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1 comeback
noun (a return (especially to show business): The actress made a comeback years after retiring.) vuelta, retornotr['kʌmbæk]2 (way of obtaining compensation) reclamación nombre femenino3 (reply) réplica, respuestacomeback ['kʌm.bæk] n1) retort: réplica f, respuesta f2) return: retorno m, regreso mthe champion announced his comeback: el campeón anunció su regreson.• rehabilitación s.f.• repuesta aguda s.f.• vuelta s.f.'kʌmbæk1) (return, revival) vuelta f, retorno m2) ( redress) (no pl)the trouble is (that) you have no comeback at all — el problema es que no puedes hacer ninguna reclamación or no puedes exigir reparación
3) ( retort) respuesta f, réplica f['kʌmbæk]N3) (=return)to make a comeback — (Theat) volver a las tablas; (Cine) volver a los platós
butter has made a comeback in the British diet — la mantequilla ha recobrado su importancia en la dieta británica
4) (=redress)to have no comeback — no poder pedir cuentas, no poder reclamar
* * *['kʌmbæk]1) (return, revival) vuelta f, retorno m2) ( redress) (no pl)the trouble is (that) you have no comeback at all — el problema es que no puedes hacer ninguna reclamación or no puedes exigir reparación
3) ( retort) respuesta f, réplica f
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