backwards

backwards
adverb
1) nach hinten

the child fell [over] backwards into the water — das Kind fiel rückwärts ins Wasser

bend or fall or lean over backwards to do something — (fig. coll.) sich zerreißen, um etwas zu tun (ugs.)

2) (oppositely to normal direction) rückwärts

backwards and forwards — (to and fro, lit. or fig.) hin und her

3) (into a worse state)

go backwards — sich verschlechtern

4) (into past)

look backwards — an frühere Zeiten denken

5) (reverse way) rückwärts; von hinten nach vorn

you're doing everything backwards — du machst ja alles verkehrt herum

know something backwards — etwas in- und auswendig kennen

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adverb
1) (towards the back: He glanced backwards.) zurück
2) (with one's back facing the direction one is going in: The child walked backwards into a lamp-post.) rückwärts
3) (in the opposite way to that which is usual: Can you count from 1 to 10 backwards? (= starting at 10 and counting to 1).) rückwärts
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back·wards
[ˈbækwədz, AM -wɚdz]
adv
1. (towards the back) rückwärts, nach hinten
to walk \backwards and forwards hin- und hergehen
2. (in reverse)
to count \backwards rückwärtszählen
to know sth \backwards [and forwards] etw in- und auswendig kennen
3. (downhill) zurück
the ball rolled \backwards der Ball rollte zurück
4. (into past) zurück
to look \backwards zurückblicken
5.
▶ to bend [or lean] over \backwards alles versuchen, sich dat einen abbrechen, sich dat ein Bein ausreißen [o ÖSTERR Haxen ausreißen] SCHWEIZ fam
* * *
['bkwədz]
adv
1) rückwärts

to fall backwards — nach hinten fallen

to walk backwards and forwards — hin und her gehen

to stroke a cat backwards — eine Katze gegen den Strich streicheln

to lean or bend over backwards to do sth (inf) — sich fast umbringen or sich (dat) ein Bein ausreißen, um etw zu tun (inf)

or backwards and forwards (US) — das kenne ich in- und auswendig

2) (= towards the past) zurück

to look backwards — zurückblicken

* * *
backwards [ˈbækwə(r)dz] besonders Br → academic.ru/4998/backward">backward B
* * *
adverb
1) nach hinten

the child fell [over] backwards into the water — das Kind fiel rückwärts ins Wasser

bend or fall or lean over backwards to do something — (fig. coll.) sich zerreißen, um etwas zu tun (ugs.)

2) (oppositely to normal direction) rückwärts

backwards and forwards — (to and fro, lit. or fig.) hin und her

3) (into a worse state)

go backwards — sich verschlechtern

4) (into past)

look backwards — an frühere Zeiten denken

5) (reverse way) rückwärts; von hinten nach vorn

you're doing everything backwards — du machst ja alles verkehrt herum

know something backwards — etwas in- und auswendig kennen

* * *
adv.
nach hinten adv.
rückwärts adv.

English-german dictionary. 2013.

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