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I.back [Brit bak, Am bæk] SUBST

1. back:

back

schiena f

back

dorso m

back ZOOL

dorso m

back ZOOL

groppa f

to be (flat) on one's back

essere, stare (coricato) sulla schiena, supino

to be (flat) on one's back übtr

essere a letto

to sleep on one's back

dormire sulla schiena or supino or a pancia in su

he was lying on his back

era coricato sulla schiena or a pancia in su

to travel on the back of a donkey

viaggiare in groppa a un asino or a dorso d'asino

to have one's back to sb, sth

volgere or dare le spalle a qn, qc

with her back to the door

con la schiena rivolta verso la porta

to turn one's back on sb, sth

voltare le spalle, la schiena a qn, qc also übtr

as soon as my back is turned

appena giro le spalle

to do sth behind sb's back

fare qc alle spalle di qn also übtr

with one's back to the engine

in senso contrario a quello di marcia

to put one's back into it ugs

darci dentro or mettercela tutta

put your back into it! ugs

dacci dentro!

he's always on my back ugs

mi sta sempre addosso

get off my back! ugs

lasciami in pace!

I was glad to see the back of him

fui felice di non doverlo più vedere

to be at the back of conspiracy, proposal

essere dietro a

to put sb's back up

irritare qn

to live off sb's back

vivere alle spalle di qn

2. back (reverse side):

back (of page, cheque, card, envelope)

retro m

back (of fabric, medal, coin)

rovescio m

on the back of an envelope

sul retro di una busta

to sign the back of a cheque

girare un assegno

the back of the hand

il dorso della mano

3. back (flat side):

back (of knife, fork, spoon)

dorso m

4. back (rear-facing part):

back (of vehicle, electrical appliance)

parte f posteriore

back (of shirt, coat)

dietro m

to hang one's coat on the back of the door

appendere il cappotto dietro la porta

the shelves are oak but the back is plywood

i ripiani sono di quercia, ma il fondo è di compensato

a blow to the back of the head

un colpo alla nuca

a lump on the back of the head

un bernoccolo sulla parte posteriore della testa

the knife fell down the back of the fridge

il coltello è caduto dietro il frigorifero

5. back (area behind building):

to be out back, to be in the back Am (in the garden)

essere in giardino

to be out back, to be in the back (in the yard)

essere in cortile

he's round, in the back

è in giardino

the view out back is lovely

la vista sul retro è bellissima

there's a small garden out back or round the back

c'è un piccolo giardino sul retro

the bins are out back or round the back

i bidoni sono sul retro or dietro la casa

the steps at the back of the building

la scala sul retro dell'edificio

6. back MOTOR:

to sit in the back

sedersi dietro

there are three children in the back

ci sono tre bambini dietro

to sit at the back of the plane, at the back of the bus

sedersi in fondo all'aereo, all'autobus

7. back (furthest away area):

back (of cupboard, drawer, fridge)

fondo m

back (of stage)

sfondo m

at or in the back of the drawer

in fondo al cassetto

right at the back of the cupboard

proprio in fondo all'armadio

at the back of the audience

in fondo alla sala

those at the back couldn't see

quelli in fondo non riuscivano a vedere

the back of the throat

la parte posteriore della gola

the back of the mouth

il retrobocca

8. back (of chair, sofa):

back

schienale m

the keys were down the back of the sofa

le chiavi si erano infilate dietro lo schienale del divano

9. back SPORT:

back

difensore m

back

terzino m

left back

difensore or terzino sinistro

10. back (end):

back

fine f

back

fondo m

at the back of the book, file

alla fine del libro, del file

11. back (book spine):

back

dorso m

back

costola f

II.back [Brit bak, Am bæk] ADJ

1. back (at the rear):

back axle, wheel, bumper, paw, leg, edge

posteriore

back axle, wheel, bumper, paw, leg, edge

di dietro ugs

back bedroom, garden, gate

sul retro

back page

ultimo

2. back (isolated):

back road

secondario

back alley, lane

vicolo, viuzza

III.back [Brit bak, Am bæk] ADV

1. back (indicating return after absence):

to be back

essere di ritorno, tornare

I'll be back in five minutes, six weeks

sarò di ritorno tra cinque minuti, sei settimane

to arrive or come back

tornare (indietro) (from da)

he's back at work

è tornato al lavoro or ha ripreso a lavorare

she's back in (the) hospital

è di nuovo in ospedale or è tornata in ospedale

it's good to be back home

è bello essere di nuovo a casa

when is he due back?

