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back (EN)
adverbi, adjectiu, nom, verb

adverbi “back”

back (more/most)
  1. de tornada
    After the party, we all went back to my house to relax.
  2. enrere
    When I called his name, he turned back to look at me.
  3. en el passat
    She looked back fondly on her childhood memories.
  4. a distància
    Stay back from the edge of the cliff to avoid falling.
  5. al fons
    He sits all the way back in the sofa.
  6. cap enrere
    His self-doubt is holding him back from applying for the job.
  7. a canvi
    When you smile at me, I always smile back.
  8. fa (seguit del temps, ex. "fa dos dies")
    I visited that quaint village a couple of summers back.
  9. ajornat
    The meeting was moved back an hour from 9 o'clock to 10 o'clock.

adjectiu “back”

forma base back, no gradable
  1. posterior
    She sat in the back seat of the car during the road trip.
  2. atrasat
    She was reading a back issue of the newspaper to catch up on old news.
  3. situat lluny de la zona principal
    We took a back road to the cottage.
  4. impagat
    He apologized for the back payments on his car loan, promising to settle the debt by next month.

nom “back”

singular back, plural backs o invariable
  1. esquena
    After sitting for hours, she stretched and rubbed her aching back.
  2. part posterior (de la roba)
    She embroidered a beautiful pattern on the back of his jacket.
  3. respatller
    The cat curled up against the chair's back.
  4. part més llunyana
    She stored her old photo albums at the very back of the closet, behind the boxes of shoes.
  5. dors (d'un objecte)
    When you hang the picture frame, make sure the hook is on the back.
  6. contrafil
    Use the back of the knife to gently squeeze the dough.
  7. revers
    She wrote her phone number on the back of the business card.
  8. defensa (en esports d'equip)
    During the rugby match, the coach yelled for the backs to get ready for a defensive play.
  9. dipòsit
    After boiling the wort, the brewer transferred it to a large back to cool before fermentation.
  10. barca (de transport)
    We crossed the river on the back, which made regular trips between the two banks.

verb “back”

infinitiu back; ell backs; passat backed; part. pass. backed; ger. backing
  1. retrocedir
    When she realized she had forgotten her phone, she quickly backed out of the driveway to go get it.
  2. recolzar
    My entire family backed my decision to study abroad.
  3. avalar
    Before mailing the contract, the manager backed it with his signature and company stamp.