What is 'dos' called in English?

'dos' in English is called "Backs". Backs refers to: La partie postérieure du corps humain ou d'un objet.

How do you pronounce 'Backs' and 'dos'?

Listen to clear English audio pronunciation of 'Backs' and native French audio speech for 'dos' with bilingual sentence examples on DictBridge.

English: "The chairs had high backs for comfort." | French: "Les chaises avaient de hauts dos pour le confort."

noun · verb

English to French Dictionary

noundos

verbsoutenir

dos in English:backs

Phonetic:do

Plural: backs

Gender:Masculin

Quick Answer • En bref

La signification de backs en français est dos, soutenir. (La partie postérieure du corps humain ou d'un objet.)

1
noun
dos
The backs of people refer to the posterior part of their torso, while the backs of objects denote their rear or less prominent side.
La partie postérieure du corps humain ou d'un objet.
2
verb
soutenir
When someone backs a person or an idea, they provide support or endorsement for it.
Apporter son soutien ou son approbation à une personne ou à une idée.

“The chairs had high backs for comfort.”

Les chaises avaient de hauts dos pour le confort.

“She always backs her children's decisions.”

Elle soutient toujours les décisions de ses enfants.

In French:

arrièresoutien

In English:

rearsposteriorshind parts

In French:

avantopposition

In English:

infinitiveback

past tensebacked

gerundbacking

nounback

agent nounbacker

back upphrasal_verb

To support someone or something, or to make a copy of data.

stab someone in the backidiom

To betray someone.

turn one's back onexpression

To abandon or ignore someone or something.