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Some of the men were furtive, eyes darting back and forth, evasive in every response to each question.
Algunos hombres eran solapados y miraban a uno y otro lado, esquivos en todas sus respuestas.
Katzenbach, John / The Madman's TaleKatzenbach, John / La Historia del Loco
La Historia del Loco
Katzenbach, John
The Madman's Tale
Katzenbach, John
© 2004 by John Katzenbach
He swept the spray back and forth, back and forth, moving inch by inch, chasing the blood away toward the drain, where it was swallowed with a gurgle.
Deslizó el pulverizador hacia delante y hacia atrás una y otra vez, moviéndolo centímetro a centímetro, desplazando la sangre hacia el desagüe, donde era tragada con un sonido de borboteo.
Ward, J.R. / Lover EnshrinedWard, J.R. / Amante Consagrado
Amante Consagrado
Ward, J.R.
© Traducción: 2009, Patricia Torres Londoño
© 2010, Santillana Ediciones Generales, S.L.
© 2007, Jessica Bird
Lover Enshrined
Ward, J.R.
© Jessica Bird, 2008
My mother smoothed my father’s hair back and tried to catch his eye.
Mi madre alisó el pelo de mi padre y trató de atraer su mirada.
Sebold, Alice / The Lovely BonesSebold, Alice / Desde Mi Cielo
Desde Mi Cielo
Sebold, Alice
© 2002 por Alice Sebold
© 2003 por Aurora Echevarria
© 2003 por Random House Mondadori, S. A.
The Lovely Bones
Sebold, Alice
© 2002 by Alice Sebold
Macro eased himself back behind the buttress and looked at his optio.
-Macro volvió a situarse detrás del contrafuerte con cuidado y miró a su optio-.
Scarrow, Simon / The Eagle's ConquestScarrow, Simon / Roma Vincit!
Roma Vincit!
Scarrow, Simon
© 2001 by Simon Scarrow
© de la traducción: Montserrat Batista, 2002
© de la presente edición: Edhasa, 2002
The Eagle's Conquest
Scarrow, Simon
© 2001 by Simon Scarrow
If no instructions are given on the drug label and no take-back program is available in your area, throw the drugs in the household trash, but first:
Si las etiquetas de los medicamentos no tienen instrucciones para eliminarlos o no existe un programa de recuperación en su área, bote los medicamentos junto con los desechos domésticos, pero primero:
Snow on the ground also reflects sunlight back into space, which helps cool the planet.
La nieve del suelo refleja la luz del Sol hacia el espacio, lo que contribuye a enfriar el planeta.
He laughed and slapped his buddy on the back.
Se rió y le dio una palmada a su amigo en la espalda.
Kellerman, Jonathan / When The Bough BreaksKellerman, Jonathan / La Rama Rota
La Rama Rota
Kellerman, Jonathan
When The Bough Breaks
Kellerman, Jonathan
© 1985 by Jonathan Kellerman
Francis looked around for somewhere to run, or to hide, but he was hemmed in by the man lurching toward him and the back wall of the room.
Francis miró alrededor en busca de una escapatoria o de un sitio donde esconderse, pero estaba acorralado entre el hombre que avanzaba hacia él y la pared.
Katzenbach, John / The Madman's TaleKatzenbach, John / La Historia del Loco
La Historia del Loco
Katzenbach, John
The Madman's Tale
Katzenbach, John
© 2004 by John Katzenbach
When he was finished, he went back to his twin.
Cuando terminó, volvió junto a su gemelo.
Ward, J.R. / Lover EnshrinedWard, J.R. / Amante Consagrado
Amante Consagrado
Ward, J.R.
© Traducción: 2009, Patricia Torres Londoño
© 2010, Santillana Ediciones Generales, S.L.
© 2007, Jessica Bird
Lover Enshrined
Ward, J.R.
© Jessica Bird, 2008
Francis knocked the ball into the net. It dribbled back toward him.
Francis falló un golpe y la red le devolvió la pelota.
Katzenbach, John / The Madman's TaleKatzenbach, John / La Historia del Loco
La Historia del Loco
Katzenbach, John
The Madman's Tale
Katzenbach, John
© 2004 by John Katzenbach
I collected my college diploma and rode on the back of Samuel’s bike, clinging on to him with my arms wrapped around his waist, pressing into his back for warmth…
Recogí mi diploma de la universidad, y me subí a la moto de Samuel, rodeándole la cintura con los brazos y apretándome contra su espalda en busca de calor...
Sebold, Alice / The Lovely BonesSebold, Alice / Desde Mi Cielo
Desde Mi Cielo
Sebold, Alice
© 2002 por Alice Sebold
© 2003 por Aurora Echevarria
© 2003 por Random House Mondadori, S. A.
The Lovely Bones
Sebold, Alice
© 2002 by Alice Sebold
Then, as she had rocked back, he'd savagely pulled her forward, so that her face crashed into the screen that was there to protect her.
Cuando salió impulsada hacia atrás, él tiró de ella, de modo que su cara chocó contra la rejilla que estaba ahí para protegerla.
Katzenbach, John / The Madman's TaleKatzenbach, John / La Historia del Loco
La Historia del Loco
Katzenbach, John
The Madman's Tale
Katzenbach, John
© 2004 by John Katzenbach
He remembered his wife buying the vase when he took her on a vacation to Mexico, and hand-carrying it all the way back to Pachoula, afraid to trust it to doormen, luggage handlers, or porters.
Recordaba que su mujer lo había comprado cuando estuvieron en México de vacaciones y que lo había traído en la mano todo el camino de vuelta a Pachoula; no se fiaba de los mozos, ni de los que cargaban las maletas ni de los porteros.
Katzenbach, John / Just CauseKatzenbach, John / Juicio Final
Juicio Final
Katzenbach, John
© 1992 by John Katzenbach
© Ediciones B, S. A., 2006
Just Cause
Katzenbach, John
© 1992 by John Katzenbach
He fell back, spluttering great gouts of blood as Cato wrenched his blade free, knocked his opponent to the ground with his shield and turned to look for another enemy.
Cayó hacia atrás y derramó unos enormes goterones de sangre cuando Cato sacó la espada de su cuerpo, lo tiró al suelo y se volvió en busca de otro enemigo.
Scarrow, Simon / The Eagle's ConquestScarrow, Simon / Roma Vincit!
Roma Vincit!
Scarrow, Simon
© 2001 by Simon Scarrow
© de la traducción: Montserrat Batista, 2002
© de la presente edición: Edhasa, 2002
The Eagle's Conquest
Scarrow, Simon
© 2001 by Simon Scarrow
They held me back, and I struggled and complained and pleaded, but all the time I knew that if I wanted, I could break free.
Me retuvieron y yo forcejeé, me quejé y supliqué, pero todo el rato sabía que si quería podría soltarme y acercarme a él.
Katzenbach, John / The Madman's TaleKatzenbach, John / La Historia del Loco
La Historia del Loco
Katzenbach, John
The Madman's Tale
Katzenbach, John
© 2004 by John Katzenbach

