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WordReference English-Swedish Dictionary © 2026:
| back adj | (last, final) | bakre adj |
| | | bak- adj |
| | | sista adj |
| | The back pages of the magazine are devoted to advertisements. |
| back adj | (remote) | avsides, avsides belägen adj |
| | They're going to camp out in the back woods. |
| back adj | (at the rear) | bakre adj |
| | (förled) | bak- adj |
| | How many passengers will fit on your back seat? |
| back adj | (of the past) (komparativ) | äldre adj |
| | | gammal adj |
| | (som blivit över) | rest- adj |
| | I would like to buy a back copy of the magazine. |
| back adj | (in arrears) | åter- adj |
| | | rest- adj |
| | She received back pay to make up for the accounting error. |
| back adj | (going back) | bakåt adj |
| | | bak- adj |
| | His back pass led to the goal that won the match. |
| back adv | (in return) | tillbaka adv |
| | (vardaglig) | tillbaks adv |
| | | igen adv |
| | (formell eller litterär) | åter adv |
| | She gave back the book. |
| back n | (reverse side: body part) | baksida s |
| | | ryggsida s |
| | She wrote his telephone number on the back of her hand. |
| back n | (rear) | bakre del, bakdel s |
| | We hired a van and put the boxes in the back. |
| back n | (part of [sth] covering the back) | baksida s |
| | | bakstycke s |
| | (på klädesplagg) | rygg s |
| | The company's logo will appear on the shirt back. |
| back n | (reverse side: chair) | rygg s |
| | | stolsrygg, ryggstöd s |
| | He placed his hands on the back of the chair. |
| back [sth]⇒ vtr | (support [sth]) | stödja vtr |
| | | underbygga vtr |
| | | styrka vtr |
| | (vardaglig) | backa upp vtr partikel skj |
| | You should back your argument with facts. |
| back [sth/sb]⇒ vtr | (wager on) | satsa på ngt/ngn, spela på ngt/ngn vtr + prep |
| | (vardaglig) | hålla på ngt/ngn, heja på ngt/ngn vtr + prep |
| | (vardaglig) | sätta pengar på ngt/ngn vbal uttr |
| | Which horse should we back? |
| back [sth]⇒ vtr | (form background of) | vara bakgrund till vbal uttr |
| | The field is backed by a row of trees. |
| back [sb]⇒ vtr | informal (music: accompany) | ackompanjera vtr |
| | (vardaglig) | kompa vtr |
| | They're going to back Bob Dylan on his next tour. |
| back [sth]⇒ vtr | (mount) | förse med baksida vbal uttr |
| | | klä vtr |
| | | fodra vtr |
| | | montera vtr |
| | She backed the photo with grey card. |
| back [sb]⇒ vtr | (support [sb]) | stödja vtr |
| | (vardaglig) | backa upp vtr partikel skj |
| | I back this candidate for mayor. |
| Partikelverb |
WordReference English-Swedish Dictionary © 2026:
| answer back vi phrasal | informal (reply impudently) (vardagligt) | käfta emot vitr partikel |
| | | svara tillbaka vitr partikel |
| | Take your hands out of your pockets and don't answer back, young man! |
| answer [sb] back vtr phrasal sep | informal (reply impudently) | käfta emot ngn vtr partikel oskj |
| | | vara uppnosig mot ngn vbal uttr |
| | If she gets bossy, answer her back. |
| answer [sb] back vtr phrasal sep | informal (respond) | svara vtr |
| | | ge ngn ett svar vbal uttr |
| | I left a message for him but he hasn't answered me back. |
| ask [sb] back vtr phrasal sep | (invite [sb] to return) | bjuda tillbaka ngn vtr partikel oskj |
| | | bjuda in ngn igen vbal uttr |
| | The panel asked the candidate back for a second interview. |
| ask [sb] back vtr phrasal sep | UK (invite back to home) | bjuda hem ngn vtr partikel oskj |
| | | bjuda med sig ngn hem vbal uttr |
| | When they left the club, Zoe asked Luke back and he said yes. |
| back away vi phrasal | (retreat) | backa tillbaka vitr partikel |
| | (av rädsla) | rygga tillbaka vitr partikel |
| | 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) (bildlig) | ge efter, ge upp vtr + s |
