back five

bæk faɪv

Definition

Definition of back five - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

soccer

TECH.

defensive formation with five players

TECH.

The team played with a back five to strengthen their defense.

defense

defensive line

sports

TECH.

group of five rugby players in back positions

TECH.

The team's back five executed a perfect defensive strategy.

back row

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Expressions with five

take five

take a short break from an activity

Let's take five before we continue the meeting.

gimme five

exp.

slang for give me a high-five

After scoring, he shouted, 'Gimme five!' and raised his hand.

tight five

the five forwards in a rugby scrum

The tight five dominated the scrum in the match.

one down, five to go

intj.

shows finishing one task with more left to do

One down, five to go!

five foot nothing

very short person, about five feet tall or less

My grandma is a five foot nothing with a big personality.

give me five

exp.

ask for a high-five

After scoring, she turned to her friend and said, 'Give me five!'

Examples of back five in a sentence

A back five was necessary to counter the opponent's strong attack.
The back five were crucial in the final minutes.
Our back five needs more coordination.

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French:défense à cinq, cinq arrières, ...
German:Fünferkette, Hintermannschaft, ...
Italian:linea a cinque, cinque della linea arretrata, ...
Spanish:defensa de cinco, línea trasera, ...
Portuguese:linha de cinco, linha de trás, ...
Chinese:五人防线, 后卫五人组, ...
Japanese:バックファイブ, バックライン, ...
Arabic:خُماسِي الدِّفاع, الخط الخلفي الخماسي, ...
Hebrew:מַעֲרָךְ הֲגַנָּתִי שֶׁל חֲמִישָׁה, קוֹ אַחֲרוֹנִי שֶׁל חֲמִשָּׁה, ...
Russian:линия из пяти защитников, задняя пятерка, ...
Ukrainian:п'ять захисників, задня п'ятірка, ...
Hindi:पिछले पांच, पिछले पाँच, ...
Bengali:পাঁচজনের রক্ষণভাগ, পিছনের পাঁচজন, ...
Catalan:defensa de cinc, grup de cinc, ...
Czech:obranná pětka, zadní pětka, ...
Danish:femmandsforsvar, bageste fem, ...
Dutch:vijfmansverdediging, back five, ...
Greek:πεντάδα άμυνας, οπισθοφυλακή, ...
Hungarian:ötvédős rendszer, hátsó ötös, ...
Khmer:ខ្សែការពារប្រាំនាក់, ក្រុមកីឡាករបាល់ឱបប្រាំនាក់នៅតំបន់ខាងក្រោយ, ...
Korean:백 파이브, ...
Persian:پنج نفره دفاعی, پنج بازیکن عقب, ...
Polish:piątka obrońców, pięcioosobowa formacja obronna, ...
Portuguese (BR):linha de cinco, cinco defensores, ...
Romanian:linie de cinci apărători, cei cinci din spate, ...
Swedish:fem backar, bakre femma, ...
Thai:กองหลังห้าคน, กลุ่มผู้เล่นหลังห้าคน, ...
Turkish:beşli savunma, arka beşli, ...
Vietnamese:hàng thủ năm người, năm cầu thủ phía sau, ...

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