See backing on Wiktionary
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"The action of putting something back; a switching into reverse."
],
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"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"lang_code": "bg",
"roman": "poddrǎžka",
"sense": "support, especially financial",
"word": "поддръжка"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"lang_code": "bg",
"roman": "podkrepa",
"sense": "support, especially financial",
"word": "подкрепа"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"lang_code": "fi",
"sense": "support, especially financial",
"word": "tuki"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"lang_code": "fi",
"sense": "support, especially financial",
"word": "kate"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"lang_code": "it",
"sense": "support, especially financial",
"word": "sostegno"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"lang_code": "it",
"sense": "support, especially financial",
"word": "supporto"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"lang_code": "ru",
"roman": "poddéržka",
"sense": "support, especially financial",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "подде́ржка"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"lang_code": "bg",
"roman": "pǎlnež",
"sense": "material added behind or underneath",
"word": "пълнеж"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"lang_code": "bg",
"roman": "podplǎnka",
"sense": "material added behind or underneath",
"word": "подплънка"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"lang_code": "fi",
"sense": "material added behind or underneath",
"word": "tuki"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"lang_code": "fr",
"sense": "material added behind or underneath",
"word": "support"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"lang_code": "fr",
"sense": "material added behind or underneath",
"word": "plaque"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"lang_code": "hu",
"sense": "material added behind or underneath",
"word": "tartó"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"lang_code": "hu",
"sense": "material added behind or underneath",
"word": "tábla"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"lang_code": "hu",
"sense": "material added behind or underneath",
"word": "állvány"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"lang_code": "it",
"sense": "material added behind or underneath",
"word": "supporto"
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{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Māori",
"lang_code": "mi",
"sense": "material added behind or underneath",
"word": "kaupapa"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"lang_code": "pt",
"sense": "material added behind or underneath",
"word": "suporte"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"lang_code": "pt",
"sense": "material added behind or underneath",
"word": "placa"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"lang_code": "ru",
"roman": "podkládka",
"sense": "material added behind or underneath",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "подкла́дка"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"lang_code": "bg",
"roman": "sǎprovod",
"sense": "(music) Musicians and vocalists who support the main performer",
"word": "съпровод"
},
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"sense": "(music) Musicians and vocalists who support the main performer",
"word": "säestys"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"lang_code": "fi",
"sense": "(music) Musicians and vocalists who support the main performer",
"word": "taustasoitto"
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"english": "backing singers",
"lang": "Māori",
"lang_code": "mi",
"sense": "(music) Musicians and vocalists who support the main performer",
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"english": "backing musicians",
"lang": "Māori",
"lang_code": "mi",
"sense": "(music) Musicians and vocalists who support the main performer",
"translation": "backing musicians",
"word": "kaiwhakatangi taunaki"
}
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"word": "backing track"
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