backtrack

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈbæktræk/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈbækˌtræk/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(bak′trak′)

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backtrack⇒ vi (retrace your steps)retroceder⇒ vi
  volver atrás loc verb
 Let's backtrack and try to find where you left your keys.
backtrack vi figurative (change your opinion)cambiar de opinión loc verb
  (coloquial)recular⇒ vi
  retractarse⇒ v prnl
  (coloquial)dar marcha atrás loc verb
 The politician backtracked, saying that his comments had not been meant literally.
backtrack on [sth] vi + prep figurative (change your opinion about [sth])cambiar de opinión loc verb
 When the investigation began, the politician quickly began to backtrack on his previous remarks.
backtrack vi figurative (return to earlier topic)retomar⇒ vtr
 Can we backtrack for a moment? I'm intrigued by something you said earlier.
  Is something important missing? Report an error or suggest an improvement.

'backtrack' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
Spanish:
desmentir


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