The Italian word for back is
schiena
Gender
The gender of schiena is feminine. E.g. una schiena.Plural
The plural of schiena is schiene.Italian Definition
| back | |
| 1. sost. (anatomia) schiena, dorso | |
| 2. sost. retro, rovescio | |
| 3. sost. dietro | |
| 4. sost. area situata dietro ad un edificio | |
| 5. sost. fondo, sfondo | |
| 6. sost. schienale | |
| 7. sost. difensore, terzino | |
| 8. agg. posteriore, di dietro | |
| 9. agg. arretrato | |
| 10. agg. secondario | |
| 11. avv. dietro, indietro, posteriormente | |
| 12. avv. di ritorno | |
| 13. verb. andare indietro, indietreggiare, arretrare | |
| 14. verb. ritornare (indietro rispetto ad un precedente movimento) | |
| 15. verb. sostenere (qualcuno o qualcosa), supportare (qualcuno o qualcosa) |
Translations for back and their definitions
| schiena |  | ||
| 1. n. back (the rear of the body) | |||
| fondo | ||
| 1. adj. deep | ||
| 2. n. bottom | ||
| 3. n. fund | ||
| 4. n. background | ||
| 5. n. (athletics) long-distance running | ||
| 6. n. seat (of trousers) | ||
| 7. v. first-person singular present of fondare | ||
| 8. v. first-person singular present of fondere | ||
| appoggiare | ||
| 1. v. to support, to second, to back, to endorse | ||
| 2. v. to lean on, to lean against, to prop, to place, to rest on | ||
| appoggiare la scala alla parete - to lean the ladder against the wall | ||
| 3. v. (intransitive) to rest | ||
| retro | ||
| 1. adv. behind | ||
| 2. n. back, rear, reverse | ||
| indietro | ||
| 1. adv. back, behind, backwards | ||
| Non guardi indietro. - Don't look back. | ||
| dorso | ||
| 1. n. back (of body, hand, book, etc.) | ||
| 2. n. ridge, shoulder | ||
| 3. n. (swimming) backstroke | ||
| sostenere | ||
| 1. v. to support, to hold up, to prop, to carry the weight of | ||
| 2. v. to sustain, to bear, to stand, to suffer | ||
| 3. v. to support, to back, to stand up for, to uphold, to defend, to cheer up | ||
| 4. v. to state, to assert, to claim, to maintain | ||
| 5. v. (theater) to play, to act | ||
| dietro | ||
| 1. adv. behind, at the back | ||
| 2. prep. it-prep | ||
| 3. prep. behind | ||
| 4. prep. after, next | ||
| 5. n. back, rear | ||
| 6. n. seat (of trousers) | ||
| rovescio | ||
| 1. v. first-person singular present indicative of rovesciare | ||
| 2. adj. purl (knitting) | ||
| 3. n. downfall | ||
| 4. n. reverse | ||
| 5. n. obverse | ||
| 6. n. purl (stitch) | ||
| 7. n. (sport, tennis) backhand, backhander (tennis shot) | ||
| 8. n. heavy shower (of rain) | ||
| indietreggiare | ||
| 1. v. (intransitive) To draw back or retreat | ||
| arretrato | ||
| 1. v. past participle of arretrare (feminine: arretrata, masculine plural: arretrati, feminine plural: arretrate) | ||
| 2. adj. backward (community) | ||
| 3. adj. back (attributive) | ||
| difensore | ||
| 1. adj. defending | ||
| 2. adj. supporting | ||
| 3. n-m. (sports) defender | ||
| 4. n-m. (law) defending counsel, defense attorney | ||
| 5. n-m. advocate, supporter | ||
| secondario | ||
| 1. adj. secondary | ||
| posteriore | ||
| 1. adj. back, rear, posterior, hind in space | ||
| 2. adj. later, following, subsequent in time | ||
| 3. n. buttocks, bottom, behind, bum | ||
| fare marcia indietro | ||
| 1. v. to back out (To reverse a vehicle or to withdraw from something one has promised to do) | ||
| terzino | ||
| 1. n. back, full-back (football) | ||
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