Locuciones verbales
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| break back to [sb] vi phrasal + prep | (sports: return to original position) | volver a vtr + prep |
| | The goalkeeper saved the shot, but the ball broke back to Smith, who scored. |
| | El portero salvó el tiro, pero la pelota volvió a Smith, que hizo el gol. |
| come back to [sb] vi phrasal + prep | (return to memory) | volver a la memoria loc verb |
| | The name of the film suddenly came back to me. |
| | De pronto el nombre de la película volvió a mi memoria. |
| date back to [sth] vi phrasal + prep | (exist since) | datar de, existir desde vi + prep |
| | | remontarse a v prnl +prep |
| | The fossils dated back to the Precambrian eon. |
| | Los fósiles datan de la Era Precambriana. |
| | Los fósiles se remontan a la Era Precambriana. |
| echo back to [sth] vi phrasal + prep | (computing: relay or send to) | reenviar⇒ vtr |
| echo back to [sth] vi phrasal + prep | figurative (recall, bring to mind) (coloquial, figurado) | sonar a algo expr |
| | The band's latest album echoes back to the cheerful uptempo music of their first album twenty years ago. |
| feed back to [sb] vi phrasal + prep | (report back to) | rendir cuentas a loc verb |
| Note: The single-word form is used when the term is a noun |
| | Jamie always feeds back to his line manager in a timely manner. |
| | Jamie siempre rinde cuentas a su superior en tiempo y forma. |
feed back into [sth],
feed back to [sth] vi phrasal + prep | (affect in turn) | repercutir en vi + prep |
| | The results of the student survey feed back into future teaching practices. |
| | Los resultados de la encuesta de alumnos repercuten en el futuro de las prácticas de enseñanza. |
| flash back to [sth] vi phrasal + prep | (show scene from past) | volver a vtr + prep |
| | (coloquial) | hacer un flashback loc verb |
| | Suddenly the film flashed back to a scene from the main character's childhood. |
| get back to [sth] vtr phrasal insep | informal (resume) (retomar) | volver a vi + prep |
| | I'd love to talk more but I have to get back to my work now. |
| | Me encantaría charlar más, pero ahora tengo que volver a trabajar. |
| get back to [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (return) (regresar) | volver a vi + prep |
| | It would be nice to get back to my hometown one day. |
| | Hay veces que siento ganas de volver al pueblo donde nací. |
give [sth] back,
give [sth] back to [sb] vtr phrasal sep | (return: [sth] to [sb]) | devolver algo a alguien loc verb |
| | Did you give me back the pen I lent you? You took my sweater? Give it back! |
| | ¿Me devolviste el bolígrafo que te presté? |
| go back to [sth] vi phrasal + prep | (return to: a place) | volver a vi + prep |
| | | regresar a vi + prep |
| | I'd like to go back to Paris one day. |
| | Me gustaría volver a París algún día. |
| go back to [sb] vi phrasal + prep | (return: to partner) | regresar con vi + prep |
| | (informal) | volver con vi + prep |
| | Gina has decided to go back to her husband and try to make their relationship work. |
| | Gina decidió regresar con su marido y tratar de arreglar su relación. |
| go back to [sth] vi phrasal + prep | (revert) | retomar⇒ vtr |
| | Ted seems to have gone back to his bad habits of drinking and gambling. |
| | Parece que Ted retomó sus malos hábitos de tomar y apostar. |
| go back to [sth] vi phrasal + prep | (be in the past) | remontarse a v prnl + prep |
| | That song goes back to the Second World War. |
| | Esa canción se remonta a la Segunda Guerra Mundial. |
| hark back to [sth] vi phrasal + prep | (recall the past) | remontarse a v prnl + prep |
| | James is always harking back to what he calls "the good old days". |
| | Es una tradición que se remonta a los primeros días del asentamiento. |
| | | recordar⇒ vtr |
| | Es una tradición que recuerda los primeros días del asentamiento. |
| | | ser reminiscente de loc verb |
| | Es una tradición reminiscente de los primeros días del asentamiento. |
| hark back to [sth] vi phrasal + prep | (be like [sth] from the past) | recordar a vtr + prep |
| | The story harks back to the ancient epics. |
hearken back to [sth],
harken back to [sth] vi phrasal + prep | literary (recall) (formal) | rememorar⇒ vtr |
| | | recordar⇒ vtr |
| report back to [sb] vi phrasal + prep | (give an account of [sth]) | informarle a alguien loc verb |
| | Go see what's happening over there, and report back to me. |
| | Vaya a ver qué está ocurriendo allí y regrese para informarme. |
| roll back to [sth] vtr phrasal insep | figurative (revert) | restaurar⇒ vtr |
| | I rolled back to the previous version of the software and it worked fine. |
| | Restauré la versión anterior del software y funcionó bien. |
Compound Forms:
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| back to front adv | (clothing: wrong way around) | al revés loc adv |
| back to front adv | figurative (completely, thoroughly) | de principio a fin loc prep |
| | (coloquial, figurado) | de pé a pá expr |
| | I've read this book so many times that I know it back to front. |
| back to normal adv | (reverting to usual state) | de vuelta a la normalidad loc adv |
| | In television, at the end of an episode usually everything goes back to normal. |
| | En televisión, al final de un episodio generalmente todo está de vuelta a la normalidad. |
| back to school expr | (return to school after vacation) | regreso a clases expr |
