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Übersetzungen für behind im Englisch»Französisch-Wörterbuch

I.behind [Brit bɪˈhʌɪnd, Am bəˈhaɪnd] SUBST ugs When used as a preposition to talk about the physical position of something, behind is translated by derrière: behind the house = derrière la maison.
behind is sometimes used in verb combinations (fall behind, lag behind etc.). For translations, consult the appropriate verb entry (fall behind, lag behind etc.).
For adverbial uses and figurative prepositional uses see the entry below.

behind

derrière m ugs

II.behind [Brit bɪˈhʌɪnd, Am bəˈhaɪnd] ADJ

to be behind with studies, work

avoir du retard dans

to be too far behind

avoir trop de retard

to be behind in one's research

être en retard dans ses recherches

to be a long way behind

être franchement en retard

I'm behind with my rent

je n'ai pas payé mon loyer

III.behind [Brit bɪˈhʌɪnd, Am bəˈhaɪnd] ADV

behind follow on, trail

derrière

behind look, glance

en arrière

the car behind

la voiture de derrière

IV.behind [Brit bɪˈhʌɪnd, Am bəˈhaɪnd] PRÄP

1. behind (at rear of) (physically):

behind person, vehicle, object

derrière

the mountains behind the town

les montagnes qui se trouvent/trouvaient derrière la ville

behind my back wörtl

derrière le dos

behind my back übtr

derrière mon dos

2. behind (at other side of):

behind desk, counter, barrier, line

derrière

to work behind the bar

être barman/barmaid m/f

3. behind (concealed) übtr:

behind the smile

derrière son sourire

the reality behind the façade

la réalité derrière les apparences

the real story behind the news

la véritable histoire que les médias n'ont pas révélée

4. behind (less advanced than) übtr:

to be behind the others pupil:

être en retard par rapport aux autres

5. behind (motivating) übtr:

the reasons behind his declaration

les raisons qui motivent/motivaient etc sa déclaration

what is behind his actions?

qu'est-ce qui le pousse à agir ainsi?

who is behind this proposal?

qui est à l'origine de cette proposition?

6. behind (supporting) übtr:

to be (solidly) behind sb

soutenir qn (à fond)

he has no family behind him

il n'a pas de famille pour le soutenir

the woman behind the man

la femme en coulisses

7. behind (in past) übtr:

he has three years' experience behind him

il a trois ans d'expérience derrière lui

those days are behind me now

cette période est bien loin

I've put all that behind me now

j'ai oublié tout ça

Siehe auch: fall behind, lag behind

I.fall behind VERB [Brit fɔːl -, Am fɔl -] (fall behind)

fall behind runner, country, student:

se laisser distancer

fall behind work, studies:

prendre du retard

to fall behind with Brit or in Am work, project

prendre du retard dans

to fall behind with Brit or in Am payments, rent, correspondence

être en retard pour

II.fall behind VERB [Brit fɔːl -, Am fɔl -] (fall behind [sth/sb])

fall behind horses, classmates, competitors:

fall behind

se laisser devancer par

I.lag behind VERB [Brit laɡ -, Am læɡ -] (lag behind)

lag behind person, prices:

lag behind

être à la traîne

II.lag behind VERB [Brit laɡ -, Am læɡ -] (lag behind [sb/sth])

lag behind person

traîner derrière

lag behind übtr rival, comparable product

être en retard sur

wages are lagging behind prices

les salaires sont en retard sur les prix

I.fall behind VERB [Brit fɔːl -, Am fɔl -] (fall behind)

fall behind runner, country, student:

se laisser distancer

fall behind work, studies:

prendre du retard

to fall behind with Brit or in Am work, project

prendre du retard dans

to fall behind with Brit or in Am payments, rent, correspondence

être en retard pour

II.fall behind VERB [Brit fɔːl -, Am fɔl -] (fall behind [sth/sb])

fall behind horses, classmates, competitors:

fall behind

se laisser devancer par

drop behind VERB [Brit drɒp -, Am drɑp -]

