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| answer back vi phrasal | informal (reply impudently) (يردّ بفظاظة) | يجاوب |
| | Take your hands out of your pockets and don't answer back, young man! |
| answer [sb] back vtr phrasal sep | informal (reply impudently) (بفظاظة) | يجاوب شخصًا |
| | If she gets bossy, answer her back. |
| answer [sb] back vtr phrasal sep | informal (respond) | يردّ على شخص |
| | I left a message for him but he hasn't answered me back. |
| ask [sb] back vtr phrasal sep | (invite [sb] to return) | يطلب من شخص العودة |
| | The panel asked the candidate back for a second interview. |
| | طلبت اللجنة من المرشّح العودة لإجراء مقابلة ثانية. |
| ask [sb] back vtr phrasal sep | UK (invite back to home) (يدعو شخصًا إلى بيته ردًّا على دعوة) | يردّ شخص الدعوة |
| | (في بعض المناطق) | يردّ شخص العزيمة |
| | When they left the club, Zoe asked Luke back and he said yes. |
| back away vi phrasal | (retreat) | يتراجع، يبتعد |
| | Back away from the cookies and no one gets hurt. |
| | He nodded vaguely, continuing to dodge and back away. |
| back down vi phrasal | (give in, yield) | يذعن، يرضخ، يتراجع |
| | Despite the evidence, he refused to back down. |
| back off vi phrasal | (withdraw, retreat) | ينسحب، يتراجع |
| | The guys backed off when they saw the police coming. |
| back off vi phrasal | (stop harassing or nagging [sb]) (مجازي: يكف عن إزعاجه) | يرحل عني |
| | My French teacher is always picking on me to answer questions in class; I wish she'd back off! |
| back out vi phrasal | (withdraw involvement) | ينسحب، يتراجع |
| | At the last minute, the investors backed out. |
| | في آخر دقيقة، انسحب المستثمرون. |
| back out of [sth] vi phrasal + prep | (promise: break) | يخلف شيئًا |
| | The couple buying our house backed out of the purchase at the last minute. |
| back out of doing [sth] vi phrasal + prep | (withdraw from) | يتراجع عن شيء |
| | Sue backed out of helping us paint the house. |
| back over [sth/sb] vtr phrasal insep | (vehicle: run over in reverse) (والسيارة راجعة للخلف) | يدهس |
| | Oh no! I think I just backed over my son's bike. |
back [sth] up,
back up [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (computing: make copies) (في الحاسوب) | ينسخ نسخة احتياطية لشيء |
| ملاحظة: The single-word form is used when the term is or modifies a noun. |
| | It is advisable to back up all the files on your computer regularly, in case of breakdown. |
| back [sb] up vtr phrasal sep | (support) | يدعم، يساند |
| | Go ahead and tell the boss just what happened; I'll back you up on it. |
back [sth] up,
back up [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (confirm: fact, argument) | يؤيّد، يدعم، يؤكّد |
| | The accused man insisted that his wife would back up his story and give him an alibi. |
back [sth] up,
back up [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (vehicle: reverse) | يُرجع |
| | It's difficult to back up a truck when a trailer is attached. |
| back up vi phrasal | (move in reverse) | يرجع |
| | A loud beeping alerts other road users when the lorry is backing up. |
| back up vi phrasal | (water: accumulate) (الماء) | يتجمّع |
| | Water has backed up into the toilet and the flush won't work. |
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| and back expr | (returning) | والعودة منه |
| | How long does it take to get to Maryland and back? |
| arch your back v expr | (stretch over backwards) (يمطّه إلى الخلف) | يقوّس ظهره |
| | Please arch your back and take a deep breath. |
| as far back as prep | (long ago) | حتى في أيام... |
| | As far back as Cleopatra's time, sugaring has been used as a hair removal technique. |
| as far back as prep | (from a point in the past) | ما قبل... |
| | These cave paintings are believed to date as far back as 17,000 years. |
| ask [sth] back vtr + adv | (pose question in return) (بسؤال) | يردّ بشيء |
| | Audrey asked me a question, but I wasn't sure what she meant, so I asked her a question back. |
| | طرحت أودري علي سؤالاً، لكني لم أفهم ما تقصده، فرددتُ عليها بسؤال. |
| at the back adv | (in, towards the rear) | في الخلف |
| | We went to the cinema and sat at the back. |
| back and forth adv | (move: to and fro) | ذهابًا وإيابًا، جيئةً وذهابًا |
| | The little girl rocked back and forth on the swing. |
back and forth,
back-and-forth adj | (movement: to and fro) | ذهابًا وإيابًا |
| ملاحظة: Hyphens are used when the term is an adjective. |
| | It is relaxing to sit on the beach and watch the back-and-forth motion of the waves. |
