backwater

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From back + water.

68 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Estonian: lodu — the water held back by a dam or other obstruction
• Finnish: padon pidättelemä vesi — the water held back by a dam or other obstruction
• Galician: relanzo — the water held back by a dam or other obstruction
• Ancient Greek: παλίρροια (palírrhoia) — the water held back by a dam or other obstruction
• Hungarian: visszaduzzasztás — the water held back by a dam or other obstruction
• Italian: acqua di invaso — the water held back by a dam or other obstruction
• Kannada: ಹಿನ್ನೀರು (hinnīru) — the water held back by a dam or other obstruction
• Macedonian: по́тпор (pótpor) — the water held back by a dam or other obstruction
• Māori: auhoki — the water held back by a dam or other obstruction
• Māori: muriwai — the water held back by a dam or other obstruction
• Polish: rozlewisko — the water held back by a dam or other obstruction
• Russian: подпо́р (podpór) — the water held back by a dam or other obstruction
• Russian: за́водь (závodʹ) — the water held back by a dam or other obstruction
• Armenian: խուլ տեղ (xul teġ) — a remote place; somewhere that remains unaffected by new events, progresses, ideas, etc.
• Armenian: ծայրագավառ (cayragavaṙ) — a remote place; somewhere that remains unaffected by new events, progresses, ideas, etc.
• Chinese Mandarin: 窮鄉僻壤 /穷乡僻壤 (qióngxiāngpìrǎng) — a remote place; somewhere that remains unaffected by new events, progresses, ideas, etc.
• Dutch: gat — a remote place; somewhere that remains unaffected by new events, progresses, ideas, etc.
• Finnish: takapajula — a remote place; somewhere that remains unaffected by new events, progresses, ideas, etc.
• French: patelin — a remote place; somewhere that remains unaffected by new events, progresses, ideas, etc.
• French: trou perdu — a remote place; somewhere that remains unaffected by new events, progresses, ideas, etc.
• German: Kaff — a remote place; somewhere that remains unaffected by new events, progresses, ideas, etc.
• German: Dorf — a remote place; somewhere that remains unaffected by new events, progresses, ideas, etc.
• Hungarian: porfészek — a remote place; somewhere that remains unaffected by new events, progresses, ideas, etc.
• Icelandic: útskækill — a remote place; somewhere that remains unaffected by new events, progresses, ideas, etc.
• Japanese: 僻地 (hekichi) — a remote place; somewhere that remains unaffected by new events, progresses, ideas, etc.
• Japanese: 奥地 (okuchi) — a remote place; somewhere that remains unaffected by new events, progresses, ideas, etc.
• Japanese: 辺境 (henkyou) — a remote place; somewhere that remains unaffected by new events, progresses, ideas, etc.
• Macedonian: пусте́лија (pustélija) — a remote place; somewhere that remains unaffected by new events, progresses, ideas, etc.
• Macedonian: за́стој (zástoj) — a remote place; somewhere that remains unaffected by new events, progresses, ideas, etc.
• Malay: negeri antah-berantah — a remote place; somewhere that remains unaffected by new events, progresses, ideas, etc.
• Norwegian Bokmål: avkrok — a remote place; somewhere that remains unaffected by new events, progresses, ideas, etc.
• Polish: prowincja — a remote place; somewhere that remains unaffected by new events, progresses, ideas, etc.
• Polish: zaścianek — a remote place; somewhere that remains unaffected by new events, progresses, ideas, etc.
• Portuguese: cafundó — a remote place; somewhere that remains unaffected by new events, progresses, ideas, etc.
• Russian: засто́й (zastój) — a remote place; somewhere that remains unaffected by new events, progresses, ideas, etc.
• Russian: захолу́стье (zaxolústʹje) — a remote place; somewhere that remains unaffected by new events, progresses, ideas, etc.
• Russian: глушь (glušʹ) — a remote place; somewhere that remains unaffected by new events, progresses, ideas, etc.
• Russian: глуби́нка (glubínka) — a remote place; somewhere that remains unaffected by new events, progresses, ideas, etc.
• Serbo-Croatian: мртво море — a remote place; somewhere that remains unaffected by new events, progresses, ideas, etc.
• Spanish: pueblucho — a remote place; somewhere that remains unaffected by new events, progresses, ideas, etc.
• Spanish: villorrio (despective) — a remote place; somewhere that remains unaffected by new events, progresses, ideas, etc.
• Spanish: poblacho (despective) — a remote place; somewhere that remains unaffected by new events, progresses, ideas, etc.
• Swedish: avkrok — a remote place; somewhere that remains unaffected by new events, progresses, ideas, etc.
• Swedish: ankdamm — a remote place; somewhere that remains unaffected by new events, progresses, ideas, etc.
• Ukrainian: звідкілясь (zvidkiljasʹ) — a remote place; somewhere that remains unaffected by new events, progresses, ideas, etc.
• Ukrainian: хтозна-звідки (xtozna-zvidky) — a remote place; somewhere that remains unaffected by new events, progresses, ideas, etc.
• Ukrainian: чортзна-де (čortzna-de) — a remote place; somewhere that remains unaffected by new events, progresses, ideas, etc.
• Uzbek: olon — a remote place; somewhere that remains unaffected by new events, progresses, ideas, etc.
• Uzbek: olong — a remote place; somewhere that remains unaffected by new events, progresses, ideas, etc.
• Finnish: huopaus — a rowing stroke in which the oar is pushed forward to stop the boat
• Polish: cofka — a rowing stroke in which the oar is pushed forward to stop the boat
• Russian: гребок m навстре́чу (grebok) — a rowing stroke in which the oar is pushed forward to stop the boat
• Danish: skodde — To row or paddle a backwater stroke
• Finnish: huovata — To row or paddle a backwater stroke
• Galician: cear — To row or paddle a backwater stroke
• Irish: cúlaigh — To row or paddle a backwater stroke
• Norwegian Bokmål: skåte — To row or paddle a backwater stroke
• Norwegian Bokmål: hamle — To row or paddle a backwater stroke
• Polish: cofać — To row or paddle a backwater stroke
• Polish: cofnąć — To row or paddle a backwater stroke
• Russian: грести́ навстре́чу (grestí) — To row or paddle a backwater stroke
• Spanish: ciar — To row or paddle a backwater stroke
• Finnish: huovata — to vacillate on a long-held position
• Finnish: epäröidä — to vacillate on a long-held position
• French: lâcher prise — to vacillate on a long-held position
• French: abandonner — to vacillate on a long-held position
• French: vaciller — to vacillate on a long-held position
• Polish: wahać się — to vacillate on a long-held position