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back (EN)
adverbio, adjetivo, sustantivo, verbo

adverbio “back”

back (more/most)
  1. de vuelta
    After the party, we all went back to my house to relax.
  2. hacia atrás
    When I called his name, he turned back to look at me.
  3. en el pasado
    She looked back fondly on her childhood memories.
  4. alejado
    Stay back from the edge of the cliff to avoid falling.
  5. al fondo
    He sits all the way back in the sofa.
  6. en contra del progreso (para indicar obstrucción)
    His self-doubt is holding him back from applying for the job.
  7. en respuesta
    When you smile at me, I always smile back.
  8. hace
    I visited that quaint village a couple of summers back.
  9. aplazado
    The meeting was moved back an hour from 9 o'clock to 10 o'clock.

adjetivo “back”

forma base back, no graduable
  1. trasero
    She sat in the back seat of the car during the road trip.
  2. atrasado
    She was reading a back issue of the newspaper to catch up on old news.
  3. ubicado lejos del área principal
    We took a back road to the cottage.
  4. impago
    He apologized for the back payments on his car loan, promising to settle the debt by next month.

sustantivo “back”

sing. back, pl. backs o no contable
  1. espalda
    After sitting for hours, she stretched and rubbed her aching back.
  2. espalda (de una prenda de vestir)
    She embroidered a beautiful pattern on the back of his jacket.
  3. respaldo
    The cat curled up against the chair's back.
  4. fondo
    She stored her old photo albums at the very back of the closet, behind the boxes of shoes.
  5. reverso
    When you hang the picture frame, make sure the hook is on the back.
  6. lomo (de una hoja o cuchilla)
    Use the back of the knife to gently squeeze the dough.
  7. dorso
    She wrote her phone number on the back of the business card.
  8. defensa (en deportes)
    During the rugby match, the coach yelled for the backs to get ready for a defensive play.
  9. contenedor (en industrias)
    After boiling the wort, the brewer transferred it to a large back to cool before fermentation.
  10. barcaza
    We crossed the river on the back, which made regular trips between the two banks.

verbo “back”

infinitivo back; él backs; pret. backed; part. backed; ger. backing
  1. retroceder
    When she realized she had forgotten her phone, she quickly backed out of the driveway to go get it.
  2. apoyar
    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.