back and forth,
back-and-forth n | informal (conversation) | أخذ وردّ، حوار |
| | | مفاوضات |
| | Rebecca could hear the back and forth of a conversation outside her window. |
| back bench n | UK (Parliament: junior members) (في المملكة المتحدة) | نوّاب جدد، نوّاب بلا مناصب حكومية |
| ملاحظة: A hyphen is used when the term is an adjective |
| back-bench n as adj | UK (Parliament: junior) | من النواب الجدد، من النواب بلا مناصب حكومية |
| back cover n | (book: rear outer part) | غلاف خلفيّ |
| | The back cover had a brief description of the story. |
| back door n | (building: rear door) | باب خلفي |
| | In this house the back door opens directly into the kitchen. |
| back end n | (rear part) | الجزء الخلفي، القفا |
| | He cruelly likened her appearance to the back end of a bus! |
| back end n | (software: data access layer) (في البرامجيات) | طرف خلفيّ، خلفية |
| | As a developer, Tim works on the back end of this web app. |
| back fat n | (excess fat on back) (دهون زائدة في الظهر) | دُهون الظهر |
| back formation n | (linguistics: word creation method) (في علم اللغة) | اشتقاق عكسيّ |
| back home adv | informal (in your town or country of origin) | في الديار |
| | | في أرض الوطن |
| | Doris missed her life back home in Australia. |
| back home adv | (to your house again) | عودة إلى البيت |
| | Steve drove us back home after the party. |
| back in action adj | informal (functioning or performing again) | يعاود نشاطه |
| | The doctor said I will be back in action in a few days, as soon as the scarring heals. |
| back in action adj | figurative, informal (at work again) | يعود إلى العمل |
| | After being away so long, we are all happy to see her back in action. |
| back in the day expr | (introduces reminiscence) | في الماضي، في تلك الأيام |
| | Back in the day, we only had a handful of TV channels. |
| back in the saddle adv | figurative, informal (at work again) (مَجازي) | يعود إلى العمل |
| | It felt good to be back in the saddle after three months of sick leave. |
| | إنه شعور رائع أن أعود إلى العمل بعد ثلاثة أشهر من الإجازة المرضيّة. |
| back into [sth] vi + prep | (enter by reversing) | يرجع نحو شيء |
| | Jeff looked into the rear-view mirror as he backed into the parking space. |
| back [sth] into [sth] vtr + prep | (vehicle: reverse into) (سيارة) | يُوقِف شيئًا خلفيًّا، يَرْكِن شيئًا خلفيًّا |
| | My wife always has trouble backing the car into the driveway. |
| back into [sth/sb] vi + prep | (hit by reversing) (وهو يرجع) | يرتطم بشيء/بشخص |
| | He wasn't paying attention and backed into the bollard. |
| back [sth] into [sth/sb] vtr + prep | (vehicle: hit while reversing) | يصدم شيئًا بشيء/بشخص وهو يرجع |
| | Matt accidentally backed his car into a lamppost. |
back issue,
back number n | (magazine, etc.: earlier issue) (من مجلة) | عدد سابق |
back line,
backline n | (sport: defensive players) | لاعبو الدفاع، لاعبو الخط الخلفي |
| | The back line stopped the other team from scoring. |
back line,
backline n | (sport: line on field) (خط في ملعب رياضي) | الخط الخلفي |
| | The ball crossed the back line before the player could reach it. |
| backline n | (equipment: amplification) | مكبّرات الصوت |
| | The backline was at the back of the stage, ready for the musicians. |
| back lot | (outdoor area) | فناء خلفيّ، مساحة خارجية |
| back number n | (anything out-of-date) | قديم، عتيق الطراز |
at the back of your mind,
in the back of your mind expr | (in background thought processes) | في زوايا تفكيره |
| Back off! interj | (move away from me) | ابتعد عني! |
| | Back off! Don't touch me! |
| Back off! interj | (stop harassing me) | توقَّف!، كفى! |
| | Back off, Dad! I'll do my homework later! |
| back office n | (administrative department) | مكتب خلفيّ، مكتب دعم |
| | All the staff from the back office are going to the pub – do you want to come? |
| back order n | (order for [sth] out of stock) | طلبية متأخرة، طلبية متأخرات |
| | If your item is not in stock, the company will place a back order for you. |
| back page n | often plural (final page of a publication) | صفحة أخيرة، صفحة خلفية |
| back-page n as adj | sometimes figurative (fit for newspaper's last pages) | في الصفحة الأخيرة، في الصفحة الخلفية |
| back pay n | (law: wages for previous work) (عن عمل سابق) | أجر متأخر |
| | The court has ordered that Mr Smith's former employer pay him £20,000 in back pay. |
| back pressure n | (force going against flow) | ضغط عكسيّ، ضغط مرتدّ |
| | An obstruction in the water pipe was causing back pressure. |
