walk back in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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I.walk [Brit wɔːk, Am wɔk] N à pied is often omitted with movement verbs if we already know that the person is on foot. If it is surprising or ambiguous, à pied should be included.

1. walk:

walk
promenade f
walk (shorter)
tour m
walk (hike)
randonnée f
country walk
promenade dans la campagne
morning/evening walk
promenade du matin/du soir
long walk
longue or grande promenade
short walk
courte or petite promenade
a 12 km walk
une promenade de 12 km
a hotel five minutes' walk away from the station
un hôtel à cinq minutes à pied de la gare
it's about ten minutes' walk/four hours' walk
c'est environ à dix minutes à pied/à quatre heures de marche
on the walk home
en rentrant à pied à la maison
a walk to/beside the sea
une promenade jusqu'à/au bord de la mer
to go for or on a walk
(aller) faire une promenade, se promener
I've been out for a walk
je suis sorti me promener or faire une promenade
to have or take a walk
faire une promenade, se promener
to have or take a walk (shorter)
faire un tour
to take sb for a walk
emmener qn faire une promenade or un tour
to take the dog for a walk
promener or sortir le chien
has the dog had his walk?
est-ce qu'on a sorti le chien?
it's a short walk to the station
on est à quelques minutes à pied de la gare
it's a long walk back to the hotel
il y a une longue marche d'ici à l'hôtel
it seemed a very long walk to the podium
l'estrade avait l'air d'être très loin

II.walk [Brit wɔːk, Am wɔk] VB trans

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1. walk:

walk (in general)
marcher
walk (for pleasure)
se promener
walk (not run)
aller au pas
walk (not ride or drive)
aller à pied
the baby's learning to walk
le bébé apprend à marcher
you should be walking again soon
vous devriez recommencer à marcher bientôt
he'll never walk again
il ne pourra plus jamais marcher
to walk with a stick
marcher avec une canne
to walk with a limp/a swing
boiter/se dandiner en marchant
don't run, walk!
ne cours pas, marche!
‘walk’ Am (at traffic lights)
≈ traversez
it's not very far, let's walk
ce n'est pas très loin, allons-y à pied
we walked all day
nous avons marché toute la journée
we've missed the bus, we'll have to walk
nous avons manqué le bus, il va falloir marcher
we go on holiday to walk
nous allons en vacances pour faire de la marche
to walk across or through sth
traverser qc (à pied)
see note she walked across the room
elle a traversé la pièce
she walked across France
elle a traversé la France à pied
a policeman walked by
un policier est passé
he walked up/down the road
il a remonté/descendu la rue (à pied)
see note we've been walking round in circles for hours
nous tournons en rond depuis des heures
someone was walking around or about upstairs
quelqu'un allait et venait à l'étage
there's no lift, you'll have to walk up
il n'y a pas d'ascenseur, tu devras monter à pied
I'd just walked in at the door when …
je venais à peine de passer la porte, quand …
suddenly in walked my father
soudain voilà que mon père est entré
to walk in one's sleep (habitually)
être somnambule
he was walking in his sleep
il marchait en dormant
she walks to work/home
elle se rend à son travail/rentre chez elle à pied
we walked all the way back
nous avons fait tout le chemin du retour à pied
to walk up and down
faire les cent pas
to walk up and down a room
arpenter une pièce
shall I walk with you to the bus?
veux-tu que je t'accompagne au bus?
I'll walk some of the way with you
je vais faire un bout de chemin avec toi
he walked under a bus
il est passé sous un bus
the ghost walks at midnight
le fantôme apparaît à minuit

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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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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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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

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I.duck [Brit dʌk, Am dək] N

III.duck [Brit dʌk, Am dək] VB trans

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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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walk back in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for walk back in the English»French Dictionary

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II.walk [wɔ:k, Am wɑ:k] VB trans

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One can not just walk back into youth and folly.
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When the song ends, the duo walk back into the marble hallway.
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About 3:30pm, all three left the scene and started to walk back towards the border.
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On the long walk back he is full of doubts, but manages to look straight ahead, until the last moment.
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However, since their cars were still parked far from the training ground, they all had to walk back another 13 km.
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Locals and visitors walk back and forth along the main street under colourful lights and banners.
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I could walk back and never stop playing.
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Sometimes the boys would walk back to the main campus after classes but this practice was discouraged.
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The missing of the girls and their attempt to walk back home has already gone to the news.
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It was a walk that took him seven hours, and then he faced the long walk back.
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