quando deve tornare?

to go back to work

riprendere

to go back to Italy, Canada, office

(ri)tornare in

to go back to Turin, shop, restaurant

(ri)tornare a

the mini-skirt is back (in fashion)

la minigonna è di nuovo di moda

2. back (in return):

to call, phone back

richiamare, ritelefonare

I'll write back (to him)

risponderò alla sua lettera

he hasn't written back yet

non mi ha ancora risposto

“OK”, he shouted back

“OK”, rispose gridando

to punch sb back

restituire un pugno a qn

to smile back at sb

ricambiare un sorriso a qn

he was rude back

sono stata maleducata con lui e lui lo è stato con me

to answer back

ribattere

to answer sb back

rispondere (male) a qn

3. back (backwards, in a reverse direction):

back glance, step, lean

indietro

back jump

(all')indietro

4. back (away):

we overtook him 20 km back

l'abbiamo sorpassato 20 km fa

there's a garage 10 km back

c'è un meccanico 10 km indietro

5. back (ago):

25 years back

25 anni fa

a week, five minutes back

una settimana, cinque minuti prima or fa

6. back (a long time ago):

back in 1964, April

nel 1964, ad aprile

back before Easter, the revolution

prima di Pasqua, prima della rivoluzione

back in the days when

ai tempi in cui

it was obvious as far back as last year, 1985 that …

era già evidente l'anno scorso, nel 1985 che …

to go or date back to Roman times, 1700

risalire a

7. back (once again):

she's back in power, control

ha ripreso il potere, il controllo

Paul is back at the wheel

Paul è tornato al volante

to get back to sleep

riaddormentarsi

to go back home

tornare a casa

to go back to bed

tornare a letto, ricoricarsi

8. back (nearer the beginning):

ten lines back

dieci righe più su

ten pages back

dieci pagine indietro, fa

9. back (indicating return to sb's possession):

to give, send sth back

rendere, rispedire qc (to a)

to put sth back

rimettere a posto qc

I've got my books back

ho riavuto i miei libri

to get one's money back

essere rimborsato

he wants his dictionary back now

vuole indietro il suo dizionario adesso

10. back (expressing a return to a former location):

to travel to London and back

andare e tornare da Londra

the journey to Madrid and back

il viaggio a Madrid e ritorno

we walked there and took the train back

(ci) siamo andati a piedi e siamo tornati in treno

how long will it take to drive back?

quanto ci vorrà per tornare (in auto)?

11. back (in a different location):

meanwhile, back in Italy, he…

nel frattempo, in Italia, lui…

back in the studio, recording had begun

intanto allo studio era cominciata la registrazione

I'll see you back at the house, in the office

ci rivediamo a casa, in ufficio

Wendungen:

back and forth to go, travel back and forth (commute) person, bus

fare la spola (between tra)

to walk, go back and forth

andare avanti e indietro (between tra)

to swing back and forth pendulum

oscillare (avanti e indietro)

to sway back and forth

dondolare avanti e indietro

the film cuts or moves back and forth between New York and Rome

il film si svolge tra New York e Roma

IV.back [Brit bak, Am bæk] VERB trans

1. back (support):

back candidate, party, person, bid, bill, action, enterprise, project

sostenere, appoggiare

back application

appoggiare

the strike is backed by the union

lo sciopero è appoggiato dal sindacato

the junta is backed by the militia

la giunta ha l'appoggio della milizia

2. back (finance):

back project, undertaking

finanziare

3. back (endorse):

back currency

sostenere

to back a bill HANDEL, WIRTSCH

avallare una cambiale

4. back (substantiate):

back argument, claim

suffragare, convalidare (with con)

