(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(F)

(person)

I will never turn my back on you.Nunca te daré la espalda.

b. el lomo

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

(animal)

Put the parcels on the back of the donkey.Pongan los paquetes en el lomo del burro.

2. (reverse side)

a. el respaldo

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

(chair)

You can hang your jackets on the back of your chairs.Pueden colgar sus chaquetas en el respaldo de las sillas.

b. el dorso

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

(paper)

Please, read the warning on the back of the page.Por favor, lea la advertencia al dorso de la página.

3. (rear part)

a. el fondo

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

There are seats available at the back of the plane.Hay asientos disponibles en el fondo del avión.

An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g. the big dog).

adjective

4. (rear)

a. trasero

Please, use the back door when leaving.Por favor, usen la puerta trasera para salir.

b. último

I prefer sitting in the back row.Prefiero sentarme en la última fila.

A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g. I bought a book.).

transitive verb

5. (to move backwards)

a. dar marcha atrás

She backed her car into the parking place.Dio marcha atrás para meterse en el estacionamiento.

b. retroceder

He would not back his truck out to let me pass.No quería retroceder su camioneta para dejarme pasar.

6. (to support)

a. respaldar

There was no one to back her idea.No había nadie que respaldara su idea.

An adverb is a word that describes a verb, an adjective, or other adverbs (e.g. to run quickly, very tired).

adverb

7. (in space)

a. atrás

Step back; the floor is wet.Den un paso atrás; el suelo está mojado.

8. (in time)

This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.

no direct translation

Back when I was your age, we walked to school.Allá cuando yo tenía tu edad, caminábamos a la escuela.

Things were different back then.Las cosas eran distintas de aquella.

9. (returned)

a. de vuelta

She went to the store and was back in no time.Fue a la tienda y estuvo de vuelta en cinco minutos.

They will be back at six.Estarán de vuelta a las seis.

back

A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).

Noun

1. (of person)

a. la espalda

(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(F)

2. (of animal)

a. el lomo

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

3. (also fig)

to turn one's back on somebodyvolver la espalda a alguien

to sit/stand with one's back to something/somebodydar la espalda a algo/alguien

back paindolor de espalda

to have back problemstener problemas de espalda

back slappingfelicitaciones fpl efusivas

4. (of page, hand, book)

a. el dorso

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

5. (of chair)

a. el respaldo

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

at the back of the bookal final del libro

the back of the neckla nuca, el cogote

at the back (of)en la parte de atrás (de), detrás (de)

in back ofen la parte de atrás (de), detrás (de)

in backatrás, en el asiento trasero

to have something at the back of one's mindtener algo en la cabeza

back to frontdel revés

he knows London like the back of his handconoce Londres como la palma de la mano

6. (colloquial)

in the back of beyonden el quinto pino en la punta del cerro,, en la Patagonia,, donde el diablo perdió el poncho

7. (in soccer, rugby)

right/left backdefensa mf

8. (idioms)

to do something behind somebody's backhacer algo a espaldas de alguien

to be glad to see the back of somebodyalegrarse de perder a alguien de vista

to have one's back to the wallestar contra las cuerdas

put your back into it!¡ponte a hacerlo en serio!

to break the back of the workhacer la parte más dura del trabajo

9. (colloquial)

the boss was on my back all dayel jefe estaba todo el día encima de mí

10. (colloquial)

get off my back!¡déjame en paz!, ¡deja de fastidiarme!

11. (colloquial)

to put or get somebody's back uphinchar las narices a alguien

An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g. the big dog).

adjective

12. (in space; part, wheel)

a. trasero(a), de atrás

13. (fig)

to put something on the back burnerdejar algo para más tarde, aparcar algo

back doorpuerta trasera or de atrás

14. (fig)

he got it through the back doorlo consiguió de manera poco ortodoxa

the back end of the yearel final del año

back gardenjardín m

the back pagela contraportada

15. (euph)

back passagerecto m

back roadcarretera secundaria

back roomcuarto del fondo, habitación trasera

16. (fig)

to take a back seatquedarse en segundo plano

17. (in time) (United Kingdom)

Regionalism used in the United States

(United States)

back numbernúmero atrasado

back payatrasos mpl, salario atrasado

back rentalquiler or

An adverb is a word that describes a verb, an adjective, or other adverbs (e.g. to run quickly, very tired).

