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Alphabet: Swedish alphabet

Results for: "back"

Translating from English to Swedish

Translations:

back — the rear of body
→ rygg c
→ ryggtavla
back — to or in a previous condition or place
→ tillbaka
back — the reverse side
→ baksida c
→ avigsida

More translations:

back
→ rygg
back
→ på baksidan, längst bak (in)
back
→ back
back
→ bak-, bakre
back
→ tillbaka
back
→ tillbaka, bakåt, undan
back
→ bakåt, tillbaka
back
→ emot, tillbaka
back
→ tillbaka, bakåt
back
→ backa
back
→ backa upp, hjälpa
back
→ hålla (spela, satsa) på

Reverse Translations (Swedish to English):

back
→ back
back
→ reverse

English definitions WordNet

NOUN 9

  1. the posterior part of a human (or animal) body from the neck to the end of the spine

    • “his back was nicely tanned”
    Synonymsdorsum

  2. the side that goes last or is not normally seen

    • “he wrote the date on the back of the photograph”
    Synonymsrear

  3. the part of something that is furthest from the normal viewer

    • “he stood at the back of the stage”
    • “it was hidden in the rear of the store”
    Synonymsrear
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  1. (football) a person who plays in the backfield

  2. the series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord

    • “the fall broke his back”
    Synonymsspinal columnvertebral columnspinebackbonerachis

  3. the protective covering on the front, back, and spine of a book

    • “the book had a leather binding”
    Synonymsbindingbook bindingcover

  4. the part of a garment that covers the back of your body; sign on his back"

    • “they pinned a `kick me'”

  5. a support that you can lean against while sitting

    • “the back of the dental chair was adjustable”
    Synonymsbackrest

  6. (American football) the position of a player on a football team who is stationed behind the line of scrimmage

VERB 10

  1. be behind; approve of

    • “He plumped for the Labor Party”
    • “I backed Kennedy in 1960”
    Synonymsendorseindorseplump forplunk forsupport

  2. travel backward

    • “back into the driveway”
    • “The car backed up and hit the tree”

  3. give support or one's approval to

    • “I'll second that motion”
    • “I can't back this plan”
    • “endorse a new project”
    Synonymssecondendorseindorse
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  1. cause to travel backward

    • “back the car into the parking spot”

  2. support financial backing for

    • “back this enterprise”

  3. be in back of

    • “My garage backs their yard”

  4. place a bet on

    • “Which horse are you backing?”
    • “I'm betting on the new horse”
    Synonymsbet ongagestakegamepunt

  5. shift to a counterclockwise direction

    • “the wind backed”

  6. establish as valid or genuine

    • “Can you back up your claims?”
    Synonymsback up

  7. strengthen by providing with a back or backing

ADJECTIVE 3

  1. related to or located at the back

    • “the back yard”
    • “the back entrance”

  2. located at or near the back of an animal

    • “back (or hind) legs”
    • “the hinder part of a carcass”
    Synonymshindhinder

  3. of an earlier date

    • “back issues of the magazine”

ADVERB 6

  1. in or to or toward a former location; house"

    • “she went back to her parents'”

  2. at or to or toward the back or rear

    • “he moved back”
    • “tripped when he stepped backward”
    • “she looked rearward out the window of the car”
    Synonymsbackwardbackwardsrearwardrearwards

  3. in or to or toward an original condition

    • “he went back to sleep”
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  1. in or to or toward a past time

    • “set the clocks back an hour”
    • “never look back”
    • “lovers of the past looking fondly backward”
    Synonymsbackward

  2. in reply

    • “he wrote back three days later”

  3. in repayment or retaliation

    • “we paid back everything we had borrowed”
    • “he hit me and I hit him back”
    • “I was kept in after school for talking back to the teacher”