Translation of "backwards" - English-Russian dictionary

backwards

adverb uk ​ /ˈbækwədz/ us ​ also backward
DIRECTION

B1 towards the direction behind you

назад
She took a couple of steps backwards.
EARLIER

› towards an earlier time or an earlier stage of development

в обратном направлении
Let's start with your most recent job and work backwards.
OPPOSITE ORDER

› in the opposite order to what is usual

наоборот
"Erehwon" is "nowhere" spelled backwards.
WRONG WAY also back to front, also US front to back

› with the part that is usually at the front at the back

задом наперед
Your T-shirt's on backwards.
backwards and forwards also back and forth

› in one direction then the opposite way and back again many times

взад и вперед
I have to drive backwards and forwards between here and Ipswich every day.

See also

bend over backwards

(Translation of “backwards” from the Cambridge English–Russian Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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