back off



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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
back off vi phrasal (withdraw, retreat)retroceder⇒ vi
  retirarse⇒ v prnl
 The guys backed off when they saw the police coming.
 Los muchachos retrocedieron cuando vieron que llegaba la policía.
Back off! interj (move away from me)atrás interj
  (tú)aléjate interj
  (vos)alejate interj
 Back off! Don't touch me!
 ¡Atrás! ¡No me toques!
back off vi phrasal (stop harassing or nagging [sb])dejar de molestar loc verb
 My French teacher is always picking on me to answer questions in class; I wish she'd back off!
 Mi profesor de francés siempre me elige para responder preguntas durante la clase, ojala me dejara de molestar.
Back off! interj (stop harassing me)basta interj
  no me molestes loc interj
  deja de molestarme loc interj
 Back off, Dad! I'll do my homework later!
 ¡Basta papá! Haré la tarea más tarde.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
Get off my back! v expr figurative, informal (Stop nagging me)dejar tranquilo loc verb
get off [sb]'s back v expr figurative, informal (stop nagging [sb])dejar en paz loc verb
  dejar tranquilo loc verb
It's no skin off my back,
It's no skin off my nose expr		 (it makes no difference to me)no es asunto mío loc interj
  no es de mi incumbencia loc interj
water off a duck's back,
like water off a duck's back expr		 figurative (having no effect on [sb])no tener efecto, no tener ningún efecto loc verb
  (coloquial: no afectar a alguien)resbalarle a alguien vi + prep
  (coloquial: no importarle a alguien)no importarle un pepino a alguien loc verb + prep
 The press wrote all sorts of nasty stories about the politician, but it was like water off a duck's back; she paid no attention to them at all.
 La prensa escribía toda clase de historias horribles sobre la política, pero estas no tenían efecto: ella no les prestaba ni la más mínima atención.
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'back off' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
Spanish:
bajarse del burro - batir en retirada - retroceder - tomar distancia


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