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61 screen
[skri:n] 1. noun1) (a flat, movable, often folding, covered framework for preventing a person etc from being seen, for decoration, or for protection from heat, cold etc: Screens were put round the patient's bed; a tapestry fire-screen.) zaslon, španska stena2) (anything that so protects etc a person etc: He hid behind the screen of bushes; a smokescreen.) zaslon3) (the surface on which films or television pictures appear: cinema/television/radar screen.) zaslon2. verb1) (to hide, protect or shelter: The tall grass screened him from view.) zastirati2) (to make or show a cinema film.) posneti; prikazati (film)3) (to test for loyalty, reliability etc.) zaslišati4) (to test for a disease: Women should be regularly screened for cancer.) pregledati•- the screen* * *I [skri:n]nounzaslon, ekran, platno v kinu; film; zaslon pri peči, španska stena; zavesa (dima, megle); maska; grobo sito, rešeto; vetrobran (tudi motoring); mreža na vratih ali na oknu proti muham, komarjem ipd., rešetka; figuratively zaščita; archaic pregrada; medicine rentgenski zaslon; nautical spremljevalno varstvo; magnetski ali električni izolator; military maskiranje, kamuflaža, zastrtje; slang denarnicaoptical screen photography zaslonkato put up (on) a screen of indifference figuratively skriti se pod brezbrižno maskoII [skri:n]transitive verbzasloniti, zastreti, (za)ščititi ( from pred), zaklanjati, prikriti, skriti; military maskirati, kamuflirati; prirediti za film, projecirati na ekran, ekranizirati, filmati, prikazati v filmu; presejati (pesek), prerešetati; nabiti na oglasno desko; podvreči strogi selekciji; zasliševati, zaslišatiscreened coal — presejan, od prahu očiščen premog; intransitive verb photography biti projeciran; dati se filmati -
62 shelter
['ʃeltə] 1. noun1) (protection against wind, rain, enemies etc: We gave the old man shelter for the night.) zaklonišče2) (a building etc designed to give such protection: a bus-shelter.) zaklonišče2. verb1) (to be in, or go into, a place of shelter: He sheltered from the storm.) skriti se2) (to give protection: That line of trees shelters my garden.) ščititi•* * *I [šéltə]nounzaklonišče, zavetišče, zatočišče, zavetje ( from pred); zaščitna streha; military bunker; zaščita, okrilje, krov, varstvo; prenočiščeshelter half military šotorsko kriloshelter-stick slang dežnikII [šéltə] -
63 silt
[silt](fine sand and mud left behind by flowing water.) mulj- silt up* * *[silt]1.nounmulj, sviž, glen, rečno ali jezersko blato;2.transitive verb & intransitive verbzamuljiti (se), zasuti (se), zamašiti (se) z muljem (često up), postati glenast -
64 sink
[siŋk] 1. past tense - sank; verb1) (to (cause to) go down below the surface of water etc: The torpedo sank the battleship immediately; The ship sank in deep water.) potopiti (se)2) (to go down or become lower (slowly): The sun sank slowly behind the hills; Her voice sank to a whisper.) spustiti se3) (to (cause to) go deeply (into something): The ink sank into the paper; He sank his teeth into an apple.) potopiti, zasaditi4) ((of one's spirits etc) to become depressed or less hopeful: My heart sinks when I think of the difficulties ahead.) izgubiti pogum5) (to invest (money): He sank all his savings in the business.) vložiti2. noun(a kind of basin with a drain and a water supply connected to it: He washed the dishes in the sink.) pomivalno korito- sunken- be sunk
- sink in* * *I [siŋk]noun(kuhinjski) izlivek, luknja za umazano vodo; odtok, odtočna cev, odtočni kanal; kloaka, greznica; geology kotlina; (zlasti) figuratively mlak(už)a, močvirjeII [siŋk]1.intransitive verb(po)toniti, potopiti se, utoniti; upasti (o reki), znižati se, zmanjšati se; padati (cene); pasti (ugled); zaiti (sonce); spustiti se na zemljo (mrak); usesti se; ponehati (vihar); vpiti se (barva); pogrezniti se, udirati se, sesesti se; pasti ( into v); slabeti, giniti, onemoči, bližati se koncu; podirati se, rušiti se; podleči, kloniti; veniti, hirati, propadati;2.transitive verbpotopiti (ladjo), pogrezniti, uničiti, pokvariti, povesiti (glavo); znižati, spustiti dol (cene); vrtati, dolbsti (vodnjak, luknjo); vrezati (žig itd.); pustiti ob strani, ne posvečati pozornosti (čemu); pozabiti (prepir); neugodno naložiti (kapital), izgubiti (denar); skrivati, prikriti, zamolčatisink or swim! — ali plavaš (se rešiš, prideš na zeleno vejo), ali pa utoneš!here goes, sink or swim — zdaj gre za biti ali ne bitito sink beneath the burden — kloniti, zrušiti se pod bremenomto sink all considerations — na nič se ne ozirati, iti prek vsegato sink an important fact — zamolčati (izpustiti, ne omeniti) važno dejstvoto sink into the grave — zgruditi se v grob, umretito sink one's own interests — pozabiti na (žrtvovati) svoje lastne interese, biti nesebičenthe old man is sinking rapidly — starček rapidno slabi, hirato sink money — vložiti svoj denar v nekaj, iz česar ga ni lahko dobiti; izgubiti svoj denar pri takem posluto sink the shop — ne govoriti o strokovnih stvareh; tajiti, skrivati svoj poklicto sink one's title — prikriti, zamolčati svoj naslov (naziv) -
65 slow
[sləu] 1. adjective1) (not fast; not moving quickly; taking a long time: a slow train; The service at that restaurant is very slow; He was very slow to offer help.) počasen2) ((of a clock etc) showing a time earlier than the actual time; behind in time: My watch is five minutes slow.) zaostajati3) (not clever; not quick at learning: He's particularly slow at arithmetic.) počasen2. verb(to make, or become slower: The car slowed to take the corner.) upočasniti- slowly- slowness
- slow motion
- slow down/up* * *[slóu]1.adjective ( slowly adverb)počasen (of, in v, pri), len; malo inteligenten, ki težko in počasi umeva; topoglav; zastajajoč (o uri), netočen; slaboten (ogenj); nemaren; nepripravljen, nerad, nenaklonjen; oklevajoč; nenapreden, zaostal, zastarel; slab, ki stagnira (kupčije); dolgotrajen, dolgočasen (o zabavi); slang moreč; postopen, dolgo časa delujoč; ki ne dopušča hitrega premikanja, mehek (o zemljišču)this is very slow — to ni prav nič zabavno, to je dolgočasnoto be slow to do — z nevoljo, nerad, proti svoji volji delatihe was slow to see the point — težko je razumel, za kaj greslow and steady wins the race figuratively vztrajnost, čeprav počasna, zmagujemy watch is 3 minutes slow — moja ura zaostaja ʌ minute;2.adverbpočasislow! — vozite počasi!read slower! — čitaj(te) počasneje!my watch goes slow — moja ura zaostaja;3.transitive verb & intransitive verb (večinoma slow down, slow off, slow up) zmanjšati (čemu) hitrost; počasneje hoditi ali voziti; zavlačevati, odlašati, zadrževati;4.noun(cricket)počasna žoga -
66 stay
[stei] 1. verb1) (to remain (in a place) for a time, eg while travelling, or as a guest etc: We stayed three nights at that hotel / with a friend / in Paris; Aunt Mary is coming to stay (for a fortnight); Would you like to stay for supper?; Stay and watch that television programme.) ostati2) (to remain (in a particular position, place, state or condition): The doctor told her to stay in bed; He never stays long in any job; Stay away from the office till your cold is better; Why won't these socks stay up?; Stay where you are - don't move!; In 1900, people didn't realize that motor cars were here to stay.) ostati2. noun(a period of staying (in a place etc): We had an overnight stay / a two days' stay in London.) bivanje- stay in
- stay out
- stay put
- stay up* * *I [stéi]noun(začasno) bivanje, trajanje bivanja; zadrževanje, brzdanje, zaviranje, preprečevanje; juridically odgoditev, odložitev, ustavitev; figuratively vztrajnost, vzdržljivostto make a long stay — zadržati se dalj časa, muditi se, bivati dalj časahis lack of education is a great stay upon him — njegova pomanjkljiva izobrazba je zanj velika ovirato order a stay of execution juridically odrediti odgoditev prisilne izvršbe (rubežni)to put a stay on — zavirati, brzdati, zadrževatito stand at a stay obsolete mirovati, zasta(ja)ti, zatikati seII [stéi]1.transitive verb(za)ustaviti, zadržati, preprečiti, ovirati (napredek, razvoj); juridically ustaviti, odgoditi (postopek); poravnati (prepir); (trenutno) potešiti, ublažiti (glad, nestrpnost); zadovoljiti (željo); colloquially ostati (vse) do, ostati za;2.intransitive