WordReference English-Swedish Dictionary © 2025:
| Huvudsakliga översättningar |
backward,
also UK: backwards adv | mainly US (towards the rear) | bakåt adv |
| | A warning sound beeps when you start to go backward. |
backward,
also UK: backwards adv | mainly US (in reverse order) | baklänges adv |
| | | bakåt adv |
| | | neråt, ner, ned- adv |
| | Some people like to walk backward for exercise. |
| backward adj | (towards the rear) | bakåt- adj |
| | | bakåt adj |
| | | tillbaka adj |
| | He strode on without even a backward glance. |
| backward adj | dated, pejorative, offensive! (has learning difficulties) (nedsättande, anstötande) | efterbliven, efter adj |
| Anmärkning: This term used to be standard to describe someone with learning difficulties, but would now be considered pejorative and offensive. |
| | The school offered some extra help for the backward student. |
| backward adj | figurative (unsophisticated, not progressive) | bakåtsträvande adj |
| | | reaktionär, reformfientlig adj |
| | | konservativ adj |
| | The people may seem a little backward but they're very friendly. |
| Ytterligare översättningar |
| backward adj | figurative (undeveloped) | underutvecklad adj |
| | Even though it's close to a metropolitan area, this region is still backward. |
| backward adj | figurative (reluctant, hesitant) | motsträvig, ovillig adj |
| | She wasn't backward in sharing her opinions with us. |
backward,
backwards adv | figurative (towards a worse state) | bakåt adv |
| | | tillbaka adv |
| | The racial tension problem in this city seems to be moving backwards. |
backward,
also UK: backwards adv | mainly US (towards earlier time) | tillbaka adv |
| | | bakåt adv |
| | This country seems to be going backward in its attitudes to human rights. |
backward,
also UK: backwards adv | mainly US, figurative (towards previous state) | tillbaka adv |
| | | bakåt adv |
| | Drake thought he was making progress, but suddenly he felt he was moving backward. |