back-pedal dans le dictionnaire italien Oxford-Paravia

Traductions de back-pedal dans le dictionnaire anglais»italien

back-pedal <forma in -ing ecc. back-pedalling, back-pedalled GB back-pedaling, back-pedaled> [GB ˌbakˈpɛd(ə)l, Am ˈbækˌpɛdl] VERBE intr Am

back-pedal

pedalare all'indietro

back-pedal fig

fare marcia indietro

he's always back-pedalling

torna sempre sui suoi passi or si rimangia sempre la parola

Traductions de back-pedal dans le dictionnaire italien»anglais

contropedale [kontropeˈdale] SUBST m

contropedale

back-pedal

freno a contropedale

back-pedal or coaster brake

pedalare [pedaˈlare] VERBE intr aux avere

1. pedalare:

pedalare

to pedal

pedalare all'indietro

to back-pedal

pedalare a tutta forza

to pedal hard or furiously

pedalare lungo, verso

to pedal along, towards

2. pedalare fam, fig:

pedala! (vattene)

take a hike! get your skates on! on your bike!

hai voluto la bicicletta, e ora pedala

you've made your bed, now you must lie in it

retromarcia <plur retromarce> [retroˈmartʃa, tʃe] SUBST f

retromarcia (movimento all'indietro)

reverse motion

retromarcia (movimento all'indietro)

backing

retromarcia (disposivo di cambio)

reverse (gear)

luce di retromarcia

reversing light

luce di retromarcia

backup light Am

mettere or innestare la retromarcia

to go into reverse

uscire dal garage in retromarcia

to back out of the garage, to reverse a car out of the garage

fare retromarcia

to back (up), to go into reverse, to reverse, to go back

fare retromarcia fig

to back off, to back-pedal, to backtrack, to climb down

macchina [ˈmakkina] SUBST f

1. macchina (apparecchio):

macchina

machine

mettere in funzione una macchina

to operate a machine

fatto a macchina

machine-made

macchina elettrica, idraulica

electric, hydraulic machine

l'età delle macchine

the machine age

linguaggio macchina INFOR

machine language

non sono mica una macchina! fig

I'm not a machine!

cucire un orlo a macchina

to machine-sew or machine-stitch a hem

2. macchina (macchina da scrivere):

macchina

typewriter

battere or scrivere una lettera a macchina

to type a letter

scritto a macchina

typewritten, typed

3. macchina (auto):

macchina fam

car

salire in macchina

to get into the car

andiamo in macchina o in treno?

shall we go by car or by train?

andare in macchina a Venezia

to drive to Venice

4. macchina (motore):

macchina

engine

sala macchine MAR

engine room

fare macchina indietro MAR

to go astern

fare macchina indietro fig

to back-pedal

5. macchina (apparato):

macchina

machine

la macchina sociale, burocratica, economica

the social, administrative, economic machine

6. macchina (lavatrice) fam:

fare due macchine di bucato

to do two loads of washing

lavabile a macchina

machine-washable

Idiomes/Tournures:

macchina agricola

agricultural machine

macchina del caffè

coffee machine

macchina compositrice

composing machine

macchina da corsa

competition car

macchina da corsa

racing car

macchina da corsa

racer

macchina da cucire

sewing machine

macchina fotografica

camera

macchina da guerra

military engine

macchina infernale

infernal machine

macchina da presa

(cine)camera

macchina da presa

movie camera

macchina da scrivere, macchina per scrivere

typewriter

macchina da stampa TYPO

printer

macchina utensile

machine tool

macchina a vapore

steam engine

macchina della verità

lie detector

macchina della verità

polygraph

macchina volante

flying machine

macchine per ufficio

office equipment

marcia <plur marce> [ˈmartʃa, tʃe] SUBST f

1. marcia (movimento di persone, soldati a piedi):

marcia

march

marcia per la pace, di protesta

peace, protest march

soldati in marcia

soldiers on the march

essere in marcia

to be on the march

fare una marcia su soldati, manifestanti, ribelli:

to march on

mettersi in formazione di marcia MILIT

to get in marching formation

la marcia su Roma HIST

the march on Rome

è a un giorno di marcia da qui

it's a day's march from here

2. marcia (movimento di veicoli):

in senso contrario a quello di marcia

backwards, with one's back to the engine, facing backward(s)

