati dietro ai college (di Cambridge, che scendono al fiume Cam)

● back-breaking, massacrante; che spezza la schiena; che stronca □ ( nuoto) back crawl, dorso □ the back of the head (o of the neck), la nuca □ the back of the mouth, il retrobocca □ back to back (avv.), back-to-back (agg.), schiena contro schiena; dorso a dorso; addossati; (spec. USA) in successione, uno di seguito all'altro, consecutivi □ (fin.) back-to-back credit, credito sussidiario (o controcredito) □ (GB) back to front, con il davanti dietro; al contrario; alla rovescia; a rovescio; (fig.) da cima a fondo, alla perfezione, a menadito: to put on one's jumper back to front, mettersi il golf al contrario; to know st. back to front, sapere qc. a menadito □ at the back of one's mind, a livello semiconsapevole; in qualche punto della memoria: I heard a little voice at the back of my mind, sentii una vocina dentro di me; I've always had this notion in the back of my mind, è un'idea che mi sono sempre portato dietro; to push a thought to the back of one's mind, allontanare un pensiero □ (fig.) at sb. 's back, a sostegno di q.; dietro a q.: He has the whole party at his back, ha dietro di sé tutto il partito □ (fam.) at (o in, to) the back of beyond, lontanissimo; in capo al mondo; in un posto sperduto; a casa del diavolo (fam.) □ (fig.) behind sb. 's back, alle spalle di q.; all'insaputa di q.; di nascosto a q.: They're laughing at me behind my back, ridono alle mie spalle; mi ridono dietro; They decided it behind my back, l'hanno deciso a mia insaputa □ to get sb. 's back up = to put sb.'s back up ► sotto □ (fam.) to get sb. off sb. 's back, togliere q. di dosso a q.; levare q. di torno a q. □ (fam.) to get off sb. 's back, smettere di asfissiare q.; lasciar respirare q. □ (fam.) to have one's back to the wall, essere con le spalle al muro; essere alle corde □ to live off sb. 's back, vivere alle spalle di q. □ to be on one's back, essere malato; essere costretto a letto; (fig.) essere ridotto male ( vinto, indifeso, ecc.) □ (fam.) to be on sb. 's back, asfissiare q.; non lasciar respirare q.; stare addosso a q. □ to put one's back into st., impegnarsi a fondo in qc.; mettersi sotto di buzzo buono; mettercela tutta; darci dentro (fam.) □ to put sb. 's back up, irritare q.; indispettire q.; far arrabbiare q. □ to see the back of sb., togliersi di torno q.; levarsi dai piedi q. □ to turn one's back, volgere le spalle ( fuggendo) □ to turn one's back on sb., voltare le spalle a q.; piantare in asso q. □ to turn one's back on st., voltare le spalle a qc.; (fig.) rifiutare ( un lavoro, ecc.) □ Watch your back (with…)!, sta' attento (a…)!; non ti fidare (di…)! □ when sb. 's back is turned, quando q. non vede; mentre q. è distratto □ (fig.) with one's back to the wall, con le spalle al muro.
♦ back (2) /bæk/
a.

1 posteriore; di dietro; sul retro; sul fondo: back door, porta sul retro; porta di servizio; back garden, giardino sul retro; back legs, zampe posteriori; the back rows, le file in fondo; le ultime file; (autom.) back seat, sedile posteriore; back shop, retrobottega

2 in posizione arretrata; secondario; fuori mano: back road, strada secondaria ( di campagna); back street, via secondaria; stradina; vicolo

3 remoto, lontano ( nel tempo)

4 arretrato: back issue, numero arretrato (di giornale, ecc.); back orders, ordinativi arretrati; ordinazioni inevase; back pay, paga arretrata; arretrati ( di salario o stipendio); back taxes, imposte arretrate

5 all'indietro; a rovescio; contrario; di rimando; di ritorno: back current, flusso contrario; ( sport) back dive, tuffo all'indietro; ( sport) back pass, passaggio all'indietro; retropassaggio