verbostati; stati, mirovati; pričakovati, čakati ( for koga, kaj, da); začasno se zadrževati, muditi se, prebivati (at, in v, with pri); obstati, ustaviti se, oklevati (v gibanju, v govoru itd.); biti na obisku ( with pri); sport vzdržati do konca, vztrajati; (redko) počivati, nehati; (redko) trdno statito come to stay colloquially priti z namenom za popolno nastanitev (naselitev); ustaliti sewill you stay dinner? — boste ostali pri večerji?to stay the night — ostati čez noč, prenočitimoney won't stay in his hand — denar nima obstanka v njegovih rokah, vedno je brez denarjato stay put American ostati na mestu, ostati nespremenjenthis snow has come to stay — ta sneg se bo držal, bo dolgo ostalto stay s.o.'s stomach — (začasno) potešiti komu glad, figuratively komu pokvariti tek (apetit)the word has come to stay — beseda je ostala, je prešla v vsakdanji jezikstay! you forget one thing! — stoj! nekaj pozabljaš!III [stéi]1.nounopora; nautical jamborova vrv (žica), jamborski križ; plural obrat, obračanje; plural steznik; figuratively uteha, podporato miss stays — ne ujeti vetra pri obračanju ladje (pri jadranju proti vetru);2.transitive verb nauticalpritrditi (jambor itd.) z vrvmi (žicami); obrniti (ladjo) s pomočjo vetra ali proti vetru; podpreti (često up), biti v oporo -
67 straggler
noun (a person who walks too slowly during a march etc and gets left behind: A car was sent to pick up the stragglers.) zamudnik* * *[straeglə]nounpotepuh; zaostajalec; botany divji poganjek; nautical v konvoju zaostajajoča ladja -
68 strait-jacket
noun (a type of jacket with long sleeves tied behind to hold back the arms of eg a violent and insane person.) prisilni jopič* * *[stréitdžækit]nounprisilni jopič -
69 tail
[teil] 1. noun1) (the part of an animal, bird or fish that sticks out behind the rest of its body: The dog wagged its tail; A fish swims by moving its tail.) rep2) (anything which has a similar function or position: the tail of an aeroplane/comet.) rep2. verb(to follow closely: The detectives tailed the thief to the station.) skrivaj slediti- - tailed- tails 3. interjection(a call showing that a person has chosen that side of the coin when tossing a coin to make a decision etc.) cifra- tail-end- tail-light
- tail wind
- tail off* * *I [téil]1.nounrep; trtica; spodnji del; konec (sprevoda itd.); zadnji del pluga; stran kovanca z napisom; spremstvo; najslabši igralci kakega moštva, odpadki; stranka, privrženci; žaket, frak, škric, vlečka (obleke); plural colloquially družabna oblekatail of the trenches military najbolj sprednji jarkitail of a stream — tih, miren tok reketails up figuratively dobre volje, veselclose on s.o. 's tail — komu tik za petamicow's tail — figuratively razcefran konec vrvithe dirty end of the cow's tail — figuratively spolzko govorjenje (pogovor)heads or tail? — glava ali napis? (vprašamo, če mečemo kovanec v zrak za odločitev v kaki stvari)with his tail between his legs figuratively ves preplašen, kot polit cucekto be unable to make head or tail of s.th. — ne se spoznati, ne se moči znajti v čemto drop a pinch of salt on the tail of a bird (a hare); humorously natresti ptiču (zajcu) soli na rep (da bi ga ujeli)to go into tails figuratively hitro rastito follow the tail of a plough — držati plug za ročaj, biti kmetovalecshe looked at me out of the tail of her eye — skrivaj, s koncem očesa me je pogledalato put one's tail between one's legs — stisniti rep med noge, zbežatito turn tail — obrniti hrbet, planiti v beg, pete pokazati, popihati joto twist s.o.'s tail — figuratively nadlegovati ali dolgočasiti kogato twist the lion's tail — mučiti, izzivati leva (aluzija na tuje časnikarje ali govornike, ki izzivalno žalijo Anglijo)the tail wags the dog — rep miga s psom, figuratively najneumnejši (najmanj pomembni) komandira, vlada;2.adjectivenajbolj zadajšnji, zadnji, končni, repniII [téil]transitive verbdodati (čemu) rep; tvoriti konec (sprevoda, pogreba itd.); skrivaj slediti (komu); prirezati rep, prijeti ali vleči za rep; odtrgati pecelj (sadežu); čuvati (koga); privezati (z enim koncem) (to na); intransitive verb tvoriti rep; biti z enim koncem pritrjen v zid (npr. greda); sport pustiti se vleči (po strmini navzgor)to tail to the tide, to tail up and down the stream — dvigati in spuščati se na plimi (o zasidrani ladji);III [téil]nounjuridically omejitev dedne pravice, omejena lastninska pravica; premoženje, ki more pripasti samo otrokom lastnikaestate in tail male — imetje, ki lahko preide samo na moške dedičea tenant in tail — uživalec premoženja, ki mora pripasti njegovim naravnim dedičem -
