BACKWARD - Traduzione inglese-francese

Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

inglese

francese

I. backward [ingl brit ˈbakwəd, ingl am ˈbækwərd] AGG

1. backward (towards the rear):

backward glance, look, step

en arrière

2. backward (primitive):

backward culture, nation, society, economy

arriéré

to be technologically backward

souffrir d'un retard technologique

3. backward disuso or offens:

backward PSIC, SCUOLA (handicapped) child

arriéré

backward (slow to learn) pupil

retardé

4. backward (hesitant):

he wasn't backward about accepting the free trip

il n'a pas été long à accepter le voyage gratuit

she isn't backward in coming forward scherz

elle n'hésite pas à se mettre en avant

II. backward [ingl brit ˈbakwəd, ingl am ˈbækwərd] AVV ingl am

backward → backwards

I. backwards [ingl brit ˈbakwədz, ingl am ˈbækwərdz] ingl brit, backward [ˈbækwəd] ingl am AGG

a backwards jump/glance/step

un bond/regard/pas en arrière

II. backwards [ingl brit ˈbakwədz, ingl am ˈbækwərdz] ingl brit, backward [ˈbækwəd] ingl am AVV

1. backwards (in a reverse direction):

backwards walk, crawl

à reculons

backwards lean, step, fall

en arrière

to face backwards person:

tourner le dos

to move backwards

reculer

facing backwards (in train)

dans le sens contraire de la marche

to be facing backwards

avoir le dos tourné

to travel backwards and forwards

faire la navette (between entre)

to walk backwards and forwards

faire des allées et venues

to swing backwards and forwards

se balancer

2. backwards (starting from the end):

backwards count

à rebours

backwards play, wind

à l'envers

to say or recite sth backwards

dire qc en commençant par la fin

3. backwards (the wrong way round):

to put sth on backwards

mettre qc devant-derrière or à l'envers

to get sth backwards fig message, instructions

mal comprendre

you've got it all backwards!

tu as tout mélangé!

4. backwards (thoroughly):

to know sth backwards

connaître qc par cœur

I. backwards [ingl brit ˈbakwədz, ingl am ˈbækwərdz] ingl brit, backward [ˈbækwəd] ingl am AGG

a backwards jump/glance/step

un bond/regard/pas en arrière

II. backwards [ingl brit ˈbakwədz, ingl am ˈbækwərdz] ingl brit, backward [ˈbækwəd] ingl am AVV

1. backwards (in a reverse direction):

backwards walk, crawl

à reculons

backwards lean, step, fall

en arrière

to face backwards person:

tourner le dos

to move backwards

reculer

facing backwards (in train)

dans le sens contraire de la marche

to be facing backwards

avoir le dos tourné

to travel backwards and forwards

faire la navette (between entre)

to walk backwards and forwards

faire des allées et venues

to swing backwards and forwards

se balancer

2. backwards (starting from the end):

backwards count

à rebours

backwards play, wind

à l'envers

to say or recite sth backwards

dire qc en commençant par la fin

3. backwards (the wrong way round):

to put sth on backwards

mettre qc devant-derrière or à l'envers

to get sth backwards fig message, instructions

mal comprendre

you've got it all backwards!

tu as tout mélangé!

4. backwards (thoroughly):

to know sth backwards

connaître qc par cœur

I. bend [ingl brit bɛnd, ingl am bɛnd] SOST

1. bend (gen):

bend (in road)

tournant m

bend (in road)

virage m

bend (in racetrack)

tournant m

bend (in pipe)

coude m

bend (in river)

courbe f

bend (of elbow, knee)

pli m

at the bend of the road

au tournant or virage de la route

on the bend

dans le tournant

there's a bend in the road

la route fait un virage

to come around a bend

prendre un virage

2. bend NAUT (knot):

bend

nœud m de jonction

II. the bends SOST MED

the bends sost pl + vb sing ou pl

maladie f des caissons

III. bend <pret, part perf bent> [ingl brit bɛnd, ingl am bɛnd] VB vb trans

1. bend:

bend (force into a curve) knee, arm, leg

plier

bend head

courber, pencher

bend body

pencher, plier

bend back

courber

bend pipe, bar

faire un coude à

bend wire

plier

bend light

réfracter

bend ray

infléchir

bend (by mistake) pipe, mudguard, nail

tordre

to bend one's arm

plier le bras

to go down on bended knee

se mettre à genoux

to bend sb to one's will fig

plier qn à sa volonté

2. bend (distort):

bend truth, facts

travestir

bend principle

faire une entorse à

to bend the rules

contourner le règlement

3. bend (direct):

to bend one's mind/attention to

concentrer son esprit/attention sur

to bend one's steps towards letter

se diriger vers

IV. bend <pret, part perf bent> [ingl brit bɛnd, ingl am bɛnd] VB vb intr

1. bend:

