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backfire

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌbækˈfaɪə^r/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈbækˌfaɪr/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(bak′fī^ər′)

Inflections of 'backfire' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

backfires: v 3rd person singular

backfiring: v pres p

backfired: v past

backfired: v past p

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Inglés	Español
backfire⇒ vi	(plan: bring unwanted result)	salir el tiro por la culata expr
resultar contraproducente loc verb
producir un efecto indeseado vtr + art + nm + adj
(México, coloquial)	voltearse el chirrión por el palito expr
The plan backfired and now voters are demanding that he resign.
Le salió el tiro por la culata y ahora los votantes le piden la renuncia.
backfire vi	(engine, vehicle: explosion)	petardear⇒ vtr
explotar⇒ vtr
Note: When a car backfires, there is an explosion in the engine or exhaust, but that does not mean the car will explode.
We heard a car backfire and thought it was a gun at first.
Escuchamos un auto petardear y al principio creímos que era un arma.

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'backfire' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:

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boomerang

Spanish:

ir por lana y volver trasquilado - petardear - petar - jugar una mala pasada

Synonyms: burst, erupt, detonate, explode, boomerang, more...

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