adverb

18. (in space)

a. atrás

stand back!¡atrás!

to step backdar un paso atrás

3 kilometers back3 kilómetros atrás

19. (in return, retaliation)

to get one's own back (on somebody)tomarse la revancha (contra alguien), desquitarse (de alguien)

to get back at somebodyvengarse de alguien

to call somebody backllamar más tarde a alguien

if you kick me I'll kick you backsi me pegas una patada, te la devolveré

20. (to original starting point)

to come/go backvolver regresarse

when will she be back?¿cuándo estará de vuelta?

back in Britainen Gran Bretaña

a few pages backunas cuantas páginas atrás

21. (in time)

a few years backhace unos cuantos años

back when…cuando…, en el tiempo en que…

back in 1982allá por 1982

as far back as 1914ya en 1914

A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g. I bought a book.).

transitive verb

22. (support)

a. respaldar, apoyar

23. (financially)

a. financiar, dar respaldo financiero a

24. (bet on)

a. apostar por

25. (move backward)

a. mover hacia atrás

to back one's car into the garageentrar en el garaje (dando) marcha atrás

he backed his car into a lamppostdio marcha atrás y chocó contra una farola

An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g. The man sneezed.).

intransitive verb

26. (move backward)

a. retroceder, ir hacia atrás

27. (car, driver)

a. recular, dar marcha atrás

back [bæk]

When back is an element in a phrasal verb, eg come back, go back, put back, look up the verb.

noun

1 (part of body) [of person] espalda (f); [of animal] lomo (m)

I've got a bad back tengo la espalda mal; tengo un problema de espalda

to shoot sb in the back disparar a algn por la espalda

he was lying on his back estaba tumbado boca arriba

she was lying on her back with her eyes closed she had to spend several weeks on her back

to carry sth/sb on one's back llevar algo/a algn a la espalda

to have one's back to sth/sb estar de espaldas a algo/algn

he had his back to me I couldn't see his face because he had his back to me

with his back to the light de espaldas a la luz; sitting back to back sentados espalda con espalda

behind sb's back a espaldas de algn

they laughed at her behind her back se rieron de ella a sus espaldas

he went behind Mr Brown's back to the headmaster she'd been plotting behind my back for weeks

she has been seeing David behind my back ha estado viendo a David a mis espaldas

to break the back of sth (do the difficult part) hacer la peor parte de algo; (do the main part) hacer lo más gordo de algo (informal); hacer la mayor parte de algo

we've broken the back of it the difficult part the main part it seems that we've broken the back of inflation they're trying to break the back of the government he had been the first president to break the back of totalitarian rule the country that broke the back of Communist rule in Eastern Europe we've got to break the back of welfare dependency

to get off sb's back dejar a algn en paz

to get sb's back up poner negro a algn (informal); mosquear a algn (very_informal)

to live off the back of sb vivir a costa de algn

the rich have always lived off the backs of the poor

to be on sb's back estar encima de algn

my boss is always on my back mi jefe siempre está encima mío

on the back of sth a consecuencia de algo

profits soared 23% on the back of strong sales

shares rose on the back of two major new deals las acciones subieron a consecuencia de dos nuevos e importantes tratos

they became enormously rich on the back of the property boom the rest of the equity market endured another lacklustre performance on the back of further losses for international bond markets

to put one's back into sth poner mucho esfuerzo or empeño en algo

he had really put his back into the job

to put one's back into doing sth esforzarse a tope por hacer algo (informal); emplearse a fondo en hacer algo

to put sb's back up poner negro a algn (informal); mosquear a algn (very_informal)

to see the back of sb

I was glad to see the back of him me alegró deshacerme de él

the moment or as soon as your back is turned ... en cuanto te descuidas ...

to have one's back to the wall estar entre la espada y la pared

she would invite friends over the moment as soon as my back was turned I was glad to see the back of him to break one's back why should I break my back doing your washing?