bend (become curved) road, path:

tourner

bend river: (once)

s'incurver

bend (several times)

faire des méandres

bend frame, bar:

plier

bend branch:

ployer

bend nail, mudguard:

se tordre

my arm won't bend

je ne peux pas plier le bras

2. bend (stoop):

bend person:

se courber, se pencher

to bend forward/backwards

se pencher en avant/en arrière

to bend low

se courber jusqu'à terre

to bend double

se plier en deux

his head was bent over a book

il était penché sur un livre

3. bend (submit):

to bend to person, will

se plier à

V. bend [ingl brit bɛnd, ingl am bɛnd]

round ingl brit or around ingl am the bend colloq

fou/folle

to go (a)round the bend colloq

devenir fou/folle

to drive sb (a)round the bend colloq

rendre qn fou/folle

to bend over backwards for sb/to do

se mettre en quatre pour qn/pour faire colloq

backward-looking AGG

backward-looking

passéiste

backward roll SOST

backward roll

roulade f arrière

backward somersault SOST

backward somersault

salto m arrière

technically advanced, backward, difficult, possible

techniquement

francese

inglese

passéiste organisation, politicien, artiste, idée

backward-looking pegg

avançer ou aller à reculons lett

to go backward(s)

monter un escalier à reculons

to go upstairs backward(s)

arriéré (arriérée) pays, société

backward

roulade avant/arrière

forward/backward roll

nel dizionario PONS

inglese

francese

I. backward [ˈbækwəd, ingl am -wɚd] AGG

1. backward (directed to the rear):

backward

rétrograde

2. backward (slow in learning):

backward

lent(e)

3. backward (underdeveloped):

backward

arriéré(e)

locuzioni:

not to be backward in coming forward

ne pas être modeste

II. backward [ˈbækwəd, ingl am -wɚd] AVV

backward → backwards

backwards [ˈbækwədz, ingl am -wɚdz] AVV

1. backwards (towards the back):

backwards

en arrière

to go backwards and forwards machine part

aller d'avant en arrière

to go backwards and forwards person

faire l'aller-retour

2. backwards (in reverse):

backwards

à reculons

3. backwards (into past):

to look backwards

remonter dans le passé

locuzioni:

to bend over backwards

se couper en quatre

to know sth backwards

connaître qc comme le dos de sa main

backward-looking AGG

backward-looking

réactionnaire

francese

inglese

arriéré(e) personne

backward

arriéré(e)

backward person

rétrograde

backward-looking

jeter un regard rétrospectif sur qc

to take a backward glance at sth

reflux de la foule

backward surge

nel dizionario PONS

inglese

francese

I. backward [ˈbæk·wərd] AGG

1. backward (directed to the rear):

backward

rétrograde

2. backward (slow in learning):

backward

lent(e)

3. backward (underdeveloped):

backward

arriéré(e)

locuzioni:

not to be backward in coming forward

ne pas être modeste

II. backward [ˈbæk·wərd] AVV

backward → backward(s)

backward(s) [ˈbæk·wərd(z)] AVV

1. backward(s) (toward the back):

backward(s)

en arrière

to go backward and forward(s) machine part

aller d'avant en arrière

to go backward and forward(s) person

faire l'aller-retour

2. backward(s) (in reverse):

backward(s)

à reculons

3. backward(s) (into past):

to look backward

remonter dans le passé

locuzioni:

to bend over backward

se couper en quatre

to know sth backward

connaître qc sur le bout des doigts

backward(s) [ˈbæk·wərd(z)] AVV

1. backward(s) (toward the back):

backward(s)

en arrière

to go backward and forward(s) machine part

aller d'avant en arrière

to go backward and forward(s) person

faire l'aller-retour

2. backward(s) (in reverse):

backward(s)

à reculons

3. backward(s) (into past):

to look backward

remonter dans le passé

locuzioni:

to bend over backward

se couper en quatre

to know sth backward

connaître qc sur le bout des doigts

backward-looking AGG

backward-looking

réactionnaire

to take one pace forward/backward

faire un pas en avant/en arrière

francese

inglese

arriéré(e) personne

backward

arriéré(e)

backward person

jeter un regard rétrospectif sur qc

to take a backward glance at sth

Esempi monolingue (non verificati dalla Redazione di PONS)

In these sectors, the university was considered a backward-looking institution.

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Many economists found this unsatisfactory since it assumes that agents may repeatedly make systematic errors and can only revise their expectations in a backward-looking way.

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Lyrically, however, the album is the sort of introspective, fatalistic, backward-looking confessional that's become common for aging musicians.

www.avclub.com

In one sense, these are backward-looking measures, since they depend on historically observed data.

www.thehindu.com

Being rather backward-looking by nature (except for science), the feminists have always enraged me.

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