6 (fon.) velare; gutturale

● back alley, vicolo ( sul retro di un edificio o tra due edifici) □ back-alley (agg.), clandestino; illegale □ (in GB) back bench, seggio della Camera dei Comuni non nella prima fila ( occupato da un semplice deputato); (al pl., per estens.) deputati, parlamentari: the Tory back benches, i (seggi dei) deputati conservatori □ back-bencher ► backbencher □ (GB) back-boiler, caldaia installata nel focolare di un camino ( come elemento di una caldaia retrostante) □ back catalogue, ( di casa discografica) catalogo dei dischi disponibili; ( di casa editrice) catalogo delle opere disponibili □ ( USA) back country, entroterra rurale ( scarsamente popolato) □ back-door (agg.), nascosto; occulto; di soppiatto; surrettizio; subdolo; disonesto; illecito: back-door tax rise, aumento fiscale occulto; back-door methods, metodi subdoli; metodi disonesti; ( USA) back-door man, amante ( di donna sposata) □ back end, parte posteriore; estremità posteriore; fondo; (fam.) posteriore, didietro; parte finale ( di un periodo di tempo); (fig.) aspetto che non si vede: the back end of the year, l'ultima parte dell'anno □ back-end (agg.), finale; conclusivo; (comput.) back-end (applicazione dedicata alla gestione di una risorsa, a supporto di servizi front-end) □ (fin.) back-end load, spese di riscatto; commissione di uscita □ (ling.) back-formation, retroformazione □ (naut.) back freight, nolo di ritorno; soprannolo □ ( calcio, ecc.) back heel, colpo di tacco ( all'indietro) □ ( sport) back line, linea di fondo □ back lot ► backlot □ ( sport, GB) back- marker, ultimo ( in una gara); fanalino di coda (scherz.) □ (fam.) back number, numero arretrato (di giornale, ecc.); (fig.) persona di idee arretrate, cosa fuori moda □ (mecc.) back nut, dado di tenuta □ (fin.) back office, uffici amministrativi, back office (in una società di servizi finanziari, gli uffici che non vengono in contatto con il pubblico) □ (eufem. GB) back passage, retto; ano □ (mecc.) back pressure, contropressione; spinta di perforazione □ (cinem.) back projection, proiezione per trasparente; trasparente □ back room, stanza sul retro; sala interna ( di club, ecc.); (fig.) centro decisionale occulto □ back-room (agg.), dietro le quinte; segreto; occulto: back-room deal, accordo segreto; back-room boy, chi lavora dietro le quinte; ricercatore, scienziato ( impegnato in un lavoro segreto) □ ( oceanografia) back rush, massimo del riflusso □ back-seat driver, (autom.) passeggero pronto a dare consigli sul modo di guidare; (fig.) persona sempre pronta a dare consigli, consigliere non richiesto □ (GB) back shift, secondo turno (di lavoro) □ back slang, gergo nel quale le parole vengono pronunciate a ritroso (per es. ynnep per penny) □ ( sport, GB) back straight, dirittura opposta a quella di arrivo □ back-street (agg.), clandestino; illegale: back-street abortion, aborto clandestino □ (fam. USA) back talk, risposte (pl.) impertinenti (a un genitore, un superiore) □ on the back burner ► burner □ (fig.) to take a back seat, accettare un posto (o un ruolo) di secondo piano; stare nell'ombra □ (fig.) through (o by) the back door, surrettiziamente; di soppiatto; per la porta di servizio; illecitamente; con metodi disonesti.
♦ back (3) /bæk/
avv.

1 indietro; all'indietro; in senso contrario; a ritroso: to look back, guardare indietro; voltarsi a guardare; to move back, farsi indietro; retrocedere; to send back, mandare indietro; rimandare; He leant back in his chair, si è appoggiato allo schienale della sedia; I bent the tube back, piegai il tubo in senso contrario

2 addietro; prima; fa; or sono; indietro: a few years back, alcuni anni prima; alcuni anni fa; some time back, qualche tempo prima; qualche tempo fa; to go back a few years, tornare indietro di qualche anno; risalire a qualche anno addietro; to go back in time, risalire nel tempo; back in 1980, nel 1980; back in the last century, nel secolo scorso

3 nel posto (o nella condizione) di prima; al proprio posto; di nuovo; di ritorno: Put it back!, rimettilo al suo posto!; Back to your seats!, tornate ai vostri posti!; It takes an hour there and back, ci vuole un'ora per andare là e tornare; DIALOGO → - Shoes- I'll be back in just a moment, sarò di ritorno in un attimo; DIALOGO → - Absence 3- He'll be back on Monday, torna lunedì; We are back to where we started, siamo tornati al punto di partenza; to be back to normal, tornare normale; normalizzarsi; I put my shoes back on, mi rimisi le scarpe; back from school, di ritorno da scuola; back home, a casa; da noi; nel nostro paese; in patria; back in Italy, in Italia; da noi in Italia; back in fashion, di nuovo di moda

4 di nuovo di moda: Knee boots are back, gli stivali sono tornati (o sono di nuovo) di moda

5 a propria volta; in cambio; in restituzione: to answer back, rispondere; ribattere; to give back, restituire; ridare; dare indietro; to look back at sb., restituire lo sguardo a q.; to pay back, ripagare; restituire; to write back to sb., rispondere alla lettera di q.

6 ( sport USA) sotto: We are ten points back, siamo sotto di cinque punti

● as far back as I can remember, da quando ne ho memoria □ back and forth, avanti e indietro; su e giù □ back from, discosto da: back from the road, discosto dalla strada □ ( USA) back of, dietro (a) □ (fam.) to be back to square one, essere di nuovo (o essere tornato, ritrovarsi) al punto di partenza □ back-to-nature (agg.), naturistico; ecologico; biologico □ back-to-work injunction, ingiunzione di riprendere il lavoro.
(to) back /bæk/
A v. t.