nel senso di marcia

facing the engine, facing forward(s)

fare un'inversione di marcia

to make a U-turn

3. marcia MOTOR:

marcia

gear

marcia

speed

automobile a cinque -ce

car with five gears

cambio a cinque -ce

five-speed gearbox

la sua automobile ha la quinta marcia

his car has a fifth gear

cambiare marcia

to change gear

cambiare marcia

to shift gear Am

cambiare le -ce dolcemente

to go smoothly through the gears

passare alla or innestare la marcia superiore, inferiore

to change up, down a gear

mettere la marcia indietro

to go into reverse

fare marcia indietro

to back (up), to go into reverse, to reverse, to go back

fare marcia indietro fig

to back off, to back-pedal, to backtrack, to climb down

fare grattare le -ce

to crunch or strip the gears

avere la marcia in folle

not to be in gear, to be in neutral

4. marcia SPORT:

marcia

walk

marcia

walking race

la marcia di 10 km

the 10 km walk

5. marcia MUS:

marcia

march

marcia funebre

Death March, funeral march

marcia nuziale

wedding march

avere una marcia in più

to have the edge over or on

Idiomes/Tournures:

marcia forzata

forced march

indietro [inˈdjɛtro] ADV

1. indietro (nello spazio):

indietro

back

tornare indietro

to come or go back

andare avanti e indietro

to go back and forth or to and fro, to walk backwards and forwards

fare un passo indietro

to take a step back

fare marcia indietro

to back (up), to reverse, to go back

fare marcia indietro fig

to back off, to back-pedal, to backtrack

fare passi indietro

to backslide

lasciare indietro qn

to leave sb lagging

tirarsi indietro

to move or step aside

tirarsi indietro fig

to back down, to flinch, to hang back

volgersi or voltarsi indietro

to turn back or round, to look back also fig

senza voltarsi indietro

without a backward glance

vai un po' indietro

move back a bit

indietro!

get back!

state indietro!

keep back!

indietro tutta MAR

go hard astern

2. indietro (a ritroso):

all'indietro passo, salto

back

all'indietro passo, salto

backwards

all'indietro guardare

behind

all'indietro guardare

back

è caduto all'indietro

he fell over backwards

piegarsi all'indietro

to bend backwards

piegare la testa all'indietro

to tilt one's head back

3. indietro (in ritardo):

essere molto indietro

to be too far behind, to be a long way behind

rimanere or restare indietro persona:

to drop back or behind, to fall or hang behind

rimanere or restare indietro orologio:

to run slow, to lose time

rimanere indietro con il lavoro

to be behind with one's work

essere or restare indietro in matematica, latino

to be behind in maths, Latin

lasciare indietro

to leave behind

mettere indietro l'orologio

to put the clock back

il mio orologio va indietro or è indietro di 2 minuti

my watch is two minutes out or slow

4. indietro (in restituzione):

indietro

back

avere, dare indietro

to get, give back

quando posso avere indietro l'auto?

when can I have my car back?

Exemples monolingues (non-vérifiés par l'équipe de rédaction)

anglais

Its three-speed hub gear incorporates a back-pedal brake, which is useful given the limited grip strength of young children.

www.telegraph.co.uk

Players should interpret that a break is going to happen and get there and if it doesn't you just back-pedal and realign, and that's part of working hard.

www.punditarena.com

He had wanted that to be reflected in pay offers made to heads from this month but had to back-pedal after an outcry.

www.bbc.co.uk

Days later she would back-pedal, noting that she had not done the required research before making her statement on the popular television programme.

www.jamaicaobserver.com

It also showed how important the scrum is when you get the correct angle and tie in back-rows and force the defence to back-pedal.

www.independent.ie

The momentum caused him to back-pedal a step, but he decided to indulge himself a bit by deliberately jogging back a couple of steps more.

www.espncricinfo.com

It may now be the case that if you push hard enough, the chancellor will back-pedal.

www.lrb.co.uk

In his experience, most back-pedal, telling police they've changed their mind because they don't want their child convicted.

www.thestar.com

Energy comes from an external battery charger, and from regenerative braking when the rider back-pedals as in a coaster brake.

en.wikipedia.org

Funnily enough, its only now that the public is questioning its practices that the real estate and development industry has hit full tilt back-pedal mode.

www.vancourier.com