STEP BACK - Αγγλικά-Ιταλικά μετάφραση

στο Ιταλικό λεξικό Oxford-Paravia

step back ΡΉΜΑ [stɛp -]

1. step back:

step back

fare un passo indietro

to step back from microphone

allontanarsi da

2. step back μτφ:

step back

prendere le distanze (from da)

στο Ιταλικό λεξικό Oxford-Paravia

αγγλικά

ιταλικά

back glance, step, lean

indietro

ιταλικά

αγγλικά

arretrare

to step back

risalire su persona: marciapiede

to step back onto

ridiscendere da persona: marciapiede, scala

to step back off

indietreggiare di un passo

to take a step back, to step back

fare un passo indietro

to take a step back

fare un passo indietro

to take a pace backwards, to step back

στο Ιταλικό λεξικό Oxford-Paravia

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. step [βρετ stɛp, αμερικ stɛp] ΟΥΣ

1. step (pace):

step

passo αρσ

to take a step

fare un passo

to walk or keep in step

andare or marciare al passo

to change step

cambiare il passo

I was a few steps behind her

ero alcuni passi dietro di lei

to fall into step with sb

mettersi al passo con qn

to break step

rompere il passo

one step out of line and you're finished! οικ, μτφ

se sgarri sei rovinato!

to be out of step with the times, the rest of the world μτφ

non essere al passo coi tempi, con il resto del mondo

to be in step with sth μτφ

essere al passo con or stare dietro a qc

to watch one's step

guardare dove si mettono i piedi

you'd better watch your step! οικ, μτφ

faresti meglio a fare attenzione!

to be two steps away from victory μτφ

essere a un passo dalla vittoria

to be one step ahead of the competition μτφ

essere un passo avanti rispetto ai propri concorrenti

I'm with you every step of the way μτφ

sarò sempre al tuo fianco

2. step (sound of footsteps):

step

passo αρσ

I can hear the sound of his step on the stair

sento il rumore dei suoi passi per le scale

to hear the sound of steps

sentire dei passi

3. step (move):

step μτφ

passo αρσ (towards verso)

a step forwards, backwards

un passo avanti, indietro

it's a step in the right direction

è un passo nella giusta direzione

to be a step towards doing

essere un primo passo verso il fare

the first step is the hardest

il primo passo è il più difficile

to be one step closer to winning, finishing

essere più vicino alla vittoria, a finire

the first step is to…

la prima cosa da fare è…

promotion to head teacher would be a step up for him

la nomina a preside sarebbe un avanzamento per lui

4. step μτφ:

step (measure)

misura θηλ

step (measure)

provvedimento αρσ

step (course of action)

linea θηλ di azione, di condotta

to take steps

prendere dei provvedimenti

a positive step

una misura positiva

a serious step

un serio provvedimento

to take the step of doing

decidersi a fare

to take steps to do

prendere dei provvedimenti per fare

it's an unusual step to take

è un provvedimento insolito

to take legal steps

adire le vie legali

5. step (stage):

step μτφ

passo αρσ

step μτφ

tappa θηλ (in in)

to go one step further

fare un ulteriore passo avanti

6. step (way of walking):

step

passo αρσ

step

andatura θηλ

to have a jaunty step

avere un'andatura disinvolta

7. step (in dance):

step

passo αρσ

to know the steps to the tango

sapere ballare il tango or conoscere i passi del tango

8. step (stair):

step

scalino αρσ

step

gradino αρσ

a flight of steps (to upper floor)

delle scale, una scalinata

a flight of steps (outside building)

degli scalini

9. step (exercise):

step, also step aerobics

step αρσ

step machine

step, stepper

II. steps ΟΥΣ npl

1. steps (small ladder):

steps

scaletta θηλ

steps

scaleo αρσ

2. steps (stairs):

steps (to upper floor)

scale θηλ

steps (in front of building)

scalinata θηλ

III. step <forma in -ing stepping, παρελθ, μετ παρακειμ stepped> [βρετ stɛp, αμερικ stɛp] ΡΉΜΑ μεταβ

step

graduare

IV. step <forma in -ing stepping, παρελθ, μετ παρακειμ stepped> [βρετ stɛp, αμερικ stɛp] ΡΉΜΑ αμετάβ

step

fare un passo, camminare (in in; on su)

to step into house, lift, room

entrare in

to step into car

salire, montare in

to step into dinghy

salire, montare su

to step into sb's office

entrare nell'ufficio di qn

if you would just like to step this way

se vuole seguirmi

it's like stepping into another world, century

è come ritrovarsi in un altro mondo, secolo

to step off bus, plane, pavement

scendere da

to step onto scales, log, pavement

salire su

to step over fence, log, hole

scavalcare

to step through arch

passare sotto

to step through curtains

passare attraverso

to step through the door

passare dalla porta

to step out of house, room

uscire da

to step out of line soldier:

uscire dai ranghi also μτφ

to step up to microphone, lectern

avvicinarsi a

V. step [βρετ stɛp, αμερικ stɛp]

one step at a time

un passo alla or per volta

to step on it οικ

sbrigarsi or spicciarsi

to step on the gas οικ

pigiare sull'acceleratore or sbrigarsi

στο λεξικό PONS

step back ΡΉΜΑ αμετάβ

1. step back (move back):

step back

indietreggiare

2. step back (gain new perspective):

step back

prendere le distanze

στο λεξικό PONS

I. step [step] ΟΥΣ

1. step:

step (foot movement)

passo αρσ

step (footprint)

impronta θηλ

to take a step

fare un passo

step by step

passo a passo

to take a step towards sth μτφ

compiere un passo verso qc

to be in/out of step

andare/non andare al passo

to be in/out of step μτφ

essere/non essere in sintonia

to watch one's step

fare attenzione a dove si mettono i piedi

2. step of stair, ladder:

step

gradino αρσ

3. step (measure):

step

provvedimento αρσ

to take steps (to do sth)

prendere provvedimenti (per fare qc)

4. step ΜΟΥΣ:

whole step

tono αρσ

half step

semitono αρσ

II. step <-pp-> [step] ΡΉΜΑ αμετάβ

1. step (tread):

step in [or on] sth

calpestare qc

2. step (walk):

step

camminare

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

Present

I	step back
you	step back
he/she/it	steps back
we	step back
you	step back
they	step back

Past

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

Present Perfect

I	have	stepped back
you	have	stepped back
he/she/it	has	stepped back
we	have	stepped back
you	have	stepped back
they	have	stepped back

Past Perfect

I	had	stepped back
you	had	stepped back
he/she/it	had	stepped back
we	had	stepped back
you	had	stepped back
they	had	stepped back

Μονόγλωσσα παραδείγματα (μη ελεγμένα από τη συντακτική ομάδα της PONS)

Throughout the game, players can gradually take a cognitive step back, and by analogy grasp in thought the nature of the perspectives in question.

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But as impressive as it is, is it a step back in time for a brand more known for looking ahead?

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He announced that he will step back as university president on the day after his 65th birthday for the end of 2008.

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She landed slightly askew, taking a step back (normally a 0.1 deduction).

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Now, step back again, and appreciate her choice of color.

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