1 far indietreggiare; far retrocedere; far rinculare; (autom.) far fare retromarcia a: to back one's horse, far rinculare il cavallo; to back one's car, fare retromarcia; to back the car into the garage, entrare nel garage in retromarcia

2 appoggiare; dare il proprio appoggio a; sostenere; spalleggiare: to back a candidate, appoggiare un candidato

3 sostenere finanziariamente; finanziare; to back a scheme, finanziare un progetto

4 corroborare; sostanziare: to back one's argument with facts, corroborare la propria tesi con dei fatti

5 (comm., leg.) avallare; garantire: to back a bill, avallare una cambiale

6 puntare su; scommettere su: to back a winner, puntare su un cavallo vincente ( anche fig.)

7 (generalm. al passivo) foderare; rinforzare

8 (mus.) accompagnare (un cantante, un solista): a male singer backed by a female quartet, un cantante accompagnato da un quartetto di voci femminili

9 fare da sfondo a; essere sullo sfondo di: the hills that back the village, le colline sullo sfondo del paese

10 (naut.) pennellare, appennellare ( l'ancora)

11 (naut.) mettere a collo, accollare ( una vela)

B v. i.

1 indietreggiare; retrocedere; rinculare; (autom.) fare retromarcia, procedere a marcia indietro: to back out of, uscire a ritroso (o rinculando) da; uscire a marcia indietro da; to back into a lane, entrare in un vicolo a marcia indietro; I backed into a stationary car, facendo retromarcia ho urtato contro un'auto ferma

2 ( del vento) girare in senso antiorario

3 – to back onto, ( di edificio) affacciarsi (o dare) sul retro su; avere sul retro: The hotel backs onto the railway, il retro dell'albergo dà sulla ferrovia

● to back and fill, (naut.) mettere a collo e far servire le vele; (fig.) essere indeciso, tentennare, vacillare □ (leg.) to back a warrant, rendere esecutivo un mandato ( del giudice di un'altra contea) □ to back water, (naut.) sciare; (fig.) fare marcia indietro □ (naut.) to back the oars, sciare □ (fig.) to back the wrong horse, puntare sul cavallo perdente.

English-Italian dictionary > ♦ back
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1. noun

2. adjective

3. adverb

4. transitive verb

5. intransitive verb

6. compounds

7. Phrasal Verbs

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1. noun

   a. [of person, animal] dos m

• I've got a bad back j'ai des problèmes de dos

• to carry sth on one's back porter qch sur son dos

• to stand or sit with one's back to sb/sth tourner le dos à qn/qch

• back to back dos à dos

• to be on one's back (inf) ( = be ill) être alité

• behind sb's back derrière le dos de qn

• as soon as his back is turned dès qu'il a le dos tourné

• I was glad to see the back of him (inf) j'étais content de le voir partir

• to have one's back to the wall être adossé au mur ; (figurative) être le dos au mur

► to be on sb's back (inf) être sur le dos de qn

• my boss is always on my back j'ai sans arrêt mon patron sur le dos► to get off sb's back (inf) laisser qn tranquille

• get off my back, will you? fiche-moi la paix !► to get sb's back up hérisser qn

• that's what gets my back up c'est ce qui me hérisse► to put one's back into sth mettre toute son énergie dans qch

• put your back into it! (inf) allons, un peu de nerf ! (inf)► to turn one's back on sb/sth

• you can't just turn your back on your parents tu ne peux quand même pas tourner le dos à tes parents

• he turned his back on the past il a tourné la page► on the back of ( = by means of) en profitant de

   b. [of object] dos m ; [of chair] dossier m ; [of building] arrière m

► at the back [of building] derrière ; [of book] à la fin ; [of cupboard, hall] au fond

• at the very back tout au fond► at the back of [+ building] derrière ; [+ book] à la fin de ; [+ cupboard, hall] au fond de

• he's at the back of all this trouble c'est lui qui est derrière tous ces problèmes► in back (US) [of building, car] à l'arrière

► in back of (US) [+ building, car] à l'arrière de

► in the back [of car] à l'arrière

• to sit in the back of the car être assis à l'arrière► out or round the back (inf) (British) derrière

► back to front devant derrière

• you've got it on back to front tu l'as mis devant derrière

   c. (of part of body) [of head] derrière m ; [of hand] dos m

• the back of one's neck la nuque

• I know Paris like the back of my hand je connais Paris comme ma poche

   d. (Football, hockey) arrière m

2. adjective

   a. ( = not front) [wheel] arrière inv

• the back room [of house] la pièce du fond ; [of pub, restaurant] l'arrière-salle f

• back legs pattes fpl de derrière

   b. [taxes] arriéré

3. adverb

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   a. (in space, time) (stand) back! reculez !

