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1 backwards
1) (towards the back: He glanced backwards.) hacia atrás2) (with one's back facing the direction one is going in: The child walked backwards into a lamp-post.) de espaldas a3) (in the opposite way to that which is usual: Can you count from 1 to 10 backwards? (= starting at 10 and counting to 1).) al revésbackwards adv1. hacia atrás2. al revéstr['bækwədz]1 hacia atrás2 (the wrong way) al revés\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLbackwards and forwards de acá para alláa backwards and forwards motion un vaivénto move backwards retrocederto walk backwards andar de espaldasto fall backwards caerse de espaldasto know something backwards saber algo al dedilloto bend over backwards to do something hacer todo lo posible para hacer algoadv.• al revés adv.• atrás adv.'bækwərdz, 'bækwədz['bækwǝdz]ADV (esp Brit) = backward 2.* * *['bækwərdz, 'bækwədz] -
2 backwards
adj.1 de espalda, al revés. (Figurado)2 hacia atrás.3 retrasado.adv.1 hacia atrás.2 a tuertas. -
3 backwards and forwards
(in one direction and then in the opposite direction: The dog ran backwards and forwards across the grass.) de un lado para otrode acá para allá -
4 backwards-compatible
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5 backwards-slanting
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6 to bend over backwards to do something
hacer todo lo posible para hacer algoEnglish-spanish dictionary > to bend over backwards to do something
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7 bend over backwards to do sth.
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8 leaning backwards
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9 a backwards and forwards motion
un vaivénEnglish-spanish dictionary > a backwards and forwards motion
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10 to bend over backwards for somebody
hacer todo lo posible por alguienEnglish-spanish dictionary > to bend over backwards for somebody
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11 to fall backwards
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12 to fall over backwards to do something
hacer todo lo posible para hacer algo, desvivirse por hacer algoEnglish-spanish dictionary > to fall over backwards to do something
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13 to know something backwards
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14 to lean over backwards (to help somebody)
desvivirse (por ayudar a alguien)English-spanish dictionary > to lean over backwards (to help somebody)
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15 to move backwards
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16 to walk backwards
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17 bend/fall over backwards
(to try very hard: He bent over backwards to get us tickets for the concert.) hacer lo imposible (por), desvivirse (por) -
18 know backwards
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19 to bend over backwards (to do sth)
English-spanish dictionary > to bend over backwards (to do sth)
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20 to bend over backwards (to do sth)
English-spanish dictionary > to bend over backwards (to do sth)
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backwards — 1510s, from BACKWARD (Cf. backward) with adverbial genitive. Figurative phrase bend over backwards is recorded from 1901 … Etymology dictionary
backwards — [bak′wərdz] adv. BACKWARD * * * … Universalium
backwards — [bak′wərdz] adv. BACKWARD … English World dictionary
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backwards — [[t]bæ̱kwə(r)dz[/t]] (in AM, use backward) 1) ADV: ADV after v If you move or look backwards, you move or look in the direction that your back is facing. The diver flipped over backwards into the water... He took two steps backward... Bess… … English dictionary
backwards */*/ — UK [ˈbækwə(r)dz] / US [ˈbækwərdz] adjective, adverb Summary: Backwards can be used in the following ways: as an adverb: I stepped backwards. more rarely as an adjective: a backwards step 1) if you move or look backwards, you move or look in the… … English dictionary
backwards — back|wards S2 [ˈbækwədz US wərdz] adv also backward [ wəd US wərd] AmE 1.) in the direction that is behind you ≠ ↑forwards ▪ Hannah took a step backward. ▪ She pushed me and I fell backwards into the chair. 2.) towards the beginning or the past ≠ … Dictionary of contemporary English
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backwards — backward, backwards 1. For the adverb, both forms are in use, although backward is somewhat more common in AmE and backwards in BrE: • Talk ran backward from the events of the morning A. Munro, CanE 1987 • I walked backward to look at her in the… … Modern English usage
backwards — The notion that walking backwards is unlucky was occasionally noted in the mid 19th century from the Lancashire/ Yorkshire area: [Lancashire] children are frequently cautioned by their parents not to walk backwards when going on an errand; it… … A Dictionary of English folklore
backwards*/ — [ˈbækwədz] adv 1) in the direction that is behind you The car rolled backwards down the hill.[/ex] 2) in the opposite way or order from usual Count backwards from ten to one.[/ex] Your skirt is on backwards.[/ex] 3) towards a time in the past We… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English