♦ behind

♦ behind
♦ behind /bɪˈhaɪnd/
A avv.
1 dietro; di dietro; indietro: He was sitting behind, era seduto dietro; Look behind, guarda indietro!; to fall (o to drop) behind, rimanere indietro; from behind, da dietro; far behind, molto indietro; a long way behind, molto indietro; a short distance behind, poco indietro; poco prima
2 indietro (nel tempo); in arretrato: to be behind with one's work, essere indietro col lavoro; I've fallen behind with my payments, sono in arretrato (o indietro) con i miei pagamenti
B prep.
1 dietro (di, a); alle spalle di: behind the wheel, al volante; behind the curtain, dietro la tenda; Stay right behind me, stammi dietro; He shut the door behind him, chiuse la porta dietro di sé; Look behind you!, guardati alle spalle!; behind my back, dietro di me; alle mie spalle (anche fig.); We were stuck behind a lorry for one hour, siamo rimasti bloccati dietro a un camion per un'ora; His best days are well behind him, i suoi giorni migliori sono ormai cosa del passato; He left behind him a huge estate, alla sua morte lasciò un enorme patrimonio
2 in sostegno di; in appoggio di; con: We're right behind you, siamo con te; ti appoggiamo
3 dietro; responsabile di: He was behind his partner's death, c'era lui dietro la morte del socio
4 (nascosto) dietro; sotto: There was much uncertainty behind that resolution, c'era molta incertezza dietro quella decisione
5 più indietro di; indietro rispetto a; dietro (di, a): behind schedule, in ritardo (rispetto a un orario, una tabella di marcia): The train is running behind schedule, il treno viaggia in ritardo; She's behind her schoolmates in French, è più indietro dei compagni in francese; They are years behind most Western countries, sono indietro di anni rispetto alla maggioranza dei paesi occidentali; London is one hour behind Rome, Londra è un'ora indietro rispetto a Roma
C n.
(fam.) didietro; sedere; deretano.
● (fig.) behind the scenes, dietro le quinte; in segreto □ behind the times, antiquato; (fam.) fuori moda □ to leave behind, dimenticare (di prendere); lasciare: I must have left my umbrella behind, devo aver dimenticato l'ombrello.

English-Italian dictionary. 2013.

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