back in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for back in the English»French Dictionary

Show summary of all matches

1. back:

back ANAT, ZOOL
dos m
to be (flat) on one's back lit
être (à plat) sur le dos
to be (flat) on one's back fig
être au lit
to sleep on one's back
dormir sur le dos
he was lying on his back
il était allongé sur le dos
to travel on the back of a donkey
voyager à dos d'âne
to have one's back to sb/sth
tourner le dos à qn/qc
with her back to the door
le dos tourné vers la porte
to turn one's back on sb/sth lit, fig
tourner le dos à qn/qc
as soon as my back is turned
dès que j'ai le dos tourné
to do sth behind sb's back lit, fig
faire qc dans le dos de qn
with one's back to the engine
dans le sens contraire à la marche
to put one's back into it inf
travailler dur
put your back into it inf!
allons, un peu de nerf! inf
he's always on my back inf
il est toujours sur mon dos
get off my back inf!
fiche-moi la paix! inf
I was glad to see the back of him
j'étais content de le voir partir
to be at the back of conspiracy, proposal
être à l'origine de
to put sb's back up
offenser qn
to live off sb's back
vivre aux crochets de qn

II.back [Brit bak, Am bæk] ADJ

III.back [Brit bak, Am bæk] ADV

V.back [Brit bak, Am bæk] VB trans

View verb table

VI.back [Brit bak, Am bæk] VB intr

View verb table
View verb table

See also wall, scratch, own, hand, duck, beyond, answer

wall [Brit wɔːl, Am wɔl] N

I.scratch [Brit skratʃ, Am skrætʃ] N

II.scratch [Brit skratʃ, Am skrætʃ] ADJ

III.scratch [Brit skratʃ, Am skrætʃ] VB trans

View verb table

IV.scratch [Brit skratʃ, Am skrætʃ] VB intr

View verb table

VI.scratch [Brit skratʃ, Am skrætʃ]

View verb table

I.own [Brit əʊn, Am oʊn] ADJ (belonging to particular person, group etc)

own
propre
his own car/house
sa propre voiture/maison
my own sister/daughter
ma propre sœur/fille
his own children
ses propres enfants
to have/start one's own business
avoir/lancer sa propre affaire
the company has its own lawyer
l'entreprise a son propre avocat
he has his own ideas about what the truth is
il a sa propre idée sur ce qui s'est vraiment passé
he is responsible to his own government/department
il est responsable devant son gouvernement/service
don't ask him to do it, he has his own problems
ne lui demande pas de le faire, il a assez de problèmes comme ça
for your/his/their own safety
pour ta/sa/leur sécurité
he's very nice in his own way
il est très gentil à sa manière
the film was, in his own words, ‘rubbish’
selon ses propres termes, le film était ‘nul’
the house has its own garage/garden
c'est une maison avec garage/jardin (privatif)
with my own eyes
de mes propres yeux
she does her own cooking/washing
c'est elle qui se fait à manger/qui fait sa lessive (elle-même)
he makes his own decisions
il prend ses décisions tout seul

II.own [Brit əʊn, Am oʊn] PRON

I don't have a company car, I use my own
je n'ai pas de voiture de fonction, j'utilise la mienne
he didn't borrow it, it's his own
il ne l'a pas emprunté, c'est le sien
she borrowed my pen, because she'd lost her own
elle m'a emprunté mon stylo, parce qu'elle avait perdu le sien
they have problems of their own
ils ont assez de problèmes comme ça
when you have children of your own
quand tu auras des enfants
he has a room of his own
il a sa propre chambre
I have a suggestion of my own to make
j'ai une suggestion personnelle à faire
a house/a garden of our (very) own
une maison/un jardin (bien) à nous
it's his (very) own
c'est à lui (tout seul)
we've got nothing to call our own
nous n'avons rien à nous
my time's not my own
je n'ai pas une minute à moi

III.own [Brit əʊn, Am oʊn] VB trans

View verb table

IV.own [Brit əʊn, Am oʊn] VB intr

View verb table
View verb table

I.hand [Brit hand, Am hænd] N

1. hand ANAT:

hand
main f
he had a pencil/book in his hand
il avait un crayon/un livre dans la main
she had a pistol/umbrella in her hand
elle avait un pistolet/un parapluie à la main
he stood there, gun/suitcase in hand
il était là, un pistolet/une valise à la main
to get or lay one's hands on money, information, key, person
mettre la main sur
he eats/steals everything he can get or lay his hands on
il mange/vole tout ce qui lui passe sous le nez
to keep one's hands off sth computer, money
ne pas toucher à
to keep one's hands off sb
laisser qn tranquille
they could hardly keep their hands off each other
ils avaient du mal à se retenir pour ne pas se toucher
to take sb's hand
prendre la main de qn
to take sb by the hand
prendre qn par la main
they were holding hands
ils se donnaient la main
to hold sb's hand lit
tenir qn par la main
to hold sb's hand (give support) fig person:
tenir la main à qn
to hold sb's hand government:
soutenir qn
to do or make sth by hand
faire qc à la main
the letter was delivered by hand
la lettre a été remise en mains propres
‘by hand’ (on envelope)
‘par porteur’
they gave me 50 dollars in my hand
il m'ont donné 50 dollars de la main à la main
from hand to hand
de main en main
look! no hands!
regarde! sans les mains!
to have one's hands full lit
avoir les mains pleines
to have one's hands full fig
avoir assez à faire
to seize an opportunity with both hands
saisir l'occasion à deux mains
hands up, or I shoot!
les mains en l'air, ou je tire!
to be on one's hands and knees
être à quatre pattes
we can always use another pair of hands
une autre paire de bras ne serait pas de trop
hands off inf!
pas touche! inf
hands off inf!
bas les pattes! inf
‘hands off our schools’ (slogan at rally)
‘ne touchez pas à nos écoles’
please put your hands together for Max!
s'il vous plaît applaudissez Max!

