WordReference English-Turkish Dictionary © 2025:
Temel Çeviriler |
fall back vi + adv | (fail to keep up) | geride kalmak f. |
Not: 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. |
fall back vi phrasal | (withdraw, retreat) | geri çekilmek f. |
| The general ordered his troops to fall back. |
fall back on [sb/sth] vi phrasal + prep | informal, figurative (resort to, rely on) (birisine, bir şeye) | güvenmek, dayanıp güvenmek f. |
| (mecazlı) | sırtını dayamak f. |
| | sığınmak f. |
| Whenever I am in trouble, I know that I can always fall back on my friends and family. |
WordReference English-Turkish Dictionary © 2025:
Temel Çeviriler |
fallback n | informal (backup plan) | yardım kaynağı i. |
| I applied to Harvard, but the state university is my fallback in case Harvard rejects me. |
fallback n | informal (person: last recourse) | son çare i. |
| Dave is supposed to play drums in the band, but if he decides not to, Liam is our fallback. |
fallback, fall-back n as adj | informal (backup, used as last recourse) | yedek isim s. |
| | son çare isim s. |
| What is our best fallback option if the band decides to cancel? |