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arrière

Situé du côté opposé à la partie avant de quelque chose.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : rear

Contraires : front

Expressions courantes : back door, back seat, back garden

de retour, revenu

Revenu à l’endroit ou dans l’état où il était auparavant.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : be back from somewhere (She is back from Spain.); be back at/in somewhere (He is back in the office.)

Synonymes : returned

Contraires : away

Expressions courantes : be back, back home, back to normal

de retour, en retour

Indique un mouvement vers un lieu, une personne ou un état antérieur.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : back to someone/somewhere (Send the form back to me.)

Expressions courantes : go back, give something back, back to normal

en arrière

Dans la direction opposée à celle vers laquelle on regarde ou quelque chose est orienté.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : backwards

Contraires : forward

Expressions courantes : step back, lean back, fall back

arrière, dos

La partie opposée à l’avant d’une chose, ou l’espace situé derrière elle.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : the back of something (The address is on the back of the envelope.); at/in the back (The children sat at the back.)

Synonymes : rear

Contraires : front

Expressions courantes : back of something, at the back, round the back

dos

La partie arrière du corps, entre le cou et le haut des jambes.

En anglais simple : 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.

Expressions courantes : on your back, turn your back, scratch your back

dos, colonne vertébrale

Les os et les muscles du dos qui soutiennent le corps et permettent de bouger.

En anglais simple : 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.

Expressions courantes : hurt your back, lower back, bad back

dos

La partie d’un vêtement qui couvre le dos.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : the back of a garment (The back of the jacket has a small pocket.)

Synonymes : back panel

Contraires : front

Expressions courantes : back of something, dress back, jacket back