1. drop behind → drop back

2. drop behind (in school, at work):

drop behind übtr

prendre du retard

to drop behind sb/sth (deliberately) wörtl

se laisser distancer par qn/qc

to drop behind sb/sth übtr

prendre du retard sur qn/qc

Siehe auch: drop back

drop back VERB [Brit drɒp -, Am drɑp -]

drop back (deliberately)

rester en arrière, se laisser distancer

drop back (because unable to keep up)

prendre du retard

I.get behind VERB (get behind) (delayed)

get behind

prendre du retard

II.get behind VERB (get behind [sth])

get behind hedge, sofa etc:

get behind

se mettre derrière

I.leave behind VERB [Brit liːv -, Am liv -] (leave [sb/sth] behind)

1. leave behind:

leave behind (go faster than) person, competitor

distancer

leave behind (in business, intellectually) übtr person, competitor

distancer

the teacher left the students behind

les étudiants n'arrivaient pas à suivre le professeur

2. leave behind (move away from):

leave behind vehicle, plane: coast, country, ground

s'éloigner de

leave behind traveller: town, country

laisser [qc] derrière soi

leave behind person: family, husband

quitter

leave behind übtr past, problems, relationship

en finir avec, tirer un trait sur

3. leave behind (fail to bring):

leave behind (accidentally) object, child, animal

oublier, laisser

leave behind (deliberately) object, child, animal

laisser

II.leave behind VERB [Brit liːv -, Am liv -] (leave [sth] behind) (cause to remain)

leave behind person: chaos, problems, bitterness

laisser

leave behind earthquake, storm, flood: damage

faire

to leave chaos behind

laisser la pagaille ugs

the army/tornado left a trail of destruction behind it

l'armée/la tornade a tout détruit sur son passage

to be or get left behind (not keep up) (physically) person:

se faire distancer

to be or get left behind (intellectually)

ne pas suivre, être largué ugs

to be or get left behind (in business) country, company:

se laisser distancer

to be or get left behind (not be taken) (accidentally)

être oublié

(deliberately) the plants were left behind

on a laissé les plantes

I.lag behind VERB [Brit laɡ -, Am læɡ -] (lag behind)

lag behind person, prices:

lag behind

être à la traîne

II.lag behind VERB [Brit laɡ -, Am læɡ -] (lag behind [sb/sth])

lag behind person

traîner derrière

lag behind übtr rival, comparable product

être en retard sur

wages are lagging behind prices

les salaires sont en retard sur les prix

wait behind VERB [Brit weɪt -, Am weɪt -]

wait behind

attendre un peu

to wait behind for sb

attendre qn

stay behind VERB [Brit steɪ -, Am steɪ -]

stay behind

rester

she stayed behind after the concert

elle est restée à la fin du concert

stop behind VERB [Brit stɒp -, Am stɑp -] ugs Brit

stop behind

rester

I.behind-the-scenes ADJ

behind-the-scenes

en coulisses

II.behind the scenes ADV

behind the scenes

en coulisses

behind im PONS Wörterbuch

Übersetzungen für behind im Englisch»Französisch-Wörterbuch

I.behind [bɪˈhaɪnd] PRÄP

1. behind (at the back of):

behind

derrière

right behind sb/sth

juste derrière qn/qc

behind the wheel

au volant

behind the scenes

dans les coulisses

2. behind (hidden by):

a face behind a mask

un visage caché sous un masque

3. behind (responsible for):

who is behind that scheme?

qui se cache derrière ce projet?

