backlash

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈbæklæʃ/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈbækˌlæʃ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(bak′lash′)

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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
backlash n (negative response)oposición nf
  respuesta negativa nf + adj
  (con agresividad)reacción violenta nf + adj
  (alboroto, agitación)revuelo nm
 There was a huge backlash from parents when the school showed an inappropriate film to the students.
 Hubo una gran oposición de los padres cuando la escuela les mostró la película inapropiada a los alumnos.
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Additional Translations
InglésEspañol
backlash n uncountable (recoil between parts of mechanism)contragolpe nm
backlash n uncountable (mechanism: space between)espacio de contragolpe nm + loc adj
backlash⇒ vi (recoil) (arma)dar un culatazo loc verb
 The lasso backlashed and knocked off his hat.
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'backlash' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
Spanish:
martirio - resaca - clamor popular

Collocations: can(not) withstand a backlash, there will be a (political, social, media) backlash (if), are expecting a (political) backlash (from), more...

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