Polyglot Dictionary

backfire

/ˈbækfaɪər/

verb B2
V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

3rd person singular
backfires
past
backfired
past participle
backfired
gerund
backfiring

Meaning

  1. salir el tiro por la culata

    • His plan backfired completely.

      Su plan le salió el tiro por la culata.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Práctica

1 ¿Qué significa backfire?

2 Completa el espacio en blanco: His plan ___ completely.

3 ¿Qué gráfico de características corresponde a backfire?

verb

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