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Traductions de behind dans le dictionnaire anglais»français

I.behind [GB bɪˈhʌɪnd, Am bəˈhaɪnd] SUBST fam When used as a preposition to talk about the physical position of something, behind is translated by derrière: behind the house = derrière la maison.
behind is sometimes used in verb combinations (fall behind, lag behind etc.). For translations, consult the appropriate verb entry (fall behind, lag behind etc.).
For adverbial uses and figurative prepositional uses see the entry below.

behind

derrière m fam

II.behind [GB bɪˈhʌɪnd, Am bəˈhaɪnd] ADJ

to be behind with studies, work

avoir du retard dans

to be too far behind

avoir trop de retard

to be behind in one's research

être en retard dans ses recherches

to be a long way behind

être franchement en retard

I'm behind with my rent

je n'ai pas payé mon loyer

III.behind [GB bɪˈhʌɪnd, Am bəˈhaɪnd] ADV

behind follow on, trail

derrière

behind look, glance

en arrière

the car behind

la voiture de derrière

IV.behind [GB bɪˈhʌɪnd, Am bəˈhaɪnd] PRÉP

1. behind (at rear of) (physically):

behind person, vehicle, object

derrière

the mountains behind the town

les montagnes qui se trouvent/trouvaient derrière la ville

behind my back litt

derrière le dos

behind my back fig

derrière mon dos

2. behind (at other side of):

behind desk, counter, barrier, line

derrière

to work behind the bar

être barman/barmaid m/f

3. behind (concealed) fig:

behind the smile

derrière son sourire

the reality behind the façade

la réalité derrière les apparences

the real story behind the news

la véritable histoire que les médias n'ont pas révélée

4. behind (less advanced than) fig:

to be behind the others pupil:

être en retard par rapport aux autres

5. behind (motivating) fig:

the reasons behind his declaration

les raisons qui motivent/motivaient etc sa déclaration

what is behind his actions?

qu'est-ce qui le pousse à agir ainsi?

who is behind this proposal?

qui est à l'origine de cette proposition?

6. behind (supporting) fig:

to be (solidly) behind sb

soutenir qn (à fond)

he has no family behind him

il n'a pas de famille pour le soutenir

the woman behind the man

la femme en coulisses

7. behind (in past) fig:

he has three years' experience behind him

il a trois ans d'expérience derrière lui

those days are behind me now

cette période est bien loin

I've put all that behind me now

j'ai oublié tout ça

Voir aussi : fall behind, lag behind

I.fall behind VERBE [GB fɔːl -, Am fɔl -] (fall behind)

fall behind runner, country, student:

se laisser distancer

fall behind work, studies:

prendre du retard

to fall behind with GB or in Am work, project

prendre du retard dans

to fall behind with GB or in Am payments, rent, correspondence

être en retard pour

II.fall behind VERBE [GB fɔːl -, Am fɔl -] (fall behind [sth/sb])

fall behind horses, classmates, competitors:

fall behind

se laisser devancer par

I.lag behind VERBE [GB laɡ -, Am læɡ -] (lag behind)

lag behind person, prices:

lag behind

être à la traîne

II.lag behind VERBE [GB laɡ -, Am læɡ -] (lag behind [sb/sth])

lag behind person

traîner derrière

lag behind fig rival, comparable product

être en retard sur

wages are lagging behind prices

les salaires sont en retard sur les prix

I.fall behind VERBE [GB fɔːl -, Am fɔl -] (fall behind)

fall behind runner, country, student:

se laisser distancer

fall behind work, studies:

prendre du retard

to fall behind with GB or in Am work, project

prendre du retard dans

to fall behind with GB or in Am payments, rent, correspondence

être en retard pour

II.fall behind VERBE [GB fɔːl -, Am fɔl -] (fall behind [sth/sb])

fall behind horses, classmates, competitors:

fall behind

se laisser devancer par

drop behind VERBE [GB drɒp -, Am drɑp -]

1. drop behind → drop back

2. drop behind (in school, at work):

drop behind fig

prendre du retard

to drop behind sb/sth (deliberately) litt

se laisser distancer par qn/qc

to drop behind sb/sth fig

prendre du retard sur qn/qc

Voir aussi : drop back

drop back VERBE [GB drɒp -, Am drɑp -]

drop back (deliberately)

rester en arrière, se laisser distancer

drop back (because unable to keep up)

prendre du retard

I.get behind VERBE (get behind) (delayed)

get behind

prendre du retard

II.get behind VERBE (get behind [sth])

get behind hedge, sofa etc:

get behind

se mettre derrière

I.leave behind VERBE [GB liːv -, Am liv -] (leave [sb/sth] behind)

1. leave behind:

leave behind (go faster than) person, competitor

distancer

leave behind (in business, intellectually) fig person, competitor

distancer

the teacher left the students behind

les étudiants n'arrivaient pas à suivre le professeur

2. leave behind (move away from):

leave behind vehicle, plane: coast, country, ground

s'éloigner de

leave behind traveller: town, country

laisser [qc] derrière soi

leave behind person: family, husband

quitter

leave behind fig past, problems, relationship

en finir avec, tirer un trait sur

3. leave behind (fail to bring):

leave behind (accidentally) object, child, animal

oublier, laisser

leave behind (deliberately) object, child, animal

laisser

II.leave behind VERBE [GB liːv -, Am liv -] (leave [sth] behind) (cause to remain)

leave behind person: chaos, problems, bitterness

laisser

leave behind earthquake, storm, flood: damage

faire

to leave chaos behind

laisser la pagaille fam

the army/tornado left a trail of destruction behind it

l'armée/la tornade a tout détruit sur son passage

to be or get left behind (not keep up) (physically) person:

se faire distancer

to be or get left behind (intellectually)

ne pas suivre, être largué fam

to be or get left behind (in business) country, company:

se laisser distancer

to be or get left behind (not be taken) (accidentally)

