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back down (give way) cedere, darsi per vinto, tirarsi indietroto back down on o over — ritrattare [sanctions, proposal, allegations]
* * *(to give up one's opinion, claim etc: She backed down in the face of strong opposition.) rinunciare* * *vi + adv(fig) abbandonare, arrendersi, fare marcia indietro* * *back down (give way) cedere, darsi per vinto, tirarsi indietroto back down on o over — ritrattare [sanctions, proposal, allegations]
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■ back downv. i. + avv.1 cedere; rinunciare; fare marcia indietro: He was forced to back down, è stato costretto a cedere; to back down on (o from) recedere da; rinunciare a; ritirare; fare marcia indietro su; rimangiarsi2 (leg.) recedere; rinunciare a un diritto; ritirare un'accusa. -
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back down (on) пойти на уступки, сдаться, отказатьсяThe speaker’s forceful words persuaded his opponents to back down.
Don’t back down on what you asked at the beginning of the negotiations.
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back down (on) пойти на уступки, сдаться, отказатьсяThe speaker’s forceful words persuaded his opponents to back down.
Don’t back down on what you asked at the beginning of the negotiations.
Англо-русский словарь идиом и фразовых глаголов > back down on
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to back down on ou over — reconsidérer [sanctions, proposal, allegations]
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back down 1) слизам с гърба напред (по); 2) връщам се при влаковата композиция (за локомотив); 3) оттеглям се, отдръпвам се, отстъпвам от позициите си; 4) клякам, присядам, подгъвам крак; -
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intransitive verb(fig.) nachgeben; einen Rückzieher machen (ugs.)* * *(to give up one's opinion, claim etc: She backed down in the face of strong opposition.) klein beigeben* * *vi nachgeben, einen Rückzieher machen famto \back down down from [or on] an opinion/a plan von einem Plan/einem Standpunkt abkommen* * *vi (fig)nachgeben, klein beigeben* * ** * *intransitive verb(fig.) nachgeben; einen Rückzieher machen (ugs.) -
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1) спускаться, отступать пятясь You'll have to back down carefully, the ladder is not steady. ≈ Вы должны осторожно спускаться - лестница неустойчивая.
2) отступать, уступать( в споре) The speaker's words persuaded his opponent to back down. ≈ Слова докладчика заставили его оппонента отступить. Syn: climb down
2)Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > back down
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(to give up one's opinion, claim etc: She backed down in the face of strong opposition.) echarse/volverse atrás; rajarsev.• claudicar v.• recular v.v + adv volverse* atrás, echarse para atrásVI + ADV echarse atrás, dar marcha atrásto back down on sth — echarse atrás en algo, dar marcha atrás en algo
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(to give up one's opinion, claim etc: She backed down in the face of strong opposition.) recuar* * *back down[b'æk daun] vi voltar atrás, recuar. -
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напушта, се откажува* * *back down v see back IV 2; се откажува, напушта; напушта, се откажува -
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фраз. гл. отступать, уступать ( в споре)Both sides have refused to back down. — Обе стороны отказывались пойти на уступки.
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1. phr v отступать2. phr v отступаться; отказыватьсяСинонимический ряд:1. back off (verb) back off; back out; backpedal; backwater; crawfish out; cry off; declare off; renege; resile; welsh2. retract (verb) abjure; disavow; disclaim; recant; rescind; retract; revoke; take back; withdraw3. retreat (verb) retreat -
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(to give up one's opinion, claim etc: She backed down in the face of strong opposition.) trække sig* * *(to give up one's opinion, claim etc: She backed down in the face of strong opposition.) trække sig -
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(to give up one's opinion, claim etc: She backed down in the face of strong opposition.) draga í land
См. также в других словарях:
back\ down — • back down • back off v informal To give up a claim; not follow up a threat. Bill said he could beat Ted, but when Ted put up his fists Bill backed down. Harry claimed Joe had taken his book, but backed down when the teacher talked with him. Syn … Словарь американских идиом
back down — (v.) in figurative sense of withdraw a charge, 1859, American English, from notion of descending a ladder, etc.; from BACK (Cf. back) (v.) + DOWN (Cf. down) (adv.) … Etymology dictionary
back down — [v] withdraw from agreement or statement abandon, accede, admit, back off, back out, back pedal*, backtrack, balk, beg off*, cancel, chicken out*, concede, cop out*, demur, give in, give up, go back on, hold back, recant, recoil, renege, resign,… … New thesaurus
back|down — «BAK DOWN», noun. Informal. a backing down; retreat from a claim, position, or point of view after a challenge: »... backdowns, concessions and shifts (Time) … Useful english dictionary
back down — ► back down concede defeat. Main Entry: ↑back … English terms dictionary
back down — index abandon (withdraw), accede (concede), disavow, surrender (yield), yield (submit) … Law dictionary
back down — verb 1. move backwards from a certain position (Freq. 2) The bully had to back down • Syn: ↑back up, ↑back off • Derivationally related forms: ↑backdown • Hypernyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
back down — phrasal verb [intransitive] Word forms back down : present tense I/you/we/they back down he/she/it backs down present participle backing down past tense backed down past participle backed down to stop asking for something, or to stop saying that… … English dictionary
back down — PHRASAL VERB If you back down, you withdraw a claim, demand, or commitment that you made earlier, because other people are strongly opposed to it. [V P] The United States had no intention of backing down in its bitter row with the European… … English dictionary
back down — v. (D; intr.) to back down from (they had to back down from their demands) … Combinatory dictionary
back down — to decide not to do something because others say you should not do it. Most of the speakers opposed the budget cuts, but the mayor said she would not back down. We demanded an end to the weapons tests, and we thought they had agreed to back down … New idioms dictionary