behind in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for behind in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.behind [Brit bɪˈhʌɪnd, Am bəˈhaɪnd] ADJ

to be behind with studies, work

essere indietro or in ritardo con

to be too far behind

essere troppo indietro

to be behind in one's research

essere in ritardo con la ricerca

to be a long way behind

essere molto indietro, in ritardo

I'm behind with my rent

sono in arretrato con l'affitto

II.behind [Brit bɪˈhʌɪnd, Am bəˈhaɪnd] ADV

behind follow on, trail

dietro

behind look, glance

indietro

the car behind

la macchina dietro

III.behind [Brit bɪˈhʌɪnd, Am bəˈhaɪnd] PREP When used as a preposition to talk about the physical position of something, behind is translated by dietro (a) : behind the house = dietro la/dietro alla casa. - Behind is sometimes used in verb combinations (fall behind, lag behind etc.): for translations, consult the appropriate verb entry (fall, , lag etc.).

1. behind (at rear of) (physically):

behind person, vehicle, object

dietro (a)

the mountains behind the town

le montagne dietro la città

behind my back

dietro la schiena

behind my back fig

alle mie spalle

2. behind (at other side of):

behind desk, counter, barrier, line

dietro (a)

to work behind the bar

stare al banco

3. behind (concealed) fig:

behind the smile

dietro il sorriso

the reality behind the façade

la realtà dietro alla facciata

the real story behind the news

la vera storia sotto or dietro la notizia

4. behind (less advanced than) fig:

to be behind the others pupil:

essere indietro rispetto agli altri

5. behind (motivating) fig:

the reasons behind his declaration

le ragioni (che stanno) dietro alla sua dichiarazione

what is behind his actions?

cosa c'è dietro alle sue azioni?

who is behind this proposal?

chi c'è dietro questa proposta?

6. behind (supporting) fig:

to be (solidly) behind sb

appoggiare (fermamente) qn

he has no family behind him

non ha una famiglia che lo appoggi

the woman behind the man

= donna che, stando dietro le quinte, influenza e manovra l'agire del proprio compagno

7. behind (in past) fig:

he has three years' experience behind him

ha tre anni di esperienza alle spalle

those days are behind me now

quei giorni sono passati ormai

I've put all that behind me now

mi sono buttato tutto dietro le spalle

IV.behind [Brit bɪˈhʌɪnd, Am bəˈhaɪnd] N inf

behind

didietro m

behind

sedere m

I.leave behind VB [liːv -] (leave [sb, sth] behind)

1. leave behind person, competitor:

leave behind (go faster than)

lasciare indietro, distanziare

leave behind (in business, intellectually) fig

lasciare indietro

leave behind (in business, intellectually) fig

staccare

the teacher left the students behind

gli studenti non riuscivano a seguire il professore

2. leave behind (move away from):

leave behind vehicle, plane: coast, country, ground

allontanarsi da

leave behind traveller: town, country

lasciare dietro di sé

leave behind person: family, husband

lasciare, lasciarsi dietro

leave behind fig past, problems, relationship

lasciarsi alle spalle, farla finita con

3. leave behind (fail to bring):

leave behind (accidentally) object, child, animal

lasciare, dimenticare

leave behind (deliberately) object, child, animal

lasciare, abbandonare

II.leave behind VB [liːv -] (leave [sth] behind) (cause to remain)

leave behind person: chaos, problems, bitterness

lasciare dietro di sé

leave behind earthquake, storm, flood: damage

lasciare dietro di sé

to leave chaos behind

lasciare dietro di sé il caos

the army, tornado left a trail of destruction behind it

l'esercito, il tornado ha lasciato dietro di sé una scia di distruzione

to be or get left behind (not keep up) (physically) person:

restare indietro

to be or get left behind (intellectually) person:

restare indietro or non (riuscire) a seguire

to be or get left behind (in business) country, company:

restare indietro or farsi distanziare

to be or get left behind (not be taken) (accidentally)

essere lasciato or dimenticato

(deliberately) the plants were left behind

le piante sono state lasciate or non sono state prese

I.fall behind VB [fɔːl -] (fall behind)

fall behind runner, country, student, work:

fall behind

rimanere indietro

to fall behind with Brit, or in Am work, project

rimanere indietro con

to fall behind with, or in payments, rent, correspondence

rimanere indietro, essere in ritardo, in arretrato con

II.fall behind VB [fɔːl -] (fall behind [sth, sb])

fall behind horses, classmates, competitors:

fall behind

farsi, lasciarsi superare da

hang behind VB [haŋ -]

hang behind

restare indietro, attardarsi

stop behind VB [stɒp -] Brit inf

stop behind

trattenersi

stop behind

rimanere

drop behind VB [drɒp -]