| | (slang) | tagga ner vitr partikel |
| | Despite the evidence, he refused to back down. |
| back off vi phrasal | (withdraw, retreat) | backa tillbaka vitr partikel |
| | | rygga tillbaka vitr partikel |
| | The guys backed off when they saw the police coming. |
| back off vi phrasal | (stop harassing or nagging [sb]) | lägga ner, lägga av vitr partikel |
| | | sluta vitr |
| | | sluta upp vitr partikel |
| | 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) | backa ur vitr partikel |
| | (bildlig) | dra sig ur vbal uttr |
| | At the last minute, the investors backed out. |
| back out of [sth] vi phrasal + prep | (promise: break) | back ur ngt vitr partikel |
| | (bildlig) | dra sig ur ngt vbal uttr |
| | The couple buying our house backed out of the purchase at the last minute. |
| back out of doing [sth] vi phrasal + prep | (withdraw from) | backa ur att göra ngt vbal uttr |
| | (bildlig) | dra sig ur att göra ngt vbal uttr |
| | Sue backed out of helping us paint the house. |
| back over [sth/sb] vtr phrasal insep | (vehicle: run over in reverse) | backa över ngt/ngn vtr partikel oskj |
| | Oh no! I think I just backed over my son's bike. |
back [sth] up,
back up [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (computing: make copies) | göra en backup på ngt vbal uttr |
| | | göra en säkerhetskopia av ngt vbal uttr |
| Anmärkning: 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) | stödja vtr |
| | (vardagligt, slang) | backa upp ngn vtr partikel oskj |
| | | underbygga vtr |
| | 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) | underbygga vtr |
| | | konfirmera vtr |
| | | bekräfta vtr |
| | 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) | backa upp ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| | | köra ngt bakåt vitr + adv |
| | | backa vtr |
| | It's difficult to back up a truck when a trailer is attached. |
| back up vi phrasal | (move in reverse) | backa upp vitr partikel |
| | | backa vitr |
| | A loud beeping alerts other road users when the lorry is backing up. |
| back up vi phrasal | (water: accumulate) | samlas vitr |
| | (formell) | ackumuleras vitr |
| | Water has backed up into the toilet and the flush won't work. |
| be back vi phrasal | (have returned) | vara tillbaka vitr partikel |
| | I'm back from camp, did you miss me? |
beat [sth/sb] back,
beat back [sth/sb] vtr phrasal sep | (push, repel) (även bildlig) | slå tillbaka ngt/ngn vtr partikel oskj |
| | | hålla tillbaka ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| | We were able to beat back the flames before they reached the house. |
| bounce back vi phrasal | figurative, informal (person: recover quickly) | återhämta sig vitr + refl |
| | | tillfriskna vitr |
| | He was dangerously ill at one point but he bounced back quickly. |
| bounce back vi phrasal | figurative, informal (show resilience) | återhämta sig vitr + refl |
| | | komma igen vitr partikel |
| | The company will bounce back from financial instability because its products are in demand. |
| bounce back vi phrasal | (email: be returned) | avvisas vitr |
| | (bildligt, slang) | studsa tillbaka vitr partikel |
| | My e-mail bounced back to me because I mistyped your address. |
| bring [sth] back vtr phrasal sep | (return with [sth]) | ha med sig tillbaka, ta med sig tillbaka vbal uttr |
| | Do you want me to bring back some snacks from the store? |
| bring [sth] back vtr phrasal sep | informal (reintroduce [sth]) | återinföra vtr |
| | The murderer's lenient sentence led to calls to bring back hanging. |
| bring [sth] back vtr phrasal sep | informal (make [sth] popular again) | återuppliva vtr |
| | Designers in Paris have decided to bring back mini-skirts. |
