WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:
| Principal Translations |
| knock [sb] back vtr phrasal sep | informal (impede progress of) | bloquear a vtr + prep |
| | | poner trabas a loc verb |
| | The unexpected obstacle knocked her back and she was not able to finish on time. |
| | El obstáculo inesperado la bloqueó y no pudo terminar a tiempo. |
knock [sth] back,
knock back [sth] vtr phrasal sep | informal (drink greedily) | beberse⇒, tomarse⇒ v prnl |
| | (AmL: coloquial) | chuparse⇒ v prnl |
| | (ES: coloquial) | soplarse⇒ v prnl |
| | (AR, EC: coloquial) | bajarse⇒ v prnl |
| | Charlie knocked back his beer in two gulps. |
| knock [sb] back [sth] vtr phrasal sep | informal, UK (cost) | sacarle a v prnl + prep |
| | (ES, informal) | soplarle a v prnl + prep |
| | That new car must have knocked you back a fair amount! |
| | ¡Te deben haber sacado una buena cantidad por este auto nuevo! |
| | (figurado) | dolerle a vtr + prep |
| | | costarle a vtr + prep |
| | ¡Este auto nuevo te debe haber costado una buena cantidad! |
knock-back,
knockback n | informal (setback) | revés nm |
| | The project has experienced several knock-backs in the past year, with three employees resigning. |