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back (EN)
advérbio, adjetivo, substantivo, verbo

advérbio “back”

back (more/most)
  1. de volta
    After the party, we all went back to my house to relax.
  2. atrás
    When I called his name, he turned back to look at me.
  3. no passado
    She looked back fondly on her childhood memories.
  4. afastado
    Stay back from the edge of the cliff to avoid falling.
  5. ao fundo
    He sits all the way back in the sofa.
  6. para trás (de forma a impedir progresso)
    His self-doubt is holding him back from applying for the job.
  7. em resposta
    When you smile at me, I always smile back.
  8. (tempo)
    I visited that quaint village a couple of summers back.
  9. adiado
    The meeting was moved back an hour from 9 o'clock to 10 o'clock.

adjetivo “back”

forma base back, não graduável
  1. traseiro
    She sat in the back seat of the car during the road trip.
  2. atrasado
    She was reading a back issue of the newspaper to catch up on old news.
  3. localizado longe da área principal
    We took a back road to the cottage.
  4. em atraso
    He apologized for the back payments on his car loan, promising to settle the debt by next month.

substantivo “back”

sing. back, pl. backs ou incontável
  1. costas
    After sitting for hours, she stretched and rubbed her aching back.
  2. parte de trás (da roupa)
    She embroidered a beautiful pattern on the back of his jacket.
  3. encosto
    The cat curled up against the chair's back.
  4. fundo
    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. lombo (da lâmina)
    Use the back of the knife to gently squeeze the dough.
  7. verso
    She wrote her phone number on the back of the business card.
  8. defensor (em esportes)
    During the rugby match, the coach yelled for the backs to get ready for a defensive play.
  9. tanque (em indústrias)
    After boiling the wort, the brewer transferred it to a large back to cool before fermentation.
  10. barcaça
    We crossed the river on the back, which made regular trips between the two banks.

verbo “back”

infinitivo back; ele backs; pret. backed; part. backed; ger. backing
  1. recuar
    When she realized she had forgotten her phone, she quickly backed out of the driveway to go get it.
  2. apoiar
    My entire family backed my decision to study abroad.
  3. endossar
    Before mailing the contract, the manager backed it with his signature and company stamp.