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PRONUNCIATION OF BACK FOUR

back four play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BACK FOUR

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Back four is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES BACK FOUR MEAN IN ENGLISH?

back four

Formation (association football)

In association football, the formation describes how the players in a team are positioned on the pitch. Different formations can be used depending on whether a team wishes to play more attacking or defensive football. Formations are used in both professional and amateur football matches. In amateur matches, however, these tactics are sometimes adhered to less strictly due to the lesser significance of the occasion. Skill and discipline on behalf of the players is also needed to effectively carry out a given formation in professional football. Formations need to be chosen bearing in mind which players are available. Some of the formations below were created to address deficits or strengths in different types of players.

Definition of back four in the English dictionary

The definition of back four in the dictionary is the defensive players in many modern team formations: usually two fullbacks and two centre backs.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BACK FOUR

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back emf
back emission
back end
back flip
back foot
back formation
back garden
back green
back issue
back light
back line
back marker
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back o´ Bourke

WORDS THAT END LIKE BACK FOUR

Balfour
carrefour
coxless four
flat back four
four
four-by-four
four-four
petit four
three-four
two-by-four
two-four

Synonyms and antonyms of back four in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «back four» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BACK FOUR

Find out the translation of back four to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of back four from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «back four» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

四后卫
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

defensa de cuatro
570 millions of speakers

English

back four
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

वापस चार
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

العودة أربعة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

четыре назад
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

zaga
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পিছনে চার
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

quatre arrière
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Belakang empat
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Vierer
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

バックフォー
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

다시 사
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Papat maneh
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tứ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மீண்டும் நான்கு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मागे चार
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Geri dört
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

difesa a quattro
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

z powrotem cztery
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

чотири тому
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

înapoi patru
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πίσω τέσσερις
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

terug vier
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

tillbaka fyra
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

tilbake fire
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of back four

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BACK FOUR»

The term «back four» is regularly used and occupies the 99.522 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BACK FOUR» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «back four» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «back four» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about back four

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BACK FOUR»

Discover the use of back four in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to back four and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Flat Back Four: The Tactical Game
In this book, Gray looks in detail at what turns eleven men in shorts into a soccer team.
Andy Gray, 2000
2
Looking Back: Four Plays
The four plays in this collection were all written after Judith Weinshall Liberman reached her eighties.
Judith Weinshall Liberman, 2010
3
Coaching Soccer Tactics: An Essential Resource for Coaches, ...
Another commonly heard criticism is that 'the back four were too flat'. This is also confused by the term 'play a flat back four'. In fact, a back four should never be flat , except for the brief purpose of playing offside. Someone should always be ...
Phil Wymer, 2004
4
Standard Catalog of World Paper Money, Specialized Issues
Allegorical figures at left center and right. Uniface. Back: Four portraits in circles. Printer: Perkins & Heath and Perkins & Bacon. Rare. — — — S212 12 Mil Reis 1829-30. Hand dated. Black. Allegorical figures at left center and right. Uniface.
George S. Cuhaj, 2009
5
Soccer: 4-4-2 system
... .56 General/basic 4-4-2 formation with lettering of the positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58 • Back four – Basic formation . ... .66 • Back four – Move to the right with engaging of the outer left midfielder . . . . . . . .68 • Back four – Left side central ...
Thomas Dooley, Christian Titz, 2010
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Manual of Reading, in Four Parts: Orthophony, Class Methods, ...
neck, and back to the top of the head four times ; 3d, upon the chest in front and back four times ; 4th, alternate from the back to the crown, and from the front to the crown four times, and finally from front to back four times without stopping at the ...
H. L. D. Potter, 1871
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Coaching Junior Football Teams For Dummies
'(o With a flat back four, you need to remember a number of things. The formation may be called a flat back four, but the only time the defenders want to be in a flat line across the pitch is when they are pushing up, playing the offside trap (see ...
National Alliance for Youth Sports, 2011
8
Calisthenics or the elements of bodily culture on ...
Four Two Five back ! Four Three One ! „ Two Four Three ! , Five back Three Four ! Three Two Four ! Four Two One ! &c. Movements from one position through a second and a third to the fourth. (120 movements, see table.) Examples: — Plate  ...
Henry de Laspée, 1865
9
Four Creations: An Epic Story of the Chiapas Mayas
"On every trip I would carry back four red clay jugs," said the man. 23 "Four jugs of cane beer would cost me two pesos. That was the way things were long ago," he said. 24 "Long ago when things were still cheap." 1 kuento t'ul te9tikal chij. a ...
Gary H. Gossen, 2002
10
Considering Weight Loss Surgery: A Patient’s Guide to ...
Week Two: Walk 100 yards out and back four times a day Week Three: Walk 200 yards out and back four times a day Week Four: Walk 400 yards out and back four times a day Week Five: Walk 800 yards out and back four times a day Week  ...
Glenn M. Ihde MD

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BACK FOUR»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term back four is used in the context of the following news items.
1
The transfer Spurs need to bridge the top four gap?
... partnership at the heart of the defence, or have at least played together in the back four on other occasions when Alderweireld was played in ... «FootballFanCast.com, Jul 15»
2
Team Defending: Orlando City's Success on the Back Line
The back four has to move as a team and it is why soccer is about team defending. The back four needs to move as one. The defense should ... «The Mane Land, Jul 15»
3
Eric Holder Returns as Hero to Law Firm That Lobbies for Big Banks
... that when Covington's partners gathered to welcome Holder back four weeks ago, “He was so busy giving people hugs and shaking hands.”. «The Intercept - First Look Media, Jul 15»
4
Steven Gerrard must learn from Robbie Keane's example at LA Galaxy
“We knew they are a very good back four, extremely disciplined, organised, physical, strong,” Porter explained afterwards. “I don't necessarily ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
5
Around the A-10/Transfers expected to boost contenders
Five of the six will look to transfers for a boost. Davidson, which brings back four starters from the NCAA team that won the A-10 regular season, ... «Richmond Times-Dispatch, Jul 15»
6
Chile vs. Argentina Copa America 2015: How Chile Shut Down …
The decision to stack three in the midfield in front of the back four also limited Messi's ability to cut into space and make his trademark runs and ... «Latin Post, Jul 15»
7
Former Blackburn Rovers and Scunthorpe United full-back Eddie …
Able to play anywhere across the back four - and also used in midfield by United - he struggled with injury last term and made only 11 first-team ... «Scunthorpe Telegraph, Jul 15»
8
Champions League: FC Levadia Tallinn v Crusaders (Tue)
"We know they came to Belfast looking for a draw, playing a centre half in front of the back four to shut the game down," he said. "They played ... «BBC Sport, Jul 15»
9
If football didn't involve scoring points, the Texas Longhorns would …
It faded as the game wore on (first in Q1 S&P+, 95th in Q4), which could had something to do with either depth issues in the back four, ... «SB Nation, Jul 15»
10
Manchester United news: Chris Smalling reveals the fastest player …
Is Chris Smalling the fastest player at Manchester United? YES - it's like Louis van Gaal's got a cheetah in the back four. 0%. NO - He's about as ... «Metro, Jul 15»

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