5. back (reverse):

back horse

fare rinculare, fare indietreggiare

to back the car into the garage

mettere la macchina in garage a marcia indietro

to back sb into, against sth

fare indietreggiare qn fino dentro, contro qc

to back oars, water

sciare, remare all'indietro

6. back (bet on):

back horse, favourite, winner

puntare, scommettere su

to back a loser race goer:

puntare sul cavallo perdente

to back a loser (invest ill-advisedly)

investire in modo sconsiderato

to back a loser (support a lost cause)

sostenere una causa persa

to back the wrong horse

puntare sul cavallo perdente also übtr

7. back (stiffen, line):

back structure

rinforzare

back book

foderare

back painting

rinforzare, rintelare

back fabric

intelare, foderare

8. back MUS:

back singer, performer

accompagnare

9. back NAUT:

back sail

accollare, bracciare

V.back [Brit bak, Am bæk] VERB intr

1. back (reverse):

back

fare marcia indietro

2. back NAUT:

back wind:

cambiare direzione

VI.back [Brit bak, Am bæk]

to break the back of a journey, task

fare il grosso di un viaggio, di un lavoro

to be in the back of beyond house, farm:

essere in capo al mondo or a casa del diavolo

to live in the back of beyond

vivere in capo al mondo or a casa del diavolo

it's like water off a duck's back

= non ha alcun effetto

you scratch my back and I'll scratch yours

una mano lava l'altra

to have one's back to the wall

essere con le spalle al muro

to get one's own back

vendicarsi (on sb di qn)

back in the day

ai tempi

back in the day

a quei tempi

I.back-to-back [Brit ˌbaktəˈbak, Am ˌbæktəˈbæk] ADJ

back-to-back houses

= case separate sul retro soltanto da un muro divisorio in comune o da un vicoletto

II.back-to-back [Brit ˌbaktəˈbak, Am ˌbæktəˈbæk] ADV

1. back-to-back (with backs touching):

to stand back-to-back two people

stare (in piedi) schiena contro schiena

2. back-to-back (consecutively):

to win three tournaments back-to-back

vincere tre tornei di fila

to watch two episodes back-to-back

guardare due episodi di seguito

I.ring back VERB [rɪŋ -] Brit (ring back)

ring back

ritelefonare

II.ring back VERB [rɪŋ -] (ring [sb] back)

ring back caller:

ring back

richiamare

I.keep back VERB [kiːp -] (keep back)

keep back

stare indietro

keep back!

(state) indietro!

to keep back from sth

non avvicinarsi a qc

II.keep back VERB [kiːp -] (keep [sth, sb] back, keep back [sth, sb])

1. keep back (prevent from advancing):

keep back person, crowd

impedire a [qn] di avvicinarsi (from a)

keep back pupil, student

respingere

keep back barrier, dam: water

trattenere

he kept his hair back with an elastic band

teneva i capelli indietro con un elastico

2. keep back (retain):

keep back money

trattenere

keep back food, objects

conservare

3. keep back (conceal):

keep back information, fact, detail

nascondere, celare (from a)

4. keep back (prevent from doing):

keep back person

trattenere

back number [Brit, Am ˈˌbæk ˈnəmbər] SUBST

back number

(numero) arretrato m

back tax [ˈbæktæks] SUBST

back tax

arretrato m d'imposta

back tax

imposta f arretrata

break back VERB [breɪk -] SPORT

break back

fare un contropiede

push back VERB [pʊʃ -] (push [sth] back, push back [sth])

1. push back object, furniture:

push back

spingere (indietro)

2. push back:

push back forest, shoreline

arrestare l'avanzata di

push back army, enemy

respingere

to push back the frontier of ignorance

fermare l'avanzata dell'ignoranza

3. push back date, meeting:

push back

posticipare

4. push back hair:

push back

tirare indietro (dalla fronte)

back pain [ˈbækpeɪn] SUBST

back pain

mal m di schiena

to have back pain

avere mal di schiena

I.call back VERB [kɔːl -] (call back)

1. call back (on phone):

call back

richiamare

call back

ritelefonare

2. call back (return):

call back

ripassare, passare di nuovo

II.call back VERB [kɔːl -] (call [sb] back)

1. call back:

call back (summon by shouting)

richiamare, chiamare

call back (phone back) person

richiamare, ritelefonare a

2. call back (recall):

call back representative, diplomat

richiamare

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Übersetzungen für back im Englisch»Italienisch-Wörterbuch

