backwardness in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for backwardness in the English»Spanish Dictionary

backwardness [Am ˈbækwərdnəs, Brit ˈbakwədnəs] N U

1. backwardness (of country, region):

backwardness

atraso m

2. backwardness (mental):

backwardness

retraso m

3. backwardness (shyness, reluctance):

backwardness

reticencia f

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tercermundismo

backwardness (conditions, attitudes, etc, considered typical of a third-world country)

el rezago del campo

the backwardness of rural areas

atraso (en las ideas)

backwardness

su retraso obedece a problemas auditivos

her backwardness is due to hearing problems

retraso

backwardness

backwardness in the PONS Dictionary

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atraso

backwardness

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English

He contributed bitingly sarcastic articles on what he saw as the cultural backwardness and naivety of his compatriots.

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It is the war against poverty, backwardness and arbitrariness.

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His backwardness, it would appear, was the effect of despair more than of wilful negligence.

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The groups were anti-imperialistic and left-oriented, and sought to inspire people through their writings advocating equality and attacking social injustice and backwardness.

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