back *****
n [ANAT] esquena
> back down
v.c. cedir / donar marxa enrere +
Australia won't back down on its immigration policy
The Americans believe that if they put pressure on North Korea they will back down on their plans to build more nuclear missiles
The question everybody is asking is 'who will back down first, the French or the Americans?'


> back into
v.c. 1. [TRANSP] xocar amb alguna cosa fent marxa enrera +
At the very beginning of my driving test I put the car in reverse by mistake and managed to back into a parked car. Needless to say, I failed!
There was a crash on the M62 last night when a lorry backed into the path of an oncoming vehicle

nota: Si es diu que un vehícle 'backed into' una cosa concreta com per exemple un cotxe, la paret d'un edifici etc., vol dir que es va xocar amb aquest, però si es diu que un vehícle 'backed into' un espai lliure com per exemple un carrer, un espai d'aparcament, etc, vol dir senzillament que es va entrar en aquest espai fent marxa enrera, no implica que es va xocar amb res.

sin. reverse into
2. [TRANSP] entrar en un espai lliure fent marxa enrera
sin. reverse into
> back (someone) into a corner
v.c. arraconar +
The three security guards backed Sean into a corner and started to beat him up
Firefighters returned to work after their month-long strike because they said they had been backed into a corner by the unions and had no other choice


> back (someone) up
v.c. corroborar +
If you don't believe me ask Sarah. She'll back me up
The man claimed he was nowhere near the house at the time of the murder and three neighbours came forward to back him up
You're my best friend. You're supposed to back me up not drop me in it!')


sin. vouch for (someone)
> back up
v.c. 1. [TRANSP] fer marxa enrera
sin. reverse
2. [INFORM] fer una còpia de seguretat +
If you don't regularly back up your work files you risk losing them all should your computer get hit by a virus
We strongly recommend that you back up the system every day!


3. defensar +
The student insisted that the death penalty was a good way of preventing crime, but nobody took much notice of him as he always failed to provide any real evidence to back his arguments up
The protestors claimed that the government had acted illegally and should be overthrown. However, their cries fell on deaf ears as they never managed to back their statements up with any facts

be *****
v conj (was/been/being) ser / ésser / estar

become *****
v conj (became/become) esdevenir

before *****
adv abans
prep davant

best *****
adj
millor
nota: 'Best' és el superlatiu de l'adjectiu 'good' i l'adverbi 'well'

big *****
adj
1. gran
nota: Els adjectius 'big' i 'large' equivalen més o menys a la paraula catalana 'gran'. Però, no sempre són sinònims. A més del fet que 'large' és més formal que 'big', i que 'big' s'utilitza habitualment per referir a les persones (per ex.: 'She's a big girl', 'His friend is very big'), hi ha moltes altres diferències súbtils. Senyalar totes aquestes diferències ultrapassa l'abast d'aquest diccionari però us donem alguns sustantius que sempre van acompanyats de 'big' (big boss, big breath, big brother, big decision, big favour, big grin, big hit, big problem, big sigh, big sister, big smile, big yawn).

2. gros

book *****
n llibre
v conj reservar
sin. reserve

build *****
v conj (built/built) construir
sin. construct
n complexió / constitució corporal

building *****
n edifici

business *****
n 1. negoci
The (building/hotel) business - El negoci (de la construcció / del sector hoteler)
2. negoci / empresa / companyia
pl. businesses
sin. company, firm
3. (col.loq) assumpte +
Why should I tell him? It's none of his business!
Why can't she just keep her nose out of my business?


sin. affair
adj
empresarial

but *****
conj 1. però
2. sinó

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