Backwater
Translations of "backwater" (27 languages)
| Language | Translation | Romanization | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ancient Greek | παλίρροια(the water held back by a dam or other obstruction) | palírrhoia | |
| Armenian | խուլ տեղ(a remote place; somewhere that remains unaffected by new events, progresses, ideas, etc.), ծայրագավառ(a remote place; somewhere that remains unaffected by new events, progresses, ideas, etc.) | xul teġ, cayragavaṙ | |
| Chinese Mandarin | 窮鄉僻壤 /穷乡僻壤(a remote place; somewhere that remains unaffected by new events, progresses, ideas, etc.) | qióngxiāngpìrǎng | |
| Dutch | gat(a remote place; somewhere that remains unaffected by new events, progresses, ideas, etc.) | — | |
| Estonian | lodu(the water held back by a dam or other obstruction) | — | |
| Finnish | huopaus(a rowing stroke in which the oar is pushed forward to stop the boat), padon pidättelemä vesi(the water held back by a dam or other obstruction), takapajula(a remote place; somewhere that remains unaffected by new events, progresses, ideas, etc.), epäröidä(to vacillate on a long-held position), huovata(To row or paddle a backwater stroke), huovata(to vacillate on a long-held position) | — | |
| French | patelin(a remote place; somewhere that remains unaffected by new events, progresses, ideas, etc.), trou perdu(a remote place; somewhere that remains unaffected by new events, progresses, ideas, etc.), abandonner(to vacillate on a long-held position), lâcher prise(to vacillate on a long-held position), vaciller(to vacillate on a long-held position) | — | |
| Galician | relanzo(the water held back by a dam or other obstruction), cear(To row or paddle a backwater stroke) | — | |
| German | Dorf(a remote place; somewhere that remains unaffected by new events, progresses, ideas, etc.), Kaff(a remote place; somewhere that remains unaffected by new events, progresses, ideas, etc.) | — | |
| Hungarian | porfészek(a remote place; somewhere that remains unaffected by new events, progresses, ideas, etc.), visszaduzzasztás(the water held back by a dam or other obstruction) | — | |
| Icelandic | útskækill(a remote place; somewhere that remains unaffected by new events, progresses, ideas, etc.) | — | |
| Irish | cúlaigh(To row or paddle a backwater stroke) | — | |
| Italian | acqua di invaso(the water held back by a dam or other obstruction) | — | |
| Japanese | 僻地(a remote place; somewhere that remains unaffected by new events, progresses, ideas, etc.), 奥地(a remote place; somewhere that remains unaffected by new events, progresses, ideas, etc.), 辺境(a remote place; somewhere that remains unaffected by new events, progresses, ideas, etc.) | hekichi, okuchi, henkyou | |
| Kannada | ಹಿನ್ನೀರು(the water held back by a dam or other obstruction) | hinnīru | |
| Macedonian | за́стој(a remote place; somewhere that remains unaffected by new events, progresses, ideas, etc.), по́тпор(the water held back by a dam or other obstruction), пусте́лија(a remote place; somewhere that remains unaffected by new events, progresses, ideas, etc.) | zástoj, pótpor, pustélija | |
| Malay | negeri antah-berantah(a remote place; somewhere that remains unaffected by new events, progresses, ideas, etc.) | — | |
| Māori | auhoki(the water held back by a dam or other obstruction), muriwai(the water held back by a dam or other obstruction) | — | |
| Norwegian Bokmål | avkrok(a remote place; somewhere that remains unaffected by new events, progresses, ideas, etc.), hamle(To row or paddle a backwater stroke), skåte(To row or paddle a backwater stroke) | — | |
| Polish | cofka(a rowing stroke in which the oar is pushed forward to stop the boat), prowincja(a remote place; somewhere that remains unaffected by new events, progresses, ideas, etc.), rozlewisko(the water held back by a dam or other obstruction), zaścianek(a remote place; somewhere that remains unaffected by new events, progresses, ideas, etc.), cofać(To row or paddle a backwater stroke), cofnąć(To row or paddle a backwater stroke), wahać się(to vacillate on a long-held position) | — | |
| Portuguese | cafundó(a remote place; somewhere that remains unaffected by new events, progresses, ideas, etc.) | — | |
| Russian | глуби́нка(a remote place; somewhere that remains unaffected by new events, progresses, ideas, etc.), глушь(a remote place; somewhere that remains unaffected by new events, progresses, ideas, etc.), гребок m навстре́чу(a rowing stroke in which the oar is pushed forward to stop the boat), за́водь(the water held back by a dam or other obstruction), засто́й(a remote place; somewhere that remains unaffected by new events, progresses, ideas, etc.), захолу́стье(a remote place; somewhere that remains unaffected by new events, progresses, ideas, etc.), подпо́р(the water held back by a dam or other obstruction), грести́ навстре́чу(To row or paddle a backwater stroke) | glubínka, glušʹ, grebok, závodʹ, zastój, zaxolústʹje, podpór, grestí | |
| Serbo-Croatian | мртво море(a remote place; somewhere that remains unaffected by new events, progresses, ideas, etc.) | — | |
| Spanish | poblacho (despective)(a remote place; somewhere that remains unaffected by new events, progresses, ideas, etc.), pueblucho(a remote place; somewhere that remains unaffected by new events, progresses, ideas, etc.), villorrio (despective)(a remote place; somewhere that remains unaffected by new events, progresses, ideas, etc.), ciar(To row or paddle a backwater stroke) | — | |
| Swedish | ankdamm(a remote place; somewhere that remains unaffected by new events, progresses, ideas, etc.), avkrok(a remote place; somewhere that remains unaffected by new events, progresses, ideas, etc.) | — | |
| Ukrainian | звідкілясь(a remote place; somewhere that remains unaffected by new events, progresses, ideas, etc.), хтозна-звідки(a remote place; somewhere that remains unaffected by new events, progresses, ideas, etc.), чортзна-де(a remote place; somewhere that remains unaffected by new events, progresses, ideas, etc.) | zvidkiljasʹ, xtozna-zvidky, čortzna-de | |
| Uzbek | olon(a remote place; somewhere that remains unaffected by new events, progresses, ideas, etc.), olong(a remote place; somewhere that remains unaffected by new events, progresses, ideas, etc.) | — |
gat
lodu
huopaus, padon pidättelemä vesi, takapajula, epäröidä, huovata, huovata
patelin, trou perdu, abandonner, lâcher prise, vaciller
relanzo, cear
Dorf, Kaff
porfészek, visszaduzzasztás
útskækill
cúlaigh
acqua di invaso
negeri antah-berantah
auhoki, muriwai
avkrok, hamle, skåte
cofka, prowincja, rozlewisko, zaścianek, cofać, cofnąć, wahać się
cafundó
глуби́нка, глушь, гребок m навстре́чу, за́водь, засто́й, захолу́стье, подпо́р, грести́ навстре́чу
glubínka, glušʹ, grebok, závodʹ, zastój, zaxolústʹje, podpór, grestí
мртво море
poblacho (despective), pueblucho, villorrio (despective), ciar
ankdamm, avkrok
olon, olong
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Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.