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Meaning of back-to-back | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
ˌbæk.təˈbæk

Definitions

  1. A house with a party wall at the rear.
  2. One of a pair of rig workers who are rostered on alternately.

Equivalents

Español consecutivo espaldera
Suomi peräkkäinen perättäinen seläkkäinen
Français dos à dos
Bahasa Indonesia inap sulih
Italiano consecutivo dorso a dorso
Nederlands rug-aan-rug
Русский друг за другом оди́н за одним поочередно
Türkçe arka arkaya
Українська послідовний

Examples

“"He's been standing-by in town for the last week, talk to his back-to-back on the rig in the morning." ("Back-to-back" is the man on the rig who does your job when you're not there.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
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See also

back-to-back connection back-to-back loan back-to-basics Back-to-normal back-to-school night back-to-work order

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