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Concise Oxford Paravia Italian Dictionary © 2009 Pearson Paravia Bruno Mondadori spa e Oxford University Press:
1. behind /bɪˈhaɪnd/ agg. to be ~ with essere indietro o in ritardo con [studies, work];
to be too far ~ essere troppo indietro. 2.behind /bɪˈhaɪnd/ avv. [follow on, trail] dietro;
[look, glance] indietro;
the car ~ la macchina dietro. 3.behind /bɪˈhaɪnd/ When used as a preposition to talk about the physical position of something, behind is translated by dietro (a): behind the house = dietro la / dietro alla casa. - Behind is sometimes used in verb combinations (fall behind, lag behind etc.): for translations, consult the appropriate verb entry (fall, lag etc.). prep.
  1. dietro (a) [person, object];
    ~ my back fig. alle mie spalle;
    to work ~ the bar stare al banco
  1. fig. (concealed) the real story ~ the news la vera storia sotto o dietro la notizia;
    (motivating) the reasons ~ his declaration le ragioni (che stanno) dietro alla sua dichiarazione
  1. fig. (less advanced than) to be ~ the others [pupil] essere indietro rispetto agli altri
  1. fig. (supporting) he has no family ~ him non ha una famiglia che lo appoggi
  1. fig. (in past) he has three years’ experience ~ him ha tre anni di esperienza alle spalle;
    I’ve put all that ~ me now mi sono buttato tutto dietro le spalle.
4. behind /bɪˈhaɪnd/ n. colloq. didietro m., sedere m.

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Principal Translations/Traduzioni principali
behindprep (to the rear of)dietro prep
The bank worker is standing behind the counter.
L'impiegato di banca è in piedi dietro lo sportello.
behindprep (less developed)arretrato agg
Much of Africa lags behind the West in economic terms.
Molta parte dell'Africa dal punto di vista economico è arretrata rispetto all'occidente.
behindn (backside) eufemismo, anatomia: sederedidietro nm
 eufemismo:sedereposteriore nm
The father gave his disobedient son a swift kick in the behind.
Il padre diede al figlio disobbediente un rapido calcio sul didietro.
 
Additional Translations
behindadv (late)in ritardo prep + nm
Jane woke up late and is running behind.
Jane si è alzata tardi ed è in ritardo.
behindadv (in arrears) in arretratoindietro prep
Do not fall behind in your credit card payments.
Non restare indietro con i pagamenti della tua carta di credito
behindadv (remaining when others have left)indietro avv
The captain stayed behind as the others left the sinking ship.
Il capitano rimase indietro quando gli altri lasciarono la nave che affondava.
behindprep (later in time)indietro avv
Chicago is one hour behind New York.
Chicago è un'ora indietro rispetto a New York.
behindprep (supporting) figurativo: accantoalle spalle prep + nf plur
Every successful man has a good woman behind him.
Ogni uomo di successo ha alle spalle una valida donna.
behindprep (responsible)dietro prep
The government suspects that terrorists are behind the attacks.
Il governo sospetta che dietro gli attacchi ci siano i terroristi.
behindprep (in the past) figurativo: nel passatoalle spalle prep + nf plur
Those difficult times are behind us now.
Ci siamo lasciati quel periodo difficile alle spalle.
behindprep (late)in ritardo prep + nm
The train is two hours behind.
Il treno è in ritardo di due ore.
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behind: WordReference English-Italiano Dictionary © 2012