• stay well back! n'approchez pas !

• a week back (inf) il y a une semaine

• as far back as 1800 dès 1800

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• meanwhile, back in London... pendant ce temps-là, à Londres...

• it all started back in 1990 tout a commencé en 1990

• he little suspected how worried they were back at home il était loin de se douter que sa famille s'inquiétait autant

► to go back and forth, to go back and forward [person] faire des allées et venues ; [phone calls, emails, letters] être échangé

   b. ( = returned)

► to be back [person] être rentré

• Mike is not back yet Mike n'est pas encore rentré

• I'll be back at six je serai de retour à six heures

• as soon as I'm back dès que je serai rentré

• Catherine is now back at work Catherine a repris le travail

• the electricity is back l'électricité est revenue

• everything's back to normal tout est rentré dans l'ordre► ... and back

• he went to Paris and back il a fait le voyage de Paris aller et retour

• the journey there and back le trajet aller et retour

• you can go there and back in a day tu peux faire l'aller et retour en une journée

   c. ( = reimbursed) I got/want my money back j'ai récupéré/je veux récupérer mon argent

4. transitive verb

   a. ( = support) soutenir ; [+ statement] confirmer

   b. ( = finance) financer

   c. ( = bet on) parier sur

• I'm backing Leeds to win je parie que Leeds va gagner

• to back the wrong horse miser sur le mauvais cheval

• to back a loser (figurative) miser sur le mauvais cheval

   d. [+ vehicle] reculer

• to back the car in/out entrer/sortir en marche arrière

5. intransitive verb

( = move backwards) reculer

• to back out [vehicle] sortir en marche arrière ; [person] sortir à reculons

6. compounds

► back alley noun ruelle f

► back benches plural noun (British) bancs mpl des députés de base

► back-breaking adjective éreintant

► back burner noun

• to put sth on the back burner mettre qch en veilleuse ► back catalogue noun fonds m de catalogue

► the back country noun (US) la campagne profonde

► back door noun porte f de derrière

• to do sth by or through the back door faire qch par des moyens détournés ► back line noun (Sport) ligne f d'arrières

► back-line player noun (US Sport) arrière m

► back-lit adjective [stage] éclairé de derrière or par l'arrière ; [screen] rétro-éclairé

► back number noun [of newspaper] vieux numéro m

• to be a back number [person] ne plus être dans le coup (inf) ► back-pack noun sac m à dos

► back-packer noun routard (e) m(f)

► back-packing noun

• to go back-packing voyager sac au dos ► back pain noun mal m de dos

► back pay noun rappel m de salaire

► back-pedal intransitive verb ( = retreat) faire marche arrière

► back road noun petite route f de campagne

► back seat noun siège m arrière

• in the back seat sur le siège arrière

• to take a back seat (to sth) (inf) passer au second plan (par rapport à qch) ► back-seat driver noun

• he's a back-seat driver il est toujours à donner des conseils au conducteur ► back street noun ruelle f

• he grew up in the back streets of Leeds il a grandi dans les quartiers pauvres de Leeds ► back-to-back adjective dos à dos

• a row of back-to-back houses (British) une rangée de maisons adossées les unes aux autres adverb• they showed two episodes back-to-back ils ont passé deux épisodes à la suite ► back tooth noun (plural back teeth) molaire f

7. Phrasal Verbs

► back away intransitive verb (se) reculer

• to back away from [+ problem] prendre ses distances par rapport à► back down intransitive verb revenir sur sa position

► back off intransitive verb

( = draw back) reculer

► back on to inseparable transitive verb

[house]

the house backs on to the golf course l'arrière de la maison donne sur le terrain de golf► back out

1. intransitive verb

[person] sortir à reculons ; [car] sortir en marche arrière ; (of undertaking) revenir sur ses engagements

2. separable transitive verb

[+ vehicle] sortir en marche arrière► back out of inseparable transitive verb

[+ deal, agreement] se retirer de ; [+ undertaking] se soustraire à

► back up

1. intransitive verb

   a. ( = reverse) faire marche arrière

   b. ( = queue) the traffic is backing up for miles il y a des kilomètres de bouchon

2. separable transitive verb

   a. [+ theory, claim] confirmer ; [+ person] soutenir

   b. [+ vehicle] faire reculer

   c. [+ computer file] faire une copie de sauvegarde de

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[bæk] 1.
noun

1) Anatomy, Zoology dos m

to be (flat) on one's back — lit être (à plat) sur le dos; fig être au lit

to turn one's back on somebody/something — lit, fig tourner le dos à quelqu'un/quelque chose

to do something behind somebody's back — lit, fig faire quelque chose dans le dos de quelqu'un

I was glad to see the back of him — j'étais content de le voir partir

2) ( reverse side) (of page, cheque, hand, fork, envelope) dos m; ( of fabric) envers m; (of medal, coin) revers m

