back (EN)
atviksorð, lýsingarorð, Nafnorð, sögn

atviksorð “back”

back
  1. aftur
    After the party, we all went back to my house to relax.
  2. aftan
    When I called his name, he turned back to look at me.
  3. áður
    She looked back fondly on her childhood memories.
  4. í burtu
    Stay back from the edge of the cliff to avoid falling.
  5. aftast
    He sits all the way back in the sofa.
  6. afturábak
    His self-doubt is holding him back from applying for the job.
  7. til baka
    When you smile at me, I always smile back.
  8. fyrir (með tímaeiningu, t.d. "fyrir tveimur árum")
    I visited that quaint village a couple of summers back.
  9. seinkað
    The meeting was moved back an hour from 9 o'clock to 10 o'clock.

lýsingarorð “back”

back, non-gradable
  1. aftari
    She sat in the back seat of the car during the road trip.
  2. gamall
    She was reading a back issue of the newspaper to catch up on old news.
  3. staðsett fjarri aðalsvæðinu
    We took a back road to the cottage.
  4. ógreiddur
    He apologized for the back payments on his car loan, promising to settle the debt by next month.

Nafnorð “back”

sg. back, pl. backs or uncountable
  1. bak
    After sitting for hours, she stretched and rubbed her aching back.
  2. bakstykki
    She embroidered a beautiful pattern on the back of his jacket.
  3. bakhluti (húsgagns)
    The cat curled up against the chair's back.
  4. aftasti hluti
    She stored her old photo albums at the very back of the closet, behind the boxes of shoes.
  5. bakhlið
    When you hang the picture frame, make sure the hook is on the back.
  6. egglaus hlið
    Use the back of the knife to gently squeeze the dough.
  7. öfughlið
    She wrote her phone number on the back of the business card.
  8. bakvörður (í íþróttum)
    During the rugby match, the coach yelled for the backs to get ready for a defensive play.
  9. gámur (ef um stóran geymslubakka er að ræða)
    After boiling the wort, the brewer transferred it to a large back to cool before fermentation.
  10. ferja (ef um bát er að ræða sem flytur fólk eða vörur yfir vatn)
    We crossed the river on the back, which made regular trips between the two banks.

sögn “back”

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