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    [bæk] n
    1) ( body part) Rücken m;
    to be on one's \back daniederliegen ( geh) ( hum), flachliegen ( fam)
    to lie on one's \back auf dem Rücken liegen;
    to put [or throw] one's \back out sich akk verheben;
    to slap sb on the \back jdm auf den Rücken klopfen;
    behind sb's \back ( fig) hinter jds Rücken
    2) ( behind front) of a building, piece of paper Rückseite f; of a chair Lehne f;
    we sat at the \back of the theatre wir saßen ganz hinten im Theater;
    Ted is out [or (Brit, Aus) round] the \back [or (Am) out back] Ted ist draußen hinterm Haus ( fam)
    at [or in] the \back [of the bus/book] hinten [im Bus/Buch];
    \back to front verkehrt herum
    3) sports ( defensive player) Verteidiger(in) m(f)
    PHRASES:
    at the \back of beyond am Ende der Welt, j.w.d. [ʼjɔtve:de:] ( fam)
    to know sth \back to front etw im Schlaf [o vorwärts und rückwärts] können ( fig)
    to be glad to see the \back of sb froh sein, jdn los zu sein;
    to know sth like the \back of one's hand etw in- und auswendig [o ( fam) wie seine Westentasche] kennen;
    in [or at] the \back of one's mind im Hinterkopf;
    to have one's \back against the wall mit dem Rücken zur Wand stehen ( fig)
    to do sth on the \back of sth etw auf der Basis [o aufgrund] einer S. gen tun;
    to get off sb's \back jdn in Ruhe lassen;
    to get [or put] sb's \back up jdn in Rage bringen [o wütend machen];
    to put one's \back into sth sich akk in etw akk hineinknien;
    to ride on the \back of sth im Fahrwasser einer S. gen mitschwimmen;
    to stab sb in the \back jdm in den Rücken fallen ( fig)
    to turn one's \back on sb ( reject sb) sich akk von jdm abwenden;
    ( ignore sb) jdm den Rücken [zu]kehren adj
    attr, inv
    1) ( rear) Hinter-;
    \back door Hintertür f;
    \back entrance Hintereingang m;
    \back leg Hinterbein nt;
    \back pocket Gesäßtasche f;
    \back seat Rücksitz m;
    \back tooth Backenzahn m
    2) med Rücken-;
    \back pain/ problems Rückenschmerzen mpl /Rückenprobleme ntpl
    3) ( old) alt attr;
    \back issue alte Ausgabe
    PHRASES:
    to be on the \back burner auf Eis liegen;
    to put sth on the \back burner etw auf Eis legen adv
    1) ( to previous place) [wieder] zurück;
    there and \back hin und zurück;
    to be \back [wieder] zurück sein;
    to bring \back memories Erinnerungen wecken;
    to come \back zurückkommen;
    to come \back [into fashion] wieder in Mode kommen;
    to put sth \back etw zurücklegen;
    to want sb/sth \back jdn/etw zurück[haben] wollen
    2) (to the rear, behind) zurück;
    \back and forth hin und her;
    to lie \back sich akk zurücklegen;
    to look \back sich akk umgucken, zurückblicken (a. fig)
    to sit \back sich akk zurücklehnen;
    to stand [well] \back zurücktreten, Abstand halten;
    to throw \back one's head den Kopf zurückwerfen; ( fig)
    to hold sb \back jdn zurückhalten;
    don't let anything hold you \back lass dich durch nichts aufhalten
    3) ( in return) zurück;
    to call \back zurückrufen;
    to fight [or hit] \back zurückschlagen;
    to pay sth \back etw zurückzahlen;
    to write \back zurückschreiben
    4) ( into past) zurück;
    as far \back as I can remember so weit ich zurückdenken kann
    PHRASES:
    to get [or pay] sb \back [or get \back at sb] [for sth] jdm etw heimzahlen vt
    1) ( support)
    to \back sth idea, plan, proposal etw unterstützen [o befürworten];
    to \back sb jdn unterstützen, jdm den Rücken stärken;
    to \back a horse auf ein Pferd setzen
    2) ( drive)
    she \backed the car into the garage sie fuhr rückwärts in die Garage
    PHRASES:
    to \back the wrong horse aufs falsche Pferd setzen ( fig) ( fam) vi car zurücksetzen;
    the car \backed down the hill das Auto fuhr rückwärts den Berg hinunter

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