3) ( rear-facing part) (of vehicle, head) arrière m; ( of electrical appliance) face f arrière; (of shirt, coat) dos m; (of chair, sofa) dossier m

on the back of the door/head — derrière la porte/tête

the shelves are oak but the back is plywood — les étagères sont en chêne mais le fond est en contreplaqué

4) ( area behind building)

to be out back —

to be in the back — US être dans le jardin or la cour

there's a small garden out back ou round the back — il y a un petit jardin derrière (la maison)

the steps at the back of the building — l'escalier à l'arrière de l'immeuble

5) (of car, plane) arrière m

6) (of cupboard, drawer, fridge, bus, stage) fond m

at ou in the back of the drawer — au fond du tiroir

those at the back couldn't see — ceux qui étaient derrière ne pouvaient pas voir

7) Sport arrière m

left back — arrière gauche

8) ( end) fin f

at the back of the book — à la fin du livre
2.
adjective

1) ( at the rear) [leg, paw, edge, wheel] arrière; [bedroom] du fond; [page] dernier/-ière (before n); [garden, gate] de derrière

2) ( isolated) [road] petit (before n)

back alley ou lane — ruelle f

3) Finance, Commerce

back interest/rent/tax — arriérés mpl d'intérêts/de loyer/d'impôts
3.
adverb

1) ( after absence)

to be back — être de retour

I'll be back in five minutes — je reviens dans cinq minutes

to arrive ou come back — rentrer ( from de)

he's back at work — il a repris le travail

she's back in (the) hospital — elle est retournée à l'hôpital

when is he due back? — quand doit-il rentrer?

the mini-skirt is back — ( in fashion) les mini-jupes sont de nouveau à la mode

2) ( in return)

to call ou phone back — rappeler

I'll write back (to him) — je lui répondrai

to punch somebody back — rendre son coup à quelqu'un

to smile back at somebody — rendre son sourire à quelqu'un

3) ( backwards) [glance, jump, step, lean] en arrière

4) ( away)

we overtook him 20 km back — nous l'avons doublé il y a 20 km

ten lines back — dix lignes plus haut

ten pages back — dix pages (avant or plus tôt)

5) ( ago)

25 years back — il y a 25 ans

a week/five minutes back — il y a une semaine/cinq minutes

6) ( a long time ago)

back in April — en avril

back in the days when — du temps où

it was obvious as far back as last year that — déjà l'année dernière il était évident que

7) ( once again)

she's back in power — elle a repris le pouvoir

8) ( expressing a return to a former location)

to travel to London and back — faire l'aller-retour à Londres

we walked there and took the train back — nous y sommes allés à pied et nous avons pris le train pour rentrer

9) ( in a different location)

meanwhile, back in France, he... — pendant ce temps, en France, il...

I'll see you back at the house — je te verrai à la maison
4.
back and forth adverbial phrase

to go ou travel back and forth — ( commute) [person, bus] faire la navette ( between entre)

to walk ou go back and forth — faire des allées et venues ( between entre)

to swing back and forth — [pendulum] osciller

the film cuts ou moves back and forth between New York and Paris — le film se passe entre New York et Paris
5.
transitive verb

1) ( support) soutenir [party, person, bid, bill, strike, action]; appuyer [application]; apporter son soutien à [enterprise, project]

2) ( finance) financer [project, undertaking]

3) ( endorse) garantir [currency]

to back a bill — Commerce, Finance endosser or avaliser une traite

4) ( substantiate) justifier [argument, claim] ( with à l'aide de)

5) ( reverse)

to back the car into the garage — rentrer la voiture au garage en marche arrière

to back somebody into something — faire reculer quelqu'un dans quelque chose

6) ( bet on) parier sur [horse, favourite, winner]

7) (stiffen, line) consolider, renforcer [structure]; endosser [book]; renforcer [map]; maroufler [painting]; doubler [fabric]
6.
- backed combining form

1) ( of furniture)

a high-/low-backed chair — une chaise avec un dossier haut/bas

2) (lined, stiffened)

canvas-/foam-backed — doublé de toile/de mousse

3) ( supported)

UN-backed — soutenu par l'ONU

4) ( financed)

government-backed — financé par l'État

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Phrasal Verbs:

- back away

- back down

- back off

- back onto

- back out

- back up

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to put one's back into it — travailler dur

he's always on my back — (colloq) il est toujours sur mon dos

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

English-French dictionary > back
15 back

back ⇒ The human body

A n

1 Anat, Zool dos m ; to be (flat) on one's back lit être (à plat) sur le dos ; fig être au lit ; to sleep on one's back dormir sur le dos ; he was lying on his back il était allongé sur le dos ; to travel on the back of a donkey voyager à dos d'âne ; to have one's back to sb/sth tourner le dos à qn/qch ; with her back to the door le dos tourné vers la porte ; to turn one's back on sb/sth lit, fig tourner le dos à qn/qch ; as soon as my back is turned dès que j'ai le dos tourné ; to do sth behind sb's back lit, fig faire qch dans le dos de qn ; with one's back to the engine dans le sens contraire à la marche ; to put one's back into it ○ travailler dur ; put your back into it ○ ! allons, un peu de nerf ○ ! ; he's always on my back ○ il est toujours sur mon dos ; get off my back ○ ! fiche-moi la paix ○ ! ; I was glad to see the back of him j'étais content de le voir partir ; to be at the back of être à l'origine de [conspiracy, proposal] ; to put sb's back up offenser qn ; to live off sb's back vivre aux crochets de qn ;

