setback

/ˈsɛtbæk/

noun B1
N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
setbacks

Meaning

  1. contratiempo, revés

    • They faced a major setback.

      Enfrentaron un gran contratiempo.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

backhand

Spanish revés covers two unrelated English words: a backhand is a tennis stroke; a setback is an obstacle or problem that delays progress.

Similar in other languages

German

Umkehr

Close — a setback relates to a reversal.

Spanish

revés

revés is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "reverse, setback."

Práctica

1 ¿Qué significa setback?

2 Completa el espacio en blanco: They faced a major ___.

3 ¿Qué gráfico de características corresponde a setback?

noun

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