backfire
UK: /ˈbæk.faɪər/ US: /-faɪr/ UK: /ˌbækˈfaɪər/ US: /-ˈfaɪr/ [backfired, backfiring]Translation
v [i]
›
⇨ fallar
⇨ salir mal
The Government's plans to increase taxes could backfire on them Los planes del Gobierno para subir los impuestos podrían salir mal
› (un motor)
⇨ petardear col.
The car was not running well and started to backfire El coche no funcionaba bien y empezó a petardear
(Definition of backfire v from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact English-Spanish
© Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)
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