2 ( reverse side) (of page, cheque, card, envelope) dos m, verso m ; ( of fabric) envers m ; (of medal, coin) revers m ; on the back of an envelope au dos d'une enveloppe ; to sign the back of a cheque endosser un chèque ; the back of the hand le dos de la main ;

3 ( flat side) (of knife, fork, spoon) dos m ;

4 ( rear-facing part) ( of vehicle) arrière m ; ( of electrical appliance) face f arrière ; (of shirt, coat) dos m ; to hang one's coat on the back of the door pendre son manteau derrière la porte ; the shelves are oak but the back is plywood les étagères sont en chêne mais le fond est en contreplaqué ; a blow to the back of the head un coup sur l'arrière de la tête ; a lump on the back of the head une bosse derrière la tête ; the knife fell down the back of the fridge le couteau est tombé derrière le réfrigérateur ; the keys were down the back of the sofa les clés avaient glissé derrière les coussins du canapé ;

5 ( area behind building) to be out back, to be in the back US ( in the garden) être dans le jardin ; ( in the yard) être dans la cour ; he's round ou in the back il est dans le jardin ; the view out back is lovely la vue que l'on a à l'arrière est très jolie ; there's a small garden out back ou round the back il y a un petit jardin derrière ; the bins are out back ou round the back les poubelles sont derrière la maison ; the steps at the back of the building l'escalier à l'arrière de l'immeuble ;

6 Aut arrière m ; to sit in the back s'asseoir à l'arrière ; there are three children in the back il y a trois enfants à l'arrière ; to sit at the back of the plane/at the back of the bus s'asseoir à l'arrière de l'avion/au fond du bus ;

7 ( furthest away area) (of cupboard, drawer, fridge) fond m ; ( of stage) fond m ; at ou in the back of the drawer au fond du tiroir ; right at the back of the cupboard tout au fond du placard ; at the back of the audience au fond de la salle ; those at the back couldn't see ceux qui étaient derrière ne pouvaient pas voir ; the back of the throat l'arrière-gorge f ; the back of the mouth la gorge f ;

8 (of chair, sofa) dossier m ;

9 Sport arrière m ; left back arrière gauche ;

10 ( end) fin f ; at the back of the book/file à la fin du livre/fichier ;

11 ( book spine) dos m.

B adj

1 ( at the rear) [axle, wheel, bumper] arrière ; [paw, leg] arrière ; [bedroom] du fond ; [edge] arrière ; [page] dernier/-ière (before n) ; [garden, gate] de derrière ; back tooth molaire f ;

2 ( isolated) [road] petit (before n) ; back alley ou lane ruelle f ; back country arrière-pays m.

C adv

1 ( indicating return after absence) to be back être de retour ; I'll be back in five minutes/six weeks je reviens dans cinq minutes/six semaines ; to arrive ou come back rentrer (from de) ; he's back at work il a repris le travail ; she's back in (the) hospital elle est retournée à l'hôpital ; it's good to be back home c'est agréable de rentrer chez soi or de se retrouver à la maison ; when is he due back? quand doit-il rentrer? ; to go back to reprendre [work] ; retourner en [France, China] ; retourner au [Canada, Japan] ; retourner à [Paris, museum, shop] ; the mini-skirt is back ( in fashion) les mini-jupes sont de nouveau à la mode ;

2 ( in return) to call ou phone back rappeler ; I'll write back (to him) je lui répondrai ; he hasn't written back yet il n'a pas encore répondu ; ‘OK,’ he shouted back ‘OK,’ a-t-il répondu en criant ; to punch sb back rendre son coup à qn ; to smile back at sb rendre son sourire à qn ; he was rude back il a été aussi impoli avec moi que je l'avais été avec lui ; ⇒ answer ;

3 (backwards, in a reverse direction) [glance, jump, step, lean] en arrière ;

4 ( away) we overtook him 20 km back nous l'avons doublé il y a 20 km ; there's a garage 10 km back nous avons passé un garage à 10 km en arrière ;

5 ( ago) 25 years back il y a 25 ans ; a week/five minutes back il y a une semaine/cinq minutes ;

6 ( a long time ago) back in 1964/April en 1964/avril ; back before Easter/the revolution avant Pâques/la révolution ; back in the days when du temps où ; it was obvious as far back as last year/1985 that déjà l'année dernière/en 1985 il était évident que ; to go ou date back to remonter à [Roman times, 1700] ;

