Meaning of backe | Babel Free

Definitioner

1. a hill (portion of a road or other path sloping lengthwise – compare kulle (“hill (elevated landmass)”))
   common-gender
2. a slope, an incline (part of the ground that slopes – see also the usage notes for sluttning)
   common-gender
3. slopes (idiomatically, sometimes, in the context of ski slopes)
   common-gender
4. (nearby) ground
   common-gender, uncountable
5. a hill (elevated landmass)
   common-gender, obsolete
6. a burial mound
   common-gender, obsolete

Ekvivalenter

Exempel

“Det är jobbigt att cykla uppför den branta backen”

It's strenuous to ride (a bike) up the steep hill

“backen på sidan av kullen”

the slope on the side of the hill

“en dag i backen”

a day on the slopes

“Vi drar till fjällen. Fest hela kvällen. Ute och glider med snowboard och skidor. Vi drar till fjällen. Fest hela kvällen. Se upp i backen för finska attacken.”

We head off to the mountains [or "We're headin' for the mountains" or something colloquial like that]. Party [noun] all night [the whole evening]. Out sliding with snowboard and skis. We head off to the mountains. Party all night. Watch out on the slopes [the slope] for the Finnish attack.

“Hon halkade och föll i backen”

She slipped and fell to the ground [could also be interpreted as "She slipped and fell on the hill/slope," though unlikely here]

“Vasen trillade i backen när de skulle bära in den”

The vase fell to the ground as they were carrying it in

“Tjuren frustade och stampade i backen”

The bull snorted and stomped the ground

“över berg och backar”

over mountains and hills [still recognized as an expression]

“galgbacke”

gallows hill [site for execution by hanging, usually on a hill]

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