I.back [bæk] SUBST

1. back:

back (opposite of front)

dietro m

back of a hand

dorso m

back of a chair

schienale m

back (of fabric)

rovescio m

back of a piece of paper, envelope

retro m

back to front

al contrario

to know sth back to front

sapere qc a menadito

2. back (end):

back of a book

fine m

3. back ANAT:

back

schiena f

back of an animal

dorso m

to be on one's back

stare a pancia in su

to break one's back ugs

spaccarsi la schiena

to do sth behind sb's back a. übtr

fare qc alle spalle di qu

to turn one's back on sb

girare le spalle a qu

to turn one's back on sb übtr

abbandonare qu

4. back SPORT:

back

difesa f

Wendungen:

to know sth like the back of one's hand

conoscere qc a menadito ugs

to have one's back against the wall

essere con le spalle al muro

you scratch my back and I'll scratch yours

una mano lava l'altra

to stab sb in the back

pugnalare qc alle spalle

II.back [bæk] ADJ (rear)

back

posteriore

III.back [bæk] ADV

1. back:

to be back

essere di ritorno

to come back

tornare

to want sb back

desiderare che qu torni

I want the money back

rivoglio i miei soldi

to bring back memories

far venire in mente ricordi

2. back (to the rear, behind):

back

dietro

back and forth

avanti e indietro

to look back

pensare al passato

to sit back

rilassarsi

3. back (in return):

back

indietro

4. back (into the past):

back

fa

IV.back [bæk] VERB trans

back

appoggiare

come back VERB intr

1. come back:

come back

ritornare

2. come back (be remembered):

come back

tornare alla mente

3. come back SPORT:

come back

contrattaccare

I.call back VERB trans

1. call back (telephone):

call back

richiamare

2. call back (ask to return):

call back

far tornare

3. call back WIRTSCH:

call back

ritirare dal mercato

the company has called back a type of toy

la ditta ha ritirato dal mercato un tipo di giocattolo

II.call back VERB intr (phone again)

call back

richiamare

take back VERB trans

1. take back (return):

take back

riportare

2. take back (accept back):

take back

riprendere

take back employee

riassumere

take back spouse

riconciliarsi con

3. take back (repossess):

take back

riprendere

4. take back (retract):

take back

ritirare

5. take back (carry to past time):

take back

evocare

6. take back (remind):

take back

ricordare

laid-back ADJ ugs

laid-back

rilassato, -a

think back VERB intr

to think back to sth

ripensare a qc

to think back over sth

ritornare con la memoria a qc

set back VERB trans

1. set back (delay):

set back

rimandare

2. set back (place away from):

set back

allontare

3. set back ugs (cost):

set back

costare a

plow back VERB trans

to plow sth back (into sth)

reinvestire qc (in qc)

to plow profits back

reinvestire gli utili

I.keep back VERB intr (stay away)

to keep back from sth/sb

non avvicinarsi a qc/qu

II.keep back VERB trans

1. keep back:

to keep back one's tears

trattenere le lacrime

2. keep back (hide):

keep back

nascondere

to keep the truth back from sb

nascondere la verità a qu

3. keep back (retain sth):

to keep sth back

trattenere qc

to keep sth back (slow down)

tenere a freno qc

back off VERB intr

back off physically:

back off

farsi da parte

back off übtr

lasciar perdere

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to have been to hell and back

aver passato l'inferno

it's like water off a duck's back

è fiato sprecato

to give sb the shirt off one's back

togliersi la camicia di dosso per qu

to have one's back against the wall

essere con le spalle al muro

it's no skin off his/her back ugs

non le/gli fa né caldo né freddo

to wear one's hair loose/tied back

portare i capelli sciolti/raccolti

my back has been bothering me lately

ho sofferto di mal di schiena negli ultimi tempi

to be back to one's old self

tornare in sé übtr

to hold back a river in flood

contenere la piena di un fiume

to bring sb back to his/her senses

ridurre qu alla ragione

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Many of them were so distraught that they charged back into their own lines.

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It provides the anchor for dialogue whereby the facilitator can bring the participants back to the text if they begin to digress.

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These act on a ketone (pyruvate) and can go back and forth in the metabolic chain.

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Young people should use every political means at their disposal to change this law back to the fair and non-discriminatory way it was before.

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The beacons send the code back to the transmitter.

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Cabs are required to attach a metal plate with the license number in the back of their vehicles.

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Scrawled on the back is a message to her from a thousand years ago.

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In the mle that ensues, the filmstrip is broken and the animator must safety pin it back together to finish the cartoon.

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When thou hast said all this, fling it away to him with thy back turned, and deliver it not to him face to face.

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Member physicians may treat amputations; pain (neck, nerve, arthritic, back); injuries (brain, spinal cord, sports-related); rehabilitation (cardiac, geriatric, pediatric); and more.

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