backfire |
|
backfire [bækˈfaɪə(r)]
verbo intransitivo
1. petardear (car)
- it backfired on them (sentido figurado) -> les salió el tiro por la culata
Copyright © 2006 Chambers Harrap Publishers Limited
backfire [bak-faia
sustantivo
1. Incendio provocado para contener el avance de otro.
2. Petardeo, explosión prematura, o en el escape, de motores de explosión.
3. Explosión hacia atrás de un arma de fuego.
verbo neutro (intransitivo)
4. Explotar prematuramente, petardear (engine). (n)
- The scheme backfired on us -> nos salió el tiro por la culata
Retorno de llama (of Bunsen burner). Contrafuego (to stop a fire).(Fig,) Resultar contraproducente. Fallar, salir rana (to fail).
Have a Spanish question? Get help from experts!
You must create a flashcard set before adding words from the dictionary.
What is your question?
A link for you
Nearby Words
- babyishness
- Babylon
- babysit
- baby-sitter
- baby sitting
- baby tooth
- baby walker
- baby-weighting scales
- bacca
- baccalaureate
- baccarat
- baccarra
- baccate
- bacchanal
- bacchanalian
- bacchanalia
- bacchanals
- bacchante
- Bacchic
- bacchical
- Bacchus
- baccivorous
- bach
- bachelor
- bachelorhood
- bachelorship
- bacillar
- bacillary
- bacilliform
- bacillus
- bacitracin
- back
- backache
- backband
- backbite
- backbiter
- backbiting
- back-board
- backbone
- backbreaking
- backchat
- back-cloth
- back comb
- back current
- backdate
- back door
- backdown
- backdrop
- backed
- backer
- backfire
- back-formation
- backgammon
- background
- backhand
- backhanded
- backing
- backlash
- backlighting
- backlog
- back number
- backpedal
- backpiece
- backplate
- backrest
- back room
- back scratcher
- back seat
- backset
- back shop
- backside
- backslapper
- backslide
- backslider
- backsliding
- backspacer
- backspin
- backstaff
- backstage
- back stairs
- backstairs
- backstays
- backstitch
- backstop
- back street
- backstroke
- backsword
- back talk
- backtrack
- back-up light
- backward
- backwardly
- backwardness
- backwards
- backwash
- backwater
- backwoods
- backwoodsman
- backwound
- backyard
Search History
Latest Activity
- rdwoodson earned 100 pts for the 'watch' section of Lesson 1.3 - Food and Articles (7 secs ago)
- Elbita earned 150 pts for the 'write' section of Lesson 1.2 - Las descripciones peronsales (22 secs ago)
- darkskylight asked the question Im talking to my Mexican friend and i am looking on here to see what he is saying and its not rite > is this honestly a good site to translate? (30 secs ago)
- SUED444 earned the Bronze Points badge for point gain (1 min ago)
- quinetta joined SpanishDict (4 mins ago)
- Renike earned the Silver Points badge for point gain (6 mins ago)
- jsosmart joined SpanishDict (6 mins ago)
- dtown763 answered the question whats the word for is? (8 mins ago)
- robertico answered the question What is the word for hair clip? (11 mins ago)
- llllllllllllllll asked the question What is the word for hair clip? (17 mins ago)
- robertico voted for Uses of "a little" and "little" (17 mins ago)
- robertico voted for Hay tres protagonistas en este cuento: Doña Clementina, la niña Mediavilla, y “Pipa.” (20 mins ago)
(May not be accurate.)