70 touch down
1) ((of aircraft) to land: The plane should touch down at 2 o'clock.) pristati2) (in rugby and American football, to put the ball on the ground behind the opposite team's goal line (noun touch-down).) dotakniti se zemlje z žogo* * *intransitive verb rugby dotakniti se zemlje z žogo; aero pristati; -
71 trailer
1) (a vehicle pulled behind a motor car: We carry our luggage in a trailer.) prikolica2) ((American) a caravan.) karavan3) (a short film advertising a complete film.) napovednik* * *[tréilə]nounmotoring prikolica; stanovanjski voz; botany plazilka; hunting sledilni pes; predvajanje izvlečkov iz prihodnjega filmskega programa -
72 train
I [trein] noun1) (a railway engine with its carriages and/or trucks: I caught the train to London.) vlak2) (a part of a long dress or robe that trails behind the wearer: The bride wore a dress with a train.) vlečka3) (a connected series: Then began a train of events which ended in disaster.) vrsta4) (a line of animals carrying people or baggage: a mule train; a baggage train.) sprevodII [trein] verb1) (to prepare, be prepared, or prepare oneself, through instruction, practice, exercise etc, for a sport, job, profession etc: I was trained as a teacher; The race-horse was trained by my uncle.) vzgojiti, zdresirati2) (to point or aim (a gun, telescope etc) in a particular direction: He trained the gun on/at the soldiers.) nameriti3) (to make (a tree, plant etc) grow in a particular direction.) gojiti•- trained- trainee
- trainer
- training* * *I [tréin]nounrailway vlak; vlečka (obleke); rep (repatice, kometa); spremstvo, suita; niz, vrsta, red, veriga; sprevod, procesija; posledica; technical kolesje (ure), vrsta koles, valjev; military črta smodnika, ki vodi k mini; military tren, komora, pratež; figuratively potek, tek; American & Canadian tovorne saniin train — v teku, v pripravi, v zarodkuto go by train — iti, peljati se z vlakomto change the train — menjati vlak, prestopiti (na drug vlak)to put in train — spraviti v gibanje, v tekII [tréin]1.transitive verbvzgajati, vzgojiti, izobraziti, izučiti, (iz)šolati; izvežbati, (iz)uriti, (z)dresirati; military vežbati; nameriti ( upon na); sport trenirati; agronomy gojiti; obsolete privlačiti, mamiti, zapeljati, ureči, začarati;2.intransitive verbvaditi se, vežbati se, (iz)uriti se, izučiti se; trenirati (se), pripravljati se ( for za); colloquially (= train it) potovati z železnico; American colloquially biti razposajen, divjito train a dog to beg — (z)dresirati psa, da prosito train from London to Brighton colloquially peljati se z vlakom iz Londona v Brightonto train a vine over a wall — namestiti trto, da pleza in raste po ziduI'll train it while you tramp it colloquially jaz se bom peljal z vlakom, medtem ko boš ti pešačil -
73 try
1. verb1) (to attempt or make an effort (to do, get etc): He tried to answer the questions; Let's try and climb that tree!) poskusiti2) (to test; to make an experiment (with) in order to find out whether something will be successful, satisfactory etc: She tried washing her hair with a new shampoo; Try one of these sweets.) preizkusiti3) (to judge (someone or their case) in a court of law: The prisoners were tried for murder.) postaviti pred sodišče4) (to test the limits of; to strain: You are trying my patience.) preizkušati2. noun1) (an attempt or effort: Have a try (at the exam). I'm sure you will pass.) poskus2) (in rugby football, an act of putting the ball on the ground behind the opponents' goal-line: Our team scored three tries.) poskus•- trier- trying
- try on
