backwards in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for backwards in the English»Italian Dictionary

backwards [Brit ˈbakwədz, Am ˈbækwərdz], backward [ˈbækwəd] ADV

1. backwards (in a reverse direction):

backwards walk, crawl, fall

all'indietro

backwards lean, step

indietro

to face backwards person:

voltare la schiena

to face backwards person:

essere di spalle

facing backwards (in train)

in senso contrario a quello di marcia

to be facing backwards

essere girato indietro, di schiena

to move backwards

arretrare, retrocedere

to travel backwards and forwards

fare la spola (between tra)

to walk backwards and forwards

camminare avanti e indietro

to swing backwards and forwards

oscillare (avanti e indietro)

to bend over backwards for sb, to do

farsi in quattro per qn, per fare

2. backwards (starting from the end):

backwards count

alla rovescia

wind backwards

riavvolgere

to say, recite sth backwards

dire, recitare qc cominciando dalla fine

3. backwards (the wrong way round):

to put sth on backwards

mettere qc a rovescio, col davanti dietro

to get sth backwards fig message, instructions

capire qc a rovescio

you've got it all backwards!

hai capito tutto il contrario!

4. backwards (thoroughly):

to know sth backwards

conoscere qc a menadito, per filo e per segno

backwards-compatible [ˌbækwədzkəmˈpætəbl] ADJ COMPUT

backwards-compatible

retrocompatibile

I.ass-backwards [Brit asˈbakwədz] ADJ Am inf

ass-backwards

al contrario, a rovescio

II.ass-backwards [Brit asˈbakwədz] ADV Am inf

he does everything ass-backwards

fa tutto all'incontrario

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lean over backwards fig

fare l'impossibile

Translations for backwards in the Italian»English Dictionary

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retrocompatibile

backwards-compatible

riverso rare

backwards

conoscere or sapere qc a menadito

to know sth backwards or inside out

a ritroso

backwards

andare a ritroso

to go backwards

camminare come i gamberi

to walk backwards

rovescia (al contrario)

backwards

backwards in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for backwards in the English»Italian Dictionary

backwards [ˈbæk·wɚdz] ADV

1. backwards (towards the back):

backwards

all'indietro

2. backwards (in reverse order):

backwards

all'incontrario

3. backwards (from better to worse):

backwards

di male in peggio

4. backwards (into the past):

backwards

indietro

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to bend over backwards (to help sb)

farsi in quattro (per aiutare qu)

Translations for backwards in the Italian»English Dictionary

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regressivo (-a)

backwards

regredire

to go backwards

all'indietro

backwards

farsi in quattro per qu

to bend over backwards to help sb

backwards Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to bend over backwards (to help sb)

farsi in quattro (per aiutare qu)

to bend over backwards to help sb

farsi in quattro per qu

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

I think that would be a terrible step backwards.

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This usually involves one brightly dressed, acrobatic dancer, darting backwards and forwards, turning cartwheels and somersaults, with freestyle choreography.

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His car had rolled backwards on the steep driveway, pinning him against a brick postbox and security fence.

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He will always rant and ramble about his life whenever he appears and will occasionally foam at the mouth and fall over backwards.

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It had a second driver in the rear so that the vehicle could be driven either forwards or backwards with relative ease.

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Then she stepped backwards, onto the road and onto the stream of oncoming traffic that flowed through our dozy town.

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Each train consists of a locomotive pushing a single passenger car up the mountain, and descending the mountain by going backwards.

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Disorderly pushing about from corner to corner and running backwards and forwards quite amateurish.

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He described it as starting with the ending first, then working backwards from there.

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The car was also designed to run backwards.

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