back
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
- [paw, wheel] arrière; [bedroom] du fond; [page] dernier/-ière (before n); [garden, gate] de derrière
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
- 3 [look, jump, lean] en arrière
D. vtr
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
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back away
reculer to back away from = s'éloigner de [person]; = chercher à éviter [confrontation] -
back down
céder -
back out
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back up
confirmer [claims, theory]; soutenir [person]; [Comput] sauvegarder