Backfire
//bækˈfaɪə(ɹ)//
Translations of "backfire" (11 languages)
| Language | Translation | Romanization | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Danish | give bagslag(fail) | — | |
| Dutch | averechts werken(fail), falen(fail) | — | |
| Finnish | epäonnistua(fail), kostautua(fail), mennä pieleen(fail) | — | |
| French | avoir l'effet inverse(fail), contrecoup subi(fail), retour de flamme(fail), se retourner contre(fail) | — | |
| German | fehlschlagen(fail), nach hinten losgehen(fail) | — | |
| Italian | avere effetto contrario(fail) | — | |
| Portuguese | sair o tiro pela culatra(fail), sair pela culatra(fail) | — | |
| Russian | привести́ к обра́тным результа́там(fail), приводи́ть к обра́тным результа́там(fail) | privestí k obrátnym rezulʹtátam, privodítʹ k obrátnym rezulʹtátam | |
| Serbo-Croatian | obiti se o glavu(fail), vratiti se(fail) | — | |
| Spanish | jugar una mala pasada(fail), petardear(to experience a premature ignition of fuel or an ignition of exhaust gases, making a popping sound), salir el tiro por la culata(fail), tener contraefecto(fail), tener efecto retroactivo(fail), tener el efecto contrario(fail) | — | |
| Swedish | slå slint(fail) | — |
give bagslag
averechts werken, falen
epäonnistua, kostautua, mennä pieleen
avoir l'effet inverse, contrecoup subi, retour de flamme, se retourner contre
fehlschlagen, nach hinten losgehen
avere effetto contrario
sair o tiro pela culatra, sair pela culatra
привести́ к обра́тным результа́там, приводи́ть к обра́тным результа́там
privestí k obrátnym rezulʹtátam, privodítʹ k obrátnym rezulʹtátam
obiti se o glavu, vratiti se
jugar una mala pasada, petardear, salir el tiro por la culata, tener contraefecto, tener efecto retroactivo, tener el efecto contrario
slå slint
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