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backtrack

/ˈbæk.træk/

Translation

v [i]
retractarse
to backtrack on a promise
retractarse de una promesa
desandar el camino
(en una presentación o en una conversación)
volver atrás
Can we backtrack, please? I didn't understand the first part
¿Podemos volver atrás? No he entendido la primera parte
(Definition of backtrack v from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact English-Spanish © Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)

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