| Subject | English | French |
| account. | ageing backwards | classement chronologique en remontant progressivement dans le temps |
| IT | backward chaining | raisonnement inductif |
| IT | backward chaining | mode régressif |
| IT | backward chaining | mode en arrière |
| comp., MS | backward compatibility | compatibilité descendante (The capability of source code or programs developed on a more advanced system or compiler version to be executed or compiled by a less advanced (older) version) |
| hobby | backward dive | plongeon arrière |
| econ. | Backward-forward linkage | liaison verticale |
| econ. | Backward-forward linkage | intégration verticale |
| gen. | backward linkage | effet de polarisation amont |
| transp. | backward movement | mouvement de recul |
| comp., MS | backward pass | calcul à rebours (Calculation of late finish and late start dates for project activities, determined by working backward from the project's finish date) |
| comp., MS | backward planning | planification en arrière (A method for determining a production schedule by beginning with the date the order is required to be ready and working backward to the date work must begin in order to meet the required due date) |
| IT | backward reasoning | raisonnement inductif |
| IT | backward reasoning | mode régressif |
| IT | backward reasoning | mode en arrière |
| IT | backward reasoning | chaînage arrière |
| IT, tech. | backward recovery | restauration par annulation de mise à jour |
| comp., MS | backward scheduling | planification en arrière (A method for determining a production schedule by beginning with the date the order is required to be ready and working backward to the date work must begin in order to meet the required due date) |
| life.sc. | backward sight | visée inverse |
| life.sc. | backward sight | visée arrière |
| comp., MS | backward slash | barre oblique inverse (A character used to separate directory names in MS-DOS and UNIX path specifications. When used as a leading character, it means that the path specification begins from the topmost level for that disk drive) |
| met. | backward welding | soudage en arrière |
| earth.sc., mech.eng. | backwards curved blade | aube recourbée en arrière |
| earth.sc., mech.eng. | backwards curved blade | aube courbée en arrière |
| earth.sc., mech.eng. | backwards curved blade | ailette courbée en arrière |
| earth.sc., mech.eng. | backwards curved vane | aube courbée en arrière |
| earth.sc., mech.eng. | backwards curved vane | aube recourbée en arrière |
| earth.sc., mech.eng. | backwards curved vane | ailette courbée en arrière |
| ed. | backwards learning | apprentissage à rebours |
| agric., mech.eng. | backwards tipping hydraulic trailer with a 3-ton pay-load | remorque d'une charge utile de 3 t avec dispositif hydraulique de basculement par l'arriere |
| commun., IT | car-to-car transmission backwards down a traffic stream | transmission véhicule-véhicule en arrière d'un flux de trafic |
| gymn. | circling of both legs with 2× 1/4 turns backwards | cercles des jambes réunies avec 2 fois 1/4 de tour en arrière |
| agric. | driver's seat reversed for driving backwards | poste de conduite inversé |
| agric. | driver's seat reversed for driving backwards | poste de conduite de marche arrière |
| gymn. | giant circle backwards | grande volée en arrière |
| gymn. | giant circle backwards | grand tour en arrière (soleil) |
| gen. | he leaned backwards to kiss her | il pencha la tête en arrière pour l'embrasser |
| footb. | head backwards | faire un coup de tête vers derrière |
| agric. | hoeing backwards | binage en arrière |
| gen. | I almost fell over backwards | j'ai failli tomber à la renverse |
| gen. | I had the feeling we were going backwards | j'avais la sensation qu'on reculait |
| gen. | jump backwards | se rejeter en arrière |
| tech. | movement backwards | mouvement vers l'arrière |
| med. | moving backwards | rétraction |
| gen. | moving backwards | raccourcissement |
| el. | MPEG-2 non-backwards compatible coding | codage audio avancé |
| wrest. | overturning backwards | précipiter en arrière |
| stat. | to project backwards | ramener |
| gen. | put the handbrake on, the car is rolling backwards! | mets le frein à main, la voiture recule! |
| judo. | roll backwards | rouler en arrière |
| judo. | sliding fall backwards | chute glissée en arrière |
| gymn. | straddling movement backwards | lancer les jambes tendues écartées en arrière |
| judo. | sweeping ankle throw backwards | coup du pied enlevé fauché |
| gen. | take a step backwards | faire un pas en arrière |
| gen. | take one step backwards! | recule d'un pas! |
| gen. | take one step forward and two steps backwards | faire un pas en avant et deux pas en arrière |
| wrest. | topple over backwards | croc-en-jambe arrière |
| judo. | trundle backwards | rouler en arrière |
| gen. | walk backwards | marcher à reculons |
| inf. | you look as if you've been dragged through a hedge backwards | t'es ficelé comme l'as de pique |
| inf. | you look as if you've been dragged through a hedge backwards | t'es fichu comme l'as de pique |
| inf. | you look as if you've been dragged through a hedge backwards | t'es fagoté comme l'as de pique |