fall back



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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
fall back vi + adv (fail to keep up)quedarse atrás v prnl + adv
  retrasarse v prnl
Note: A hyphen is used when the term is an adjective that precedes a noun.
 The runner fell back after the fourteenth mile of the marathon, when her legs grew tired.
 La corredora se quedó atrás después de 22 kilómetros de la maratón, cuando sus piernas se empezaron a cansar.
fall back vi phrasal (withdraw, retreat)retirarse v prnl
  emprender la retirada loc verb
  ceder terreno loc verb
 The general ordered his troops to fall back.
 El general ordenó a sus tropas que se retirasen.
fall back on [sb/sth] vi phrasal + prep informal, figurative (resort to, rely on)contar con el apoyo de loc verb + prep
  apoyarse en v prnl + prep
  recurrir a vi + prep
 Whenever I am in trouble, I know that I can always fall back on my friends and family.
 Siempre que estoy en problemas, sé que puedo contar con el apoyo de mi familia y mis amigos.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
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fallback n informal (backup plan)plan b loc nom m
  (figurado)colchón nm
 I applied to Harvard, but the state university is my fallback in case Harvard rejects me.
 Envié la solicitud a Harvard, pero en caso de que me rechacen, mi plan b es la universidad del estado.
fallback n informal (person: last recourse)último recurso adj + nm
 Dave is supposed to play drums in the band, but if he decides not to, Liam is our fallback.
 Se supone que Dave tocará la batería en la banda, pero en caso de que decida no hacerlo, Liam es nuestro último recurso.
fallback,
fall-back
n as adj
informal (backup, used as last recourse)de último recurso loc adj
  plan b loc nom m
 What is our best fallback option if the band decides to cancel?
 ¿Cuál es nuestra opción de último recurso en caso de que la banda decida cancelar la actuación?
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
fallback | fall back
InglésEspañol
fallback position,
fall-back position
n
(alternate plan)plan B loc nom m
  plan alternativo, plan alterno nm + adj
 What's our fallback position if this campaign doesn't work either?
 ¿Cuál es nuestro plan B si esta campaña tampoco funciona?
fallback scheme,
fallback plan
n
UK (backup plan)plan alternativo, plan de respaldo grupo nom
 If there is a power cut, the hospital has a fallback scheme using its own generators to provide electricity.
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