bring [sth] back,
bring back [sth] vtr phrasal sep | figurative (past, memories: revive) (bildligt) | väcka vtr |
| | (bildligt) | väcka ngt till liv vbal uttr |
| | | påminna om ngt vtr + prep |
| | Listening to that song brings back happier days. |
| brush [sth] back vtr phrasal sep | (baseball) (ungefärlig översättning) | pitcha, kasta vtr |
buy [sth] back,
buy back [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (seller: repurchase [sth] sold) | köpa tillbaka ngt vtr + adv |
| | (aktier, växlar) | inlösa vtr |
| | Redeemable shares come with an agreement that the company can buy them back at a future date. |
| Sammansatta former: |
WordReference English-Swedish Dictionary © 2026:
| arch of your back n | (curve of lower back) | krökning på ryggen s |
| Anmärkning: Det finns ingen exakt översättning. |
| | In this yoga pose, tuck your right arm behind the arch of your back. |
| arch your back v expr | (stretch over backwards) | böja sig bakåt vbal uttr |
| | | kröka ryggen vtr + s |
| Anmärkning: Det finns ingen exakt översättning. |
| | Please arch your back and take a deep breath. |
| as far back as prep | (long ago) | så långt tillbaka som uttr |
| | 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) | så långt tillbaka som uttr |
| | These cave paintings are believed to date as far back as 17,000 years. |
| ask [sth] back vtr + adv | (pose question in return) | fråga ngt tillbaka vtr + adv |
| | | ställa en motfråga till ngn vbal uttr |
| | Audrey asked me a question, but I wasn't sure what she meant, so I asked her a question back. |
| at the back adv | (in, towards the rear) | i den bakre delen uttr |
| | We went to the cinema and sat at the back. |
| back and forth adv | (move: to and fro) | fram och tillbaka adv |
| | The little girl rocked back and forth on the swing. |
back and forth,
back-and-forth adj | (movement: to and fro) | fram och tillbaka adj |
| Anmärkning: 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) (utan avslut) | fram och tillbaka s |
| | Rebecca could hear the back and forth of a conversation outside her window. |
| back cover n | (book: rear outer part) (av bok) | baksida s |
| | | utsida s |
| | The back cover had a brief description of the story. |
| back door n | (building: rear door) | bakdörr s |
| | In this house the back door opens directly into the kitchen. |
| back end n | (rear part) | bakre del adj + s |
| | He cruelly likened her appearance to the back end of a bus! |
| back end n | (software: data access layer) | back-end s |
| Anmärkning: https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Front-end_och_back-end |
| | As a developer, Tim works on the back end of this web app. |
| back home adv | informal (in your town or country of origin) (vardagligt) | hemma adv |
| | Doris missed her life back home in Australia. |
| back home adv | (to your house again) | hem adv |
| | | tillbaka hem adv + s |
| | Steve drove us back home after the party. |
| back in the day expr | (introduces reminiscence) | förr i tiden uttr |
| | (vardagligt) | på den tiden uttr |
| | | förr adv |
| | Back in the day, we only had a handful of TV channels. |
| back in the saddle adv | figurative, informal (at work again) (bildlig) | tillbaka på hästen, tillbaka i sadeln adv |
| | It felt good to be back in the saddle after three months of sick leave. |
| back into [sth] vi + prep | (enter by reversing) | backa in i ngt vbal uttr |
| | Jeff looked into the rear-view mirror as he backed into the parking space. |
| back [sth] into [sth] vtr + prep | (vehicle: reverse into) | backa in i ngt vbal uttr |
| | My wife always has trouble backing the car into the driveway. |
| back into [sth/sb] vi + prep | (hit by reversing) | backa in i ngt/ngn vbal uttr |
