English-Dutch translations for back seat

achterbankOp de achterbank werd een rapport over de strijd tegen Shell aangetroffen. A report about the struggle against Shell was found on the back seat. Laten wij er geen doekjes om winden: de chauffeur van het voertuig Europa zit op de achterbank. To tell the truth, the driver of the European vehicle is sitting in the back seat.

Any of the seats in the rear of a vehicle
A lesser or inferior position; a position of deliberate noninvolvement, in which decision-making or leadership is left to others

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