back in

ai tempi di, nel

Durante un momento o periodo preciso del passato.

In inglese semplice: During a particular time in the past.

• We met back in June.
• Back in my childhood, this road was quiet.
• Did they have phones back in those days?

Come si usa: back in + past time (We first met back in 2005.)

Sinonimi: in, during

Espressioni comuni: back in school, back in childhood

entrare in retromarcia

Guidare un veicolo all’indietro per entrare in un parcheggio o in un altro spazio.

In inglese semplice: To drive a vehicle backwards into a parking space or another place.

• Please back in slowly.
• She backed the car in beside the fence.
• Can you back in without hitting the gate?

Come si usa: back something in (She backed the van in carefully.); back in (There is room to back in beside the wall.)

Sinonimi: reverse in

Espressioni comuni: back in slowly, back something in

scommettere sulla vittoria di

Scommettere denaro sulla vittoria di un giocatore o di una squadra.

In inglese semplice: To bet money that a player or team will win.

• I backed our team in.
• She backed the favourite in before the match.
• Would you back him in at those odds?

Come si usa: back someone/something in (I backed our team in at generous odds.)

Sinonimi: back, bet on

Espressioni comuni: back someone in, back something in