| | He wasn't paying attention and backed into the bollard. |
| back [sth] into [sth/sb] vtr + prep | (vehicle: hit while reversing) | backa in ngt i ngn/ngt vbal uttr |
| | Matt accidentally backed his car into a lamppost. |
| Back off! interj | (move away from me) | Backa tillbaka! interj |
| | | Ur vägen! interj |
| | Back off! Don't touch me! |
| Back off! interj | (stop harassing me) (vardagligt) | Sluta! interj |
| | | Lägg av!, Lägg ner! interj |
| | Back off, Dad! I'll do my homework later! |
| back office n | (administrative department) | administrationsavdelning s |
| | | administrativ avdelning adj + s |
| | 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) | inneliggande order s |
| | (viss vara slut i order) | restorder s |
| | 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) | baksida s |
| | | sista sida adj + s |
| back-page n as adj | sometimes figurative (fit for newspaper's last pages) (förled) | bakside- adj |
| | | slutside- adj |
| back pay n | (law: wages for previous work) | retroaktiv lön s |
| | | innestående lön s |
| | The court has ordered that Mr Smith's former employer pay him £20,000 in back pay. |
| back road n | (not a main route) (mindre väg) | småväg s |
| | They got lost somewhere in the back roads of Devon. |
| back rub n | (massage) | ryggmassage s |
back seat,
backseat n | (seat at back of a vehicle) | baksäte s |
| Anmärkning: The two-word form is more common. |
| | Children under 12 should sit in the back seat of a vehicle. |
| back then adv | (in those days) | på den tiden adv |
| | (vardagligt) | då adv |
| | Back then most people didn't even have cell phones. |
| back to back adv | (with backs together) | rygg mot rygg uttr |
| | Stand back to back so I can see who is taller. |
back to back,
back-to-back adj | figurative (consecutive) | efter varandra prep + pron |
| | | i följd, i rad prep + s |
| Anmärkning: 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 normal adv | (reverting to usual state) | tillbaka till det normala uttr |
| | | återgå till det vanliga vbal uttr |
| | In television, at the end of an episode usually everything goes back to normal. |
| back to school expr | (return to school after vacation) | terminsstart s |
| | | skolstart s |
| | The sign above the supermarket shelf laden with books and stationery read "Back to school". |
| back-to-school adj | (relating to return to school) (förled) | skolstarts- adj |
| Anmärkning: 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 view n | ([sth] as seen from behind) | bakåtblick s |
| | | ngt sett bakifrån s |
| | | vy i backspegeln s |
back yard,
backyard (US),
back garden (UK) n | (rear garden) | trädgård s |
| | | bakgård s |
| | They sit in the backyard and read all summer. |
| back yard n | UK (rear paved area) | bakgård s |
back yard,
backyard n | figurative (own vicinity) (bildlig) | trädgård s |
| | | närhet s |
| backyard n as adj | US (in rear garden) (förled) | bakgårds- adj |
| | (förled) | trädgårds- adj |
| back-order [sth]⇒ vtr | (order [sth] out of stock) | beställa ngt som tagit slut vbal uttr |
| back-to-back adj | UK (houses: terraced) | vägg-i-vägg, tomt-mot-tomt s |
| | The family of ten lived in a poky back-to-back house. |
backbreaking,
back-breaking adj | figurative (work: strenuous, arduous) | slitsam adj |
| | | mödosam adj |
| | (vardagligt) | tuff adj |
| | Frank did back-breaking work on the farm for over 50 years. |
backcountry,
back-country,
back country n | (remote or undeveloped area) (glesbefolkad plats) | landsbygd s |
| | (ibland ogillande) | vischan s |
| | (ibland ogillande) | obygd s |
| | (avlägsen plats) | avkrok s |
backcountry,
back-country,
back country n as adj | (relating to a remote area) (förled) | landsbygds- adj |