être oublié

(deliberately) the plants were left behind

on a laissé les plantes

I.lag behind VERBE [GB laɡ -, Am læɡ -] (lag behind)

lag behind person, prices:

lag behind

être à la traîne

II.lag behind VERBE [GB laɡ -, Am læɡ -] (lag behind [sb/sth])

lag behind person

traîner derrière

lag behind fig rival, comparable product

être en retard sur

wages are lagging behind prices

les salaires sont en retard sur les prix

wait behind VERBE [GB weɪt -, Am weɪt -]

wait behind

attendre un peu

to wait behind for sb

attendre qn

stay behind VERBE [GB steɪ -, Am steɪ -]

stay behind

rester

she stayed behind after the concert

elle est restée à la fin du concert

stop behind VERBE [GB stɒp -, Am stɑp -] fam GB

stop behind

rester

I.behind-the-scenes ADJ

behind-the-scenes

en coulisses

II.behind the scenes ADV

behind the scenes

en coulisses

behind dans le dictionnaire PONS

Traductions de behind dans le dictionnaire anglais»français

I.behind [bɪˈhaɪnd] PRÉP

1. behind (at the back of):

behind

derrière

right behind sb/sth

juste derrière qn/qc

behind the wheel

au volant

behind the scenes

dans les coulisses

2. behind (hidden by):

a face behind a mask

un visage caché sous un masque

3. behind (responsible for):

who is behind that scheme?

qui se cache derrière ce projet?

there is sth behind this

il y a qc là-dessous

4. behind (in support of):

to be behind sb/sth all the way

soutenir qn/qc à cent pour cent

5. behind (late):

behind time

en retard

to be/get behind schedule

être en/prendre du retard

6. behind (less advanced than):

to be behind sb/the times

être en retard sur qn/son temps

II.behind [bɪˈhaɪnd] ADV

1. behind (at the back):

behind

derrière

the seat behind

le siège derrière

to stay behind

rester en arrière

to fall behind

prendre du retard

to come behind

suivre

2. behind (late):

behind

en arrière

to be behind with sth

être en retard en qc

to get behind in sth

prendre du retard dans qc

my watch is an hour behind

ma montre retarde d'une heure

3. behind (where one was):

to leave one's bag behind

oublier son sac

to stay behind

rester après les autres

III.behind [bɪˈhaɪnd] SUBST (buttocks)

behind

postérieur m

leave behind VERBE trans a. fig

leave behind

laisser (derrière soi)

wait behind VERBE intr

wait behind

rester

stay behind VERBE intr

stay behind

rester plus tard

lie behind VERBE intr, trans

lie behind

être derrière

I.fall behind VERBE intr

fall behind (become slower, achieve less) child, company, country

prendre du retard

fall behind (fail to do sth on time)

avoir du retard

to fall behind with work

prendre du retard dans

to fall behind with rent

prendre du retard dans le paiement de

II.fall behind VERBE trans

1. fall behind (become slower than):

fall behind

prendre du retard sur

2. fall behind (fail to keep to sth):

to fall behind schedule

prendre du retard

3. fall behind SPORT (have fewer points than):

fall behind

passer derrière

Traductions de behind dans le dictionnaire français»anglais

Autres traductions et expressions typiques avec les termes de votre recherche

par-derrière attaquer, emboutir

from behind

par-derrière qn

behind sb

par-derrière qn fig raconter, critiquer

behind sb's back

à la traîne

lagging behind

se tapir sous/derrière qc animal, personne

to hide away under/behind sth

c'est l'instigateur du complot

he's behind the plot

behind Exemples tirés du dictionnaire PONS (vérifiés par l'équipe de rédaction)

to be/do sth behind the scenes

être/faire qc dans les/en coulisses

to be behind sb/sth all the way

soutenir qn/qc à cent pour cent

my watch is an hour behind

ma montre retarde d'une heure

to be behind with the rent

avoir des loyers de retard

to do a ten-year stretch behind bars

passer dix ans derrière les barreaux

to be wet behind the ears

être encore jeune

old prejudices were lurking behind what he said

de vieux préjugés ressortaient derrière ce qu'il disait

going into touch behind the goal

sortie (de but)

to be the driving force behind sth

être le moteur de qc personne

to come in front of/behind sb

arriver avant/après qn, arriver devant/derrière qn

Exemples monolingues (non-vérifiés par l'équipe de rédaction)

anglais

They sit you behind a curtain with the two other people who're getting tattooed on that day.

www.irishmirror.ie

The characters also produced their own video blogs chronicling events behind the scenes, as well as rants, questions to the audience and comedic sketches.

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There will be no new growth of grass if the dried-up grass is left behind.

www.thehindu.com

And as with any computer crime, there needs to be evidence that the defendant was behind the computer.

www.stuff.co.nz

He also left behind information indicating the four-cylinder 407 wasn't a regular production model, but built to customer order in a variety of body styles.

www.theglobeandmail.com

Who can then be allowed to unveil the truth behind this paradisiacal scenario?

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At the restarts, there were a number of cars 5 car lengths behind the car in front which should mean a stop-go penalty but these incidents went unpunished.

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The roofs are slate-tiled, but some are hidden behind parapets.

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Unfortunately, when the capsule was pivoted to its stowing position behind the cockpit, it made it impossible to kayak roll due to being filled with water like a bucket.

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Some cars, however, included such niceties as a driver behind the wheel.

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