7. hand (possession):

to be in sb's hands money, painting, document, power, affair:
être entre les mains de qn
the painting is in private hands
le tableau est entre les mains d'un particulier
to change hands
changer de mains
to fall or get into sb's hands information, equipment:
tomber entre les mains de qn
to fall or get into the wrong hands documents, weapons:
tomber en mauvaises mains
in the right hands this information could be useful
en bonnes mains, cette information pourrait être utile
to be in good or safe hands child, money:
être en bonnes mains
to put one's life in sb's hands
remettre sa vie entre les mains de qn
to place or put sth in sb's hands department, office
confier qc à qn
to place or put sth in sb's hands matter, affair
remettre qc entre les mains de qn
to play into sb's hands
jouer le jeu de qn
the matter is out of my hands
cette affaire n'est plus de mon ressort

II.hand [Brit hand, Am hænd] VB trans

View verb table
View verb table

I.duck [Brit dʌk, Am dək] N

III.duck [Brit dʌk, Am dək] VB trans

View verb table

IV.duck [Brit dʌk, Am dək] VB intr

View verb table
View verb table

I.beyond [bɪˈjɒnd] PREP Beyond is often used with a noun to produce expressions like beyond doubt, beyond a joke, beyond the grasp of, beyond the bounds of etc. For translations of these and similar expressions where beyond means outside the range of, consult the appropriate noun entry (doubt, joke, grasp, bound, etc.). See also I. 3. below.

I.answer [Brit ˈɑːnsə, Am ˈænsər] N

II.answer [Brit ˈɑːnsə, Am ˈænsər] VB trans

View verb table

III.answer [Brit ˈɑːnsə, Am ˈænsər] VB intr

View verb table

back straight, back stretch N SPORTS

I.swallow back VB [Brit ˈswɒləʊ -, Am ˈswɑloʊ -] (swallow back [sth], swallow [sth] back)

fall back VB [Brit fɔːl -, Am fɔl -]

View verb table

back-pedal <pres part back-pedalling; pret, pp back-pedalled Brit back-pedaling, back-pedaled Am> [Brit ˌbakˈpɛd(ə)l, Am ˈbækˌpɛdl] VB intr lit

View verb table

back-pedalling [Brit ˌbakˈpɛdlɪŋ] N U lit

back in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for back in the English»French Dictionary

Show summary of all matches
View verb table
View verb table

I.report back VB trans (give results)

View verb table
View verb table
View verb table
View verb table
View verb table
View verb table
View verb table
View verb table
View verb table
View verb table

back Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to pin back one's ears [or one's ears back] inf
tendre l'oreille
at the back of sth, in back of sth Am
derrière qc
to give sb the shirt off one's back
donner à qn jusqu'à sa dernière chemise
I flung the money back at them
je leur ai renvoyé l'argent à la figure
to hand sb sth back [or to hand sth back to sb]
rendre qc à qn
the traffic light changed back to red
le feu est repassé au rouge
to stitch sth back onto an injured person
recoudre qc à un blessé
to come back to the same subject
retomber sur le même sujet
to come back to the same place
retomber au même endroit
to let one's beard/hair grow back
laisser repousser sa barbe/ses cheveux

back Glossary « Intégration et égalité des chances » courtesy of the French-German Youth Office

Translations for back in the French»English Dictionary

American English

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
The sixth year was the most significant, with 57 players competing in two back-to-back 9 inning games.
en.wikipedia.org
It provides the anchor for dialogue whereby the facilitator can bring the participants back to the text if they begin to digress.
en.wikipedia.org
Member physicians may treat amputations; pain (neck, nerve, arthritic, back); injuries (brain, spinal cord, sports-related); rehabilitation (cardiac, geriatric, pediatric); and more.
en.wikipedia.org
Banking was of the small, back-street variety, run by the urban lower-middle class of petty shop-keepers.
en.wikipedia.org
As a second consequence, there is a high frequency of natural hybrids in this genus and the possibility of back-crossings of these.
en.wikipedia.org
How far indeed have we come as women in this culture if we keep back-pedaling?
www.huffingtonpost.com
They will never backflip back onto their feet instead of being knocked down.
en.wikipedia.org
The beacons send the code back to the transmitter.
en.wikipedia.org
Universities offering motorsport courses always back up this claim.
en.wikipedia.org
Afterward, the reader leads the way back and places the altar book either on the altar or on a side table.
en.wikipedia.org

Would you like to add some words, phrases or translations?

Submit a new entry.

Browse the dictionary

English

Look up "back" in other languages


Choose your language Deutsch | Ελληνικά | English | Español | Français | Italiano | Polski | Português | Русский | Slovenščina | Srpski
Browse the dictionaries
Most popular