7 ( once again) she's back in power/control elle a repris le pouvoir/les commandes ; Paul is back at the wheel Paul a repris le volant ; to get back to sleep se rendormir ; to go back home rentrer chez soi ; to go back to bed se recoucher ;

8 ( nearer the beginning) ten lines back dix lignes plus haut ; ten pages back dix pages plus tôt or avant ;

9 ( indicating return to sb's possession) to give/send sth back rendre/renvoyer qch (to à) ; to put sth back remettre qch ; I've got my books back on m'a rendu mes livres ; to get one's money back être remboursé ; he wants his dictionary back now il veut que tu lui rendes son dictionnaire tout de suite ;

10 ( expressing a return to a former location) to travel to London and back faire l'aller-retour à Londres ; the journey to Madrid and back l'aller-retour à Madrid ; we walked there and took the train back nous y sommes allés à pied et nous avons pris le train pour rentrer ; how long will it take to drive back? combien de temps est-ce que ça prendra pour rentrer en voiture? ;

11 ( in a different location) meanwhile, back in France, he… pendant ce temps, en France, il… ; back in the studio, recording had begun au studio, l'enregistrement avait commencé ; I'll see you back at the house/in the office je te verrai à la maison/au bureau.

D back and forth adv phr to go ou travel back and forth ( commute) [person, bus] faire la navette (between entre) ; to walk ou go back and forth faire des allées et venues (between entre) ; to swing back and forth [pendulum] osciller ; to sway back and forth se balancer ; the film cuts ou moves back and forth between New York and Paris le film se passe entre New York et Paris.

E vtr

1 ( support) soutenir [candidate, party, person, bid, bill, action] ; appuyer [application] ; apporter son soutien à [enterprise, project] ; the strike is backed by the union le syndicat soutient la grève ; the junta is backed by the militia la junte est soutenue par la milice ;

2 ( finance) financer [project, undertaking] ;

3 ( endorse) garantir [currency] ; to back a bill Comm, Fin endosser, avaliser une traite ;

4 ( substantiate) justifier [argument, claim] (with à l'aide de) ;

5 ( reverse) faire reculer [horse] ; to back the car into the garage rentrer la voiture au garage en marche arrière ; to back sb into/against sth faire reculer qn dans/contre qch ; to back oars ou water déramer ;

6 ( bet on) parier sur [horse, favourite, winner] ; to back a loser [race goer] miser sur un cheval perdant ; fig ( invest ill-advisedly) mal placer son argent ; ( support a lost cause) soutenir une cause perdue d'avance ; to back the wrong horse lit, fig miser sur le mauvais cheval ;

7 (stiffen, line) consolider, renforcer [structure] ; endosser [book] ; renforcer, entoiler [map] ; maroufler [painting] ; doubler [fabric] ;

8 Mus accompagner [singer, performer] ;

9 Naut masquer, coiffer [sail].

F vi

1 ( reverse) faire marche arrière ;

2 Naut [wind] changer de direction.

G - backed (dans composés)

1 ( of furniture) a high-/low-backed chair une chaise avec un dossier haut/bas ;

2 (lined, stiffened) canvas-/foam-backed doublé de toile/de mousse ;

3 ( supported) UN-backed soutenu par l'ONU ;

4 ( financed) government-backed financé par l'État.

Idiom

to break the back of a journey/task faire le plus gros du voyage/travail. ⇒ beyond, duck, hand, own, scratch, wall.

Phrasal verbs

■ back away reculer ; to back away from lit s'éloigner de [person, precipice] ; fig prendre ses distances par rapport à [issue, problem] ; chercher à éviter [confrontation].

■ back down:

▶ back down ( give way) céder ; you can't back down now tu ne peux pas céder maintenant ; to back down from chercher à éviter [confrontation] ; to back down on ou over reconsidérer [sanctions, proposal, allegations] ;

▶ back down [sth] [person] descendre [qch] à reculons [slope] ; [car] descendre [qch] en marche arrière [drive, hill].

■ back off

1 ( move away) reculer ;

2 fig ( climb down) se montrer plus coopérant ; to back off over céder sur [issue, matter].

■ back onto:

▶ back onto [sth] [house] donner sur [qch] à l'arrière [fields, railway].

■ back out:

▶ back out

1 ( come out backwards) [person] sortir à reculons ; [car, driver] sortir en marche arrière ; to back out of [person] sortir de [qch] en reculant [room] ; [car, driver] sortir de [qch] en marche arrière [garage, parking space] ;

2 ( renege on) se désister, reculer ; to back out of annuler [deal, contract] ; [competitor, team] se retirer de [event] ;

▶ back [sth] out faire sortir [qch] en marche arrière [vehicle] ; to back the car out of the garage faire sortir la voiture du garage en marche arrière.

