back Significado & definición

Significado de back en español

• 0 to the place where someone or something was before -- de vuelta

  • When do you go back to college?

  • I put it back in the cupboard.

• 1 as a reply or reaction to something -- de vuelta

  • Can I call you back later?

• 2 in a direction behind you -- hacia atrás

  • She stepped back.

• 3 to the state something or someone was in before -- de nuevo

  • Try to go back to sleep.

• 4 to an earlier time -- (hacia) atrás

  • Looking back, I think we did the right thing.

  • I heard from them back in January.

• 5 in one direction then the opposite way, many times -- de aquí para allá

  • She goes back and forth between London and Paris quite often.

• 6 the part of something that is away from the front -- parte de detrás

  • Our seats were at the back of the theatre.

• 7 the part of your body from your shoulders to your bottom -- espalda

  • He was lying on his back.

• 8 behind -- detrás de

  • They sat in back of us on the plane.

• 9 with the back part of something where the front should be -- al revés

  • You’ve got your T-shirt on back to front.

• 10 If you do something behind someone’s back, you do it without them knowing, often in an unfair way. -- a espaldas de alguien

  • Have they been saying things about me behind my back?

• 11 happening one after another, without interruption -- uno detrás de otro

  • Coming up after the break, three Rolling Stones classics back to back.

• 12 to give support to a person or plan -- respaldar

  • He backed Clark in the recent election.

• 13 to move or drive backwards -- dar marcha atrás (a)

  • It’s best to back into a parking space.

• 14 at the back of something -- de atrás

  • the back door

  • the back garden

• 15 toward the rear or away from -- atrás

  • to step back from the edge dar un paso atrás desde el borde

  • to sit/lie back sentarse/recostarse

• 16 indicates a return to a previous state or position -- de vuelta

  • Put it back where it belongs. Ponlo de nuevo donde pertenece.

  • She nursed him back to good health. Ella lo cuidó hasta que recuperó tuvo de nuevo buena salud.

  • When will you be back home? ¿Cuándo volverás a casa?

• 17 in a reply -- de vuelta

  • Write back soon. Escríbeme de vuelta pronto.

  • Call me back tomorrow. Llámame de vuelta mañana.

• 18 in or into the past -- en el (pasado)

  • back in 1964 en el 1964

  • thinking back to his childhood pensando en su infancia

• 19 the part of the body between the neck and buttocks -- espalda [ feminine ]

  • to lie on your back acostarse de espaldas

• 20 the part away from the front -- reverso [ masculine ]

  • in the back of the room en la parte de atrás de la habitación

  • on the back of the book en el reverso del libro

  • This last piece fits in the back. Esta última pieza cabe en la parte de atrás.

  • a beautiful yard out back un hermoso patio en la parte de atrás

  • boxes sitting in back of the door cajas apoyadas detrás de la puerta

• 21 to be in a situation that is difficult to get out of -- estar entre la espada y la pared

  • We had our backs to the wall early in the negotiations. Estábamos entre la espada y la pared al principio de las negociaciones.

• 22 bothering you slightly when you think of it -- en lo más profundo de mis pensamientos

  • In the back of my mind, I knew something was missing. En lo mas profundo de mis pensamientos, sabía que algo faltaba.

• 23 constantly reminding or criticizing sb -- pendiente

  • My manager is always on my back. Mi manager está siempre pemdiente de mí.

• 24 when sb is not there to hear -- a las espaldas de alguien

  • I know you talk about me when my back is turned. Sé que hablas de mí cuando a mis espaldas.

• 25 away from the front -- posterior [ masculine-feminine ]

  • the back pockets of his jeans los bolsillos traseros de sus vaqueros

  • in the back row of seats en la fila posterior de asientos

• 26 from earlier -- anterior [ masculine-feminine ]

  • back pay pago de atrasos salariales

• 27 to give support to -- apoyar

  • Many celebrities are backing the project. Muchas celebridades están apoyando el proyecto.

• 28 to move backward -- retroceder

  • to back the car out of the driveway para retroceder el coche fuera de la calzada

  • He backed slowly away from the dog. Retrocedió lentamente alejándose del perro.

• 29 to bet money on -- apostar

  • to back the winning horse apostar por el caballo ganador