we back
Present we conjugation of back.
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A noun is a word that refers to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., femme, chat, maison).
1. (anatomy)
a. le dos (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. French nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la dame or la lune) or masculine (like l'homme or le soleil).
Be careful lifting that heavy box. You could hurt your back.Fais attention en soulevant ce lourd carton. Tu risques de te faire mal au dos.
a. le dos (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. French nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la dame or la lune) or masculine (like l'homme or le soleil).
Oh, no! My little brother scribbled all over the back of this book.Oh non ! Mon petit frère a griffonné partout au dos de ce livre.
b. le verso (M) (of a piece of paper)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. French nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la dame or la lune) or masculine (like l'homme or le soleil).
Please read the warning on the back of the page.Veuillez lire l'avertissement au verso de la page.
3. (rear part)
a. l'arrière (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. French nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la dame or la lune) or masculine (like l'homme or le soleil).
Soren was sitting at the back of the bus.Soren était assis à l’arrière du bus.
b. le fond (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. French nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la dame or la lune) or masculine (like l'homme or le soleil).
I can't find the flour. - Look in the back of the cupboard.Je ne trouve pas la farine. - Regarde au fond du placard.
c. le dossier (M) (of a chair)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. French nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la dame or la lune) or masculine (like l'homme or le soleil).
You can hang your jackets on the backs of your chairs.Vous pouvez accrocher vos vestes au dossier de vos chaises.
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., grand, petit).
4. (rear)
a. arrière (invariable)
A word or phrase that doesn't change according to the number or gender of the thing it describes (e.g., les chiens marron).
I went to the garden center. The back seat of my car is full of plants.Je suis allée à la jardinerie. La banquette arrière de ma voiture est remplie de plantes.
b. de derrière
Please use the back door when you leave.Veuillez passer par la porte de derrière lorsque vous partez.
c. dernier
I always sit in the back row at the movie theater.Au cinéma, je m'assieds toujours au dernier rang.
5. (unpaid)
a. l'arriéré (masculine) (noun)
A word or phrase that is masculine (e.g., le livre).
The company finally paid its back taxes.L'entreprise a finalement réglé ses arriérés d'impôts.
An adverb is a word that describes a verb, an adjective, or another adverb (e.g., très, gentiment).
6. (away)
b. no direct translation
The following examples show ways to translate this word or phrase without using a direct equivalent.
Can you give me back my pen?Tu peux me rendre mon stylo ?
The pain came back during the night.La douleur est revenue pendant la nuit.
a. no direct translation
The following examples show ways to translate this word or phrase without using a direct equivalent.
Back when I was your age, we walked to school.Quand j'avais ton âge, on allait à l'école à pied.
Do you remember back in January, when you said we could take a trip to Italy this summer?Tu te souviens, en janvier, quand tu as dit qu'on pourrait partir en Italie cet été ?
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., acheter).
a. reculer
Harper backed her car into the parking spot.Harper a reculé sa voiture dans la place de parking.
10. (to support)
a. soutenir
There was no one to back Joel's idea.Il n'y avait personne pour soutenir l'idée de Joel.
11. (to bet on)
a. parier sur
My sister backed a horse because she thought it was cute, and she won $500!Ma sœur a parié sur un cheval parce qu'elle le trouvait mignon et elle a gagné 500 $ !
a. renforcer
I'm going to back this sketch with cardboard when I frame it.Je vais renforcer ce croquis avec du carton quand je l'encadrerai.
13. (music)
a. accompagner
Two acoustic guitarists backed the singer.Deux guitaristes acoustiques accompagnaient le chanteur.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., éternuer.).
a. reculer
I don't think I can back into that space. It's too narrow.Je ne pense pas pouvoir reculer dans cette place. Elle est trop étroite.
b. faire marche arrière
Watch out, this truck is going to back up.Attention, ce camion va faire marche arrière.
Conjugations
Indicative of "back"
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