flat stab

2 (reverse side) [of cheque, envelope] dorso (m); revés (m); [of hand] dorso (m); [of head] parte (f) de atrás; parte (f) posterior (formal); [of dress] espalda (f); [of medal] reverso (m)

write your name on the back escriba su nombre en el reverso; the back of the neck la nuca

to know sth like the back of one's hand

I know Naples like the back of my hand conozco Nápoles como la palma de la mano

(rear) [of room, hall] fondo (m); [of chair] respaldo (m); [of car] parte (f) trasera; parte (f) de atrás; [of book] (back cover) tapa (f) posterior; (spine) lomo (m)

there was damage to the back of the car la parte trasera or de atrás del coche resultó dañada

at the back (of) [+building] en la parte de atrás (de); [+cupboard, hall, stage] en el fondo (de)

there's a car park at the back hay un aparcamiento en la parte de atrás; be quiet at the back! ¡los de atrás guarden silencio!

[at] the back [of] of cupboard, hall, stage at the back of the hall

they sat at the back of the bus se sentaron en la parte de atrás del autobús; se sentaron al fondo del autobús; he's at the back of all this trouble él está detrás de todo este lío (informal); ambition is at the back of it la ambición es lo que ha causado todo esto (informal)

at the back of beyond to have an idea at the back of one's mind I've got an idea at the back of my mind

this idea had been at the back of his mind for several days esta idea le había estado varios días rondándole la cabeza

the ship broke its back el barco se partió por la mitad

back to front al revés

you've got your sweater on back to front te has puesto el jersey al revés

Chuck was in back

in back of the house (US) detrás de la casa

in the back of the car en la parte trasera del coche

you'll have to sit in the back

I'll sit in the back yo me sentaré detrás

the toilet's out the back el baño está fuera en la parte de atrás

they keep the car round the back dejan el coche detrás de la casa

beyond mind

4 (Dep) (defender) defensa (m)

the team is weak at the back la defensa del equipo es débil

left back defensa (m) izquierdo/a

right back defensa (m) derecho/a

adverb

1 (in space) atrás

stand back! ¡atrás!; keep (well) back! (out of danger) ¡quédate ahí atrás!; keep back! (don't come near me) ¡no te acerques!; meanwhile, back in London/back at the airport mientras, en Londres/en el aeropuerto; he little suspected how worried they were back at home qué poco sospechaba lo preocupados que estaban en casa

back and forth de acá para allá

to go back and forth [+person] ir de acá para allá; there were phone calls back and forth se hicieron un montón de llamadas el uno al otro

back from the road apartado de la carretera

the house stands back from the road

2 (in time)

some months back hace unos meses; back in the 12th century allá en el siglo XII; it all started back in 1980 todo empezó ya en 1980; todo empezó allá en 1980 (literary); I saw her back in August la vi el agosto pasado

3 (returned)

to be back volver

when/what time will you be back? ¿cuándo/a qué hora vuelves?; ¿cuándo/a qué hora estarás de vuelta?; he's not back yet aún no ha vuelto; aún no está de vuelta; the electricity is back ha vuelto la electricidad; black is back (in fashion) vuelve (a estar de moda) el negro; se vuelve a llevar el negro

he went to Paris and back fue a París y volvió

30 kilometres there and back 30 kilómetros ida y vuelta; you can go there and back in a day puedes ir y volver en un día

she's now back at work ya ha vuelto al trabajo

the kids will be back at school tomorrow los niños vuelven al colegio mañana

I'll be back by 6 estaré de vuelta para las 6

I'd like it back quiero que me lo devuelvan

full satisfaction or your money back si no está totalmente satisfecho, le devolvemos el dinero

everything is back to normal todo ha vuelto a la normalidad

I want it back quiero que me lo devuelvan

hit back

transitive verb

1 (reverse) [+vehicle] dar marcha atrás a

when you're backing a vehicle, you must remember to ... to back into entrar (en) marcha atrás en

she backed the car into the garage entró el coche en el garaje dando marcha atrás; he backed the car into a wall dio marcha atrás y chocó con un muro

2 (support) (back up) [+plan, person] apoyar

they found a witness to back his claim encontraron un testigo que apoyó lo que decía

