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Meaning of back street | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. A usually small and narrow street or alley, especially one in inferior or poorer parts of a city, away from the centre.
  2. A secret, clandestine, or illegal scene.

Equivalents

Deutsch Seitengasse
Ελληνικά αγυιά
Español callejón callejuela
Suomi laitakatu sivukatu
Gaeilge cúlsráid
Bahasa Indonesia jalan tikus
日本語 横丁 裏通り
Latina embolus
Nederlands achterafstraat achterafstraatje
Русский глуха́я у́лица задворки закоулок
Svenska bakgata grand
Tiếng Việt ngách

Examples

“So much to do, so much to see So what's wrong with taking the back streets? You'll never know if you don't go You'll never shine if you don't glow”
“Near-synonym: mean streets”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

back substitution back taxes back the right horse back the wrong horse back then back time

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