WordReference English-German Dictionary © 2025:
| Wichtigste Übersetzungen |
| backtrack⇒ vi | (retrace your steps) | zurückverfolgen Vt, sepa |
| | Let's backtrack and try to find where you left your keys. |
| backtrack vi | figurative (change your opinion) | seine Meinung ändern Rdw |
| | The politician backtracked, saying that his comments had not been meant literally. |
| backtrack on [sth] vi + prep | figurative (change your opinion about [sth]) | seine Meinung ändern Rdw |
| | When the investigation began, the politician quickly began to backtrack on his previous remarks. |
| backtrack vi | figurative (return to earlier topic) | zurückkommen Vt, sepa |
| | | eingehen Vt, sepa |
| | | aufgreifen Vt, sepa |
| | Can we backtrack for a moment? I'm intrigued by something you said earlier. |
Wörterbuch v1 Englisch-Deutsch © WordReference.com 2012:
'back·track v/i US- 1. denselben Weg zurückgehen
- 2. fig
a) → back down (from)
b) eine Kehrtwendung machen