(finance) [+person, enterprise] financiar; (Mús) [+singer] acompañar

the group backing her

3 (bet on) [+horse] apostar por

I'm backing Manchester to win yo apuesto por que va a ganar el Manchester; to back the wrong horse apostar por el caballo perdedor; Russia backed the wrong horse in him Rusia se ha equivocado al apoyar a él

to back a [loser] Ohio backed the loser in a presidential race

to back a winner apostar por el ganador; he is confident that he's backing a winner (person) está seguro de que está dando su apoyo a un ganador; (idea, project) está seguro de que va a funcionar bien

4 (attach backing to) [+rug, quilt] forrar

back the fabric with a lining material

intransitive verb

1 [+person] (in car) dar marcha atrás

she backed into me dio marcha atrás y chocó conmigo

(step backwards) echarse hacia atrás; retroceder

he backed into a table se echó hacia atrás y se dio con una mesa; retrocedió y se dio con una mesa

2 (change direction) [+wind] cambiar de dirección en sentido contrario a las agujas del reloj; (en sentido contrario a las agujas del reloj)

the wind was backing to the west if the wind keeps backing and we keep holding to this course

adjective

1 (rear) [+leg, pocket, wheel] de atrás; trasero

the back row la última fila

2 (previous, overdue) [+rent, tax, issue] atrasado

modifier

back alley (n) callejuela (f) que recorre la parte de atrás de una hilera de casas; (que recorre la parte de atrás de una hilera de casas)

back boiler (n) caldera (f) pequeña detrás de una chimenea; (detrás de una chimenea)

back burner (n) quemador (m) de detrás

to put sth on the back burner posponer algo; dejar algo para más tarde

back catalogue (n) (Mús) catálogo (m) de grabaciones discográficas

MCA earlier this year obtained the American release rights to Jimi Hendrix's back catalogue

back copy (n) (Press) número (m) atrasado

the back country (n) (US) zona (f) rural con muy baja densidad de población; (con muy baja densidad de población)

They have moved deep into the back country Had he wandered off to the backcountry, he would have encountered an even greater contrast between his outlook and that of the farmers and woodsmen they had moved deep into the back country

back-country

back cover (n) contraportada (f)

back door (n) puerta (f) trasera

by the back door

to do sth by or through the back door hacer algo de forma encubierta

the Government is privatizing health care through the back door

back formation (n) (Ling) derivación (f) regresiva

back garden (n) (Britain) jardín (m) trasero

back lot (n) (Cine) exteriores (m) (del estudio); [of house, hotel, company premises] solar (m) trasero

...the sprawling back lot at Universal Studios ...the back lot of the Mirage Hotel

back marker (n) (Britain) (Dep) competidoracompetidora (m) (f) rezagadoarezagada;a competidora a rezagada

He lost control of the car while trying to lap a back marker

back matter (n) [of book] apéndices (m)

back number (n) [of magazine, newspaper] número (m) atrasado

back page (n) contraportada (f)

back pain (n) dolor (m) de espalda; dolor (m) lumbar

back passage (n) (Britain) recto (m)

back pay (n) atrasos (m)

back rest (n) respaldo (m)

back road (n) carretera (f) comarcal; carretera (f) secundaria

...a back road with long vistas of the Welsh mountains

back room (n) cuarto (m) interior; lugar donde se hacen investigaciones secretas

back seat (n) asiento (m) trasero; asiento (m) de atrás

to take a back seat mantenerse en un segundo plano

he's been at the helm of the company for years. now it's time to take a back seat I'm quite happy to take a back seat for now

back somersault (n) salto (m) mortal hacia atrás

back stop (n) (Dep) red que se coloca alrededor de una cancha para impedir que se escapen las pelotas

After a couple of innings, when my team came off the field to bat, he stepped out from behind the backstop and said, "I want to play" Between points he smashed himself about the head with his racket or beat his head against the backstop canvas

back talk (n) (US)

backchat

back tooth (n) muela (f)

back view (n)

the back view of the hotel is very impressive el hotel visto desde atrás es impresionante; la parte de atrás del hotel es impresionante

a back view of a topless model a the back view of the house

back vowel (n) (Ling) vocal (f) posterior

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Conjugations

Participles

Present:	backing
Past:	backed

Indicative

	Present	Past	Future
I	back	backed	will back
you	back	backed	will back
he/she	backs	backed	will back
we	back	backed	will back
you	back	backed	will back
they	back	backed	will back