back

[[t]bæk[/t]] 1. noun

1) (in man, the part of the body from the neck to the bottom of the spine: She lay on her back.) costas

2) (in animals, the upper part of the body: She put the saddle on the horse's back.) lombo

3) (that part of anything opposite to or furthest from the front: the back of the house; She sat at the back of the hall.) fundos

4) (in football, hockey etc a player who plays behind the forwards.) defesa

2. adjective

(of or at the back: the back door.) dos fundos

3. adverb

1) (to, or at, the place or person from which a person or thing came: I went back to the shop; He gave the car back to its owner.) de volta

2) (away (from something); not near (something): Move back! Let the ambulance get to the injured man; Keep back from me or I'll hit you!) para trás

3) (towards the back (of something): Sit back in your chair.) para trás

4) (in return; in response to: When the teacher is scolding you, don't answer back.) de volta

5) (to, or in, the past: Think back to your childhood.) para trás

4. verb

1) (to (cause to) move backwards: He backed (his car) out of the garage.) dar marcha à ré

2) (to help or support: Will you back me against the others?) apoiar

3) (to bet or gamble on: I backed your horse to win.) apostar em

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- backer

- backbite - backbiting - backbone - backbreaking - backdate - backfire - background - backhand 5. adverb

(using backhand: She played the stroke backhand; She writes backhand.) de revés

- backlog

- back-number - backpack - backpacking: go backpacking - backpacker - backside - backslash - backstroke - backup - backwash - backwater - backyard - back down - back of - back on to - back out - back up - have one's back to the wall - put someone's back up - take a back seat