remain behind the scenes

from behind — von hinten

we'll follow on behind — wir kommen hinterher

be miles behind — kilometerweit zurückliegen

he stepped out from behind the wall — er trat hinter der Mauer hervor

he came from behind her — er kam von hinten

one behind the other — hintereinander

put behind one — vergessen

fall behind somebody/something — hinter jemanden/etwas zurückfallen

behind schedule/time — im Rückstand

I'm right behind you — ich stehe hinter dir

she left nothing behind her — sie hinterließ nichts

come out from behind the door — komm hinter der Tür (her)vor

walk close behind me — gehen Sie dicht hinter mir

to be behind an idea — eine Idee unterstützen

(= more backward than) to be behind sb — hinter jdm zurück sein

(in time) to be behind time (train etc) — Verspätung haben; (with work etc) im Rückstand sein

to be behind schedule —

to be three hours behind time — drei Stunden Verspätung haben

you must put the past behind you —

their youth is far behind them — ihre Jugend liegt weit zurück

from behind — von hinten

to look behind — zurückblicken

(= late) to be behind with one's studies/payments —

we are three days behind with the schedule — wir sind drei Tage im Rückstand or Verzug

from behind — von hinten

he glanced behind before moving off — er schaute nach hinten, bevor er losfuhr

we'll follow on behind — wir kommen hinterher

be miles behind — kilometerweit zurückliegen

be/get behind with one's rent — mit der Miete im Verzug sein/in Verzug geraten

he left his gloves behind by mistake — er ließ seine Handschuhe versehentlich liegen

he stepped out from behind the wall — er trat hinter der Mauer hervor

he came from behind her — er kam von hinten

one behind the other — hintereinander

I don't want to go behind his back — ich will nicht hinter seinem Rücken handeln

put behind one — vergessen

put the past behind one — einen Strich unter die Vergangenheit ziehen

be behind the times — nicht auf dem laufenden sein

fall behind somebody/something — hinter jemanden/etwas zurückfallen

all that trouble is behind me — ich habe den ganzen Ärger hinter mir

behind schedule/time — im Rückstand

I'm right behind you — ich stehe hinter dir

the man behind the project — der Mann, der hinter dem Projekt steht

she left nothing behind her — sie hinterließ nichts

30° à l'ombre — 30° in the shade

à l'ombre d'un figuier — in the shade of a fig tree

rester dans l'ombre de quelqu'un — to be in somebody's shadow

suivre quelqu'un comme une ombre — to be somebody's shadow

laisser certains détails dans l'ombre — to be deliberately vague about certain details

agir dans l'ombre — to operate behind the scenes

une ombre de moustache — a hint of a moustache

l'ombre d'un reproche/d'un accord — a hint of reproach/of an agreement

une ombre de regret passa dans son regard — a shadow of regret crossed his/her face

sans l'ombre d'un doute — without a shadow of a doubt

sans l'ombre d'une preuve — without the slightest shred of evidence

faire des ombres — to shade

passer comme une ombre — to be ephemeral

courir après une ombre — to chase rainbows

il y a une ombre au tableau — there is only one thing wrong

la seule ombre au tableau — the only snag

Je vais me mettre à l'ombre. — I'm going to sit in the shade.

donner de l'ombre à qn — to give sb shade, to shade sb

faire de l'ombre à qn — to be in sb's light

Tu me fais de l'ombre. — You're in my light.

dans l'ombre — in the shade

à l'ombre — in the shade

il n'y a pas l'ombre d'un doute — there's not a shadow of a doubt

suivre qn comme son ombre — to shadow sb

vivre dans l'ombre — to live in obscurity

laisser dans l'ombre — to leave in the dark

une ombre au tableau — a fly in the ointment

Seule ombre au tableau,... — The one fly in the ointment..., The one thing that casts a shadow...

l'ombra di un grattacielo — the shadow of a skyscraper

sedersi all'ombra (di) — to sit in the shade (of)

mi sedetti all'ombra — I sat down in the shade

essere l'ombra di se stesso — to be a shadow of one's former self

aver paura della propria ombra — to be afraid of one's own shadow

(parvenza, traccia) non c'è ombra di verità in quello che dice — there isn't a grain of truth in what he says

senza ombra di dubbio — without a shadow of a doubt

bandiera ombra — flag of convenience

30 gradi all'ombra — 30 degrees in the shade

all'ombra di — in the shadow of

l'albero fa ombra — the tree provides shade

mi stai facendo ombra! — you're blocking my light!

proiettare la propria ombra sul muro — to cast one's shadow on the wall

un'ombra si aggirava furtiva in giardino — a shadowy figure was prowling in the garden

cono d'ombra — cone of shadow

zona d'ombra — shady area

un'ombra minacciosa incombeva sull'Europa — a dark cloud was gathering all over Europe

restare nell'ombra — to stand in the background

agire nell'ombra — to operate behind the scenes

mettere qcn., qcs. in ombra — to put sb., sth. in the shadows

senza l'ombra di un sospetto — without a shadow of suspicion

non vedere neanche l'ombra di qcs. — not to get even a glimpse of sth

è l'ombra di se stesso — he's a shadow of his former self

il regno delle -e — the Kingdom of the Shades

bandiera ombra — flag of convenience

- e cinesi — shadow puppets

to assume an nonaligned posture in global politics — занимать нейтральную позицию на мировой политической арене

to be engaged in politics — заниматься политикой

to be interested in politics — интересоваться политикой

to break the mould of politics — отклоняться от политического курса

to change radically a country's politics — приводить к крупным изменениям в политической жизни страны

to clean up a country's politics — очищать от лжи политику страны

to drop out of politics — сходить с политической арены

to engage in politics — заниматься политикой; посвящать себя политической деятельности

to enter politics — начать заниматься политической деятельностью

to get involved in politics — впутываться в политику

to go in for / to go into politics — заниматься политикой; посвящать себя политической деятельности

to gravitate towards politics — тяготеть к политике

to have disagreements about politics — иметь политические расхождения

to influence a country's politics — влиять на политику страны

to intervene in politics — вмешиваться в политику

to introduce politics into industrial affairs — привносить политику в конфликт на предприятиях

to keep up with politics — следить за политикой

to know the ins and outs of politics — знать все тонкости политики

to leave politics — отказываться от дальнейшей политической деятельности

to manipulate a country's internal politics — манипулировать внутренней политикой страны

to meddle in politics — вмешиваться в политику

to play politics — 1) вести политическую игру; проводить политику 2) играть в политику

to pursue politics — заниматься политикой

to quit politics — уходить из политики

to re-enter politics — возобновлять политическую деятельность

to remain aloof from politics — не вмешиваться в политику

to restructure a country's politics — перестраивать политику страны

to retire from politics — уходить от политической деятельности

to return to politics — возвращаться в политику

to stay out of politics — не вмешиваться в политику; оставаться вне политики

to talk politics — говорить о политике