| | | glesbygds- adj |
backflip,
back flip n | (backwards somersault) (lånord) | backflip s |
| | (formell) | baklänges saltomortal s |
backpedal,
back-pedal vi | (pedal backwards) | trampa baklänges vitr + adv |
backpedal,
back-pedal vi | figurative, informal (go against [sth] previously said) | backa ur vitr partikel |
| | (bildlig) | svänga vitr |
backroom,
back room n | (private area to rear of a building) | privat rum s |
| Anmärkning: Det finns ingen exakt översättning. |
backroom,
back room n | figurative (private area) | privat rum s |
| Anmärkning: Det finns ingen exakt översättning. |
backseat,
back-seat n as adj | (in the seat at back of a vehicle) (förled) | baksätes- adj |
| | This car is fitted with three backseat seatbelts. |
backseat,
back-seat n as adj | figurative, US (secondary, subordinate) (förled) | andrahands- adj |
| | Shorter working hours were the reason I applied for this job; salary was a backseat consideration. |
backstory,
back story n | (fiction: character's background) | bakgrund s |
| | | historia s |
| | The movie does not reveal the hero's tragic backstory until the final scene. |
backstreet,
back street n | often plural (street off main road) (ofta plural) | bakgata s |
| | | gränd s |
| | Walking down one of Venice's back streets, the tourist realised she was lost. |
backstreet,
back-street n as adj | (street: off main road) (förled) | bakgats- adj |
| | This tiny backstreet restaurant serves surprisingly good food. |
backstreet,
back-street n as adj | disapproving, figurative (clandestine or illegal) (bildlig) | bakvägs- adj |
| | | olaglig adj |
| | | hemlig adj |
| | Police are cracking down on backstreet drug deals. |
backtalk,
back talk,
back-talk vi | (make insolent retort) (formell) | tala tillbaka vitr + adv |
| | | prata tillbaka vitr + adv |
| | | vara snutig vitr + adv |
backtalk [sb],
back-talk [sb]⇒ vtr | (make insolent retorts to [sb]) | förolämpa ngn vtr |
| | | baktala ngn vtr |
| | | vara snutig vtr |
| | Don't you dare backtalk me, young lady! |
backup,
back-up n | (support) | stöd, backup s |
| | When the policeman realized he couldn't handle the situation alone, he called for backup. |
backup,
back-up n | (duplicate copy) | backup s |
| | | kopia s |
| | This is a backup; the original copy is in the filing cabinet. |
backup,
back-up n | (accumulation) (vid beställning) | restorder s |
| | | anhopning s |
| | There is a backup of paperwork that we need to file by the end of the day. |
backup,
back-up n | informal (traffic jam) | bilkö s |
| | There is a backup on the interstate just north of the city. |
backup,
back-up n as adj | (alternative) (förled) | säkerhets- adj |
| | (förled) | reserv- adj |
| | I'm going to keep my old laptop as a backup computer just in case my new one breaks down. |
backup copy,
back-up copy n | (data: duplicate) | säkerhetskopia, backup s |
| | It's a good idea to make a backup copy of important documents. |
| be right back v expr | informal (return soon) | komma tillbaka snart vbal uttr |
| | (bildlig) | komma tillbaka direkt vbal uttr |
| | I'll be right back; I have to run over to the grocery store for some eggs. |
| bounce-back adj | US, figurative, informal (returning to success) | göra comeback vtr + s |
| | | få revansch vtr + s |
| | It's set to be a bounce-back season for the team after their poor performance last year. |
| bring [sb] back from the dead v expr | (resuscitate [sb]) | återuppliva ngn från de döda, ta tillbaka ngn från de döda vbal uttr |
| | The Bible says that Christ brought Lazarus back from the dead. |
brush [sth] back,
brush back [sth] vtr + adv | (hair: comb back) | kamma bak ngt vtr + adv |
| | Rachel brushed back her hair. |