Translations for „back“ in the English » Portuguese Dictionary

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I . back [bæk] N

1. back (opposite of front):

back

costas f pl

2. back:

back (of piece of paper)

verso m

back (of chair)

encosto m

back (of house, of theater)

fundos m pl

back (of room)

fundo m

back (of car, of bus)

traseira f

back (of car, of bus)

parte f de trás

back (of crowd)

fim m

back (of hand)

dorso m

front to back

ao contrário

to have sth at the back of one's mind

ter a. c. em mente

to know sth like the back of one's hand

conhecer a. c. como a palma da mão inf

3. back (end):

back of book

verso m

4. back ANAT:

back

dorso m

back (of animal)

lombo m

to be sb's back

apoiar alguém

to do sth behind sb's back a. fig

fazer a. c. pelas costas de alguém

to turn one's back on sb a. fig

virar as costas a alguém

to have one's back against the wall fig

estar num sufoco

lie down on your back

deitar-se de costas

5. back SPORTS:

back

zagueiro(-a) m (f)

II . back [bæk] ADJ

back

detrás

back room, stairs, door, entrance

dos fundos

III . back [bæk] ADV

1. back (return):

to be back

estar de volta

to come back

voltar

to want sb back

querer que alguém volte

she waved back at him

ela acenou de volta para ele

2. back (toward rear):

back and forth

para trás e para frente

to look back

olhar para trás

on the way back

na volta

to sit back

recostar-se na cadeira

stand back, please

afaste-se, por favor

3. back (time):

back in the sixties

nos anos sessenta

a few months back

alguns meses atrás

IV . back [bæk] VB trans

back idea, plan, person:

back

apoiar

answer back VB intr

answer back

retrucar

back down VB intr

back down

desistir

back off VB intr

back off

afastar-se

back out VB intr, trans

back out

voltar atrás

back up VB trans

1. back up (driving):

back up

dar marcha a ré

2. back up (support):

back up

ajudar

back up

dar apoio

3. back up COMPUT:

to back up data

fazer o backup de dados

beat back VB trans

beat back

rechaçar

bounce back VB intr inf

bounce back

recuperar-se

bring back VB trans

1. bring back (give back):

bring back

devolver

2. bring back death penalty, prohibition:

bring back

reintroduzir

3. bring back memories:

bring back

recordar

cut back VB trans

1. cut back:

cut back

fazer cortes

to cut back (on) sth

fazer cortes em a. c.

2. cut back (expenses):

cut back

reduzir

double back VB intr

double back

voltar atrás

fall back VB intr

fall back

retroceder

to fall back on [or upon] sb/sth

recorrer a alguém/a. c.

feed back VB trans

feed back

retornar

I . fight back VB intr

fight back (counter-attack)

revidar

fight back (defend oneself)

defender-se

II . fight back VB trans

to fight back the tears

segurar as lágrimas

fly back VB intr

to fly back from somewhere

voltar de avião de algum lugar

I . get back VB trans

get back

recuperar

II . get back VB intr

get back

voltar

get back

regressar

to get back to sth

voltar para [or a fazer] a. c.

to get back at sb

desforrar-se de alguém

I'll get back to you tomorrow

eu ligo para você de volta amanhã

go back VB intr (return)

go back

voltar

go back

regressar

to go back to sth/sb

voltar a a. c./alguém

head back VB intr

head back

voltar

to head back to sth

voltar a a. c.

I . hold back VB trans

hold back (keep)

reter

hold back (stop)

deter

to hold back information

ocultar informações

to hold back tears

conter as lágrimas

II . hold back VB intr

hold back

conter-se

to hold back from doing sth

abster-se de fazer a. c.

I . keep back VB intr (stay away)

to keep back from sth/sb

ficar afastado de a. c./alguém

II . keep back VB trans

keep a piece of cake back for him

guarde um pedaço de bolo para ele

to keep back one's tears

segurar as lágrimas

Usage examples with back

to pay back sb back (for sth)

pagar o que se deve a alguém

to date back to

datar de

to bring back memories

trazer recordações

to arch one's back

arquear as costas

on the way back

na volta

back in the sixties

nos anos sessenta

a few months back

alguns meses atrás

to hold back information

ocultar informações

to hold back tears

conter as lágrimas

to back up data

fazer o backup de dados

to be sb's back

apoiar alguém

to want sb back

querer que alguém volte

to call sb back

ligar de volta para alguém

to prune sth (back)

podar a. c.

front to back

ao contrário

to be back

estar de volta

to come back

voltar

back and forth

para trás e para frente

to look back

olhar para trás

to sit back

recostar-se na cadeira

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The beacons send the code back to the transmitter.

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By their order, variations transpire an arch-shaped form, developing from a somewhat calm to a more playful motion, and back to equanimity.

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Universities offering motorsport courses always back up this claim.

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Young people should use every political means at their disposal to change this law back to the fair and non-discriminatory way it was before.

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These act on a ketone (pyruvate) and can go back and forth in the metabolic chain.

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Afterward, the reader leads the way back and places the altar book either on the altar or on a side table.

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Cabs are required to attach a metal plate with the license number in the back of their vehicles.

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Member physicians may treat amputations; pain (neck, nerve, arthritic, back); injuries (brain, spinal cord, sports-related); rehabilitation (cardiac, geriatric, pediatric); and more.

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They will never backflip back onto their feet instead of being knocked down.

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With the reappropriation of pink, millennial women have turned the dictate back into a choice.

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