back

trasero, posterior

Situado en la parte más alejada del frente de algo.

En inglés sencillo: At the part of something furthest from its front.

• Use the back door.
• We sat in the back row.
• Her keys were in her back pocket.

Sinónimos: rear

Antónimos: front

Expresiones frecuentes: back door, back seat, back garden

de vuelta, de regreso

Que ha vuelto al lugar o al estado en que estaba antes.

En inglés sencillo: In the place or state where someone or something was before.

• Dad is back.
• The lights are back on.
• After a week of rest, she was back at work.

Cómo se usa: be back from somewhere (She is back from Spain.); be back at/in somewhere (He is back in the office.)

Sinónimos: returned

Antónimos: away

Expresiones frecuentes: be back, back home, back to normal

de vuelta, de regreso

Indica el regreso a un lugar, una persona o una situación anterior.

En inglés sencillo: To a place, person, or state where someone or something was before.

• Please give it back.
• We went back to the hotel.
• She put the book back on the shelf.

Cómo se usa: back to someone/somewhere (Send the form back to me.)

Expresiones frecuentes: go back, give something back, back to normal

hacia atrás

En dirección a la parte de atrás, opuesta a aquella hacia la que se mira.

En inglés sencillo: In the direction behind you or opposite to the way something is facing.

• Step back, please.
• She leaned back in her chair.
• He was pushed and fell back against the wall.

Sinónimos: backwards

Antónimos: forward

Expresiones frecuentes: step back, lean back, fall back

parte trasera, parte posterior

La parte más alejada del frente de algo, o el espacio que queda detrás.

En inglés sencillo: The part of something furthest from the front, or the area behind it.

• The kitchen is at the back.
• Write your name on the back of the page.
• We waited at the back of the queue.

Cómo se usa: the back of something (The address is on the back of the envelope.); at/in the back (The children sat at the back.)

Sinónimos: rear

Antónimos: front

Expresiones frecuentes: back of something, at the back, round the back

espalda

La parte posterior del cuerpo, desde el cuello hasta donde empiezan las piernas.

En inglés sencillo: The rear surface of your body, between your neck and the top of your legs.

• My back is wet.
• She lay on her back in the grass.
• He had a small scar on his back.

Expresiones frecuentes: on your back, turn your back, scratch your back

espalda, columna vertebral

Los huesos y músculos de la espalda que sostienen el cuerpo y permiten moverse.

En inglés sencillo: The bones and muscles along the rear of your body that support you and help you move.

• My back hurts.
• He injured his back while lifting a box.
• These exercises help strengthen your back.

Expresiones frecuentes: hurt your back, lower back, bad back

espalda, parte trasera

La parte de una prenda que cubre la espalda.

En inglés sencillo: The part of a piece of clothing that covers the rear of your body.

• The back of my shirt is torn.
• She sewed a zip into the back of the dress.
• Both coat backs need a second layer of fabric.

Cómo se usa: the back of a garment (The back of the jacket has a small pocket.)

Sinónimos: back panel

Antónimos: front

Expresiones frecuentes: back of something, dress back, jacket back