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الكَهْرَبائِيّة
odbija się rykoszetem
backfire VB intr
1. backfire (fail):
my plan backfired
mój plan obrócił się przeciwko mnie
2. backfire (make noise):
backfire
strzelać [perf strzelić]
Present
Ibackfire
youbackfire
he/she/itbackfires
webackfire
youbackfire
theybackfire
Past
Ibackfired
youbackfired
he/she/itbackfired
webackfired
youbackfired
theybackfired
Present Perfect
Ihavebackfired
youhavebackfired
he/she/ithasbackfired
wehavebackfired
youhavebackfired
theyhavebackfired
Past Perfect
Ihadbackfired
youhadbackfired
he/she/ithadbackfired
wehadbackfired
youhadbackfired
theyhadbackfired
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my plan backfired
mój plan obrócił się przeciwko mnie
Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)
This backfired, and the veil became more popular than ever among the workers, whereas prior to this was mostly used by the middle, wealthier classes.
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Immediately after the expose, however, his claims backfired as the accusation turns out to be grossly false and misinformed.
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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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It's not something that's safe, so it could backfire.
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It backfires, however, and she drinks both halves, meaning she falls passionately in love with herself.
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