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1 backwards
1) (towards the back: He glanced backwards.) para trás2) (with one's back facing the direction one is going in: The child walked backwards into a lamp-post.) às arrecuas3) (in the opposite way to that which is usual: Can you count from 1 to 10 backwards? (= starting at 10 and counting to 1).) às avessas -
2 backwards
1) (towards the back: He glanced backwards.) para trás2) (with one's back facing the direction one is going in: The child walked backwards into a lamp-post.) de costas3) (in the opposite way to that which is usual: Can you count from 1 to 10 backwards? (= starting at 10 and counting to 1).) ao inverso -
3 backwards and forwards
(in one direction and then in the opposite direction: The dog ran backwards and forwards across the grass.) para trás e para diante* * *backwards and forwardsde um lado para outro, para cá e para lá.————————backwards and forwardspara lá e para cá. -
4 backwards and forwards
(in one direction and then in the opposite direction: The dog ran backwards and forwards across the grass.) de lá para cáEnglish-Portuguese (Brazil) dictionary > backwards and forwards
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5 backwards\ and\ forwards
English-Brazilian Portuguese dictionary > backwards\ and\ forwards
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6 backwards causation
English-Portuguese philosophical dictionary > backwards causation
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7 bend over backwards
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8 to know something backwards
to know something backwardsconhecer, saber, compreender perfeitamente. -
9 bend/fall over backwards
(to try very hard: He bent over backwards to get us tickets for the concert.) esforçar-se muito -
10 know backwards
(to know extremely well or perfectly: He knows his history backwards.) saber de trás para diante -
11 bend/fall over backwards
(to try very hard: He bent over backwards to get us tickets for the concert.) desdobrar-se, empenhar-se a fundoEnglish-Portuguese (Brazil) dictionary > bend/fall over backwards
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12 know backwards
(to know extremely well or perfectly: He knows his history backwards.) saber de trás para diante -
13 backward
['bækwəd]1) (aimed or directed backwards: He left without a backward glance.) para trás2) (less advanced in mind or body than is normal for one's age: a backward child.) atrasado3) (late in developing a modern culture, mechanization etc: That part of Britain is still very backward; the backward peoples of the world.) atrasado•- backwards
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- bend/fall over backwards* * *back.ward[b'ækwəd] adj 1 para trás. 2 de costas. 3 inverso, oposto. 4 em ordem inversa, de trás para diante, em sentido contrário. backward linkage / encadeadamente em ordem inversa. 5 de mal a pior, retrógrado. backward integration / integração retrógrada. 6 para o passado. 7 de desenvolvimento retardado, apalermado, obtuso. a backward child / uma criança retardada. 8 atracado, moroso. 9 tímido, acanhado, relutante. • adv (também backwards) 1 para trás. 2 de costas para a frente. 3 para o começo, ao início. 4 de modo inverso, de trás para diante. 5 para pior. 6 para o passado. 7 de regresso. backwards and forwards para lá e para cá. to know something backwards conhecer, saber, compreender perfeitamente. -
14 backward
['bækwəd]1) (aimed or directed backwards: He left without a backward glance.) para trás2) (less advanced in mind or body than is normal for one's age: a backward child.) retardado3) (late in developing a modern culture, mechanization etc: That part of Britain is still very backward; the backward peoples of the world.) atrasado•- backwards - backwards and forwards - bend/fall over backwards -
15 reverse
