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  • 1 за спиной

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    1) (кого, чьей, у кого) (тайно, скрытно от кого-либо (делать что-либо)) do smth. behind smb.'s back

    Когда Уздечкин пришёл к директору, Рябухин сидел уже там. "Поторопился прийти пораньше, - подумал Уздечкин. - Небось, успели столковаться за моей спиной". (В. Панова, Кружилиха) — When Uzdechkin arrived to see the director, Ryabukhin was already there. Wanted to get in before me, Uzdechkin thought to himself. Probably been intriguing behind my back.

    2) (под защитой, опекой кого-либо) under the protection (wardship, guardianship) of smb.; protected (shielded) by smb.

    Стала Москва богаче, торговее; спокойнее было за её спиной, нежели одиноко стоять перед Половецким полем. (С. Бородин, Дмитрий Донской) — The town had become wealthier, and engaged ever more earnestly in trade. It was easier to be shielded by Moscow than to stand alone on the Polovtsian Plain.

    3) ( в прошлом) behind smb.; in the past

    - Смолоду слишком заработался, не до жизни было, а когда жить захотелось - оглянулся, то за моей спиной уже 50 лет стояло. (А. Чехов, Тайный советник) — In my youth I worked so hard that I had no time to live, and when I wanted to begin living I looked round and found I had already fifty years behind me.

    4) (позади, за собой, в тылу) behind smb.; in rear of smb. (to be defended)

    - А я тоже бы расписался, - сказал он. - Понимаешь? Одно дело сражаться вот так, а другое дело мужем. Когда у тебя за спиной родина и ещё Наташка, жена твоя... (В. Росляков, Один из нас) — 'I'd get married like that too,' he said. 'Don't you see? It's one thing to fight just like that, but it's another thing to fight as a husband. You've got your Natasha, your wife as well as your country behind you...'

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