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1 ADJECTIVE - OPPOSITE OF FRONT [adjective] A1

at or towards the rear part of something

atrás, posterior

  • back seat
  • back door

Collocations back pocket · back yard

  • The dog is sitting in the back of the car.

    El perro está sentado en la parte trasera del auto.

2 NOUN - PART OF BODY [noun] A1

the part of your body from your shoulders to your hips

espalda, lomo

  • my back hurts
  • a pain in the back

Collocations back pain · lower back

  • She has a sore back from lifting heavy boxes.

    Ella tiene la espalda adolorida por levantar cajas pesadas.

3 ADVERB - TOWARDS THE REAR [adverb] A1

towards the rear part of something or towards a place you have been before

hacia atrás, hacia atrás de nuevo

  • go back home
  • move back

Collocations back to the start · come back later

  • We need to go back to the office.

    Necesitamos volver a la oficina.

4 VERB - RETURN [intransitive, T + obj + back] A1

to return or cause someone/something to return

volver, regresar

  • back home
  • take something back

Collocations back to work · bring it back

  • I'll be back in an hour.

    Volveré en una hora.

5 VERB - SUPPORT [T + obj] A2

to support or help someone/something

apoyar, respaldar

  • back a candidate
  • back an idea

Collocations back the team · back the project

  • The company decided to back this new product.

    La empresa decidió respaldar este nuevo producto.

6 ADJECTIVE - PAST [adjective] B1

relating to the past or a previous time

pasado, anterior

  • back issues
  • back payments

Collocations back taxes · back story

  • He still has to pay some back rent.

    Todavía tiene que pagar algunos alquileres atrasados.

7 ADJECTIVE - AGAIN [adjective] A1

used to show that something is repeated or done again

de nuevo, otra vez

  • back up
  • back off

Collocations back to normal · back in action

  • We need to go back to the original plan.

    Necesitamos volver al plan original.

8 ADJECTIVE - AGAINST [adjective] B1

used to show that something is against a surface or in a position where it cannot move forward

contra, apoyado en

  • back against the wall
  • back into a corner

Collocations back to back · back up against something

  • The car was backed into a tight space.

    El auto se apoyó en un espacio estrecho.

Phrasal verbs

back up SUPPORT / VERIFY B1

apoyar, respaldar / verificar, confirmar

  • Can you back me up on this?

    ¿Puedes apoyarme en esto?

back off STOP SUPPORTING / RETREAT B1

dejar de apoyar, retirarse

  • They decided to back off from the deal.

    Decidieron retirarse del trato.

back out WITHDRAW FROM AN AGREEMENT B1

retirarse de un acuerdo, desistirse

  • He backed out of the contract at the last minute.

    Se retiró del contrato en el último minuto.

back away MOVE AWAY FROM SOMETHING B1

alejarse de algo, retroceder

  • She backed away from the fire.

    Ella se alejó del fuego.

back down GIVE UP A POSITION B1

ceder, retroceder en una posición

  • They refused to back down from their demands.

    Se negaron a ceder de sus demandas.

Idioms

back and forth B1

de un lado a otro, ida y vuelta

  • They argued back and forth for hours.

    Discutieron de un lado a otro durante horas.

back to square one B2

volver al punto de partida, empezar de nuevo

  • After the meeting, we were back to square one.

    Después de la reunión, volvimos al punto de partida.

back someone into a corner B2

meter a alguien en un aprieto, acorralar a alguien

  • He backed her into a corner with his questions.

    La metió en un aprieto con sus preguntas.