- try out* * *I [trái]nouncolloquially poskus, eksperiment; poskušnja; preizkušnjato have a try at s.th. — poskusiti kaj, napraviti poskus s čimhe had a good try — poskušal je, kolikor je mogelII [trái]transitive verbposkusiti, lotiti se, začeti; preizkusiti, raziskati; pokusiti (jed); ugotoviti (kaj) s poskusom, eksperimentirati z; juridically (sodno) preiskovati (primer), zasliševati, izpraševati pred sodiščem; soditi, voditi sodni postopek, postaviti pred sodišče ( for zaradi); odločiti, rešiti (spor, vprašanje); (po)skušati (kaj izvesti, doseči); (večinoma try up) (pre)čistiti, rafinirati (kovine, olje itd.), rektificirati (špirit), stopiti (mast, loj itd.); prenapenjati, utrujati (oči), mučiti, preveč zahtevati od, staviti na hudo preizkušnjo; (večinoma try up) tesati, strugati, stružiti, rezljati; intransitive verb poskusiti, napraviti poskus; truditi se ( for za), prizadevati si, mučiti se(at z)a tried friend — zvest, zanesljiv prijateljgo and try! — poskusi!try again! — poskusi še enkrat!try and repeat! colloquially poskusi ponoviti!I'll try my best ( —ali my hardest) — skušal bom napraviti vse, kar bo v moji močito try one's hand at — preizkusiti svojo spretnost v, poskusiti sevto be tried for one's life — biti sojen (biti pred sodiščem) zaradi zločina, ki se lahko kaznuje s smrtjoto try it on s.o. slang skušati koga prelisičitito try it on the dog figuratively koga uporabiti za poskusnega kunca; igrati gledališko igro za poskušnjo najprej na deželiI was afraid he was going to try s.th. wild — bal sem se, da bo napravil kako neumnostto try one's luck with s.o. — poskusiti svojo srečo pri komhe tried hard for a job — zelo si je prizadeval, da bi dobil (kako) delo (službo)try the ice before you skate figuratively premisli, preden kaj storiš!; -
74 wake
I [weik] past tense - woke; verb(to bring or come back to consciousness after being asleep: He woke to find that it was raining; Go and wake the others, will you?) zbuditi (se)- wakeful- wakefully
- wakefulness
- waken
- wake up II [weik] noun(a strip of smooth-looking or foamy water left behind a ship.) vodna brazda* * *I [wéik]nounstraža; poetically bedenje; (Irska) straža, bedenje pri mrliču; pogrebščina, sedmina; history (plural) proščenje; letni sejemII [wéik]1.intransitive verb(tudi wake up) prebuditi se, zbuditi se, postati buden; bedeti, biti buden, ostati buden, čuti; figuratively vstati, oživeti; predočiti si; zavesti se; premakniti se, zganiti se; obsolete (ponoči) praznovati, slavitiall will wake from death ( —ali the dead) — religion vsi bodo vstali od mrtvih;2.transitive verb(tudi wake up) zbuditi, prebuditi; obuditi (od mrtvih); povzročiti; oživiti; spodbuditi (to, into k); bedeti pri ( a corps mrliču); poetically motiti, kaliti (mir itd.)to wake the echoes — dvigniti hrup, napraviti rabuko, hrumetiIII [wéik]nounnautical (vodna) brazda, vodni razor (izza ladje v vožnji); vzvalovana voda; vrtinec; aeronautics zračni vrtinec; figuratively sledin the wake of s.o. — po sledi, neposredno za kom; po zgledu kogato follow in s.o.'s wake — iti po stopinjah kake osebe -
75 wet
[wet] 1. adjective1) (containing, soaked in, or covered with, water or another liquid: We got soaking wet when it began to rain; His shirt was wet through with sweat; wet hair; The car skidded on the wet road.) moker2) (rainy: a wet day; wet weather; It was wet yesterday.) deževen2. verb(to make wet: She wet her hair and put shampoo on it; The baby has wet himself / his nappy / the bed.) zmočiti, pomočiti (se)3. noun1) (moisture: a patch of wet.) vlaga2) (rain: Don't go out in the wet.) dež•- wetness- wet blanket
- wet-nurse
- wetsuit
- wet through* * *I [wet]1.nounmokrota, vlaga; voda, dež, deževno vreme; slang pijača; požirek; American nasprotnik prohibicije;2.adjectivemoker, premočen, še ne suh, (na)vlažen, namočen; deževen; bogat s padavinami; konserviran (v steklenicah); American ki ni pod prohibicijo; ki glasuje, je proti prohibiciji; slang obrnjen, napačen; nor, prismojenwet behind the ears figuratively moker za ušesi, neizkušenwet blanket figuratively hladna prha, kvarilec dobrega razpoloženjawet bargain — kupčija, potrjena s kozarcem vinawet bob — študent iz Etona, ki se bavi z vodnim športomwet paint! — sveže (pre)pleskano!wet goods American commerce blago (roba) v tekočem stanju, colloquially alkoholne pijačeyou are all wet slang si popolnoma na krivi, napačni potiII [wet]transitive verbna-, pre-, z-močiti; navlažiti; slang proslaviti (dogodek) s pijačo, zaliti; intransitive verb zmočiti se, postati mokerto wet one's whistle ( —ali clay) — colloquially popiti (ga) kozarček, zmočiti si grlo -
