backfire [ˈbækˈfaɪəʳ]
backfire
∗backfire [bækˈfaɪə(r)]
verbo intransitivo
1petardear (car)
- it backfired on them (sentido figurado) -> les salió el tiro por la culata
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backfire [bak-faia
sustantivo
1Incendio provocado para contener el avance de otro.
2Petardeo, explosión prematura, o en el escape, de motores de explosión.
3Explosión hacia atrás de un arma de fuego.
verbo neutro (intransitivo)
4Explotar 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).
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Verb Conjugation for "backfire"
Imperative
- backfire
- you backfire
- he/she backfires
- we backfire
- you backfire
- they backfire
Preterite
- I backfired
- you backfired
- he/she backfired
- we backfired
- you backfired
- they backfired
Present Continuous
- I am backfiring
- you are backfiring
- he/she is backfiring
- we are backfiring
- you are backfiring
- they are backfiring
Present Perfect
- I have backfired
- you have backfired
- he/she has backfired
- we have backfired
- you have backfired
- they have backfired
Past Continuous
- I was backfiring
- you were backfiring
- he/she was backfiring
- we were backfiring
- you were backfiring
- they were backfiring
Past Perfect
- I had backfired
- you had backfired
- he/she had backfired
- we had backfired
- you had backfired
- they had backfired
Future
- I will backfire
- you will backfire
- he/she will backfire
- we will backfire
- you will backfire
- they will backfire
Future Perfect
- I will have backfired
- you will have backfired
- he/she will have backfired
- we will have backfired
- you will have backfired
- they will have backfired
Future Continuous
- I will be backfiring
- you will be backfiring
- he/she will be backfiring
- we will be backfiring
- you will be backfiring
- they will be backfiring
Present Perfect Continuous
- I have been backfiring
- you have been backfiring
- he/she has been backfiring
- we have been backfiring
- you have been backfiring
- they have been backfiring
Future Perfect Continuous
- I will have been backfiring
- you will have been backfiring
- he/she will have been backfiring
- we will have been backfiring
- you will have been backfiring
- they will have been backfiring
Past Perfect Continuous
- I had been backfiring
- you had been backfiring
- he/she had been backfiring
- we had been backfiring
- you had been backfiring
- they had been backfiring
