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1 bend/fall over backwards
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2 backwards
adverb1) nach hintenbend or fall or lean over backwards to do something — (fig. coll.) sich zerreißen, um etwas zu tun (ugs.)
2) (oppositely to normal direction) rückwärtsbackwards and forwards — (to and fro, lit. or fig.) hin und her
look backwards — an frühere Zeiten denken
5) (reverse way) rückwärts; von hinten nach vornyou're doing everything backwards — du machst ja alles verkehrt herum
* * *1) (towards the back: He glanced backwards.) zurück2) (with one's back facing the direction one is going in: The child walked backwards into a lamp-post.) rückwärts3) (in the opposite way to that which is usual: Can you count from 1 to 10 backwards? (= starting at 10 and counting to 1).) rückwärts* * *back·wards[ˈbækwədz, AM -wɚdz]1. (towards the back) rückwärts, nach hintento walk \backwards and forwards hin- und hergehen2. (in reverse)to count \backwards rückwärtszählento know sth \backwards [and forwards] etw in- und auswendig kennen3. (downhill) zurückthe ball rolled \backwards der Ball rollte zurück4. (into past) zurückto look \backwards zurückblicken5.▶ to bend [or lean] over \backwards alles versuchen, sich dat einen abbrechen, sich dat ein Bein ausreißen [o ÖSTERR Haxen ausreißen] SCHWEIZ fam* * *['bkwədz]adv1) rückwärtsto walk backwards and forwards — hin und her gehen
to stroke a cat backwards — eine Katze gegen den Strich streicheln
to lean or bend over backwards to do sth (inf) — sich fast umbringen or sich (dat) ein Bein ausreißen, um etw zu tun (inf)
2) (= towards the past) zurück* * ** * *adverb1) nach hintenthe child fell [over] backwards into the water — das Kind fiel rückwärts ins Wasser
bend or fall or lean over backwards to do something — (fig. coll.) sich zerreißen, um etwas zu tun (ugs.)
2) (oppositely to normal direction) rückwärtsbackwards and forwards — (to and fro, lit. or fig.) hin und her
4) (into past)5) (reverse way) rückwärts; von hinten nach vorn* * *adv.nach hinten adv.rückwärts adv. -
3 backward
1. adjective1) rückwärts gerichtet; Rückwärts-2) (slow, retarded) zurückgeblieben [Kind]; (underdeveloped) rückständig, unterentwickelt [Land, Region]2. adverbbackward in something — in etwas (Dat.) zurückgeblieben
see academic.ru/5001/backwards">backwards* * *['bækwəd]1) (aimed or directed backwards: He left without a backward glance.) zurück2) (less advanced in mind or body than is normal for one's age: a backward child.) zurückgeblieben3) (late in developing a modern culture, mechanization etc: That part of Britain is still very backward; the backward peoples of the world.) rückständig•- backwardness- backwards
- backwards and forwards
- bend/fall over backwards* * *back·ward[ˈbækwəd, AM -wɚd]I. adjin a \backward direction rückwärtsa \backward step ein Schritt nach hintenshe left without so much as a \backward glance sie ging, ohne sich auch nur noch einmal umzuschauen2. (slow in development) children zurückgeblieben4.▶ to not be \backward in coming forward nicht zimperlich sein* * *['bkwəd]1. adj1)backward flow of information — Rückfluss m von Daten
a backward step (fig) — ein Schritt m zurück
to be socially/economically backward — gesellschaftlich/wirtschaftlich rückständig sein
2. advSee:= backwards* * *backward [ˈbækwə(r)d]A adj (adv backwardly)1. rückwärts gerichtet, Rück(wärts)…:backward flow Rückfluss m;a backward glance ein Blick zurück oder nach hinten2. hinten gelegen, Hinter…3. a) langsam, träge:be backward in one’s duty seine Pflicht vernachlässigenb) (geistig) schwerfällig4. (in der Entwicklung etc) neg! zurück(geblieben), entwicklungsverzögert (Kind etc), unterentwickelt (auch Land etc), spät reifend (Früchte), spät eintretend (Jahreszeit)5. rückständig (Land, Person etc):be backward in one’s work mit seiner Arbeit im Rückstand sein6. zögernd, widerwilliga backward lover ein schüchterner LiebhaberB adv US1. rückwärts, zurück…, nach hinten:a) hin und her,b) vor und zurück;count backward rückwärts zählen, zurückzählen ( beide:from … to von … bis);2. rücklings, verkehrt3. zurück…, in die Vergangenheit:look backward fig zurückblicken4. zurück…, zum Schlechten:go backward fig sich verschlechtern* * *1. adjective1) rückwärts gerichtet; Rückwärts-backward movement — Rückwärtsbewegung, die
2) (slow, retarded) zurückgeblieben [Kind]; (underdeveloped) rückständig, unterentwickelt [Land, Region]2. adverbbackward in something — in etwas (Dat.) zurückgeblieben
* * *adj.nach hinten adj.rückwärts adj.zurückgeblieben (alt.Rechtschreibung) adj.
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