backfire in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for backfire in the English»Spanish Dictionary (Go to Spanish»English)

Translations for backfire in the Spanish»English Dictionary (Go to English»Spanish)

backfire in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for backfire in the English»Spanish Dictionary (Go to Spanish»English)

Translations for backfire in the Spanish»English Dictionary (Go to English»Spanish)

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to backfire
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Closing in on the cat, one of the incoming attackers go for the coup de grace, only to receive a backfire.
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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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It backfires, however, and she drinks both halves, meaning she falls passionately in love with herself.
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However, the spell backfired, trapping the guests as spirits in the earthly realm inside the hotel.
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He spends the majority of his time inventing incredible things, most of which tend to backfire, despite his best efforts.
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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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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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It's not something that's safe, so it could backfire.
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The downsizing did, however, backfire in some cases.
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The radical changes it forces on a targeted population can backfire, including the counterproductive result of freeing inessential labourers to fill worker shortages in war industries.
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