backhanded in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for backhanded in the English»Spanish Dictionary

backhanded [Am bækˈhændəd, Brit bakˈhandɪd] ADJ

backhanded blow/swipe:

backhanded

con el revés

backhanded

de revés

it was rather a backhanded compliment

fue un cumplido de esos que no sabes cómo or por dónde tomarlo

I.backhand [Am ˈbækˌhænd, Brit ˈbakhand] N

backhand

revés m

backhand shot

revés m

backhand volley

volea f de revés

II.backhand [Am ˈbækˌhænd, Brit ˈbakhand] ADV

backhand

con el revés

backhand

de revés

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two-handed backhand

revés m a dos manos

she hit a marvelous backhand

hizo or dio un maravilloso revés

Translations for backhanded in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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cotín

high backhand return

topspin de derecha/revés

forehand/backhand topspin

revés

backhand

backhanded in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for backhanded in the English»Spanish Dictionary

backhand [ˈbækhænd] N no pl

backhand

revés m

Translations for backhanded in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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revés

backhand

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

For all their success, the two men say they've heard whispered gossip from other agencies and received backhanded compliments to their faces.

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I left him temporarily after he backhanded me across the face one night.

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He tossed in some backhanded compliments while doing so.

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The term, which is used in a pejorative or ironic sense, can also be used as a backhanded compliment to someone's perseverance, cleverness, or thrift.

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So how should confident women deal with backhanded comments and the men who lob them?

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We can take it as a backhanded compliment, in some ways.

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The comparison to incendiary devices is not a backhanded compliment.

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In some cultures, backhanded compliments are considered a genteel or polite way of expressing disdain.

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But don't take the study as a backhanded compliment.

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Everything they would say was very backhanded, and they were always bragging about their success.

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