back
/bæk/ noun [C]Translation
NOT FRONT › the part of something that is furthest from the front or in the opposite direction to the front
arka, geri
He wrote his number down on the back of an envelope. We were sitting near the back and couldn't see much. I always keep a blanket in the back of the car.1717BODY › the part of your body from your shoulders to your bottom
sırt
back injuries/pain He was lying on his back. 544SEAT › the part of a seat that you lean against when you are sitting
oturulan sandalyenin arkası, sırtlığı
the back of a chair805 back to front UK › with the back part of something where the front should be
arkadan öne, geriden öne doğru
You've got your trousers on back to front.1730 in back of US › behind
gerisinde, arkasında
They sat in back of us on the plane.1736at/in the back of your mind › If you have a thought or idea at the back of your mind, you are always thinking about it.
kafasının gerisinde, zihninde, zihninin gerisinde
1120behind sb's back › If you do something behind someone's back, you do it without them knowing, often in an unfair way.
birinin arkasından, haberi olmadan
Have they been saying things about me behind my back?19851052be glad/happy, etc to see the back of sb/sth UK › to be pleased when someone leaves or something ends because you did not like them
hoşlanmadığı bir şeyin bitişini, birinin gidişini görmekten memnun olmak
785be on sb's back › to remind someone again and again to do something, or to criticize someone in an annoying way
sürekli tepesinde olmak, daima hatırlatmak veya rahatsızlık derecesinde eleştirmek
11531173turn your back on sb/sth › to decide to stop having contact with someone or something, or to refuse to help someone
→ See also a pat on the back → See also be (like) water off a duck's backbirine sırtını çevirmek, sırtını dönmek, artık yardım etmemek
She turned her back on Hollywood and went to live in Florida.1845(Definition of back noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish
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