back (EN)
adverbi, adjektiivi, substantiivi, verbi

adverbi “back”

back
  1. takaisin
    After the party, we all went back to my house to relax.
  2. taakse
    When I called his name, he turned back to look at me.
  3. menneisyydessä (kun viitataan ajankohtaan)
    She looked back fondly on her childhood memories.
  4. loitolla
    Stay back from the edge of the cliff to avoid falling.
  5. takana (kun viitataan sijaintiin)
    He sits all the way back in the sofa.
  6. taaksepäin (kun viitataan estämiseen)
    His self-doubt is holding him back from applying for the job.
  7. vastavuoroisesti
    When you smile at me, I always smile back.
  8. sitten
    I visited that quaint village a couple of summers back.
  9. myöhässä
    The meeting was moved back an hour from 9 o'clock to 10 o'clock.

adjektiivi “back”

back, non-gradable
  1. taka-
    She sat in the back seat of the car during the road trip.
  2. vanha
    She was reading a back issue of the newspaper to catch up on old news.
  3. sijaitsee pääalueen ulkopuolella
    We took a back road to the cottage.
  4. maksamaton
    He apologized for the back payments on his car loan, promising to settle the debt by next month.

substantiivi “back”

sg. back, pl. backs or uncountable
  1. selkä
    After sitting for hours, she stretched and rubbed her aching back.
  2. selkämys (vaatteessa)
    She embroidered a beautiful pattern on the back of his jacket.
  3. selkänoja
    The cat curled up against the chair's back.
  4. takaosa
    She stored her old photo albums at the very back of the closet, behind the boxes of shoes.
  5. kääntöpuoli
    When you hang the picture frame, make sure the hook is on the back.
  6. terän selkä
    Use the back of the knife to gently squeeze the dough.
  7. nurja puoli
    She wrote her phone number on the back of the business card.
  8. puolustaja (urheilussa)
    During the rugby match, the coach yelled for the backs to get ready for a defensive play.
  9. säiliö (teollisuudessa)
    After boiling the wort, the brewer transferred it to a large back to cool before fermentation.
  10. praami
    We crossed the river on the back, which made regular trips between the two banks.

verbi “back”

back; he backs; past backed, part. backed; ger. backing
  1. peruuttaa
    When she realized she had forgotten her phone, she quickly backed out of the driveway to go get it.
  2. tukea
    My entire family backed my decision to study abroad.
  3. kuittata (kun viitataan allekirjoittamiseen)
    Before mailing the contract, the manager backed it with his signature and company stamp.