back and forth

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• /ˈbæ.kənˌfɔːθ/ non-rhotic
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• /ˈbæ.kəndˌfɔːθ/ non-rhotic
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• /ˈbæ.kənˌfɔːɹθ/ rhotic
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• /ˈbæ.kəndˌfɔːɹθ/ rhotic
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No etymology was provided for this word.

92 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Catalan: vaiver — going from one place to another and back again
• Esperanto: oscila — going from one place to another and back again
• Finnish: edestakainen — going from one place to another and back again
• Hungarian: oda-vissza — going from one place to another and back again
• Hungarian: ide-oda — going from one place to another and back again
• Italian: avanti e indietro — going from one place to another and back again
• Arabic: ذَهَابًا وَإِيَابًا (ḏahāban wa-ʔiyāban) — from one place to another and back again
• Bulgarian: напред-назад (napred-nazad) — from one place to another and back again
• Chinese Mandarin: 來回 /来回 (láihuí) — from one place to another and back again
• Danish: frem og tilbage — from one place to another and back again
• Dutch: heen en weer — from one place to another and back again
• Estonian: edasi-tagasi — from one place to another and back again
• Finnish: edestakaisin — from one place to another and back again
• French: aller-retour — from one place to another and back again
• French: va-et-vient — from one place to another and back again
• Friulian: indevant e indaûr — from one place to another and back again
• Galician: de aquí para alí — from one place to another and back again
• Galician: entre idas e vidas — from one place to another and back again
• Georgian: წინ და უკან (c̣in da uḳan) — from one place to another and back again
• Georgian: წინ-უკან (c̣in-uḳan) — from one place to another and back again
• Georgian: აქეთ-იქით (aket-ikit) — from one place to another and back again
• German: hin und her — from one place to another and back again
• Greek: μπρος πίσω (bros píso) — from one place to another and back again
• Hebrew: הלוך חזור — from one place to another and back again
• Hungarian: oda-vissza — from one place to another and back again
• Hungarian: ide-oda — from one place to another and back again
• Hungarian: előre-hátra — from one place to another and back again
• Hungarian: fel-alá — from one place to another and back again
• Hungarian: fel s alá — from one place to another and back again
• Hungarian: fel és alá — from one place to another and back again
• Hungarian: le-fel — from one place to another and back again
• Hungarian: ki-be — from one place to another and back again
• Italian: avanti e indietro — from one place to another and back again
• Japanese: 行ったり来たり (ittari-kitari) — from one place to another and back again
• Korean: 왔다갔다 (watdagatda) — from one place to another and back again
• Korean: 왔다리갔다리 (watdarigatdari) — from one place to another and back again
• Latin: hūc et illūc — from one place to another and back again
• Macedonian: напред-назад (napred-nazad) — from one place to another and back again
• Norwegian Bokmål: frem og tilbake — from one place to another and back again
• Norwegian Nynorsk: att og fram — from one place to another and back again
• Norwegian Nynorsk: fram og tilbake — from one place to another and back again
• Polish: tam i z powrotem — from one place to another and back again
• Polish: tam i nazad — from one place to another and back again
• Portuguese: para frente e para trás — from one place to another and back again
• Portuguese: para lá e para cá — from one place to another and back again
• Romanian: de colo colo — from one place to another and back again
• Romanian: de colo până colo — from one place to another and back again
• Romanian: dintr-o parte în alta — from one place to another and back again
• Romanian: de pe o parte pe alta — from one place to another and back again
• Romanian: înainte şi înapoi — from one place to another and back again
• Romanian: încoace şi încolo — from one place to another and back again
• Romanian: peste tot — from one place to another and back again
• Romanian: peste tot locul — from one place to another and back again
• Russian: туда́ и обра́тно (tudá i obrátno) — from one place to another and back again
• Russian: туда́-сюда́ (tudá-sjudá) — from one place to another and back again
• Russian: взад-вперёд (vzad-vperjód) — from one place to another and back again
• Serbo-Croatian: amo-tamo — from one place to another and back again
• Serbo-Croatian: tamo i natrag — from one place to another and back again
• Serbo-Croatian: tamo i nazad — from one place to another and back again
• Spanish: de acá para allá — from one place to another and back again
• Spanish: de ceca en meca — from one place to another and back again
• Spanish: de la ceca a la meca — from one place to another and back again
• Spanish: de acá para acullá — from one place to another and back again
• Spanish: de aquí para allí — from one place to another and back again
• Spanish: de aquí para allá — from one place to another and back again
• Swedish: fram och tillbaka — from one place to another and back again
• Tagalog: pabalik-balik — from one place to another and back again
• Tocharian B: orkäntai — from one place to another and back again
• Turkish: ileri geri — from one place to another and back again
• Vietnamese: tới lui — from one place to another and back again
• Welsh: ôl a blaen — from one place to another and back again
• Catalan: vaivé — movement (of someone or something) forward followed by a return to the same position
• Chinese Mandarin: 往返 (wǎng-fǎn) — movement (of someone or something) forward followed by a return to the same position
• Chinese Mandarin: 來回 /来回 (láihuí) — movement (of someone or something) forward followed by a return to the same position
• Esperanto: oscilo — movement (of someone or something) forward followed by a return to the same position
• Finnish: edestakainen liike — movement (of someone or something) forward followed by a return to the same position
• French: va-et-vient — movement (of someone or something) forward followed by a return to the same position
• French: allées et venues — movement (of someone or something) forward followed by a return to the same position
• German: Hin und Her — movement (of someone or something) forward followed by a return to the same position
• Greek: πηγαινέλα (pigainéla) — movement (of someone or something) forward followed by a return to the same position
• Hungarian: himbálózás — movement (of someone or something) forward followed by a return to the same position
• Hungarian: hullámzás — movement (of someone or something) forward followed by a return to the same position
• Hungarian: ingázás — movement (of someone or something) forward followed by a return to the same position
• Hungarian: (vacillation/fluctuation) ingadozás — movement (of someone or something) forward followed by a return to the same position
• Hungarian: váltakozás — movement (of someone or something) forward followed by a return to the same position
• Italian: andirivieni — movement (of someone or something) forward followed by a return to the same position
• Italian: viavai — movement (of someone or something) forward followed by a return to the same position
• Japanese: 行ったり来たり (ittari-kitari) — movement (of someone or something) forward followed by a return to the same position
• Polish: ruch tam i z powrotem — movement (of someone or something) forward followed by a return to the same position
• Hungarian: huzavona — negotiations or discussions between two or more parties, a dialog
• Hungarian: huzakodás — negotiations or discussions between two or more parties, a dialog
• Hungarian: vitatkozás — negotiations or discussions between two or more parties, a dialog