backseat

A noun referring to a seat located at the rear of a vehicle, or figuratively, a position of lesser importance or influence.

• 🇪🇸Sustantivo que designa el asiento situado en la parte trasera de un vehículo, o, en sentido figurado, una posición de menor importancia o influencia.

1. Secondary or inferior position B2 informal

   A less important or less prominent role or status in a situation.

   • He always takes a backseat when it comes to making decisions.
   • Her career took a backseat after she had children.
   • The issue of climate change often takes a backseat to economic concerns.

   🇪🇸Segundo plano

   Sinónimos: back burnerbackgroundminor rolesideline

   Antónimos: forefrontleadlimelightspotlightvanguard

2. Seat at the back of a vehicle A2 formal

   The seat located behind the driver and front passenger in a car or other vehicle.

   • The children sat in the backseat during the road trip.
   • She placed her bag on the backseat of the taxi.
   • The backseat of the car is more spacious than the front.

   🇪🇸asiento trasero

• backseats plural form
• backseats' possessive plural form
• backseat's possessive singular form