backfire en el Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Traducciones de backfire en el diccionario inglés»español

I.backfire V. intr. [ingl. am. ˈbækˌfaɪ(ə)r, ingl. brit. bakˈfʌɪə]

1. backfire car:

backfire

producir detonaciones en el escape

backfire

petardear coloq.

backfire

pistonear Col.

2. backfire (fail):

backfire

fracasar

backfire

fallar

backfire

salir mal

his plan backfired on him

le salió el tiro por la culata coloq.

II.backfire SUST. [ingl. am. ˈbækˌfaɪ(ə)r, ingl. brit. ˈbakfʌɪə]

backfire

petardeo m

backfire

detonaciones fpl

Traducciones de backfire en el diccionario español»inglés

La palabra que consultaste como aparece en otras partes del diccionario

petardear coloq.

to backfire

puede tener un efecto bumerán

it may boomerang o backfire

detonación

backfire

su resolución puede tener efecto de bumerán

their decision could backfire on them o could boomerang

backfire en el diccionario PONS

Traducciones de backfire en el diccionario inglés»español

backfire [ˌbækˈfaɪəʳ, ingl. am. -ˈfaɪɚ] V. intr.

1. backfire (go wrong):

backfire

fallar

his plans backfired

sus planes fracasaron

2. backfire AUTO.:

backfire

petardear

backfire

detonar amer.

Traducciones de backfire en el diccionario español»inglés

La palabra que consultaste como aparece en otras partes del diccionario

salir el tiro por la culata

to backfire

Ejemplos monolingües (no verificados por la redacción de PONS)

inglés

Closing in on the cat, one of the incoming attackers go for the coup de grace, only to receive a backfire.

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This backfired and claims from local councillors in 2005 that 84% of residents were supportive of the proposals.

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It backfires, however, and she drinks both halves, meaning she falls passionately in love with herself.

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However, the spell backfired, trapping the guests as spirits in the earthly realm inside the hotel.

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He spends the majority of his time inventing incredible things, most of which tend to backfire, despite his best efforts.

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He usually deploys robots or uses strange contraptions to carry out his dirty deeds, but it usually backfires on him.

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It first broadcast a negative advertisement (a bleak television spot speaking of "deaths" in the hospitals) that backfired substantially, with criticism from opponents and citizens.

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It's not something that's safe, so it could backfire.

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The downsizing did, however, backfire in some cases.

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The radical changes it forces on a targeted population can backfire, including the counterproductive result of freeing inessential labourers to fill worker shortages in war industries.

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