La palabra del día: "retroceder"
retroceder" ( reh-troh-ceh-dehr' )
(verb) to go back, to move back
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1. Me encantaría retroceder en el tiempo a los años 20; me parece una época fascinante.
I'd love to go back in time to the Twenties; I think it's a fascinating period.
2. Debes tener mucho cuidado al retroceder el auto que no choques con alguien.
You have to be very careful when reversing the car that you don't hit anyone.
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It is said that crayfish can move back on a solid surface. However, the truth is that it only can swim backwards using its muscular tail. Crayfish is known as a water cleaner, since it lives just in clean environment.
Se dice que los cangrejos pueden retroceder en una superficie sólida. Sin embargo, la realidad es que sólo pueden nadar de reversa usando sus colas musulares. Los cangrejos de río son conocidos como limpiadores del agua, ya que viven solamente en ambientes limpios.
En la película "Regreso al Futuro", el personaje de Marty McFly puede retroceder en el tiempo en un DeLorean.
In the movie, "Back to the Future", the character Marty McFly can go back in time in a DeLorean.
El poste de teléfono estúpido tuvo que retroceder en mi coche.
The stupid telephone pole had to back into my car.
Una de mis novelas favoritas es 'Más allá del tiempo'' que se trata de un viajero que puede retrodecer o avanzar a épocas diferentes de su vida, pero no por voluntad suya.
Siempre despierta desnuda y sin ningún tipo de ayuda en el más allá.
One of my favourite novels is ''The Timetraveller' s Wife'' which is about a man who can move to different parts of his life, but not of his own free will. He always wakes up naked and with no resources in the distant time.
Mis pensamientos retrocedían a los tiempos agradables de antaño cuando estaba joven y despreocupado.
O según sylyon y no con la palabra del día: "Mis pensamientos estaban regresando a tiempos agradables de antaño, cuando yo era joven y no me importaba nada."
My thoughts were returning to pleasant times of long ago when I was young and carefree.
retroceder = to go back
When you forgive, you are free to never go back to the past.
Cuando uno perdona, uno es libre de nunca más volver al pasado.
No puedo retroceder porque nunca recuerdo donde he estado.estaba.
I cannot go back because I never remember where I was.
I am new to this site...my first attempt! Here goes!
Necesito retroceder a la primera clase de español, porque no recuerdo mucho vocabulario.
I need to go back to the first Spanish class because I do not remember much vocabulary.
Tuvieron que retroceder hasta su punto de partida.
They had to go back to the beginning.
La guardia real hacía retroceder a la muchedumbre.
The royal guard forced the crowd to move back.
Retrocedí unos pasos.
I took a few steps backwards.
Northamerican Indians were excellent trackers and they could also backtrack in order to find game.
Los indios de Norteamérica eran excelentes seguidores rastreadores y también podían retroceder por su mismo camino también para encontrar caza.
El hechicero Gandalf les dijo a sus compañeros que retrocedieran mientras él se quedó a luchar contra el fiero que los perseguía en el primer libro de la trilogía "El Señor de los Anillos"
The wizard Gandalf told his companions to retreat while he fought the beast that was chasing them in the first book of the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy.
Before you go shooting it’s good to remember that every rifle recoils.
Antes de ir a cazar es bueno recordar que cada rifle retrocede.
¡Como el leñador grita, ¨¡Árbol va!¨, tus compañeros de trabajo retroceden para que no serán golpeados!
As the lumberjack yells, ¨timber¨, his co-workers move back so that they won't be hit!
One can travel all over the world to find what he needs, to find it when he returns home.
Uno puede viajar por todo el mundo para encontrar lo que necesita, para encontrarlo cuando retrocede en casa.
