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behind someone's back (secretly) preposition | dans le dos de◼◼◼preposition à l'insu depreposition |
behind the scenes (in secret; out of public view) preposition [UK: bɪ.ˈhaɪnd ðə siːnz] [US: bə.ˈhaɪnd ðə ˈsiːnz] | dans les coulisses◼◼◼preposition en coulisse◼◼◼preposition de l'autre côté du décorpreposition |
behind the times (out of date, old-fashioned) preposition [UK: bɪ.ˈhaɪnd ðə ˈtaɪmz] [US: bə.ˈhaɪnd ðə ˈtaɪmz] | [formal] désuetpreposition hors d'âgepreposition passé de modepreposition vieillotpreposition |
behind the wheel (in control of a vehicle) preposition | au volant◼◼◼preposition |
behind time (arriving late) preposition | en retard◼◼◼preposition [colloquial] à la bourrepreposition |
fall behind (to be late) verb [UK: fɔːl bɪ.ˈhaɪnd] [US: ˈfɑːl bə.ˈhaɪnd] | être en retard◼◼◼verbe |
I'm Hindu (indicates that the speaker is Hindu) phrase | je suis hindou◼◼◼phrase je suis hindoue◼◼◻nom {f} |
in hindsight (the phrase "in hindsight") phrase [UK: ɪn ˈhaɪnd.saɪt] [US: ɪn ˈhaɪnd.ˌsaɪt] | avec le recul◼◼◼phrase rétrospectivement◼◼◼phrase |
leave behind (abandon) verb [UK: liːv bɪ.ˈhaɪnd] [US: ˈliːv bə.ˈhaɪnd] | abandonner◼◼◼verbe |
leave behind (forget about) verb [UK: liːv bɪ.ˈhaɪnd] [US: ˈliːv bə.ˈhaɪnd] | laisser en arrière◼◻◻verbe |
power behind the throne (someone who has great covert influence) noun | éminence grise◼◼◼nom {f} |
stay behind (to remain in a classroom or school at the end of teaching, especially to receive punishment) verb [UK: steɪ bɪ.ˈhaɪnd] [US: ˈsteɪ bə.ˈhaɪnd] |