| back rent n | (law: money owed to landlord) | إيجار متأخر |
| back road n | (not a main route) | طريق فرعية |
| | They got lost somewhere in the back roads of Devon. |
| back rub n | (massage) | تدليك الظهر |
back seat,
backseat n | (seat at back of a vehicle) | المقعد الخلفيّ |
| ملاحظة: The two-word form is more common. |
| | Children under 12 should sit in the back seat of a vehicle. |
back shift,
backshift n | (work period: afternoon, evening) | نوبة عمل مسائية، وردية مسائية |
the back shift,
the backshift npl | (afternoon, evening workers) | عمّال الوردية المسائية |
| back straight n | (part of a racecourse, track) (أول امتداد في حلبة سباق) | أول المطاف |
| back the wrong horse v expr | figurative (be mistaken in judgment) | يراهن على الطرف الخاسر، يدعم الطرف الخاسر |
| back then adv | (in those days) | في تلك الأيام، وقتئذ، آنذاك |
| | Back then most people didn't even have cell phones. |
| back to back adv | (with backs together) | ظهرًا لظهر |
| | Stand back to back so I can see who is taller. |
| | قفا ظهرًا لظهر لكي أرى من الأطول. |
back to back,
back-to-back adj | figurative (consecutive) | الواحد تلو الآخر، متتالٍ |
| ملاحظة: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun. |
| | The team was able to win back-to-back games for the first time in a month. |
| back to front adv | (clothing: wrong way around) (ثياب) | الخلف إلى الأمام، بالعكس |
| back to front adv | figurative (completely, thoroughly) | بالكامل، من أوله إلى آخره |
| | I've read this book so many times that I know it back to front. |
| back to normal adv | (reverting to usual state) | يعود لطبيعته |
| | In television, at the end of an episode usually everything goes back to normal. |
| back to school expr | (return to school after vacation) | العودة إلى المدرسة |
| | The sign above the supermarket shelf laden with books and stationery read "Back to school". |
| | مكتوب على اللافتة فوق الرف في السوبرماركت حيث الكتب والقرطاسية: "العودة إلى المدرسة". |
| back-to-school adj | (relating to return to school) | خاصّ بالعودة إلى المدرسة |
| ملاحظة: Hyphens are used when the term is an adjective. |
| | We like to buy our children's clothes at back-to-school sales, when the prices are low. |
| back to the drawing board adv | figurative, informal (starting over) | عودة لنقطة البداية |
| back view n | ([sth] as seen from behind) | نظرة من الخلف |
| back wages n | (law: previous earnings) | أجور متأخرة |
| back water on [sth] v expr | (retreat from a position) | يتراجع عن شيء |
| back when adv | (at a time in the past when) | في الماضي |
| | Back when I was a boy, there was no such thing as Nintendo Wii. |
back yard,
backyard (US),
back garden (UK) n | (rear garden) | حديقة خلفية، فناء خلفي |
| | They sit in the backyard and read all summer. |
| back yard n | UK (rear paved area) | ساحة خلفية، باحة خلفية، فناء خلفي |
back yard,
backyard n | figurative (own vicinity) | جوار |
| backyard n as adj | US (in rear garden) | حديقة خلفية، فناء خلفي |
| back-burner [sth]⇒ vtr | US, informal (give low priority to, delay) | يؤجّل شيئًا، لا يعطي الأولوية لشيء |
| back-double n | often plural (short cut through city or town) | طريق جانبية، طريق مختصرة |
| | Audrey made her way to Tania's house through the back-doubles. |
| back-end n as adj | (phase: final) | ختاميّ |
| back-end n as adj | (software, code: data access layer) (في الحوسبة) | خلفيّ، موجود على الخادم |
| | This website depends on a back-end database. |
| back-end n as adj | (part of [sth] that is not seen) (الذي لا يُرى من شيء) | الجزء الخلفيّ |
| back-order [sth]⇒ vtr | (order [sth] out of stock) (لعدم توفره حاليًّا في المخزون) | يطلب شيئًا بتسليم آجِل |
| back-to-back adj | UK (houses: terraced) (بيوت) | مُتراصّ |
| | The family of ten lived in a poky back-to-back house. |
backbreaking,
back-breaking adj | figurative (work: strenuous, arduous) | قاصم الظهر، مُجهِد، مُضنٍ |
| | Frank did back-breaking work on the farm for over 50 years. |
backcountry,
back-country,
back country n | (remote or undeveloped area) (قليلة السكان) | منطقة نائية |
backcountry,
back-country,
back country n as adj | (relating to a remote area) | في المناطق النائية |
backflip,
back flip n | (backwards somersault) | شقلبة إلى الخلف |
| | It takes strong abdominal muscles to perform a backflip. |
backpedal,
back-pedal vi | (pedal backwards) | يدوّس بالعكس، يدوّس للخلف |
backpedal,
back-pedal vi | figurative, informal (go against [sth] previously said) | يغير رأيه |
backroom,
back room n | (private area to rear of a building) | غرفة خلفية |