76 yourself
plural yourselves [jɔ:sélf, -sélvz]pronoun (v zvezi z you — ali z velelnikom);1.(poudarjeno, emfatično) (ti) sam, (vi, Vi) samiyou yourself told me, you told me yourself — vi sami ste mi povedaliyou must see for yourself — sam moraš videti, se prepričatiyou are not yourself today — danes te ni moč prepoznati, nisi praviyou are not quite yourself after this illness — nisi čisto pravi, nisi še dober po tej bolezniwhat will you do with yourself today? — kaj boš delal (počenjal) danes?by yourself — (ti) sam, brez (tuje) pomočido you learn French by yourself? — ali se sami učite francosko?;2.reflexivese, sebe, si, sebibe yourself! — vzemi se skupaj!, pridi spet k sebi!help yourself! — postrezi(te) si, vzemi(te) si!don't trouble yourself! — ne trudi(te) se!pull yourselves together! — vzemite se skupaj!shut the door behind yourself! — zapri(te) vrata za seboj!how's yourself? slang kako pa kaj ti?, kako pa gre tebi? -
77 at/on one's heels
(close behind one: The thief ran off with the policeman close on his heels.) za petami -
78 back of
((American) behind: He parked back of the store.) za -
79 drop back
(to slow down; to fall behind: I was at the front of the crowd but I dropped back to speak to Bill.) pustiti se prehiteti -
80 estate-car
noun ((American station wagon) a car with a large area behind the seats for luggage etc, and a rear door.) karavan
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Behind — Daten zum Spiel Autor Michael Palm, Sebastian Jakob Grafik Eckhardt Freytag, Volkan Baga, Franz Vohwinkel u.a. Verlag Fishtank (Ravensburger) Erscheinungsjahr 2003 Art … Deutsch Wikipedia
behind — [bē hīnd′, bihīnd′] adv. [ME bihinden < OE behindan: see BE & HIND1] 1. in or to the rear or back [to walk behind, to look behind] 2. at an earlier time; in the past [my joy lies behind] 3. in a former place, condition, etc … English World dictionary
Behind — Be*hind , adv. 1. At the back part; in the rear. I shall not lag behind. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. Toward the back part or rear; backward; as, to look behind. [1913 Webster] 3. Not yet brought forward, produced, or exhibited to view; out of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
behind — [adv1/prep1] position farther back; following abaft, after, afterwards, at the heels of*, at the rear of, back of, bringing up the rear*, eating the dust*, in the background, in the wake, later than, next, off the pace, subsequently, trailing;… … New thesaurus
Behind — Be*hind , prep. [AS. behindan; pref. be + hindan. See {Hind}, a.] 1. On the side opposite the front or nearest part; on the back side of; at the back of; on the other side of; as, behind a door; behind a hill. [1913 Webster] A tall Brabanter,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
behind — (adv.) O.E. behindan behind, after, from bi by + hindan from behind (see HIND (Cf. hind) (adj.)). The prepositional sense emerged in Old English. Euphemistic noun meaning backside of a person is from 1786. Phrase behind the times is from 1905.… … Etymology dictionary
behind in — (something) not finished at the expected time. Jed was behind in school and didn t graduate with the other kids his age … New idioms dictionary
Behind — Be*hind , n. The backside; the rump. [Low] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
behind — index back (in arrears), delinquent (overdue) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
behind — *after Antonyms: ahead … New Dictionary of Synonyms
behind — ► PREPOSITION & ADVERB 1) at or to the back or far side of. 2) further back than other members of a moving group. 3) in support of. 4) responsible for (an event or plan). 5) less advanced than. 6) late in accomplishing or paying something. 7) … English terms dictionary