back – English–Gaeilge translations

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back noun

  /bæk/ , [-k̚] , [-ˀk] , [bak] , [bax] , [bäk] , [bæk]
droim, cúl
  • the backrest, the part of a piece of furniture which receives the human back
  • the part of something that goes last
cúl
  • a position behind most players on the team
cúlaí, taca

back adverb

  /bæk/ , [-k̚] , [-ˀk] , [bak] , [bax] , [bäk] , [bæk]
  • away from the front or from an edge
  • in a manner that impedes
siar
  • to or in a previous condition or place
ar ais

back adjective

  /bæk/ , [-k̚] , [-ˀk] , [bak] , [bax] , [bäk] , [bæk]
  • near the rear
cúil, cúl-, deiridh
  • away from the main area
cúl-
  • not current
iar-, sean-

back verb

  /bæk/ , [-k̚] , [-ˀk] , [bak] , [bax] , [bäk] , [bæk]
  • of wind: to shift in an anticlockwise direction
  • to go in the reverse direction
cúlaigh
  • to support
tacaigh le
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