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backstreet
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backstreet
Noun
a street in a town far from the main roads
Adjective
denoting secret or illegal activities: a backstreet abortion
Translations
backstreet [ˈbækstriːt] nSeitenstraße f
cpd backstreet abortionist → Engelmacher(in) m(f)


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A large uprising of Indians led by twin brothers Tacho and el Feo coalesces in the Mexican mountains; Vietnam veterans Rambo Roy and Clinton assemble an army of homeless men in the backstreets of Tucson; and indigenous spiritual leaders try to organize uprisings across the United States.
In his film Lustre, 2006, young men wander the backstreets of suburban Zurich, stopping behind houses to "resurrect" other young men from inside garbage bags.
Cruised the backstreets looking for Hemming way's ghost (he took himself out via shotgun here back in '61), and then slid into the park right through the middle of a sports bra-laden 10-kilometer run.
 
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