BACK - Αγγλικά-Ιταλικά μετάφραση

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I. back [βρετ bak, αμερικ bæk] ΟΥΣ

1. back:

back

schiena θηλ

back

dorso αρσ

back ΖΩΟΛ

dorso αρσ

back ΖΩΟΛ

groppa θηλ

to be (flat) on one's back

essere, stare (coricato) sulla schiena, supino

to be (flat) on one's back μτφ

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 μτφ

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 μτφ

with one's back to the engine

in senso contrario a quello di marcia

to put one's back into it οικ

darci dentro or mettercela tutta

put your back into it! οικ

dacci dentro!

he's always on my back οικ

mi sta sempre addosso

get off my back! οικ

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 αρσ

back (of fabric, medal, coin)

rovescio αρσ

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 αρσ

4. back (rear-facing part):

back (of vehicle, electrical appliance)

parte θηλ posteriore

back (of shirt, coat)

dietro αρσ

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 αμερικ (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 ΑΥΤΟΚΙΝΗΤΟΔΡ:

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 αρσ

back (of stage)

sfondo αρσ

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 αρσ

the keys were down the back of the sofa

le chiavi si erano infilate dietro lo schienale del divano

9. back ΑΘΛ:

back

difensore αρσ

back

terzino αρσ

left back

difensore or terzino sinistro

10. back (end):

back

fine θηλ

back

fondo αρσ

at the back of the book, file

alla fine del libro, del file

11. back (book spine):

back

dorso αρσ

back

costola θηλ

II. back [βρετ bak, αμερικ bæk] ΕΠΊΘ

1. back (at the rear):

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

posteriore

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

di dietro οικ

back bedroom, garden, gate

sul retro

back page

ultimo

2. back (isolated):

back road

secondario

back alley, lane

vicolo, viuzza

III. back [βρετ bak, αμερικ bæk] ΕΠΊΡΡ

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

ιδιωτισμοί:

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 [βρετ bak, αμερικ bæk] ΡΉΜΑ μεταβ

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 ΕΜΠΌΡ, ΟΙΚΟΝ

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 μτφ

7. back (stiffen, line):

back structure

rinforzare

back book

foderare

back painting

rinforzare, rintelare

back fabric

intelare, foderare

8. back ΜΟΥΣ:

back singer, performer

accompagnare

9. back ΝΑΥΣ:

back sail

accollare, bracciare

V. back [βρετ bak, αμερικ bæk] ΡΉΜΑ αμετάβ

1. back (reverse):

back

fare marcia indietro

2. back ΝΑΥΣ:

back wind:

cambiare direzione

VI. back [βρετ bak, αμερικ 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 [βρετ ˌbaktəˈbak, αμερικ ˌbæktəˈbæk] ΕΠΊΘ

back-to-back houses

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

II. back-to-back [βρετ ˌbaktəˈbak, αμερικ ˌbæktəˈbæk] ΕΠΊΡΡ

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 ΡΉΜΑ [rɪŋ -] βρετ (ring back)

ring back

ritelefonare

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

ring back caller:

ring back

richiamare

I. keep back ΡΉΜΑ [kiːp -] (keep back)

keep back

stare indietro

keep back!

(state) indietro!

to keep back from sth

non avvicinarsi a qc

II. keep back ΡΉΜΑ [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 [βρετ, αμερικ ˈˌbæk ˈnəmbər] ΟΥΣ

back number

(numero) arretrato αρσ

back tax [ˈbæktæks] ΟΥΣ

back tax

arretrato αρσ d'imposta

back tax

imposta θηλ arretrata

break back ΡΉΜΑ [breɪk -] ΑΘΛ

break back

fare un contropiede

push back ΡΉΜΑ [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] ΟΥΣ

back pain

mal αρσ di schiena

to have back pain

avere mal di schiena

I. call back ΡΉΜΑ [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 ΡΉΜΑ [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

στο λεξικό PONS

I. back [bæk] ΟΥΣ

1. back:

back (opposite of front)

dietro αρσ

back of a hand

dorso αρσ

back of a chair

schienale αρσ

back (of fabric)

rovescio αρσ

back of a piece of paper, envelope

retro αρσ

back to front

al contrario

to know sth back to front

sapere qc a menadito

2. back (end):

back of a book

fine αρσ

3. back ΑΝΑΤ:

back

schiena θηλ

back of an animal

dorso αρσ

to be on one's back

stare a pancia in su

to break one's back οικ

spaccarsi la schiena

to do sth behind sb's back a. μτφ

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 μτφ

abbandonare qu

4. back ΑΘΛ:

back

difesa θηλ

ιδιωτισμοί:

to know sth like the back of one's hand

conoscere qc a menadito οικ

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] ΕΠΊΘ (rear)

back

posteriore

III. back [bæk] ΕΠΊΡΡ

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] ΡΉΜΑ μεταβ

back

appoggiare

come back ΡΉΜΑ αμετάβ

1. come back:

come back

ritornare

2. come back (be remembered):

come back

tornare alla mente

3. come back ΑΘΛ:

come back

contrattaccare

I. call back ΡΉΜΑ μεταβ

1. call back (telephone):

call back

richiamare

2. call back (ask to return):

call back

far tornare

3. call back ΟΙΚΟΝ:

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 ΡΉΜΑ αμετάβ (phone again)

call back

richiamare

take back ΡΉΜΑ μεταβ

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 ΕΠΊΘ οικ

laid-back

rilassato, -a

think back ΡΉΜΑ αμετάβ

to think back to sth

ripensare a qc

to think back over sth

ritornare con la memoria a qc

set back ΡΉΜΑ μεταβ

1. set back (delay):

set back

rimandare

2. set back (place away from):

set back

allontare

3. set back οικ (cost):

set back

costare a

plow back ΡΉΜΑ μεταβ

to plow sth back (into sth)

reinvestire qc (in qc)

to plow profits back

reinvestire gli utili

I. keep back ΡΉΜΑ αμετάβ (stay away)

to keep back from sth/sb

non avvicinarsi a qc/qu

II. keep back ΡΉΜΑ μεταβ

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 ΡΉΜΑ αμετάβ

back off physically:

back off

farsi da parte

back off μτφ

lasciar perdere

Present

I	back
you	back
he/she/it	backs
we	back
you	back
they	back

Past

I	backed
you	backed
he/she/it	backed
we	backed
you	backed
they	backed

Present Perfect

I	have	backed
you	have	backed
he/she/it	has	backed
we	have	backed
you	have	backed
they	have	backed

Past Perfect

I	had	backed
you	had	backed
he/she/it	had	backed
we	had	backed
you	had	backed
they	had	backed

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Fellow motorists stopped to help amid fears that someone was trapped inside, forcing the couple to desperately warn them to keep back.

www.dailymail.co.uk

I called and asked them to keep back one plane, while we checked on it for all the possible places which could accommodate the machine.

nation.com.pk

How far indeed have we come as women in this culture if we keep back-pedaling?

www.huffingtonpost.com

He looked as if he was trying to keep back the tears, as he thought of the doomed ship.

thechronicleherald.ca

Keep back your servant also from presumptuous sins; let them not have dominion over me!

www.vanguardngr.com