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back (EN)
avverbio, aggettivo, sostantivo, verbo

avverbio “back”

back (more/most)
  1. indietro
    After the party, we all went back to my house to relax.
  2. dietro
    When I called his name, he turned back to look at me.
  3. indietro
    She looked back fondly on her childhood memories.
  4. indietro (mantenendo distanza)
    Stay back from the edge of the cliff to avoid falling.
  5. indietro (lontano dal bordo o dalla parte anteriore)
    He sits all the way back in the sofa.
  6. indietro (in modo da impedire il progresso)
    His self-doubt is holding him back from applying for the job.
  7. in cambio
    When you smile at me, I always smile back.
  8. fa
    I visited that quaint village a couple of summers back.
  9. posticipato
    The meeting was moved back an hour from 9 o'clock to 10 o'clock.

aggettivo “back”

forma base back, non graduabile
  1. posteriore
    She sat in the back seat of the car during the road trip.
  2. arretrato
    She was reading a back issue of the newspaper to catch up on old news.
  3. situato lontano dalla zona principale
    We took a back road to the cottage.
  4. arretrato
    He apologized for the back payments on his car loan, promising to settle the debt by next month.

sostantivo “back”

sing. back, pl. backs o non num.
  1. schiena
    After sitting for hours, she stretched and rubbed her aching back.
  2. retro (di un indumento)
    She embroidered a beautiful pattern on the back of his jacket.
  3. schienale
    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. retro
    When you hang the picture frame, make sure the hook is on the back.
  6. dorso (di una lama)
    Use the back of the knife to gently squeeze the dough.
  7. rovescio
    She wrote her phone number on the back of the business card.
  8. difensore
    During the rugby match, the coach yelled for the backs to get ready for a defensive play.
  9. vasca
    After boiling the wort, the brewer transferred it to a large back to cool before fermentation.
  10. barca (per il trasporto)
    We crossed the river on the back, which made regular trips between the two banks.

verbo “back”

infinito back; lui backs; pass. backed; p.p. backed; ger. backing
  1. indietreggiare
    When she realized she had forgotten her phone, she quickly backed out of the driveway to go get it.
  2. sostenere
    My entire family backed my decision to study abroad.
  3. avallare
    Before mailing the contract, the manager backed it with his signature and company stamp.