■ back up:

▶ back up

1 ( reverse) [driver, vehicle] reculer, faire marche arrière ; back up a few metres recule de quelques mètres ;

2 US ( block) [drains] s'obstruer ;

3 US ( tail back) [traffic] se bloquer ;

▶ back [sth] up, back up [sth]

1 ( support) [facts, evidence] confirmer [claims, case, theory] ;

2 Comput sauvegarder [data, file] ;

▶ back [sb] up soutenir [person].

Big English-French dictionary > back
16 behind

behind [bɪˈhaɪnd]

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1. adverb

   a. ( = in or at the rear) derrière

• to follow a long way behind/not far behind suivre de loin/d'assez près

   b. ( = late) en retard

• to be behind with payments être en retard dans ses paiements

• I'm too far behind to catch up now j'ai pris trop de retard pour pouvoir le rattraper maintenant

2. preposition

   a. derrière

• behind the table derrière la table

• she closed the door behind her elle a fermé la porte derrière elle

• an employee with seven years' service behind her une employée ayant sept ans d'ancienneté

• to put sth behind one oublier qch

   b. (originating) she's the one behind this scheme c'est elle qui est à l'origine de ce projet

• the motives behind her decision les motivations profondes de sa décision

• 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 sur

3. noun

( = buttocks) (inf) postérieur (inf) m

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Note: 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
[bɪ'haɪnd] 1.
(colloq) noun derrière (colloq) m
2.
adjective

to be behind with — avoir du retard dans [studies, work]

to be too far behind — avoir trop de retard
3.
adverb [follow on, trail] derrière; [look, glance] en arrière

the car behind — la voiture de derrière
4.
preposition

1) derrière

behind my back — fig derrière mon dos

he has three years' experience behind him — il a trois ans d'expérience derrière lui

I've put all that behind me now — j'ai oublié tout ça

the real story behind the news — la véritable histoire que les médias n'ont pas révélée

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

who is behind this proposal? — qui est à l'origine de cette proposition?

3) fig ( supporting)

to be (solidly) behind somebody — soutenir quelqu'un (à fond)

English-French dictionary > behind
17 ♦ behind

♦ behind /bɪˈhaɪnd/
A avv.

1 dietro; di dietro; indietro: He was sitting behind, era seduto dietro; Look behind, guarda indietro!; to fall (o to drop) behind, rimanere indietro; from behind, da dietro; far behind, molto indietro; a long way behind, molto indietro; a short distance behind, poco indietro; poco prima

2 indietro ( nel tempo); in arretrato: to be behind with one's work, essere indietro col lavoro; I've fallen behind with my payments, sono in arretrato (o indietro) con i miei pagamenti

B prep.

1 dietro (di, a); alle spalle di: behind the wheel, al volante; behind the curtain, dietro la tenda; Stay right behind me, stammi dietro; He shut the door behind him, chiuse la porta dietro di sé; Look behind you!, guardati alle spalle!; behind my back, dietro di me; alle mie spalle ( anche fig.); We were stuck behind a lorry for one hour, siamo rimasti bloccati dietro a un camion per un'ora; His best days are well behind him, i suoi giorni migliori sono ormai cosa del passato; He left behind him a huge estate, alla sua morte lasciò un enorme patrimonio

2 in sostegno di; in appoggio di; con: We're right behind you, siamo con te; ti appoggiamo

3 dietro; responsabile di: He was behind his partner's death, c'era lui dietro la morte del socio

4 (nascosto) dietro; sotto: There was much uncertainty behind that resolution, c'era molta incertezza dietro quella decisione

5 più indietro di; indietro rispetto a; dietro (di, a): behind schedule, in ritardo (rispetto a un orario, una tabella di marcia): The train is running behind schedule, il treno viaggia in ritardo; She's behind her schoolmates in French, è più indietro dei compagni in francese; They are years behind most Western countries, sono indietro di anni rispetto alla maggioranza dei paesi occidentali; London is one hour behind Rome, Londra è un'ora indietro rispetto a Roma

C n.

(fam.) didietro; sedere; deretano.

● (fig.) behind the scenes, dietro le quinte; in segreto □ behind the times, antiquato; (fam.) fuori moda □ to leave behind, dimenticare ( di prendere); lasciare: I must have left my umbrella behind, devo aver dimenticato l'ombrello.

English-Italian dictionary > ♦ behind
18 behind

behind

❢ 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 prep

1 ( 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 ;

4 fig ( less advanced than) to be behind the others [pupil] être en retard par rapport aux autres ;

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.

Big English-French dictionary > behind
19 behind one's back

Behind one's back

тайно, без ведома

Please don’t talk about me behind my back.

English-Russian small dictionary of idioms > behind one's back
20 behind someone’s back

Behind someone’s back

за спиной, тайно

She sold the car behind his back.

English-Russian small dictionary of idioms > behind someone’s back

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