back down



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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

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back down vi phrasal (give in, yield)recular⇒ vi
  (AmL)retroceder⇒ vi
  (figurado)echarse atrás loc verb
  (figurado)dar marcha atrás, echar marcha atrás loc verb
 Despite the evidence, he refused to back down.
 A pesar de la evidencia, él se rehusó a recular.
 A pesar de la evidencia, él se rehusó a echarse atrás.
  (figurado)dar el brazo a torcer loc verb
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'back down' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
Spanish:
achantar - ciar - recular - cejar - dar marcha atrás - abjurar - apearse del burro - bajar a tierra - bajar de la nube - bajar de las nubes - bajarse del burro - desdecir - mantenerse firme - retroceder - volver en sí


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