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Pronunciation: /bæk/

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French translation of back

A. n

  • 1 (of person, animal) dos (m) to turn one's back on sb/sth = tourner le dos à qn/qch behind sb's back = dans le dos de qn
  • 2 (of page, cheque, hand, envelope, coat) dos (m); (of vehicle, plane, building, head) arrière (m); (of chair, sofa) dossier (m); (of cupboard, drawer, fridge, bus) fond (m) the ones at the back couldn't see = ceux qui étaient derrière ne pouvaient pas voir the steps at the back of the building = l'escalier à l'arrière de l'immeuble at the back of the drawer = au fond du tiroir at the back of the plane/bus = à l'arrière de l'avion/au fond du bus in the back (of the car) = à l'arrière

B. adj

C. adv

  • 1to be back = être de retour I'll be back in five minutes = je reviens dans cinq minutes to come back = rentrer (from de) to come back home = rentrer chez soi
  • 2to give/put sth back = rendre/remettre qch to phone back = rappeler I'll write back (to him) = je lui répondrai
  • 4back in 1964/April = en 1964/avril
  • 5to travel to London and back = faire un aller-retour à Londres

D. vtr

  • 1 (support) soutenir [candidate, bill]; apporter son soutien à [project]; justifier [claim] (with à l'aide de); financer [venture]
  • 2to back the car into the garage = rentrer la voiture au garage en marche arrière
  • 3 (bet on) parier sur [favourite, winner]

E. phr

  • to go or travel back and forth (commute) = faire la navette (between entre) to go or walk back and forth = faire des allées et venues (between entre) to sway back and forth = se balancer

Phrasal verbs

back away

reculer to back away from = s'éloigner de [person]; = chercher à éviter [confrontation]

back down

céder

back out

A. a [car, driver] sortir en marche arrière b [person] se désister to back out of = annuler [deal]
B. to back the car out of the garage = faire sortir la voiture du garage en marche arrière

back up

confirmer [claims, theory]; soutenir [person]; [Comput] sauvegarder

back in other Oxford dictionaries

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