there is sth behind this

il y a qc là-dessous

4. behind (in support of):

to be behind sb/sth all the way

soutenir qn/qc à cent pour cent

5. behind (late):

behind time

en retard

to be/get behind schedule

être en/prendre du retard

6. behind (less advanced than):

to be behind sb/the times

être en retard sur qn/son temps

II.behind [bɪˈhaɪnd] ADV

1. behind (at the back):

behind

derrière

the seat behind

le siège derrière

to stay behind

rester en arrière

to fall behind

prendre du retard

to come behind

suivre

2. behind (late):

behind

en arrière

to be behind with sth

être en retard en qc

to get behind in sth

prendre du retard dans qc

my watch is an hour behind

ma montre retarde d'une heure

3. behind (where one was):

to leave one's bag behind

oublier son sac

to stay behind

rester après les autres

III.behind [bɪˈhaɪnd] SUBST (buttocks)

behind

postérieur m

leave behind VERB trans a. übtr

leave behind

laisser (derrière soi)

wait behind VERB intr

wait behind

rester

stay behind VERB intr

stay behind

rester plus tard

lie behind VERB intr, trans

lie behind

être derrière

I.fall behind VERB intr

fall behind (become slower, achieve less) child, company, country

prendre du retard

fall behind (fail to do sth on time)

avoir du retard

to fall behind with work

prendre du retard dans

to fall behind with rent

prendre du retard dans le paiement de

II.fall behind VERB trans

1. fall behind (become slower than):

fall behind

prendre du retard sur

2. fall behind (fail to keep to sth):

to fall behind schedule

prendre du retard

3. fall behind SPORT (have fewer points than):

fall behind

passer derrière

Übersetzungen für behind im Französisch»Englisch-Wörterbuch

Weitere Übersetzungen und typische Wortverbindungen mit dem Suchbegriff

par-derrière attaquer, emboutir

from behind

par-derrière qn

behind sb

par-derrière qn übtr raconter, critiquer

behind sb's back

à la traîne

lagging behind

se tapir sous/derrière qc animal, personne

to hide away under/behind sth

c'est l'instigateur du complot

he's behind the plot

behind Beispiele aus dem PONS Wörterbuch (redaktionell geprüft)

to be/do sth behind the scenes

être/faire qc dans les/en coulisses

to be behind sb/sth all the way

soutenir qn/qc à cent pour cent

my watch is an hour behind

ma montre retarde d'une heure

to be behind with the rent

avoir des loyers de retard

to do a ten-year stretch behind bars

passer dix ans derrière les barreaux

to be wet behind the ears

être encore jeune

old prejudices were lurking behind what he said

de vieux préjugés ressortaient derrière ce qu'il disait

going into touch behind the goal

sortie (de but)

to be the driving force behind sth

être le moteur de qc personne

to come in front of/behind sb

arriver avant/après qn, arriver devant/derrière qn

Einsprachige Beispiele (nicht von der PONS Redaktion geprüft)

Englisch

Who can then be allowed to unveil the truth behind this paradisiacal scenario?

en.wikipedia.org

Restaurants and apartments spill out of old houses, and old storefronts tumble out from behind new ones.

www.theglobeandmail.com

They sit you behind a curtain with the two other people who're getting tattooed on that day.

www.irishmirror.ie

The top of the cluster holds the gas gauge, which directly connects into the gas tank, behind the dashboard.

en.wikipedia.org

The newsreader would present to camera while sitting on the edge of a desk; behind him staff would be seen working busily at their desks.

en.wikipedia.org

There will be no new growth of grass if the dried-up grass is left behind.

www.thehindu.com

The consequences of being behind the curve in flight are important and are taught as part of pilot training.

en.wikipedia.org

At the restarts, there were a number of cars 5 car lengths behind the car in front which should mean a stop-go penalty but these incidents went unpunished.

en.wikipedia.org

There seems to be quite a lot of thought behind this look -- perhaps the fact that it's reminiscent of an air stewardess is deliberate.

www.ft.com

The characters also produced their own video blogs chronicling events behind the scenes, as well as rants, questions to the audience and comedic sketches.

en.wikipedia.org