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back
/bæk/ adjective A1 (estimated)
1. near the rear
| German | hinterer |
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| French | postérieur, arrière, de retour |
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| Portuguese | traseiro, posterior |
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| Czech | zadní |
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| Italian | posteriore |
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| Spanish | trasero, zaguero, posterior |
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| Dutch | achter |
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| Swedish | bak |
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| Latin | posticus |
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2. not current
| German | alt, veraltet, früher |
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| Portuguese | antigo |
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| Czech | starý |
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| Italian | arretrato |
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| Spanish | viejo, anterior, atrasado |
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| Dutch | achterstallig, oud |
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3. away from the main area
| German | abgelegen |
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| French | écarté |
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| Portuguese | afastado |
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| Czech | odlehlý |
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| Italian | secondario |
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| Spanish | distante, apartado |
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| Dutch | achteraf |
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4. phonetics: produced in the back of the mouth
| German | hinterer |
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| French | postérieur |
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| Portuguese | posterior |
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| Czech | zadní |
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| Italian | posteriore |
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back
/bæk/ adverb A1 (estimated)
1. to or in a previous condition or place
| German | zurück, back, wieder da |
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| French | en arrière, en retour, de retour |
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| Portuguese | de volta |
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| Czech | zpátky, zpět, nazpět |
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| Italian | indietro, a posto |
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| Spanish | de vuelta, hacia atrás, marcha atrás |
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| Dutch | terug, achteruit, terecht |
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| Swedish | tillbaka, åter |
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| Latin | retro, pone |
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2. away from the front or from an edge
| Portuguese | para trás |
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| Czech | vzadu, dozadu |
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| Italian | indietro |
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| Spanish | atrás, arredro |
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| Latin | retro |
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3. in a manner that impedes
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back
/bæk/ noun · plural: backs A1 (estimated)
1. the rear of body
| German | der Rücken, der Ast, der Buckel |
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| French | le dos |
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| Portuguese | costas, o lombo |
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| Czech | záda, hřbet, znak |
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| Italian | la schiena, il dosso, il dorso |
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| Spanish | la espalda, el dorso, el lomo |
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| Dutch | de rug, de rugzijde |
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| Swedish | en rygg, en ryggtavla |
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| Latin | tergum, dorsum |
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2. cistern
| German | die Wanne, die Pfanne, der Bottich |
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| Czech | káď |
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3. the backrest, the part of a piece of furniture which receives the human back — see also backrest
| German | die Rückenlehne |
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| French | le dossier |
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| Portuguese | respaldo, o encosto |
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| Italian | lo schienale |
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| Spanish | el respaldo, el espaldar |
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| Dutch | de rugleuning |
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| Swedish | en rygg |
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4. that which is farthest away from the front — see also rear
| German | der Fond, das Ende, der Hintergrund |
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| French | le fond, l'arrière |
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| Portuguese | o zagueiro, o fundo, o beque |
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| Czech | zadek, bek |
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| Italian | il difensore, il fondo |
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| Spanish | el trasero, la defensa, el zaguero |
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| Dutch | de achterkant, de achterzijde |
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| Swedish | ett slut, en back |
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| Latin | tergum |
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to back
/bæk/ verb A1 (estimated)
1. to go in the reverse direction
| German | zurücksetzen |
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| French | reculer, faire marche arrière |
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| Czech | couvat, vycouvat |
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| Italian | indietreggiare, fare marcia indietro |
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| Spanish | retroceder, dar marcha atrás |
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| Swedish | backa |
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2. to support
| German | beistehen, befürworten |
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| French | appuyer, soutenir |
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| Portuguese | apoiar |
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| Czech | podporovat, podpořit |
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| Italian | sostenere, appoggiare |
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| Spanish | sostener, respaldar, acuerpar |
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| Dutch | ruggensteunen, steunen |
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| Swedish | backa upp |
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3. of wind: to shift in an anticlockwise direction
4. to hold fast or back, restrain, detain, check, confine, control; to bind, fetter
| German | verhaften, kontrollieren, begrenzen |
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| French | arrêter, contrôler, retenir |
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| Portuguese | controlar, deter, conter |
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| Czech | ovládat, zadržet, kontrolovat |
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| Italian | trattenere, sorvegliare, detenere |
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| Spanish | cohibir |
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| Dutch | verbinden, binden, beteugelen |
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| Swedish | gripa, kontrollera, häkta |
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| Latin | teneo |
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