Backward
//ˈbæk.wə(ɹ)d//
Translations of "backward" (43 languages)
| Language | Translation | Romanization | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | متخلف(undeveloped), مُتَخَلِّف(undeveloped) | mitḵallif, mutaḵallif | |
| Bashkir | артҡа(in the direction towards the back) | artqa | |
| Bulgarian | изостанал(undeveloped), назад(in the direction towards the back), назадничав(reluctant to advance), обратно(in the direction reverse of normal), старомоден(of an idea: outdated), назад(in the direction towards the back) | izostanal, nazad, nazadničav, obratno, staromoden, nazad | |
| Catalan | antiquat(of an idea: outdated), demodé(of an idea: outdated), endarrerit(undeveloped), retrògrad(in the direction reverse of normal), retrògrad(of an idea: outdated), enrere(in the direction towards the back) | — | |
| Central Kurdish | دواکەوتو(reluctant to advance), دواکەوتو(undeveloped) | dwakewtu, dwakewtu | |
| Cherokee | ᎠᏏᏂ(in the direction towards the back) | asini | |
| Chinese Mandarin | 逆向(in the direction reverse of normal), 向後 /向后(in the direction towards the back), 往後 /往后(in the direction towards the back), 朝後 /朝后(in the direction towards the back) | nìxiàng, xiànghòu, wǎnghòu, cháohòu | |
| Czech | vzad(in the direction reverse of normal), zaostalý(undeveloped), dozadu(in the direction towards the back), vzad(in the direction towards the back), zpátky(in the direction towards the back) | — | |
| Dutch | achterhaald(of an idea: outdated), achteruit(in the direction towards the back), achteruit(in the direction reverse of normal), naar achteren(in the direction towards the back), onderontwikkeld(undeveloped) | — | |
| Esperanto | malantaŭen(in the direction towards the back) | — | |
| Farefare | abilimpoore(in the direction towards the back) | — | |
| Finnish | alikehittynyt(undeveloped), arka(reluctant to advance), kehittymätön(undeveloped), peruuttava(in the direction reverse of normal), saamaton(reluctant to advance), taakse(in the direction towards the back), taaksepäin suuntautuva(in the direction towards the back), takapajuinen(undeveloped), takaperoinen(in the direction towards the back), takaperoinen(in the direction reverse of normal), vanhakantainen(of an idea: outdated), vastahakoinen(reluctant to advance), taaksepäin(in the direction towards the back), takaperin(in the direction towards the back), menneisyys(state behind or past) | — | |
| French | arriéré(reluctant to advance), arriéré(undeveloped), en arrière(in the direction towards the back), en arrière(in the direction towards the back), à reculons(in the direction towards the back) | — | |
| Galician | de costas(in the direction towards the back), para atrás(in the direction towards the back) | — | |
| German | altmodisch(of an idea: outdated), antiquiert(of an idea: outdated), gehemmt(reluctant to advance), nach hinten(in the direction towards the back), rückständig(undeveloped), rückständig(of an idea: outdated), rückwärts(in the direction towards the back), rückwärts(in the direction reverse of normal), rückwärtsgewandt(of an idea: outdated), unterentwickelt(undeveloped), zurück(in the direction towards the back), zurückgeblieben(undeveloped), zurückgewandt(undeveloped), zögerlich(reluctant to advance), überholt(of an idea: outdated), rückwärts(in the direction towards the back), zurück(in the direction towards the back) | — | |
| Gothic | 𐌹𐌱𐌿𐌺𐍃(in the direction towards the back) | ibuks | |
| Greek | ανάποδος(in the direction reverse of normal), οπισθοδρομικός(of an idea: outdated), παλιομοδίτικος(of an idea: outdated), υπανάπτυκτος(undeveloped), πίσω(in the direction towards the back) | anápodos, opisthodromikós, paliomodítikos, ypanáptyktos, píso | |
| Hungarian | fejletlen(undeveloped), hátra(in the direction towards the back), vissza(in the direction towards the back), hátra(in the direction towards the back), hátrafelé(in the direction towards the back) | — | |
| Icelandic | aftur(in the direction towards the back), aftur á bak(in the direction reverse of normal), vanþróaður(undeveloped), úreltur(of an idea: outdated), aftur á bak(in the direction towards the back) | — | |
| Ingrian | takaperin(in the direction towards the back) | — | |
| Irish | ar gcúl(in the direction towards the back), ar gcúl(in the direction reverse of normal), ar gcúl(undeveloped), cúlánta(undeveloped), fágtha(of an idea: outdated), siar(in the direction towards the back), siar(in the direction reverse of normal), ar gcúl(in the direction towards the back) | — | |
| Italian | antiquato(of an idea: outdated), fuori moda(of an idea: outdated), indietro(in the direction towards the back), indietro(undeveloped), retromarcia(in the direction reverse of normal), riluttante(reluctant to advance) | — | |
| Jamaican Creole | back(in the direction towards the back), backway(in the direction reverse of normal) | — | |
| Japanese | 後ろへ(in the direction towards the back), 後方へ(in the direction towards the back) | ushiro e, kōhō e | |