Compound Forms/Forme composte
be behindessere dietro
be left behindessere dimenticato
be wet behind the earsvtr figurative (have little experience)essere alle prime armi vi
That's a laugh, you, trying to give me advice about women when you are still wet behind the ears.
Come fotografo sono proprio alle prime armi.
 essere un novellino, essere un principiante vi
Sbaglia per forza; è ancora un novellino.
 muovere i primi passi vtr
Sto muovendo i primi passi nel mondo dell'Informatica.
be wet behind the earsvtr literal (animal just born)essere appena venuto al mondo, essere appena nato vi
Il cucciolo era appena venuto al mondo e già faceva parte della sua vita.
behind barsadv (in prison)dietro le sbarre avv
behind closed doorsadv (in private)a porte chiuse avv
behind his backadv (without his knowledge)dietro le spalle di, alle spalle di avv
behind one's back di nascostodietro le spalle
behind the curtainadv (unseen) figuratodietro le quinte
They appear to have a happy marriage, but who knows what goes on behind the curtain.
The customers don't realise how much work goes on behind the curtain.
Continuò a operare dietro le quinte, invisibile.
behind the eight balladv US, figurative (at a disadvantage)in una situazione difficile avv
behind the front line mil, fig.retrovie nfpl
behind the scenesadv literal (off stage)dietro le quinte avv
behind the scenesadv figurative (privately)in privato avv
behind the timesadj (old fashioned)non al passo con i tempi agg
 obsoleto agg
behind the veilsotto ill velo
behind the wheeladv (driving, in control of a vehicle)al volante avv
behind timedi ritardo
come from behindv (sport: win from a disadvantaged position)rimontare⇒ vtr
He overtook the leader in the last lap to come from behind to win.
Ha rimontato lo svantaggio iniziale ed è arrivato primo al traguardo.
fall behindvi (fail to keep up)restare indietro vi
If I don't study for two hours every night, I risk falling behind with my class work.
Per non restare indietro a scuola devo studiare almeno tre o quattro ore al giorno.
get behindv informal (support sth)sostenere⇒, appoggiare⇒ vtr
If you promise not to change your mind, I'll get behind your efforts to clean up the park.
get behind sb figurato: proteggeremettersi alle spalle di qcn, coprire le spalle di qcn, guardare le spalle di qcn
get behind sbsupportare qcn, sostenere qcn
get left behindvi literal (not keep up with others) letteralerimanere indietro vi
A fit and experienced hiker should stay at the back of the group, to ensure no one gets left behind.
Cerca di non rimanere indietro quando saremo in metropolitana, o rischi di perderti!
get left behindvi figurative (not adapt quickly enough) figuratorimanere indietro vi
People who have never used a computer get left behind when it comes to using social media like Facebook.
Le persone che non hanno mai usato un computer sono destinate a rimanere indietro rispetto all'avanzare delle nuove tecnologie.
get left behindvi (be abandoned)essere lasciato indietro, venire abbandonato vi
She counted the students on the bus, to be sure someone did not get left behind at the zoo.
go behindtornare indietro; tornare sui propri passi
go behind sb's backv informal, figurative (act without sb's knowledge)agire alle spalle di qualcuno vi
going behindil tornare sui propri passi
hide behind sthv literal (use sth to protect oneself)nascondersi dietro v rif
hide behind sthv figurative (use sth as excuse, distraction) figuratonascondersi dietro, pararsi dietro v rif
lag behindvi (not keep up, be slow)rimanere indietro
lag behindvtr (not keep up with)rimanere indietro, non riuscire a tenere il passo
leave behindvtr literal (neglect to bring)dimenticare⇒ vtr
leave behindvtr literal (get far ahead of)lasciarsi alle spalle, lasciarsi dietro
leave behindvtr figurative (have greater success than)superare⇒ vtr
left behindadj (abandoned)abbandonato, dimenticato, lasciato agg
The "Home Alone" movies are about a boy who is left behind when his family goes on vacation.
La serie di film "Mamma ho perso l'aereo" parla di un bambino dimenticato a casa dai genitori.
lie behind sthv (be the real reason for sth)stare dietro a
reason behindla ragione che sta dietro a
reason behindla ragione dietro
reason behindmotivazione nascosta
trail behindvtr (not go as fast as) andare più lentamentenon stare dietro a, non riuscire a stare dietro a, non riuscire a tener dietro a vi
While on their walk, the older dog trailed behind the younger dog.
Il cavallo bianco non riesce a stare dietro a quello nero.
wet behind the earsessere un novellino
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Forum discussions with the word(s) 'behind' in the title:
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a bomb unloading out behind the point
a type of vacation guaranteed to make Cupid hide behind a shrub
across a street, to where the road ran behind all the houses
And slight behind the unlit shades
are shown to fall behind in reading
back behind
Behind blue eyes
behind board and brick
behind doors marked 'employees only'
Behind enemy lines
Behind her unrevealing grey eyes of candour and peace
behind his eyes he was replete
Behind schedule
Behind the barn.
behind the emerald curtain
Behind the war effort
behind this front
behind your back
Bring the box from behind your back
burn behind the ears
can't hide behind her bangs
close behind
Come-from-behind victory (comeback)
considerably falls behind our goals
Effective processes behind supplier enablement
five foot ways behind
get behind
get numbers behind the ball
gone behind your back (...) lobbied against you
hanging out behind the scenes
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