Translations for „climb-down“ in the English » Slovenian Dictionary

ˈclimb-down N Brit

climb-down

priznanje n zmote

climb-down

popuščanje n

Usage examples with climb-down

to climb down [from] a tree

splezati z drevesa

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

However, she was later forced to make an embarrassing climb-down.

www.telegraph.co.uk

Less than a week after the midnight decree was rushed through, the government, in a humiliating climb-down, withdrew it.

www.cbc.ca

The climb-down had started after government intervened with measures like a ban on exports, abolition of import duty and asking state government's to crackdown on onion hoarders.

www.thehindu.com

They included a climb-down on attempts to force all union members to "opt-in" to paying a political levy - which will now only apply to new members.

www.bbc.co.uk

From keeping wickets to keeping an eye from where would the next rupee come from was a heart-breaking climb-down for this honest cricketer.

www.thehindu.com

The climb-down before a rivalrous enemy still smarted.

www.express.co.uk

Another thought the emissions trading climb-down was only tricky because the language used to sell the need for action on climate change had been "over-hyped".

www.abc.net.au

And now the biggest promoter of bag fees faces an awkward climb-down over obvious customer dissatisfaction.

www.macleans.ca

But the government's climb-down on the plant could cost taxpayers plenty.

www.thestar.com

But even that climb-down has not prevented a host of users turning their backs on the camera app, figures suggest.

www.independent.co.uk