take a back seat

/teɪk ə bæk siːt/

noun C1
N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Meaning

  1. pasar a un segundo plano

    • His hobbies took a back seat after the baby was born.

      Sus pasatiempos pasaron a un segundo plano tras el nacimiento del bebé.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Práctica

1 ¿Qué significa take a back seat?

2 Completa el espacio en blanco: His hobbies took a ___ seat after the baby was born.

3 ¿Qué gráfico de características corresponde a take a back seat?

noun

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