turn back



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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
turn back vi phrasal (retrace one's route) (figurado)darse media vuelta loc verb
  deshacer el camino andado loc verb
 The mountain climber was exhausted, but he refused to turn back.
 El montañista estaba exhausto, pero se negó a darse media vuelta.
 El montañista estaba exhausto, pero se negó a deshacer el camino andado.
  volverse⇒ vi
 El montañista estaba exhausto, pero se negó a volverse.
  regresar⇒ vi
 El montañista estaba exhausto, pero se negó a regresar.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
turn back the clock v expr figurative (restore youth) (figurado)retrasar el reloj loc verb
  rejuvenecer⇒ vtr
 When she reached the age of 80 she became desperate to turn back the clock.
 Nora hoped that plastic surgery would turn back the clock for her.
 Cuando llegó a los 80 se empezó a desesperar por por retrasar el reloj.
turn back the clock v expr figurative (revert)restaurar⇒ vtr
 The restore function in my computer turns back the clock to reset the software.
 La función recuperar de mi computadora restaura la información al resetear el software.
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'turn back' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
reverse
Spanish:
devolver - ciaboga


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