she walked back and forth

he's always on my back — (colloq) il est toujours sur mon dos

to be (flat) on one's back — essere, stare (coricato) sulla schiena, supino; fig. essere a letto

to turn one's back on sb., sth. — voltare le spalle, la schiena a qcn., qcs. (anche fig.)

to do sth. behind sb.'s back — fare qcs. alle spalle di qcn. (anche fig.)

to be out back to be in the back AE (in the garden) essere in giardino; (in the yard) essere in cortile; there's a small garden out back o round the back c'è un piccolo giardino sul retro; the steps at the back of the building — la scala sul retro dell'edificio

to put one's back into it — colloq. darci dentro o mettercela tutta

he's always on my back — colloq. mi sta sempre addosso

to be at the back of — essere dietro a [conspiracy, proposal]

to arrive o come back tornare (indietro); he's back at work è tornato al lavoro o ha ripreso a lavorare; she's back in (the) hospital è di nuovo in ospedale o è tornata in ospedale; when is he due back? quando deve tornare? the mini-skirt is back — la minigonna è di nuovo di moda

a week, five minutes back — una settimana, cinque minuti prima o fa

to swing back and forth — [ pendulum] oscillare (avanti e indietro)

to back a bill — comm. econ. avallare una cambiale

to be (flat) on one's back — essere, stare (coricato) sulla schiena, supino; fig. essere a letto

to turn one's back on sb., sth. — voltare le spalle, la schiena a qcn., qcs. (anche fig.)

to do sth. behind sb.'s back — fare qcs. alle spalle di qcn. (anche fig.)

to be out back to be in the back AE (in the garden) essere in giardino; (in the yard) essere in cortile; there's a small garden out back o round the back c'è un piccolo giardino sul retro; the steps at the back of the building — la scala sul retro dell'edificio

to put one's back into it — colloq. darci dentro o mettercela tutta

he's always on my back — colloq. mi sta sempre addosso

to be at the back of — essere dietro a [conspiracy, proposal]

to arrive o come back tornare (indietro); he's back at work è tornato al lavoro o ha ripreso a lavorare; she's back in (the) hospital è di nuovo in ospedale o è tornata in ospedale; when is he due back? quando deve tornare? the mini-skirt is back — la minigonna è di nuovo di moda

a week, five minutes back — una settimana, cinque minuti prima o fa

to swing back and forth — [ pendulum] oscillare (avanti e indietro)

to back a bill — comm. econ. avallare una cambiale

behind sb's back — alle spalle di qn, fig alle spalle or dietro le spalle di qn

to break the back of a job Brit — fare il grosso or il peggio di un lavoro

to put one's back into it fam — mettercela tutta

to have one's back to the wall fig — essere or trovarsi con le spalle al muro

to put sb's back up fam — far irritare qn

to get off sb's back fam — lasciare qn in pace

I was glad to see the back of him fam — ero contento che se ne fosse andato

I know Naples like the back of my hand — conosco Napoli come il palmo della mia mano or come le mie tasche

at the back of beyond fam — in capo al mondo

back kitchen — retrocucina m

back pass Ftbl — passaggio indietro

to take a back seat fig — restare in secondo piano

back payments — arretrati mpl

he backed into me — ha fatto un passo indietro e mi è venuto addosso, (in car) mi è venuto addosso a marcia indietro

tornare indietro — to come o go back

tirarsi indietro — to move o step aside; fig. to back down, to flinch, to hang back

voltarsi indietro — to turn back o round, to look back (anche fig.)

indietro tutta! — mar. go hard astern!

rimanere o restare indietro [ persona] to drop back o behind, to fall o hang behind; [ orologio] to run slow, to lose time; rimanere indietro con il lavoro to be behind with one's work; essere o restare indietro in matematica to be behind in maths; mettere indietro l'orologio to put the clock back; il mio orologio va indietro o è indietro di 2 minuti — my watch is two minutes out o slow

up United! — (BrE) arriba el United!

