backpedal

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• /ˈbækˌpɛdəɫ/
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From back + pedal.

52 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Finnish: polkea taaksepäin — to pedal backwards on a bicycle
• French: rétropédaler — to pedal backwards on a bicycle
• German: rückwärts treten — to pedal backwards on a bicycle
• Ido: kontre-pedalagar — to pedal backwards on a bicycle
• Polish: pedałować do tyłu — to pedal backwards on a bicycle
• Portuguese: retropedalar — to pedal backwards on a bicycle
• Portuguese: contrapedalar — to pedal backwards on a bicycle
• Portuguese: pedalar para trás — to pedal backwards on a bicycle
• Spanish: retropedalear — to pedal backwards on a bicycle
• Spanish: contrapedalear — to pedal backwards on a bicycle
• Finnish: peruuttaa — to step backwards
• Finnish: ottaa takapakkia — to step backwards
• Finnish: astua taaksepäin — to step backwards
• French: reculer — to step backwards
• German: zurücktreten — to step backwards
• German: nach hinten treten — to step backwards
• German: einen Schritt zurück machen — to step backwards
• Italian: retrocedere — to step backwards
• Italian: fare un passo indietro — to step backwards
• Italian: indietreggiare — to step backwards
• Italian: arretrare — to step backwards
• Italian: regredire — to step backwards
• Polish: iść do tyłu — to step backwards
• Portuguese: recuar — to step backwards
• Portuguese: retroceder — to step backwards
• Spanish: retroceder — to step backwards
• Spanish: recular — to step backwards
• Spanish: recejar — to step backwards
• Spanish: cejar — to step backwards
• Spanish: ciar — to step backwards
• Dutch: gas terugnemen — to distance oneself from an earlier claim or statement
• Finnish: peruuttaa — to distance oneself from an earlier claim or statement
• Finnish: ottaa takapakkia — to distance oneself from an earlier claim or statement
• French: rétropédaler — to distance oneself from an earlier claim or statement
• French: faire marche arrière — to distance oneself from an earlier claim or statement
• French: faire machine arrière — to distance oneself from an earlier claim or statement
• German: einen Rückzieher machen — to distance oneself from an earlier claim or statement
• German: zurückziehen — to distance oneself from an earlier claim or statement
• German: zurückrudern — to distance oneself from an earlier claim or statement
• Italian: ritrattarsi — to distance oneself from an earlier claim or statement
• Italian: disdirsi — to distance oneself from an earlier claim or statement
• Italian: rimangiarsi le parole — to distance oneself from an earlier claim or statement
• Polish: wycofywać się — to distance oneself from an earlier claim or statement
• Polish: wycofać się — to distance oneself from an earlier claim or statement
• Portuguese: voltar atrás — to distance oneself from an earlier claim or statement
• Portuguese: desdizer-se — to distance oneself from an earlier claim or statement
• Portuguese: mudar de opinião — to distance oneself from an earlier claim or statement
• Russian: давать заднюю (davatʹ zadnjuju) — to distance oneself from an earlier claim or statement
• Russian: переобуться (pereobutʹsja) — to distance oneself from an earlier claim or statement
• Spanish: retractarse — to distance oneself from an earlier claim or statement
• Spanish: recular — to distance oneself from an earlier claim or statement
• Spanish: desdecirse — to distance oneself from an earlier claim or statement