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sprain of back
esguince de espalda
back-loading
concentración al final del período
back up
apoyo
buying back
recompra
answer back
contestar
back up
apoyar
cut back
podar
fight back
defenderse
hold back
contener
put back
retrasar
come back
regresar
go back
regresar
back up
hacer una copia de seguridad
swim back
volver
way back
regreso

Word forms

back

noun
SingularPlural
Common casebackbacks
Possessive caseback'sbacks'

back

verb
Basic forms
Pastbacked
Imperativeback
Present Participle (Participle I)backing
Past Participle (Participle II)backed
Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I backwe back
you backyou back
he/she/it backsthey back
Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am backingwe are backing
you are backingyou are backing
he/she/it is backingthey are backing
Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have backedwe have backed
you have backedyou have backed
he/she/it has backedthey have backed
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been backingwe have been backing
you have been backingyou have been backing
he/she/it has been backingthey have been backing
Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I backedwe backed
you backedyou backed
he/she/it backedthey backed
Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was backingwe were backing
you were backingyou were backing
he/she/it was backingthey were backing
Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had backedwe had backed
you had backedyou had backed
he/she/it had backedthey had backed
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been backingwe had been backing
you had been backingyou had been backing
he/she/it had been backingthey had been backing
Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will backwe shall/will back
you will backyou will back
he/she/it will backthey will back
Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be backingwe shall/will be backing
you will be backingyou will be backing
he/she/it will be backingthey will be backing
Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have backedwe shall/will have backed
you will have backedyou will have backed
he/she/it will have backedthey will have backed
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been backingwe shall/will have been backing
you will have been backingyou will have been backing
he/she/it will have been backingthey will have been backing
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would backwe should/would back
you would backyou would back
he/she/it would backthey would back
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be backingwe should/would be backing
you would be backingyou would be backing
he/she/it would be backingthey would be backing
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have backedwe should/would have backed
you would have backedyou would have backed
he/she/it would have backedthey would have backed
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been backingwe should/would have been backing
you would have been backingyou would have been backing
he/she/it would have been backingthey would have been backing
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am backedwe are backed
you are backedyou are backed
he/she/it is backedthey are backed
Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being backedwe are being backed
you are being backedyou are being backed
he/she/it is being backedthey are being backed
Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been backedwe have been backed
you have been backedyou have been backed
he/she/it has been backedthey have been backed
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was backedwe were backed
you were backedyou were backed
he/she/it was backedthey were backed
Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being backedwe were being backed
you were being backedyou were being backed
he/she/it was being backedthey were being backed
Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been backedwe had been backed
you had been backedyou had been backed
he/she/it had been backedthey had been backed
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be backedwe shall/will be backed
you will be backedyou will be backed
he/she/it will be backedthey will be backed
Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been backedwe shall/will have been backed
you will have been backedyou will have been backed
he/she/it will have been backedthey will have been backed