| | | de vuelta al colegio expr |
| | The sign above the supermarket shelf laden with books and stationery read "Back to school". |
| | El letrero sobre la góndola de supermercado lleno de libros y artículos de librería decía "regreso a clases". |
| back-to-school adj | (relating to return to school) (coloquial) | de vuelta al cole expr |
| | | de vuelta a clases expr |
| Note: Hyphens are used when the term is an adjective. |
| | We like to buy our children's clothes at back-to-school sales, when the prices are low. |
| | Nos gusta comprar la ropa de nuestros hijos en las ofertas de vuelta al cole, cuando los precios son más bajos. |
| back to the drawing board adv | figurative, informal (starting over) | empezar de cero loc verb |
| | | volver al punto de partida loc verb |
| bring [sb] back to life v expr | (resuscitate) | revivir vtr + prep |
| bring [sth] back to life v expr | figurative (reintroduce) (figurado) | resucitar⇒ vtr |
| | | retomar⇒ vtr |
| | The idea, once rejected, has been brought back to life by proponents. |
| | La idea, alguna vez rechazada, fue resucitada por los defensores. |
| cast your mind back to [sth] v expr | (recall the past) | recordar⇒ vtr |
| come back to do [sth] v expr | (return in order to do [sth]) | volver para vi + prep |
| | | regresar para vi + prep |
| | Ava left home at 18, but came back ten years later to care for her mother. |
| | Ava se fue de su casa cuando tenía 18, pero volvió para cuidar a su madre 10 años después. |
| come back to bite you v expr | figurative, informal (cause problems later) | pasar factura expr |
come back to bite you in the ass (US),
come back to bite you in the arse (UK) v expr | vulgar, potentially offensive, informal (cause problems later) (figurado) | salir el tiro por la culata expr |
| | | volverse en tu contra expr |
| come back to haunt you v expr | figurative, informal (cause regret later) | volverse algo en contra expr |
| | | pagar algo caro expr |
echo back [sth] to [sb],
echo [sth] back to [sb] v expr | figurative (repeat [sb]'s opinion words back to) (AR, coloquial, ofensivo) | repetir algo como un loro loc verb |
| | You will not receive a good grade if you simply echo back the author's words to the teacher. |
| | | repetir algo a alguien loc verb |
be fed up to the back teeth of doing [sth],
be sick to the back teeth of doing [sth] v expr | figurative, informal (be exasperated by [sth] repeated) | estar hasta acá de loc verb |
| | (ES) | estar hasta la coronilla de loc verb |
| | (AR) | estar hinchado los huevos de loc verb |
| Note: also "with doing sth" |
| | She said angrily that she was fed up to the back teeth of hearing us bicker. |
| | Dijo muy enojada que estaba hasta acá de escucharnos discutir. |
| feed [sth] back to [sb] v expr | (relay [sth] back to) | darle algo a loc verb |
| | | transmitirle algo a loc verb |
| | Karen appreciates her staff feeding back intormation to her on a regular basis. |
| | A Karen le gusta que el personal le dé información regularmente. |
| go back to doing [sth] v expr | (revert to doing [sth]) | volver a vtr + prep |
| | Sheila went back to using drugs. |
| | Sheila volvió a consumir drogas. |
| go back to bed v expr | (return to bed) | volver a la cama loc verb |
| | When I saw it was raining outside I decided to go back to bed. |
| | Cuando vi que afuera llovía, decidí volver a la cama. |
| go back to school v expr | (return to school) | volver a clases loc verb |
| | | regresar a clases loc verb |
| | The children go back to school on 6th September this year. |
| go back to the drawing board v expr | (start planning again) | empezar de cero loc verb |
| | | comenzar desde cero loc verb |
| go to hell and back v expr | informal, figurative (experience great difficulties, worry) | pasar por el infierno loc verb |
| | | vivir un infierno loc verb |
| have your back to the wall v expr | figurative (be in a difficult situation) | estar entre la espada y la pared loc verb |
| | | estar arrinconado loc verb |
it's back to the drawing board,
it's back to the drawing board for [sb] expr | figurative, informal (need to start over) | empezar de cero, empezar otra vez desde cero, volver al punto de partida, hacerlo de nuevo, volver a loc verb |
| | Well, my boss vetoed my proposal - I guess it's back to the drawing board. |
| | Bueno, mi jefe vetó mi propuesta, así que que supongo que habrá que empezar de cero. |
| stretch back to [sth] v expr | (time: go back as far as) | remontarse a v prnl + prep |
| | The history of this song stretches back to the 13th century. |
| | La historia de esta canción se remonta al siglo XIII. |
swing back,
swing back to [sth] v expr | figurative (return to previous belief) (ideas, principios) | regresar⇒ vi |
| | Some people think North Korea is swinging back to the ways of its most reclusive era. |
| | Algunos creen que Corea del Norte está regresando a su etapa más recluida. |
| trace [sth] back to [sth/sb] v expr | often passive (identify origin, owner) | rastrear el origen de loc verb |
| | The origins of Halloween can be traced back to the Celts. |
| | Podemos rastrear el origen de Halloween hasta los celtas. |
write back to [sb],
also US: write [sb] back v expr | (send a written reply to [sb]) | responder a vtr + prep |
| | | contestar a vtr + prep |
| | If I write you while I'm on holiday, will you write me back? |