back3
/bæk/Translation
v [t]
→ to back away→ to back down→ to back onto sth→ to back out→ to back sth up [m]→ to back sb up [m]›
⇨ dar marcha atrás
She backed her car out of the garage Dio marcha atrás para sacar el coche del garaje
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⇨ apoyar
⇨ respaldar
This organization is backed by the United Nations Naciones Unidas respalda a esta organización
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⇨ financiar
⇨ subvencionar
(Definition of back v from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact English-Spanish
© Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)
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