1. drop behind → drop back

2. drop behind (in school, at work):

drop behind fig

rimanere indietro

to drop behind sb, sth (deliberately)

restare indietro a qn, qc

to drop behind sb, sth fig

accumulare del ritardo, rimanere in ritardo rispetto a qn, qc

See also drop back

drop back VB [drɒp -]

drop back (deliberately)

rimanere indietro

drop back (because unable to keep up)

essere lasciato indietro

I.get behind VB [ɡɛt -] (get behind) (delayed)

get behind

restare indietro, essere in ritardo

II.get behind VB [ɡɛt -] (get behind [sth])

get behind hedge, sofa etc.:

get behind

mettersi dietro

I.lag behind VB [laɡ -] (lag behind)

lag behind person, prices:

lag behind

essere, restare indietro

II.lag behind VB [laɡ -] (lag behind [sb, sth])

lag behind person

trascinarsi dietro a

lag behind fig rival, comparable product

restare, essere indietro rispetto a

wages are lagging behind prices

i salari rimangono fermi rispetto ai prezzi

stay behind VB [steɪ -]

stay behind

trattenersi

stay behind

restare

she stayed behind after the concert

si è fermata dopo il concerto

wait behind VB [weɪt -]

wait behind

fermarsi un po', trattenersi

to wait behind for sb

fermarsi ad aspettare qn

behind in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for behind in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.behind [bɪ·ˈhaɪnd] PREP

1. behind (to the rear of):

behind

dietro

right behind sb/sth

proprio dietro qu/qc

he's walking behind me

sta camminando dietro di me

behind the wheel

al volante

a face behind a mask

il volto dietro la maschera

2. behind fig:

who is behind that plan?

chi c'è dietro quel piano?

there is somebody behind this

c'è qualcuno dietro a tutto questo

behind the scenes

dietro le quinte

3. behind (in support of):

to be behind sb/sth (all the way)

appoggiare qu/qc (fino alla fine)

4. behind (late for):

behind time

in ritardo

to be behind schedule

essere in ritardo

5. behind (less advanced):

to be behind sb/the times

essere indietro rispetto aqu/ai tempi

II.behind [bɪ·ˈhaɪnd] ADV

1. behind (at the back):

behind

dietro

to fall behind (be slower)

restare indietro

to come from behind

venire da dietro

a blow from behind

un colpo da dietro

to leave sb behind

lasciare qu indietro

to stay behind

fermarsi

2. behind (overdue):

to be behind

ritardare

to be behind (in sth)

essere in ritardo (con qc)

III.behind [bɪ·ˈhaɪnd] N inf

behind

didietro m

to get off one's behind

darsi una smossa

trail behind VB intr

trail behind

trascinarsi dietro

fall behind VB intr

1. fall behind (become slower):

fall behind

rimanere indietro

2. fall behind (achieve less):

fall behind team, country

rimanere indietro

3. fall behind (fail to do sth on time):

fall behind

essere in ritardo

4. fall behind SPORTS:

fall behind

farsi distanziare

drag behind VB intr

drag behind

seguire per ultimo

get behind VB intr

get behind

rimanere indietro

leave behind VB trans

1. leave behind (not take along, forget):

leave behind

lasciare

2. leave behind (progress beyond):

leave behind

lasciarsi dietro

wait behind VB intr

wait behind

trattenersi

drop behind VB intr

drop behind

restare indietro

to drop behind in sth

rimanere indietro in qc

hang behind VB intr

hang behind

rimanere indietro

stay behind VB intr

stay behind

fermarsi

behind Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to be behind sb/sth (all the way)

appoggiare qu/qc (fino alla fine)

to be the power behind sb

essere l'eminenza grigia di qu

to be behind the times

non essere al passo coi tempi

to talk about sb behind their back

parlar male di qn alle sue spalle

to be behind enemy lines

trovarsi oltre le linee nemiche

I darted behind the sofa

corsi a nascondermi dietro il divano

to be wet behind the ears

avere la bocca che sa ancora di latte

to be wet behind the ears

puzzare ancora di latte

to laugh at sb behind their back

divertirsi alle spalle di qu

to be behind with one's work

essere indietro col lavoro

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The roofs are slate-tiled, but some are hidden behind parapets.

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Restaurants and apartments spill out of old houses, and old storefronts tumble out from behind new ones.

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And as with any computer crime, there needs to be evidence that the defendant was behind the computer.

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Unfortunately, when the capsule was pivoted to its stowing position behind the cockpit, it made it impossible to kayak roll due to being filled with water like a bucket.

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At the restarts, there were a number of cars 5 car lengths behind the car in front which should mean a stop-go penalty but these incidents went unpunished.

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This area, behind the harbour had been largely industrial wasteland for many years and was regarded as an eyesore.

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Some cars, however, included such niceties as a driver behind the wheel.

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The mystique and effectiveness behind this new method helped to promote their business which soon became wildly successful.

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We go behind the scenes of the soap.

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They sit you behind a curtain with the two other people who're getting tattooed on that day.

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