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2 Translation results for backward in Spanish

adverb | adjective

backward adverb

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hacia atrás; de espaldas; al revés
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The woman looks backward to park her car.

Example sentences of
backward adverb

  • •I heard a noise behind me and glanced backward.
  • •He pushed the throttle backward.
  • •She took a small step backward.
  • •a sudden movement backward, not forward
  • •a journey backward in time
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  • •The narrative moves backward and forward in time.
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backward adjective

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hacia atrás; retrasado; tímido; atrasado

Example sentences of
backward adjective

  • •a technologically backward village that has no running water
  • •a backward turn on ice skates is hard to learn because you can't see where you're going
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Synonyms of
backward adjective

retarded, shy, underdeveloped
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Reverse translation for backward

hacia atrás
de espaldas
al revés
hacia atrás
retrasado  - retarded, mentally slow, behind, in arrears, backward (of a country), slow (of a watch) 
tímido  - timid, shy 
atrasado  - late, overdue, behind schedule, backward, old-fashioned, slow (of a clock or watch)