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(to return to an earlier time, topic of conversation etc: Let's go back for a minute to what we were talking about earlier.) volver ago back vb volverv.• remontar v.v + adv1)a) ( return) volver*go back! — vuelve atrás!, retrocede!
there's no going back now — ya no se puede (or no nos podemos etc) volver atrás
b) (in lecture, text) volver*to go back to what I was saying earlier... — volviendo a lo que decía antes...
c) ( be returned)this dress'll have to go back — voy (or vas etc) a tener que devolver ese vestido
2)a) (date, originate) \<\<tradition/dynasty\>\> remontarsewe go back a long way — (colloq) nos conocemos desde hace mucho
b) (return in time, revert) volver*c) \<\<clocks\>\> atrasarseVI + ADV1) (=return) volver, regresar (to a)•
when do the schools go back? — ¿cuándo empieza el colegio?•
the strikers have voted to go back to work — los huelguistas han votado en favor de volver al trabajogo back togoing back to the point you raised earlier,... — volviendo al tema que planteaste antes,...
2) (=retreat) volverse atrás•
there's no going back now — ya no podemos volvernos atrás3) (=extend) extendersethe path goes back to the river — el camino llega or se extiende hasta el río
the cave goes back 300 metres — la cueva tiene 300 metros de fondo, la cueva tiene una extensión de 300 metros
4) (=date back) remontarse•
we go back a long way — nos conocemos desde hace mucho•
my memories don't go back so far — mis recuerdos no se remontan tan lejos•
it goes back to Elizabeth I — se remonta a Isabel I5) (=change)•
when do the clocks go back? — ¿cuándo hay que atrasar los relojes?* * *v + adv1)a) ( return) volver*go back! — vuelve atrás!, retrocede!
there's no going back now — ya no se puede (or no nos podemos etc) volver atrás
b) (in lecture, text) volver*to go back to what I was saying earlier... — volviendo a lo que decía antes...
c) ( be returned)this dress'll have to go back — voy (or vas etc) a tener que devolver ese vestido
2)a) (date, originate) \<\<tradition/dynasty\>\> remontarsewe go back a long way — (colloq) nos conocemos desde hace mucho
b) (return in time, revert) volver*c) \<\<clocks\>\> atrasarse
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