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back (EN)
adverb, adjektiv, substantiv, verb

adverb “back”

back (more/most)
  1. tilbake
    After the party, we all went back to my house to relax.
  2. bakover
    When I called his name, he turned back to look at me.
  3. tilbake i tid
    She looked back fondly on her childhood memories.
  4. tilbake (med avstand)
    Stay back from the edge of the cliff to avoid falling.
  5. bak (i den forstand "langt bak")
    He sits all the way back in the sofa.
  6. tilbake (som hindrer fremgang)
    His self-doubt is holding him back from applying for the job.
  7. tilbake (som gjengjeldelse)
    When you smile at me, I always smile back.
  8. siden (som i "for ti år siden")
    I visited that quaint village a couple of summers back.
  9. utsatt
    The meeting was moved back an hour from 9 o'clock to 10 o'clock.

adjektiv “back”

grunnform back, ikke-graderbar
  1. bakre
    She sat in the back seat of the car during the road trip.
  2. gammel (som i "et gammelt nummer av et magasin")
    She was reading a back issue of the newspaper to catch up on old news.
  3. lokalisert borte fra hovedområdet
    We took a back road to the cottage.
  4. ubetalt
    He apologized for the back payments on his car loan, promising to settle the debt by next month.

substantiv “back”

entall back, flertall backs eller utellelig
  1. rygg
    After sitting for hours, she stretched and rubbed her aching back.
  2. ryggstykke
    She embroidered a beautiful pattern on the back of his jacket.
  3. ryggstøtte
    The cat curled up against the chair's back.
  4. bakpart
    She stored her old photo albums at the very back of the closet, behind the boxes of shoes.
  5. bakside
    When you hang the picture frame, make sure the hook is on the back.
  6. rygg (på en kniv eller et blad)
    Use the back of the knife to gently squeeze the dough.
  7. bakside (som i "på baksiden av en mynt")
    She wrote her phone number on the back of the business card.
  8. back (i idrett)
    During the rugby match, the coach yelled for the backs to get ready for a defensive play.
  9. bak (i industrien, som en stor beholder)
    After boiling the wort, the brewer transferred it to a large back to cool before fermentation.
  10. ferje
    We crossed the river on the back, which made regular trips between the two banks.

verb “back”

infinitiv back; han backs; preteritum backed; perfektum part. backed; ger. backing
  1. rygge
    When she realized she had forgotten her phone, she quickly backed out of the driveway to go get it.
  2. støtte
    My entire family backed my decision to study abroad.
  3. endossering (ved å signere på baksiden)
    Before mailing the contract, the manager backed it with his signature and company stamp.