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| Voornaamste vertalingen |
backward,
also UK: backwards adv | mainly US (towards the rear) | achteruit, naar achteren, achterwaarts bw |
| | | achterover bw |
| | A warning sound beeps when you start to go backward. |
backward,
also UK: backwards adv | mainly US (in reverse order) | achteruit bw |
| | | omgekeerd bw |
| | Some people like to walk backward for exercise. |
| backward adj | (towards the rear) | achterwaarts, rugwaarts bn |
| | | achteruit, naar achteren, achterwaarts bw |
| | | terug bw |
| | He strode on without even a backward glance. |
| backward adj | pejorative, potentially offensive (having learning difficulties) (pejoratief, offensief) | achterlijk, zwakzinnig bn |
| | | zwakbegaafd, minderbegaafd bn |
| | (informeel) | dom, onnozel bn |
| backward adj | figurative (unsophisticated, not progressive) (figuurlijk) | achterlijk, achtergebleven bn |
| | | provinciaal, kleinsteeds bn |
| | | boers bn |
| | The people may seem a little backward but they're very friendly. |
| Aanvullende vertalingen |
| backward adj | figurative (undeveloped) | achterlijk, achtergebleven bn |
| | | onderontwikkeld bn |
| | Even though it's close to a metropolitan area, this region is still backward. |
| backward adj | figurative (reluctant, hesitant) | onwillig, afkerig bn |
| | She wasn't backward in sharing her opinions with us. |
backward,
backwards adv | figurative (towards a worse state) (figuurlijk) | achteruit bw |
| | | bergafwaarts bw |
| | The racial tension problem in this city seems to be moving backwards. |
backward,
also UK: backwards adv | mainly US (towards earlier time) | terug bw |
| | This country seems to be going backward in its attitudes to human rights. |
backward,
also UK: backwards adv | mainly US, figurative (towards previous state) | terug bw |
| | Drake thought he was making progress, but suddenly he felt he was moving backward. |
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Overeenkomende vermeldingen van de andere kant van het woordenboek
| Voornaamste vertalingen |
| achtergebleven bn | (achterop geraakt) | backward adj |
| | | underdeveloped adj |
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