get back in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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II.get back VB (get back to [sth])

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IV.get back VB (get [sb/sth] back)

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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

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VI.back [Brit bak, Am bæk] VB intr

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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

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

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VI.scratch [Brit skratʃ, Am skrætʃ]

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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

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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

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I.duck [Brit dʌk, Am dək] N

III.duck [Brit dʌk, Am dək] VB trans

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IV.duck [Brit dʌk, Am dək] VB intr

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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

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

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I.get <pres part getting, prét got, pp got, gotten Am> [ɡet] VB trans This much-used verb has no multi-purpose equivalent in French and therefore is very often translated by choosing a synonym: to get lunch = to prepare lunch = préparer le déjeuner.
get is used in many idiomatic expressions (to get something off one's chest etc.) and translations will be found in the appropriate entry (chest etc.). This is also true of offensive comments (get stuffed etc.) where the appropriate entry would be stuff.
Remember that when get is used to express the idea that a job is done not by you but by somebody else (to get a room painted etc.) faire is used in French followed by an infinitive (faire repeindre une pièce etc.).
When get has the meaning of become and is followed by an adjective (to get rich/drunk etc.) devenir is sometimes useful but check the appropriate entry (rich, drunk etc.) as a single verb often suffices (s'enrichir, s'enivrer etc.).
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II.get <pres part getting, prét got, pp got, gotten Am> [ɡet] VB intr

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get along with you inf!
ne sois pas ridicule!
get away with you inf!
arrête de raconter n'importe quoi! inf
get her inf!
regarde-moi ça!
get him inf in that hat!
regarde-le avec ce chapeau!
he got his (was killed) inf
il a cassé sa pipe inf
I'll get you inf for that
je vais te le faire payer inf
I'm getting there
je progresse
it gets me right here!
tu vas me faire pleurer!
I've/he's got it bad inf
je suis/il est vraiment mordu
I've got it
je sais
to get above oneself
commencer à avoir la grosse tête inf
to get it together inf
se ressaisir
to get it up vulg sl
bander vulg sl
to get it up vulg sl
avoir une érection
to get one's in Am inf
prendre sa revanche
to tell sb where to get off
envoyer qn promener
to get with it inf
se mettre dans le coup inf
what's got into her/them?
qu'est-ce qui lui/leur a pris?
where does he get off inf?
pour qui se prend-il?
you've got me there!
alors là tu me poses une colle! inf

See also stuff, rich, drunk, drink, chest

I.stuff [Brit stʌf, Am stəf] N U

1. stuff (unnamed substance):

stuff
truc m inf
stuff
chose f
what's that stuff in the box/on the table?
qu'est-ce que c'est que ce truc dans la boîte/sur la table? inf
what's that stuff in the bottle?
qu'est-ce que c'est dans la bouteille?
there's some black stuff stuck to my shoe
il y a un truc noir collé à ma chaussure inf
I don't eat pre-packaged stuff if I can help it
j'évite autant que possible de manger des trucs pré-emballés inf
this stuff stinks!
ça pue ce truc! inf
have we got any more of that cement stuff?
est-ce qu'on a encore de cette espèce de ciment?
she loves the stuff
elle adore ça
acid is dangerous stuff
l'acide est dangereux
acid is dangerous stuff
l'acide est un truc dangereux inf
gin? never touch the stuff inf
le gin? je n'y touche jamais
expensive stuff, caviar
ça coute cher, le caviar
we've sold lots of the stuff
nous en avons vendu beaucoup
it's strong stuff (of drink, drug, detergent)
c'est costaud inf

3. stuff (content of speech, book, film, etc) inf:

the sort of stuff you read in the newspapers
le genre de chose qu'on lit dans les journaux
the sort of stuff you read in the newspapers
le genre de truc qu'on lit dans les journaux inf
who wrote this stuff? (gen)
qui a écrit ça?
who wrote this stuff? pej
qui a écrit cette chose?
there's some good stuff in this article
il y a de bonnes choses dans cet article
this poem is good stuff
c'est un bon poème
have you read much of her stuff?
as-tu lu beaucoup de ce qu'elle a écrit?
this stuff is excellent/absolute rubbish
c'est excellent/complètement nul inf
it's not my kind of stuff
ce n'est pas mon truc inf
it's romantic/terrifying stuff
c'est romantique/terrifiant
I sent him a tape of my stuff
je lui ai envoyé une cassette de ce que je fais
do you believe all that stuff about his private life?
tu crois à tout ce qu'on dit sur sa vie privée?
there was a lot of stuff about the new legislation in his speech
il a beaucoup parlé de la nouvelle législation dans son discours
he likes painting and drawing and stuff like that inf
il aime la peinture et le dessin et tout ce genre de trucs inf
the book's all about music and stuff
le livre parle de la musique et tout ça

II.stuff [Brit stʌf, Am stəf] VB trans

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I.rich [Brit rɪtʃ, Am rɪtʃ] N + vb pl

III.rich [Brit rɪtʃ, Am rɪtʃ] ADJ

V.rich [Brit rɪtʃ, Am rɪtʃ]

I.drunk [Brit drʌŋk, Am drəŋk] VB pp

drunk → drink

II.drunk [Brit drʌŋk, Am drəŋk] N

III.drunk [Brit drʌŋk, Am drəŋk] ADJ

IV.drunk [Brit drʌŋk, Am drəŋk]

I.drink [Brit drɪŋk, Am drɪŋk] N

II.drink <pret drank, pp drunk> [Brit drɪŋk, Am drɪŋk] VB trans

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III.drink <pret drank, pp drunk> [Brit drɪŋk, Am drɪŋk] VB intr

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IV.drink <pret drank, pp drunk> [Brit drɪŋk, Am drɪŋk] VB refl

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V.drink [Brit drɪŋk, Am drɪŋk]

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chest [Brit tʃɛst, Am tʃɛst] N

get back in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for get back in the English»French Dictionary

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They get back together and marry in season six.
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Later in the season, the two get back together.
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He began a slow recovery determined to get back on the stage and in the studio.
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The climbing takes an hour to an hour and a half and the same time to get back.
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Though he recovered somewhat and tried to get back to sea, he was put on the retired list.
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The teacher can give a quiz on the reading when the students get back to class.
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A few months later he announced to have defeated cancer, and also stated to be ready to get back into work.
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He rejects and in retaliation she does something to get back at the professor.
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After partaking in a tribal ritual, they get back on their way.
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His father scolds him because he is not allowed to get back on the flight, though he has an important engagement to attend.
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