back (EN)

adverbe, adjectif, nom, verbe

adverbe “back”

1. de retour
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   After the party, we all went back to my house to relax.
2. en arrière
   When I called his name, he turned back to look at me.
3. autrefois
   She looked back fondly on her childhood memories.
4. à distance
   Stay back from the edge of the cliff to avoid falling.
5. au fond
   He sits all the way back in the sofa.
6. en arrière (dans un sens qui empêche le progrès)
   His self-doubt is holding him back from applying for the job.
7. en retour
   When you smile at me, I always smile back.
8. il y a
   I visited that quaint village a couple of summers back.
9. reporté
   The meeting was moved back an hour from 9 o'clock to 10 o'clock.

adjectif “back”

1. arrière
   She sat in the back seat of the car during the road trip.
2. ancien (comme dans "un numéro ancien d'un magazine")
   She was reading a back issue of the newspaper to catch up on old news.
3. situé à l'écart de la zone principale
   We took a back road to the cottage.
4. impayé
   He apologized for the back payments on his car loan, promising to settle the debt by next month.

nom “back”

1. dos
   After sitting for hours, she stretched and rubbed her aching back.
2. dos (de vêtement)
   She embroidered a beautiful pattern on the back of his jacket.
3. dossier
   The cat curled up against the chair's back.
4. fond
   She stored her old photo albums at the very back of the closet, behind the boxes of shoes.
5. verso
   When you hang the picture frame, make sure the hook is on the back.
6. dos (de lame)
   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. arrière (dans un contexte sportif)
   During the rugby match, the coach yelled for the backs to get ready for a defensive play.
9. bac
   After boiling the wort, the brewer transferred it to a large back to cool before fermentation.
10. bac (pour le transport par eau)
    We crossed the river on the back, which made regular trips between the two banks.

verbe “back”

1. reculer
   When she realized she had forgotten her phone, she quickly backed out of the driveway to go get it.
2. soutenir
   My entire family backed my decision to study abroad.
3. endosser
   Before mailing the contract, the manager backed it with his signature and company stamp.