backfire in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

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It first broadcast a negative advertisement (a bleak television spot speaking of "deaths" in the hospitals) that backfired substantially, with criticism from opponents and citizens.
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If the engine is revved up with a bad or faulty sensor, it may cause misfiring, motor vibration or backfires.
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He usually deploys robots or uses strange contraptions to carry out his dirty deeds, but it usually backfires on him.
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This backfired and claims from local councillors in 2005 that 84% of residents were supportive of the proposals.
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The team was also forced to make several trades to stop the bleeding, most of which backfired.
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Her plan was unsuccessful, however, as it backfired.
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It's not something that's safe, so it could backfire.
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The golden scimitar, in addition to firing destructive blasts, will backfire against any other person who may attempt to wield it.
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The story proper begins when a lab experiment involving bacteriophages backfires spectacularly.
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Somebody will get bit without telling the others, which will inevitably backfire.
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