[rə'və:s] 1. verb1) (to move backwards or in the opposite direction to normal: He reversed (the car) into the garage; He reversed the film through the projector.) inverter (a marcha)2) (to put into the opposite position, state, order etc: This jacket can be reversed (= worn inside out).) virar do avesso3) (to change (a decision, policy etc) to the exact opposite: The man was found guilty, but the judges in the appeal court reversed the decision.) anular2. noun1) (( also adjective) (the) opposite: `Are you hungry?' `Quite the reverse - I've eaten far too much!'; I take the reverse point of view.) contrário2) (a defeat; a piece of bad luck.) revés3) ((a mechanism eg one of the gears of a car etc which makes something move in) a backwards direction or a direction opposite to normal: He put the car into reverse; ( also adjective) a reverse gear.) marcha-atrás4) (( also adjective) (of) the back of a coin, medal etc: the reverse (side) of a coin.) reverso•- reversal- reversed
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- reverse the charges* * *re.verse[riv'ə:s] n 1 reverso, contrário, oposto, avesso, inverso. 2 revés, mudança completa, reviravolta, contratempo, derrota. he met with a reverse / ele sofreu uma derrota. 3 dorso, costas, verso, reverso (de moeda). 4 Mech inversão. 5 marcha à ré. • vt+vi 1 inverter, virar em sentido contrário, virar do lado avesso. 2 transpor, colocar um em lugar do outro. 3 anular, revogar, abolir. 4 dar contravapor ou contramarcha, marcha à ré. 5 Mech inverter a marcha. • adj 1 inverso, oposto, contrário, invertido, reverso, virado de ponta cabeça. 2 anulado, revogado. 3 que opera em sentido contrário. 4 virado para o lado oposto. 5 Mech de inversão. 6 Mil vindo da retaguarda. in the reverse em marcha à ré. it was the reverse foi o contrário. much the reverse of muito ao contrário de. the reverse of a medal/ of a coin o reverso de uma medalha ou moeda. -
16 shuttle
1) (in weaving, a piece of equipment for carrying the thread backwards and forwards across the other threads.) lançadeira2) (a piece of machinery for making loops in the lower thread in a sewing-machine.) naveta3) (an air, train or other transport service etc which operates constantly backwards and forwards between two places: an airline shuttle between London and Edinburgh; space shuttle (= a craft travelling between space stations).) vaivém•* * *shut.tle[ʃ'∧təl] n 1 lançadeira, naveta de máquina de costura. 2 serviço de transporte por avião, ônibus ou trem que faz viagens freqüentes de ida e volta entre dois lugares (relativamente próximos). 3 peteca. • vt 1 mover-se para lá e para cá. 2 fazer viagens freqüentes de ida e volta. 3 fazer tal transporte. -
17 reverse
[rə'və:s] 1. verb1) (to move backwards or in the opposite direction to normal: He reversed (the car) into the garage; He reversed the film through the projector.) inverter2) (to put into the opposite position, state, order etc: This jacket can be reversed (= worn inside out).) inverter, pôr no avesso3) (to change (a decision, policy etc) to the exact opposite: The man was found guilty, but the judges in the appeal court reversed the decision.) revogar2. noun1) (( also adjective) (the) opposite: `Are you hungry?' `Quite the reverse - I've eaten far too much!'; I take the reverse point of view.) contrário, avesso2) (a defeat; a piece of bad luck.) revés3) ((a mechanism eg one of the gears of a car etc which makes something move in) a backwards direction or a direction opposite to normal: He put the car into reverse; ( also adjective) a reverse gear.) marcha à ré4) (( also adjective) (of) the back of a coin, medal etc: the reverse (side) of a coin.) verso•- reversal- reversed - reversible - reverse the charges -
18 shuttle
1) (in weaving, a piece of equipment for carrying the thread backwards and forwards across the other threads.) lançadeira2) (a piece of machinery for making loops in the lower thread in a sewing-machine.) naveta3) (an air, train or other transport service etc which operates constantly backwards and forwards between two places: an airline shuttle between London and Edinburgh; space shuttle (= a craft travelling between space stations).) viagens curtas de ida e volta• -
19 back and forth
(first in one direction and then in the other; backwards and forwards: We had to go back and forth many times before we moved all our furniture to the new house.) para trás e para diante* * *back and forthde um lado para outro.————————back and forthpara a frente e para trás. -
20 back out
1) (to move out backwards: He opened the garage door and backed (his car) out.) recuar2) (to withdraw from a promise etc: You promised to help - you mustn't back out now!) recuar* * *back out[b'æk əut] vi coll = link=back%20down back down.
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