| Latin | retrōrsum(in the direction towards the back), rūrsum(in the direction towards the back) | — | |
| Malayalam | പിന്നോക്ക(undeveloped), പുറകോട്ട്(in the direction towards the back) | pinnōkka, puṟakōṭṭŭ | |
| Māori | whakamuri(in the direction towards the back) | — | |
| Marathi | मागासलेला(undeveloped), मागासलेली(undeveloped), मागासलेले(undeveloped) | māgāslelā, māgāslelī, māgāslele | |
| Mongolian | аранш(in the direction towards the back), араншаа(in the direction towards the back), хойш(in the direction towards the back), хойшоо(in the direction towards the back), ᠠᠷᠤᠨᠰᠢ(in the direction towards the back), ᠠᠷᠤᠨᠰᠢ ᠪᠠᠨ(in the direction towards the back), ᠬᠣᠶᠢᠰᠢ(in the direction towards the back), ᠬᠣᠶᠢᠰᠢ ᠪᠠᠨ(in the direction towards the back) | aranš, aranšaa, xojš, xojšoo, arunsi, arunsi-ban, qoyisi, qoyisi-ban | |
| Occitan | en rèire(in the direction towards the back) | — | |
| Old Church Slavonic | възнакъ(in the direction towards the back) | vŭznakŭ | |
| Polish | archaiczny(of an idea: outdated), do tyłu(in the direction reverse of normal), przestarzały(of an idea: outdated), w tył(in the direction towards the back), w tył(in the direction reverse of normal), do tyłu(in the direction towards the back), z powrotem(in the direction towards the back) | — | |
| Portuguese | antiquado(of an idea: outdated), atrasado(undeveloped), atrás(in the direction reverse of normal), de volta(in the direction towards the back), retrógrado(reluctant to advance), retrógrado(undeveloped), para trás(in the direction towards the back) | — | |
| Romanian | către spate(in the direction towards the back), regresiv(in the direction towards the back), spre-napoi(in the direction towards the back), înapoi(in the direction towards the back), înapoi(in the direction reverse of normal), înapoiat(undeveloped), îndărăt(in the direction towards the back), îndărăt(in the direction reverse of normal) | — | |
| Russian | наза́д(in the direction towards the back), обра́тно(in the direction reverse of normal), отста́лый(undeveloped), наза́д(in the direction towards the back), обра́тно(in the direction towards the back) | nazád, obrátno, otstályj, nazád, obrátno | |
| Spanish | anticuado(of an idea: outdated), atrasado(undeveloped), desactualizado(of an idea: outdated), pasado de moda(of an idea: outdated), retrógrado(in the direction reverse of normal), retrógrado(of an idea: outdated), rezagado(undeveloped), subdesarrollado(undeveloped), tercermundista(undeveloped), trasnochado(of an idea: outdated), atrás(in the direction towards the back), hacia atrás(in the direction towards the back) | — | |
| Swedish | baklänges(in the direction reverse of normal), bakom(undeveloped), bakåt(in the direction reverse of normal), bakåtsträvande(reluctant to advance) | — | |
| Tagalog | patalikod(in the direction towards the back) | — | |
| Turkish | geri(in the direction towards the back) | — | |
| Tuvan | дедир(in the direction towards the back) | dedir | |
| Ukrainian | наза́д(in the direction towards the back) | nazád | |
| Vietnamese | ngược lại(in the direction towards the back) | — | |
| Walloon | aviyi(of an idea: outdated), eriré(undeveloped), foû môde(of an idea: outdated) | — |
изостанал, назад, назадничав, обратно, старомоден, назад
izostanal, nazad, nazadničav, obratno, staromoden, nazad
antiquat, demodé, endarrerit, retrògrad, retrògrad, enrere
vzad, zaostalý, dozadu, vzad, zpátky
achterhaald, achteruit, achteruit, naar achteren, onderontwikkeld
malantaŭen
abilimpoore
alikehittynyt, arka, kehittymätön, peruuttava, saamaton, taakse, taaksepäin suuntautuva, takapajuinen, takaperoinen, takaperoinen, vanhakantainen, vastahakoinen, taaksepäin, takaperin, menneisyys
arriéré, arriéré, en arrière, en arrière, à reculons
de costas, para atrás
altmodisch, antiquiert, gehemmt, nach hinten, rückständig, rückständig, rückwärts, rückwärts, rückwärtsgewandt, unterentwickelt, zurück, zurückgeblieben, zurückgewandt, zögerlich, überholt, rückwärts, zurück
ανάποδος, οπισθοδρομικός, παλιομοδίτικος, υπανάπτυκτος, πίσω
anápodos, opisthodromikós, paliomodítikos, ypanáptyktos, píso
fejletlen, hátra, vissza, hátra, hátrafelé
aftur, aftur á bak, vanþróaður, úreltur, aftur á bak
takaperin
ar gcúl, ar gcúl, ar gcúl, cúlánta, fágtha, siar, siar, ar gcúl
antiquato, fuori moda, indietro, indietro, retromarcia, riluttante
back, backway
retrōrsum, rūrsum
whakamuri
аранш, араншаа, хойш, хойшоо, ᠠᠷᠤᠨᠰᠢ, ᠠᠷᠤᠨᠰᠢ ᠪᠠᠨ, ᠬᠣᠶᠢᠰᠢ, ᠬᠣᠶᠢᠰᠢ ᠪᠠᠨ
aranš, aranšaa, xojš, xojšoo, arunsi, arunsi-ban, qoyisi, qoyisi-ban
en rèire
archaiczny, do tyłu, przestarzały, w tył, w tył, do tyłu, z powrotem
antiquado, atrasado, atrás, de volta, retrógrado, retrógrado, para trás
către spate, regresiv, spre-napoi, înapoi, înapoi, înapoiat, îndărăt, îndărăt
anticuado, atrasado, desactualizado, pasado de moda, retrógrado, retrógrado, rezagado, subdesarrollado, tercermundista, trasnochado, atrás, hacia atrás
baklänges, bakom, bakåt, bakåtsträvande
patalikod
geri
ngược lại
aviyi, eriré, foû môde
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