behind

behind
I [bɪ'haɪnd]
aggettivo

to be behind with — essere indietro o in ritardo con [studies, work]

to be too far behind — essere troppo indietro

II [bɪ'haɪnd]
avverbio [follow on, trail] dietro; [look, glance] indietro

the car behind — la macchina dietro

III [bɪ'haɪnd]
preposizione
1) dietro (a) [person, object]

behind my back — fig. alle mie spalle

to work behind the bar — stare al banco

2) fig. (concealed)

the real story behind the news — la vera storia sotto o dietro la notizia; (motivating)

the reasons behind his declaration — le ragioni (che stanno) dietro alla sua dichiarazione

3) fig. (less advanced than)

to be behind the others — [pupil] essere indietro rispetto agli altri

4) fig. (supporting)

he has no family behind him — non ha una famiglia che lo appoggi

5) fig. (in past)

he has three years' experience behind him — ha tre anni di esperienza alle spalle

I've put all that behind me now — mi sono buttato tutto dietro le spalle

IV [bɪ'haɪnd]
nome colloq. didietro m., sedere m.
* * *
1. preposition
1) (at or towards the back of: behind the door.) dietro
2) (remaining after: The tourists left their litter behind them.) dietro, indietro
3) (in support: We're right behind him on this point.) con
2. adverb
1) (at the back: following behind.) dietro
2) ((also behindhand [-hænd]) not up to date: behind with his work.) in ritardo
3) (remaining: He left his book behind; We stayed behind after the party.) lasciare; restare
3. noun
(the buttocks: a smack on the behind.) didietro
* * *
I [bɪ'haɪnd]
aggettivo

to be behind with — essere indietro o in ritardo con [studies, work]

to be too far behind — essere troppo indietro

II [bɪ'haɪnd]
avverbio [follow on, trail] dietro; [look, glance] indietro

the car behind — la macchina dietro

III [bɪ'haɪnd]
preposizione
1) dietro (a) [person, object]

behind my back — fig. alle mie spalle

to work behind the bar — stare al banco

2) fig. (concealed)

the real story behind the news — la vera storia sotto o dietro la notizia; (motivating)

the reasons behind his declaration — le ragioni (che stanno) dietro alla sua dichiarazione

3) fig. (less advanced than)

to be behind the others — [pupil] essere indietro rispetto agli altri

4) fig. (supporting)

he has no family behind him — non ha una famiglia che lo appoggi

5) fig. (in past)

he has three years' experience behind him — ha tre anni di esperienza alle spalle

I've put all that behind me now — mi sono buttato tutto dietro le spalle

IV [bɪ'haɪnd]
nome colloq. didietro m., sedere m.

English-Italian dictionary. 2013.

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