with the lid/blinds up — con la tapa levantada/las persianas levantadas or subidas

I had the floorboards up — había quitado or levantado las tablas del suelo

she's up and about again — (colloq) está dando guerra otra vez (fam)

prices are 5% up o up (by) 5% on last month — los precios han aumentado un 5% con respecto al mes pasado

to go up to town — (esp BrE) ir* a la ciudad (or a Londres etc)

is the tent up? — ¿ya han armado la tienda or (AmL) la carpa?

the pictures/shelves are up — los cuadros/estantes están colocados or puestos

what's up? — (what's the matter?) ¿qué pasa?; ( as greeting) (AmE) ¿qué hay? (colloq), ¿qué onda? (AmL arg), ¿qué hubo or quiubo? (Chi, Col, Méx, Ven fam)

to be up against it — estar* contra las cuerdas

it isn't up to the usual standard — no es del alto nivel al que estamos acostumbrados; come up to b)

she's not up to the job — no tiene las condiciones necesarias para el trabajo, no puede con el trabajo (fam)

my spelling is not up to much — (BrE) mi ortografía deja bastante que desear

it's just up the road — está un poco más allá or adelante

I feel really up at the moment — me siento como en las nubes

to up and go — agarrar or (esp Esp) coger* e irse*

to be on the up and up — (colloq) ( honest) (AmE) \<\<businessman/salesperson\>\> ser* de buena ley, ser* de fiar; ( succeeding) (BrE) \<\<business/company\>\> marchar or ir* cada vez mejor, estar* en alza

he looked up — (towards sky) miró hacia or para arriba

• to walk up and down — pasearse de un lado para otro or de arriba abajo

• to stop halfway up — pararse a mitad de la subida

• to throw sth up in the air — lanzar algo al aire

• he walked/ran up to the house — caminó/corrió hasta la casa

• up above (us) we could see a ledge — por encima (de nosotros) or sobre nuestras cabezas podíamos ver una cornisa

• my office is five floors up — mi oficina está en el quinto piso

• higher up — más arriba

• up in the mountains — montaña arriba

• the jug's up there, on the freezer — la jarra está ahí arriba, en el congelador

• how long have you lived up here? — ¿cuánto tiempo llevas viviendo aquí?

• he lives up in Scotland — vive en Escocia

• up north — en el norte

• how long did you live up there? — ¿cuánto tiempo estuviste viviendo allí or allá?

the next time you're up there — la próxima vez que pases por allí or allá

• to go up to London/to university — ir a Londres/a la universidad

the ladder was up against the wall — la escalera estaba apoyada en or contra la pared

to be up — (=get up) levantarse; (=be active) estar levantado

• she was up and about at 6 a.m. — lleva en pie desde las 6 de la mañana

to be up and about again — [sick person] estar repuesto

• to be up all night — no acostarse en toda la noche

• get up! — ¡levántate!

with his head up (high) — con la cabeza bien levantada or erguida

the blinds were up — las persianas estaban subidas or levantadas

• the interest rate has risen sharply, up from 3% to 5% — los tipos de interés han subido bruscamente del 3% al 5%

• the temperature was up in the forties — la temperatura estaba por encima de los cuarenta

• prices are up on last year — los precios han subido desde el año pasado, del año pasado a este los precios han subido

• to be up among or with the leaders — estar a la altura de los líderes

• she's right up there with the jazz greats — está en la cumbre con los grandes del jazz

we've got the pictures up at last — por fin hemos puesto or colgado los cuadros

• from £2 up — de 2 libras para arriba

• he's well up in or on British politics — está muy al corriente or al día en lo referente a la política británica

• there's something up with him — algo le pasa

• what's up? — ¿qué pasa?

to be up before the judge/board — [person] (tener que) comparecer ante el juez/el consejo; [case, matter] verse ante el juez/en el consejo

• the river is up — el río ha subido

• the sun is up — ha salido el sol

• the tide is up — la marea está alta