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Detailed Translations for backdown from English to German

backdown:


Translation Matrix for backdown:

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- climb-down; withdrawal

Synonyms for "backdown":


Related Definitions for "backdown":

  1. a retraction of a previously held position1

Wiktionary Translations for backdown:

backdown
noun
  1. (umgangssprachlich) das Zurückziehen von angekündigten Handlungen oder gemachten Versprechungen, Forderungen und Behauptungen oder das Zurückschrecken vor deren Konsequenzen

back down:

back down verb

  1. back down (back out; climb down)

Translation Matrix for back down:

VerbRelated TranslationsOther Translations
Segel aufziehen back down; back out; climb down
- back off; back up; bow out; chicken out; pull out

Synonyms for "back down":


Related Definitions for "back down":

  1. move backwards from a certain position1
    • The bully had to back down1
  2. remove oneself from an obligation1