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1 behind someone's back
(without someone's knowledge or permission: He sometimes bullies his sister behind his mother's back.) fara á bakvið e-n; án vitneskju e-s -
2 behind
1. preposition1) (at or towards the back of: behind the door.) fyrir aftan, á bak við2) (remaining after: The tourists left their litter behind them.) eftir3) (in support: We're right behind him on this point.) á bakvið, með2. adverb1) (at the back: following behind.) á eftir2) ((also behindhand [-hænd]) not up to date: behind with his work.) á eftir3) (remaining: He left his book behind; We stayed behind after the party.) eftir3. noun(the buttocks: a smack on the behind.) rass, rasskinnar -
3 back
[bæk] 1. noun1) (in man, the part of the body from the neck to the bottom of the spine: She lay on her back.) bak, hryggur2) (in animals, the upper part of the body: She put the saddle on the horse's back.) bak, hryggur3) (that part of anything opposite to or furthest from the front: the back of the house; She sat at the back of the hall.) bakatil, bakhlið, aftari eða fjarlægari hluti4) (in football, hockey etc a player who plays behind the forwards.) bakvörður2. adjective(of or at the back: the back door.) aftur-, bak-3. adverb1) (to, or at, the place or person from which a person or thing came: I went back to the shop; He gave the car back to its owner.) til baka, aftur2) (away (from something); not near (something): Move back! Let the ambulance get to the injured man; Keep back from me or I'll hit you!) aftur, frá3) (towards the back (of something): Sit back in your chair.) aftur (í)4) (in return; in response to: When the teacher is scolding you, don't answer back.) til baka, á móti5) (to, or in, the past: Think back to your childhood.) aftur (til)4. verb1) (to (cause to) move backwards: He backed (his car) out of the garage.) bakka2) (to help or support: Will you back me against the others?) styðja (við bakið á)3) (to bet or gamble on: I backed your horse to win.) veðja (á)•- backer- backbite
- backbiting
- backbone
- backbreaking
- backdate
- backfire
- background
- backhand 5. adverb(using backhand: She played the stroke backhand; She writes backhand.) með bakhandarhöggi; með vinstrihallandi skrift- backlog- back-number
- backpack
- backpacking: go backpacking
- backpacker
- backside
- backslash
- backstroke
- backup
- backwash
- backwater
- backyard
- back down
- back of
- back on to
- back out
- back up
- have one's back to the wall
- put someone's back up
- take a back seat
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