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1 backwards
['bækwədz]backward ['bækwəd] avverbio1) (in a reverse direction) [walk, fall] all'indietro; [lean, step] indietroto face backwards — voltare la schiena, essere di spalle
to move backwards — arretrare, retrocedere
2) (starting from the end) [ count] alla rovesciato put sth. on backwards — mettere qcs. a rovescio, col davanti dietro
4) (thoroughly)to know sth. backwards — conoscere qcs. per filo e per segno
* * *1) (towards the back: He glanced backwards.) indietro, all'indietro2) (with one's back facing the direction one is going in: The child walked backwards into a lamp-post.) all'indietro3) (in the opposite way to that which is usual: Can you count from 1 to 10 backwards? (= starting at 10 and counting to 1).) a ritroso* * *['bækwədz]backward ['bækwəd] avverbio1) (in a reverse direction) [walk, fall] all'indietro; [lean, step] indietroto face backwards — voltare la schiena, essere di spalle
to move backwards — arretrare, retrocedere
2) (starting from the end) [ count] alla rovesciato put sth. on backwards — mettere qcs. a rovescio, col davanti dietro
4) (thoroughly)to know sth. backwards — conoscere qcs. per filo e per segno
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2 backwards back·wards
['bækwədz](= backward) indietro
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