Backpedal

"Backpedal" in Spanish

cejar

(to step backwards)

ciar

(to step backwards)

contrapedalear

(to pedal backwards on a bicycle)

desdecirse

(to distance oneself from an earlier claim or statement)

recejar

(to step backwards)

recular

(to step backwards)

recular

(to distance oneself from an earlier claim or statement)

retractarse

(to distance oneself from an earlier claim or statement)

retroceder

(to step backwards)

retropedalear

(to pedal backwards on a bicycle)

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